Mexico Missouri message., 1918-03-21

James II. Todd of Augusta County
virginia; that Maria Rankin Todd
was the daughter of Armstrong Ran.
Kin, Sr., who died testate. in An.
drain County, Missouri, on or about
the 25th day of October, 1875. leav.
ing large estate in lands and per.
sonal property; that the will OF
said Armstrong Rankin, Sr., was du-
iy probated on the 1st day of Novem-
per- 1873, and is recorded In Will
Book "a" at page 491 in the Pro-
bate Court records of Audrain Coun-
ty, Missouri; that among other pro-
visions in the said will the said tes-
tator devised and gave in trust a
large residuary share in his estate
TO his son, Howard Rankin.
- Plaintiffs state that on or about
the 9Th day of March 1886, that
Mary Rankin, daughter of the said
testatOr, eXecutrix of his estate and
trustee under the will of the prop
erty and estate of the said Howard
Rankin, acting with other beneficial
ries under the said will, traded and
exchanged certain lands in Audrain
County belonging to her fathers es-
tate, with one John S. Smith, and in
vested portion OF the funds belong
ing to the trust estate Of the said
brother, Howard Rankin, in an un-
divided fractional part of certain
other lands in Audrain County.
Missouri, formerly belonging to the
said John s. Smith, and more par
ticularly described as follows The.
East half Of the North East quar-
ter OF Section Seven C7) and the
West half of the North West quar-
ter OF Section Eight (8), all in
Township Fifty (50), Range Eight
(S1, containing 100 acres, more or
less.
Plaintiffs state that Maria Rankin
Todd, died intestate, and that she
was the mother Of plaintiffs r. A.
Todd, j. e. Todd, w B. Todd and
Margaret Bass, and the grand
mother OF plaintiffs H. E. Todd,
W. c. Todd and Pauline Hulvey,
who are her sole heirs at law, that
she was the sister of the said How
ard and Armstrong Rankin, de-
ceased, and that they. the said
plaintiffs, are the heirs at law of
the said Howard Rankin and Arm
strong Rankin, Jr.
Wherefore, plaintiffs pray the Court |
that the said pretended deeds of |
conveyance be adjudged and de- |
creed null and void and of no |
force and effect on TIE deed records |
Of Audrain County, for their costs |
herein expended, and for such 9TH |
ar and further relief in the prem |
Ises as To the Court may seem just |
and proper.
Plaintiffs further state that they |
and the defendants are seized as
tenants in common Of the following |
ands, parcels or tracts of lands sit
late in Audrain County, Missouri,
to-wit:
The East half OF the North East
quarter of Section Seven (7) and
he West half of the North West
quarter of Section Eight '(S), all
N Township Fifty, Range Eight
(S), containing $50 acres, more or
less, and that the plaintiffs are
lesirous of a partition of the same.
Plaintiffs further state that they
5erily believe there are persons in
crested in and who claim to be
Interested in the lands above de-
cribed in this petition, whose
names they cannOS insert herein
said names-are unknown to
hese plaintiffs or any of them.
Plaintiffs further state that all
# the defendants, including those
whose names are given as well as
hose whose names are unknown,
ire non-residents of the State OF
and cannot be served !
n this State in the manner pre-
3cribed in Chapter 21, of Article
/, of the Revised Statutes OF the
State OF Missouri, for the year 1909.
Plaintiffs pray that a partition
If said lands may be made between
he parties, plaintiffs and defend
ants, according to their respective
interests as found adjudged and de-
reed by the Court, and plalntltts
say that partition in kind cannot
,e made without prejudice to the
,wners OF said land, and plaintiffs
lsk that said lands may be or
lered sold nd the proceeds divided |
among said parties in proportion |
o an in accordance with their re- |
ipective interests and rights there |
in as found and determined by |
he Court, and for such orders, |
lecrees and relief as to the Court !
nay seem meet and just in the |
premises.
1t is further ordered that said de-
'endants be and appear in this |
Court on the first day OF the next |
regular term thereof 10 - be begun |
and holden at the Court House in |
hoNity Of Mexico, Audrain County, |
Missouri, on MONDAY, the Third
Day of June, 1918, and on or before
he first day OF said term answer OF
Jlead to said petition, or in de-
,ault thereof said petition Will be
aiken and adjudged as confessed,
and judgment by default Will be
'endered against said defendants.
The Mexico Missouri Message, a
weekly newspaper published II
Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri,
md circulating in Audrain County,
has been designated by
he plaintiffs and their attorneys OF
as the newspaper most