Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-07-24
oRpER OF PUBLICATION.


State Of Missouri,
County Of Audrain.
In the Circuit Court, to September
Term, 1919.
James M. Kinsey, ....,... Plaintiff
VS..
Henry Heckert, if living, and if dead,
his unknown consorts, heirs, de-
vicees, donees, alienees, immediate
mesne and remote, voluntary and
involuntary grantees; Joseph Koch
ling, if living, and if dead, his un-
known c~onsorts, heirs, devices,
donees, alienees, immediate, mesne
and remote, voluntary and involun-
tary grantees; Joseph M. Beshears,
if living, and if dead, his unknown
eonsorts, heirs, devices, donees,
alienees, mediate, mesne and re-
mote, voluntary and involuntary
grantees; and John Helm, if living
and if dead, his unknown c~onsorts,
heirs, devices, donees, alienees, i'm
mediate mesne and remote, volun-
tary and involuntary grantees, De-
PENDANTS.
The State of Missouri, to all of the
above named defendants, Greeting:
You are hereby notified that the
above named plaintiff has this day
July 22nd, 1919, filed with The under
signed Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Audrain County, Missouri, in Vaca-
ton, his petition, duly verified by af-
fdavit, wherein among other things
plaintiff ailege that he is the owner
of and holds the fee simple title to and
is in possession of the following des-
cribed lands, to-wit;
The East Half of the Northeast
Quarter and the North Half of the
Southeast Quarter, all in Section 10,
Township So North, Range 5 West,
and also
The West Half of the Northeast
Quarter of Section Is, Township 81
Range 6 West in the County of Aud
rain and State of Missouri.
Plaintiff states that he and those
under whom he claims have been in
the open, notorious, adverse and ex-
elusive possession of said property
for a period Of more than 35 years
continuously before the filing of this
petition, and that during all of said
times, plaintiff and those under whom
he claims have paid taxes on said
property for and during all of said
years. Plaintiff further states that
he verify believes that the defendant
Henry Heckert, if living, claims or
might claim some right, title or in
terest in and to the said above des-
cribed property, that the interest
of said Henry Heckert arises
by virtue Of a deed of conveyance
from Amos Ellis and Mary c. Ellis,
his wife, to Henry Heckert, dated
February 4th, 1853, conveying the
said Henry Heckert the West Half oil
the Northeast Quarter of the North.
west Quarter of Section 10, Township
81 and Range 6, filed for record in
Book I'D" at page 1856 of the deed rec
ords Of Audrain County, Missouri
Plaintiff states that in truth and in
fact said conveyance vas meant to
be and should have been to Christy
Heckert and that by mistake of the
parties to said conveyance and of the
scriviner in drawing said deed, the
name of Henry Heckert was written
therein in place of Christy Heckert as
the grantee in said deed. Plaintiff
further states that he does not know
whether said Henry Heckert is living
or dead. and has no knowledge or in
formation sufficient to form a believe
thereon and if said Henry Heckert
be dead, then the right, title or interest
claimed or which might have been
claimed by him to the aforesaid des-
cribed property is claimed or might
be claimed by his ~consorts, heirs de-
vicees, donees, alienees, immediate.
mesne and remote, voluntary or invol-
untary grantees, if any he left, sur
viving him and whose names are to
this plaintiff unknown and for that
a cannot be inserted herein; that
the interest of such unknown consorts
heirs, devices, donees, %alienees, i'm.
mediate, mesne and remote, voluntary
and involuntary grantees, if any there