The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-12-13

NOktllIlt hlloopAAA az AANNAANb NN
ruary Term, 1919. In vacation No
vember 30th, 1918,
Henry Swanson PlalntlH
VS..
The Unknown Heirs of James Drum
mond, deceased Defendants
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
by his attorney and files his petition
verified by affidavit alleging among
other things that defendants, the un-
known heirs of the said James Drum
mond, deceased, are persons interest
ed in the subject matter of this petit
ton whose names and interests plain
tiff cannot insert herein because they
are unknown to him.
Wherefore it is ordered by the clerk
of said court in vacation as follows;
To the unknown heirs of the said
James Drummond, deceased; You are
hereby notified that the plaintiff has
commenced a suit against you in THIS
court, the object and general nature
of which is to determine the interests
of plaintiff and defendants in and to
quit the title in and to the following
described real estate situate in Latay-
cite County, Missouri, to-wit: The
East half of the Southeast quarter
of Section Twenty-three, Township
t Fifty-one, Range Twenty-seven; the
/ petition alleges that the plaintiff is
: the owner in fee and claims title to
\ the aforesaid described real estate
e since the year of 1882; that said land
T. emanated from the United States
= Government in the year Of 1925, and
that the title to said real estate was
in the year of 1926 vested in one
f James Drummond, deceased, who died
n many years ago without ever having
k conveyed the same of record and thai
! on the death of the said James Drum.
n mond, the title descended to and vest
ed in the heirs at law and devisee.
of the said James Drummond, deceas
h ed; that in the year Of 1882 and pri
or thereto the possession of the afore
+ said described real estate was takel
id by one Alfred A.. Coates on paymen
in Of the purchase money for said lan0
10 and under claim of title thereto, an
Q. that the said Alfred A. Coats an
W those claiming under him, includin.
ne this plaintiff, have been in the actu
al, open, adverse, continuous, eXclu
4 sive and lawful possession of tn
or aforesaid described real estate for tn
en- last so years and more, claiming It'll
o. thereto and paying taxes Thereon
ve that the unknown heirs of the sal
%. James Drummond, deceased, are PEE
,st sons interested in the subject matte
lie of this petition, whose names and II
m terests plaintiff cannot insert here,
,v because they are unknown to him ar
IS that the interest and claims of Il
,ts unknown heirs of the said Jam,
en Drummond, deceased, are unknown
Or this plaintiff and cannot be set for
as in this petition, and that the interes
If of said unknown heirs of the sa
ID. James Drummond, deceased, a
aid so far as known to this plai
the tiff derived from the said Jam
nv Drummond, deceased by reas
of the patent issued to him by t
ne United States Government in the We
1925; that the unknown heirs of
use said James Drummond, deceased, {
rive or claim to derive their title a
claims as c%onsort, heirs, devisees, {
her nees, alienees or immediate, mesne
remote, voluntary or involunta
de-. grantees of said James Drummer
tiff deceased; that the defendants ella
eti, some title, interest or estate in and
tba said premises, the nature and char
cter of which is unknown to d
as plaintiff and cannot be described he.
,om in, except that said claims are pr
sod judicial and adverse to this plaintl
~, and plaintiff prays the court to t
: 70 ascertain and determine the esta
4, If title and interest of plaintiff and
nrv PENDANTS herein, respectively, in q
to said real estate, and to define O
AZ adjudge by its judgment and dec
do the title, interest and estate of
tbe parties severally, in and to the afo
and said described real estate and to h,
,nrv and finally determine any and
70 rights, claims and interests, liens {
demands, whatsoever, of the part
or any one of them, concerning
Inn. affecting said real estate, and I
the the court will award full and compl
and relief to the parties herein and
that each and every one of them.
rest And that unless the defnendai
;ees the unknown heirs of the said jar
h ;s Drummond, deceased, be and app
mot at this court at the next term the
said of to be begun and holden at the CO
o IN house in the City of Lexington
the said County on the 10th day Of +
nine ruary, 1919, next, and on or BET
the first day of said term answer
,ect- plead to plaintiffs petition in
and cause the same will be taken as {
mem fessed and judgment rendered
in cordingly. 1t is further ordered I
and a copy hereof be published accorC
TO law in the Lexington Intelligen
mine a newspaper published in said Cou
nter- of Lafayette, for four weeks succ
,ever lively, published at least once q W
CON the last insertion to be at least
teen days before the first day of
full next February term, 1919, of
rites court.
he of W.. l.: lOlIs
Clerk of the Circuit Court Of La
cite County, Missouri.
,bris. A true copy from the record.
nm Witness my hand and seal of
Circuit Court of Lafayette Cou
court Missouri, this 30th day of Novem
'egun 1918.
1 H. w. T. TUT,
~ on Clerk of the Circuit Court of La
next. cite County, Missouri.
said (SEAL)
,tiff,s Charles Lyons,
will Attorney for Plaintiff.
'ment Zee. .,