Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-10-23
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
State Of Missouri,

ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
State of Missouri,
SIS.
County of Audrain.
In the Circuit Court, to November
Term, 1919.
George E. Ess, ............ Plaintiff
vs..
The unknown heirs, consorts, devices
donees, alienees, immediate, mesne
remote, voluntary and involuntar.
grantees of Robert Littrell, deceas
ed, ..............D Defendants
The State of Missouri to the un
known heirs, consorts, devicees, don
ees, alienees, immediate, mesne, re
mote, voluntary and involuntary gran
tees of Robert Littrell, deceased
Greeting:
You are hereby notified that an ac
ton has been commenced against yor
in the Circuit Court of the County Of
Audrain and State of Missouri, per.
fecting the title to the following des.
cribed lands and tenements, to-wit:
All of the Northeast Fourth of the
Southeast Quarter (14) of Section go
Township SO, Range 12 West of the
5th, Principal Meridian in said County
and State.
Plaintiff further states that the title
to said lands is vested in him and those
under whom he claims title by limita-
tion under the provisions of Section
1884, Chapter 21, Article 8 of the Re-
vised Statutes of the State of Mis-
souri, for the year 1909.
Plaintiff further states that said
real estate was entered by one Robert
Littrell and that patent issued from
the Government of the United States
to said Robert Littrell to and for said
lands who then became the owner
thereof and went into possession
thereof long prior to the year 1848;
that thereafter said Robert Littrell
sold and by general warranty deed in
which his wife joined with him, con-
veyed for a valuable consideration
said real estate and premises above
described to one William Mellan and
that said deed was delivered to said
William Mcllan but was never filed
and placed of record among the deed
records of Audrain County, Missouri,
and that said deed to William Mellan
has been lost or destroyed and cannot
be produced and that on the face Of
the land records of Audrain County,
Missouri, said Robert Littrell is vet
the record owner of said lands, and he
being dead, the defendants are the ap-
par.nt owners Of the record title to
said lands and appear to have some
claim, right or interest in and to SAID
lands and real estate as heirs, consorts,
devicees, donees, aliences, immediate
mcsnc, remote, voluntary and involun-
tary grantees of Robert Littrell.
That all Of said unknown consorts,
heirs, devices, donees, alienees, i'm
mediate, mesne and remote, voluntary
and involuntary grantees derive their
title or claim in the above described
property as such ccnsorts, heirs, devil
Gees, donees, alienees, immediate,
mesne and remote, voluntary and in
voluntary grantees of the said Rob-
ert Littrell, deceased, That said action
IS returnable on the first day of the
next term Of said Court to be held at
the Court house in the City of Mexico
in the County and State aforesaid,
on the Oath, day of November, 1919,
when and where you may appear and
answer, or otherwise defend such ac-
tion, otherwise plaintifT'a petition will
be taken as confessed and Judgment
rendered accordingly.
Witness my hand and seal Of said
Court at office in Mexico, Missouri,
this October 7th, 1919.
(SEAL) E. F. ELLIOTT.
Clerk Of Audrain County Circuit
Court. 33-4t
R. D. Rodgers, attorney for plaintiff.