The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-12-06
Plaintiff

'. A a-....."hH 'N 90
ruary Term, 1919. In vacation No
vember Both, 1918.
Henry Swanson Plaintiff
VS..
The Unknown Heirs of James Drum
moud, 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 UNI
known heirs of the said James Drum
moud, deceased, are persons interest
ed i'm 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 i'm and TO
cult the title in and to the following
described real estate situate in Lafay-
cite County, Missouri, to-wit: The
East half of the Southeast quarter
Of Section Twantv-three Township
Ffftv-ope Rance Tyyentv-seven. the
r~atition g~llepes that the plaintif is
the owner in fee and claims title To
the aforesaid described real estate
since the wear of 1920. that said land
cuanated from the limited States
Government i'm the wear of 1925. and
that the title to said real estate was
i'm the wear of 1926 vested in n
James Drummond. deceased. who died
many years g without ever having
conveyed the same of record and that
on the death of the said James Drum
mond. the title descended to and vest
ed i'm the heirs at law and devisees
of the said James Drummond. deceas-
ed: that i'm the wear of 1892 and pri-
or thereto the possession of the afore-
said described real estate was taken
by one Alfred A. Coates ON payment
of the purchase money for said land
and under claim of title thereto. and
that the said Alfred A. Coats and
those claiming under him. including
this plaintif. have been in the actu-
al. open. adverse. continuous. eXclu-
Sive and lawful possession of the
aforesaid described real estate for the
last so wears and more. claiming title
thereto and paving taxes thereon;
that the unknown heirs of the said
James Drummond. deceased. are per-
sons interested i'm the subject matter
of this petition. whose names and in
terests plaintiff cannot insert herein
/, because they are unknown to him and
that the interest and claims of the
unknown heirs of the said James
Drummond, deceased. are unknown to
a.. this plaintiff and cannot be set forth
i'm. this petition. and that the interests
F. cf said unknown heirs of the said
=. James Drummond. deceased. are
so far as known to this plain
, tiff derived from the said James
:, Drummond. deceased bv reason
of the patent issued to him bv the
United States Government in the yeal
s 1925. that the unknown heirs of the
o said James Drummond, deceased, de.
: rive or claim to derive their title anC
- claims as consOrt, heirs. devisees, do.
=. nees, a]lienees or immediate. mesne OF
=, remote. voluntary or involuntary
grantees of said James Drummond
+, deceased; that the defendants claim
~ some title. interest or estate in and tC
% said premises. the nature and chara.
. cter of which is unknown to this
g plaintiff and cannot be described here.
in, except that said claims are pref.
judicial and adverse to this plaintiff
/ and plaintiff prays the court to try
% ascertain and determine the estate