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

sOuINSl N|llSoouii' az LSNihbN oHi - \
'uary Term, 1919, In vacation No
9th, 1918.
lanes NJ. Warren Plaintiff
VS..
The Unknown Heirs of Christopher y
Couch, deceased, and the Unknown
Heirs of Henry Couts, deceased,
Defendants
Now at this day m the plain
tiff by his attorney and files his pc
tition verified by affidavit alleging
among other things that the defend
ants, the unknown heirs of the said
Christopher Couch, deceased, and the
unknown heirs of Henry Couts, de
ceased, are persons interested IN the
subject matter of this petition whose
names and interests plaintiff cannot
insert herein because they are I'M
known to him. !
Wherefore it is ordered by the
Clerk of said court in vacation as fol
lows: To the unknown heirs of the
said Christopher Couch, deceased, and
the unknown heirs of the said Henry
Couts, deceased: You are hereby no
titled that the plaintiff has commenc-
ed a suit against you in this court,
the object and general nature of
which is to determine the interest OF
plaintiff and defendants in and quiet
title in and to the following described
real estate situated in Lafayette
County, Missouri, to-wit: The South
Half of the Southeast quarter of the
Northeast quarter, Section %, Town
ship 40, Range 26. The petition al
leges that the plaintiff is the owner
and claims title to the aforesaid de
scribed real estate since the year Of
1886, and that said real estate was in
said year by deed of record in Book
"E" page 81, Recorders office for La
fayette County, Missouri, vested in
/ one Christopher Couch, deceased, who
died without ever having conveyed the
same of record, and that on the death
, of the said Christopher Couch, de.
ceased, the title descended to and vest.
ed in the heirs at law of the sale
!, Christopher Couch, deceased; that II
/; the year of 1886 and prior thereto
the possession of the aforesaid de
r scribed real estate was taken b!
- Christley Couts on payment OF tn,
\ purchase money and under claim o
: title thereto, and hat the said Christ
r ley Couts and those claiming unde
e him including this plaintiff, have bee
e in the actual, open, adverse, motto
rious, hostile, continuous, eXclusiv
and lawful possession Of the afore
g said described real estate for the las
j. eighty years and more claiming It'll
It thereto and paying taxes Thereon
q That Henry Couts vas an heir at la
/: of the said Christley Couts, decea.
IS ed, and that the said Henry Govt
and Christley Couts have both bee
II dead many years, and that the inteI
;: est of the said Henry Couts, decea.
ID ed, is that derived as heir at law
the said Christley Couts, deceased
v. that the unknown heirs of the sa'
t. Christopher Couch, deceased, and Il
e. unknown heirs of the said Hem
Is Couts, deceased, are persons interes
Sc ed in the subject matter Of this p
at tition whose names and interes
NJ plaintiff cannot insert herein becau
IS they are unknown to him, and tn
id the interests and claims Of the u
NJ known heirs of the said Christoph
of Couch, deceased, and the unknoy
at heirs of the said Henry Couts, q
yn ceased, are unknown to this plainti
IS and cannot be set forth in this pc
n ton, and that the interests of t
said unknown heirs of the said Chr
is topher Couch, deceased, is so far
in known to this plaintiff, derived frC
of the said Christopher Couch, deceast
IA by deed of record in Book F. page
ar Recorders Office for Lafayet
ed County, Missouri, and the interests
"a the unknown heirs of the said Hen
m Couts, deceased, is, so far as kno'
nm. to this plaintiff derived as heirs
of law from the said Henry Couts,
ed ceased; that the unknown heirs of
tie said Christopher Couch, deceased, a
es the unknown heirs of the said Her
,ne Couts, deceased, derive or claim
,ry derive their titles and claims as c.
de- sort, heirs, devisees, donees, alien,
w or IMMEDIATE, mesne or remote, vol
nts tary or involuntary grantees of
ate said Christopher Couch, deceased, {
lre the said Henry Couts, deceased; d
wn defendants claim some title, inter
in and estate in and to said premi'
are the nature and character of which
csc unknown TO this plaintiff and can
the be described herein, except that S
inc claims are prejudicial and adverse
the this plaintiff; and plaintiff prays
re- court to try, ascertain and determ
ate the estate, title and interest of plf
dg- tiff and defendants, herein resp,
and lively, in and to said real estate,
in to define and adjudge by its judgm
real and decree the title, estate and
ter terests of the parties severally, in
in to the aforesaid described real est
,ev- and to hear and finally detern
any and all rights, claims and in
es- ests, liens and demands, whatsoe
full of the parties, or any of them
ties corning or affecting SAID real est
/, of and hat the court will award
and complete relief to the par
the herein and to each and every one
ann. them.
|; of And that unless said defenda
sed. the unknown heirs of the said Oh
the topher Couch, deceased, and the
and known heirs of the said Henry Go
City deceased, be and appear at this c.
the at the next term thereof to be be
and and holden at the court house in
erm City of Lexington in said County
tion the 10th day Of February, 1919, 4
ken and on or before the first day of
cred term, answer or plead TO plant
cred petition in said cause, the same
ac- be taken as confessed and judgr