Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-10-16

ment to the defendant, Solomon Peeey,
prior to March 9th, 1857 and the said
Solomon Peery became the owner Of
the fee simple title in and to said 40
acres Of land last above described;
that said Solomon Peery by a good and
sufficient deed Of conveyance in writ
ing in which his wife joined with him
and by them duly executed and de-
livered to one Ansom Williams, sold
and conveyed said 40 acres Of land last
above described to said Ansom Will
liams who paid 70 said land and went
into possession thereof prior to
March 9th, 1857 and who became the
owner of the fee simple title in and to
the 40 acres of land last above des-
cribed, but plaintiff says that the said
deed Of conveyance from Solomon
Peery to Ansom Williams was never
placed on record and has been lost or
destroyed and cannot be produced.
Plaintiff further says that the title
to the Northwest Quarter of the South
east Quarter of said Section Is was
conveyed by and passed from the
United States Government to the de-
PENDANT, Thomas o. Daniel, prior to
March 9th, 1857 and the said Thomas
0. Daniel became the owner of the fee
simple title in and to said 40 acres of
land last above described; that said
Thomas o. Daniel by a good and suf-
fcient deed Of conveyance in writing
in which his wife Joined him and ~
them duly executed and delivered to
said Ansom Williams, sold and con-
veyed said 40 acres Of land last above
described, to said Ansom Williams, who
paid for said land and went into pos
session thereof prior to March 9th.
1867 and who became the owner of the
fee simple title in and to the 40 acres
of land last above described, but plain
tiff says that the said deed of convey
ance from Thomas o. Daniel to Anso.n
Williams was never placed Of record
and has been lost or destroyed and car
not be produced.
Plaintiff further says that the title
to the Southwest Quarter Of the
Southeast Quarter Of said Section *
was conveyed by and passed from the
United States Government to the de-
PENDANT Peter j. Sewers, prior to
March 9th, 1857 and the said Peter j.
Sewers became the owner of the fee
simple title of the land last above des-
cribed; that said Peter ]. Sewers by a
good and sufficient deed of conveyance
in writing in which his wife joined
with him and by them duly executed
and delivered to said Ansom Williams,
sold and conveyed said 40 acres of
land last above described to said An
som Williams, who paid for said land
and went into possession thereof prior
to March 9th, 1857 and who became
the owner Of the fee simple title in and
to the 40 acres Of land last above des-
cribed, but plaintiff says that sail
deed of conveyance from Peter ]. Sow
ers to Ansom Williams was never
placed of record and has been lost or
destroyed and cannot be produced.
That all of said unknown consorts,
heirs, devicees, donees, alienees, i'm
mediate, mesne and remote, voluntary
and involuntary grantees derive their
title or claim in the above described
property as such consirts, heirs, de-
vicees, donees, <alienes, immediate,
mesne and remote, voluntary and IN
voluntary grantees of the said Peter j.
Sewers, Solomon Peery, Thomas 0.
Daniel, respectively. 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 Mex
leo in the County and State aforesaid,
on the Gath, day of November, 1919,
when and where you may appear and
answer, or otherwise defend such ac-
tion 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 4th, 1919.
(SEAL) E. F. ELLIOTT,
Clerk of Audrain County Circuit
Court. S3-4r
ORDER OF pITRT JCATT0N