Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-10-16
ORDER Of PUBLICATION.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
State of Missouri,
IS.
County Of Audrain.
In the Circuit Court, to November
Term, 1919.
George f. Ess, ............ Plaintiff.
VS..
The unknown heirs, consorts, devices,
donccs, alienees, immediate, mesne,
remote, voluntary and involuntary
grantees of Robert Littrell, deceas-
ed, Defendants.
The State of Missouri to the un-
known heirs, consorts, devices, dom
ees, alienees, immediate, mesne, re-
mote, voluntary and involuntary gran
tees of Robert Littrell, deceased,
Greeting:
You arc hereby notified that an &C.
ton has been commenced against you
in the Circuit Court of the County of
Audrain and State of Missouri, per-
fecting the title to the following des-
cribed lands and tcnements, to-wit:
All of the Northeast Fourth of the
Southeast Quarter "a of Section 80,
Township SO, Range II West of the.
9th, 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-
ton under the provisions of Section
1884, Chapter 81, Article s 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
Littrcll and that a 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 1843;
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 Mellan 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 yet
the record owner Of said lands, and he
being dead, the defendants are the APP
parent 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, alienees, immediate
mesne. remote, voluntary and inYolun-
tary grantees Of Robert Littrell.
That all Of said unknown consorts,
heirs, devices. donoes, alienees, i'm
mediate, mesae and remote, voluntary
and involuntary grantees derive their
title or claim in the above described
property as such ccnsorts, heirs, devil
Gees, donecs, ~alienees, immediate,
mcsnc and remote. voluntary and in
voluntary grantees Of the said Rob-
ert Littrell, deceased, That said action
is returnablc 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 ard State aforesaid,
on the gath. day Of November, 1919,
when and where you may appear and
answer. or otherwise defend such ac-
ton, otherwise plaintiffs 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 18th, 1910.
(SEAL) f. +. ELLIOTT,
Clerk Of Auirajn County Circuit
Court. 33-4t
r. j. Rodgers. attorney for plaintiff.