The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-04-19
nRnER nF PUBLICATION
oF MISSOURI.

Lexington. ~ FaS"NiON'
1913. p,a;,4g
Louis Frerking Flaihtii
VS..
The Unknown c%onsorts. heirs, devil
sees. donees, alienees, and immediate,
mesne or remote, voluntary or lnyol-
untarv grantees of Anselem har-
crave. deceased. Defendants
Now at this day comes the Plain
if herein by his attorney, Thomas
a. Walker, and files his petition, du-
y verified by the affidavit of plaintltt,
alleging that the places of residence
of the defendants are unknown 10
plaintiff and that they can not be serv-
cd with the ordinary process OF law
as provided by the Statutes.
Plaintiff further states that he is
the owner and in the lawful possess
ion of the following described real
estate situated in Lafayette County,
Missouri, to-wit; Thirty acres Of OF
the west side Of the Moth west quar-
ter Of the south west quarter OF sec
ton nineteen, township forty-elght,
range twenty-four.
That the plaintiff and those under
whom he claims title to said land,
have been in the open, notorious, con-
tinuous. adverse, interrupted, quiet
peaceable and exclusive possession OF
said land, claiming title thereto, and
ownership thereof and paying taxes
thereon for iamore than thirty-one
years consecutivelv next before the
filing Of this petition and the insti-
tuition Of this suit, and that none OF
the defendants, nor any person under
whom they claim or might claim title
thereto have been in possession Of
said land or paid any taxes thereon
within t~hirty-one years next before
the filing Of this petition, O has any
Of the defendants or any person I'M
de- whom they claim or might claim
title thereto brought any action to re-
cover said land or enforce any claims
or interest in or to the same within
one year after the expiration of
thirty years after the right to bring
such action accrued. Plaintiff states
that the title to said real estate, both
legal and equitable emanaJed from
the United States Government more
than thirty-one years next before the
filing Of this suit and that the title
to the same has vested in plaintiff
and those under whom he claims title
by limitations in accordance with the
provisions of the Statute Law Of the
State Of Missouri, and particularly
under and by virtue Of section 1884
Of the Revised Statutes of Missouri
for the year 1909.
Plaintiff states that there are or
that he verify believes there are per-
sons interested in or who claim to be
interested in the subject matter Of
this suit, whose names ne can not in
sert herein because they are unknown
to him and whom he can not further
describe than as the unknown con-
sorts, heirs, devisees, donees, a%lienees
and immediate, mesne or remote, vol
untary or involuntary grantees of
Anselem Hargrave, deceased, and
which unknown consorts, heirs, do
nees, deyisees, alienees, and immedi-
ate, mense, or remote, voluntary or
involuntary grantees of said Anselem
Hargraye, deceased, derive or claim
to derive title to said land or might
appear to have some interest in said
land through a warranty deed from
William Harrington and wife to said
Anselem Hargrave, Of date August
22nd, 1910, and found Of record in
Book &c" at Page 702, Recorders
Office for Lafayette County, Missouri,
and plaintiff states that said Anse-
lem Hargrave died many years ago
without ever having conveyed SAID
land and he can not state just what
right, title or interest said unknown
parties claim or might claim, buI
whatever right, tite or interest they
have or make to said premises is ad
verse and prejudicial to the interes
Of plaintiff in said land.
Plaintiff states that this petition
e contains as full, correct and complet
recital and description Of the claim
: Of defendants and how such claim
are derived as the same are known t
plaintiff.
1t is therefore ordered by the gler
+ Of the Circuit Court, of Lafayett
i County, Missouri, in vacation tina
said defendants be notified by publ
cation that the paintif has common,
ed q suit against them in this coul
q the object and general nature {
Is which is to obtain a judgment and d,
cree Of the Circuit Court Of Lafa,
cite County, Missouri, perfecting II
N Plaintiffs record title in and to Il
G above described real estate and d
II vesting any claim which the defen,
ie ants or either Of them make in an
~ to said real estate or any part Their
n' of, out of said defendants and YES
=, ing the same in the plaintiff and 70
~ ever barring and precluding said d
'- PENDANTS and each Of them from ma
DC ipg any claim 10 said real estate; al
Sc that unless said defendants be and a
pear before this court on the fin
ils day Of the next term thereof, to
on begun and holden at the Court Hou
ca in the City of Lexington, County
lC, Lafayette, on the 10th day of Jur
OF 1918, next, and on or before the fiji
day thereof, answer or plead to t
petition in said cause the same W
be taken as confessed and iudgme
&C. will be rendered accordingly.
1t is further ordered that a co
hereof be published according TO |,
in The Lexington Intelligencer.
newspaper published in said Coun
of Lafayette, for four weeks succe,
lively, published at least once a we,
ers the last Insertion to be at least (
teen days before the first day Of S,
AA I4.aaaN .Ia.AA 1910