The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-09-08

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Of them, be dead, the unknown con-
sorts, heirs, devisees, donees, alien
ees, or immediate, pesne or remote
voluntary or involuntary grantees
of such Of the said above named
defendants as are dead, and Blanke
Mercantile Company, a corporation
Defendants.
In the Circuit Court of Lafayette
County, Missouri, October term, 1922,
at Lexington, in VACATION, August
18th, 1922.
Now comes the plaintiff by his at
torney and files his petition, verified
by affidavit, alleging among other
things that defendant Blanke Mer-
camille Company is a corporation, and
that it is now of a State other than
the State Of Missouri, and cannot be
served in this State in the manner
prescribed in Chapter IL of the Re-
vised Statutes Of the State of Mis-
souri, for 1919, and that defendants,
Nathaniel Tucker, Joseph Bates, Ed
win M. Martin, James Belt, Isaac
Stocks, James T. Stocks, Myrtle l..
Bullock formerly Mertie L. Poston)
and Joseph Price, if living, are nom
residents of the State Of Missouri,
and that if the individual defend
ants, or any Of them whose names
are specifically set forth in the
petition are dead, plaintiff verify
believes there are persons inter
ested in the subject matter of
the petition whose names plain
tiff cannot insert therein be-
cause they are unknown to plaintiff,
and that such unknown persons are
the consorts, heirs, devisees, donees,
alienees, or immediate, mesne or re-
mote voluntary or involuntary gran
tees of such Of said individual defend
ants as are dead and whose names
are N the petition specifically
set forth. Whereupon it is ordered
by the Clerk of said Court in vaca-
ton as follows: To the said defend
ants, Nathaniel Tucker, Joseph Bates,
Edwin NJ. Martin, James Belt, Isaac
Stocks, James 7. Stocks, Myrtle L.
Bullock formerly Mertie L. PostOnl
Joseph Price, if the above defend
ants are living, or, if they or any of
them be dead, the unknown consorts,
heirs, devisees, donees, alienees, or
immediate, mense or remote volunta-
ry or involuntary grantees Of such Of
the. said above named defendants as
are dead, and Blanke Mercantile Com
pany. a corporation: You are hereby
notified that the plaintiff has com.
meneed a suit against you in this
Court, the object and general nature
of which is to obtain a decree quiet
ing the title to the following describ-
ed real estate, to-wit: the east TWEEN.
ty (20) feet Of lot numbered thTet
(3) and all Of lot numbered four (4)
in block numbered sixteen (16), il
the Town of Napoleon, formerly
known as Lisbon, in Lafayette
, County, Missouri, having an aggre
gate front Of seventy COY feet, to
gether with the improvements there
on; that the petition alleges, amonl
other things, that plaintiff, and thos'
under whom he claims, have beer
in the open, adverse, notorious, hos
tile, lawful, exclusive, continuous anC
peacable possession Of said real es
tate for fifteen years, and more, mex
before the fling Of the petition
claiming title thereto and paying tax
es thereon and making valuable i'm
provements thereon; that if the indi
vidual defendants, or any Of them
whose names are herein speeiiciall!
set forth, are dead, plaintiff verify be
: lieves there are persons interested il
, the subject matter Of the petition
e whose names he cannot insert in tn
: petition because they are unknown Il
7 him, the exact nature and characte
, Of which title, claims and interest
, are unknown to plaintiff, but that tn
titles, claims or interests of such IN
e known parties are derived as the con
e sorts, heirs, devisees, donees, ~alieneeS
or immediate, mesne or remote vol
: untary or involuntary grantees 0
e such of said individual defendants a
are dead and whose names are in tn
petition specifically set forth and t
whom or by whom the public record
of Lafayette County, Missouri, shov
that deeds or other written instru
r ments were made affecting said res
estate, or for or against whom judi
cial proceedings, DEGREES or jude
ments in any Court of record in La
fayette County, Missouri, or else
+ where in the State Of Missouri, hay
resulted in any claim or right affect
e ing said real estate; that defendar
70 Blanke Mercantile Company, an
said individual defendants Nathanil
J. Tucker, Joseph Bates, Edwin \
Martin, James Belt, Isaac Stock
James T. Stocks, Myrtle L. BulloC
l. formerly Mertie L. Poston), and j
IT seph Price, if they are living, or
" they or any Of them be dead, the III
= known ~conserts, heirs, devisees, d,
Is nees, alienees, or immediate, mesI
or remote voluntary or involuntai
" grantees of such Of the above name
individual defendants as are dea
h assert and claim to have some It'll
estate or interest in and to said re
estate, as appears from the publ
n records in Lafayette County, Mi
IN souri,, or by operation Of law, the e
act nature and character Of which
tie, claims and interests are unknov
2. to plaintiff and cannot be describI
in the petition except that they a
adverse and prejudicial to the title
T. plaintiff; that the petition contai
te as full, correct and complete a re-
r. tai and description Of the claims
n said defendants and how such clair
By are derived as the same are know
te to plaintiff, and plaintiff prays t
" Court to try, ascertain and determi