The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-08-25

COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE-ss.
In the Circuit Court of Lafayette
County, Missouri, at Lexington, 0c-
tober term 1922, in Vacation August
18th, 1922.
Albert E. Taubman .....,. Plaintiff
VS..
sees, donees, alienees, and immedi-
ate, mesne and remote voluntary
and involuntary grantees, and sue
cessors in title, and assignees, Of
George Houx, James H. Graham,
William Anderson, William Spratt
and James Aull, all now deceased,
as individuals and also as trustees
and proprietors of the Addition to
the Original Town (now City, Of
Lexington, Missouri, and of Carr b.
Waddell, deceased Defendants.
Now comes the plaintiff by his at
torney and files his petition, verified
by affidavit, alleging among other
things, that there are persons inter
ested in the subject matter of the petit
tion whose names plaintiff cannot in
sert therein because they are unknown
to him, and that such persons are the
unknown ~consorts, heirs, devisees, do
nees, alienees, and immediate, mesne
and remote voluntary and involuntary
grantees and successors in title and
assignees Of George Houx, James H.
Graham, William Anderson, William
Spratt, and James Aull, all now de-
ceased, as individuals, and also as
trustees and proprietors of the Add
tion to the Original Town (now City,
Of Lexington, Missouri, and Of Carr
B. Waddell, deceased, and describing
the claims and interests Of such I'M
known persons, and how the same
are derived, so far as known to plain
tiff. Whereupon it is ordered by the
Clerk of this Court IN VACATION as
follows: To said defendants, the UNI
known consorts, heirs, devisees do
nees, alienees, and immediate, mesne
and remote voluntary and involuntary
grantees and successors in title, and
assignees, Of George Houx, James H.
Graham, William Anderson, William
Spratt and James Aull, all now de-
ceased, as individuals and also as
trustees and %proprietors Of the Add
ition to the Original Town (now
City, Of Lexington, Missouri, and Of
Carr B. Waddell, deceased: You are
hereby notified that plaintiff has COM
menced a suit against you in this
Court the object and general nature
Of which is to obtain a judgment and
decree Of said Court determining the
title and interests of plaintiff and de-
PENDANTS in, and to quiet title to, the
following described real estate, stu
ate in Lafayette County, Missouri, to-
wit: Thirty (30) feet off of the east
side of lot numbered FIVE % and if-
teen (15) feet off Of the west side Of
lot numbered six (6), all in block
numbered fourteen (14), in the First
Addition to the Town (now City, of
Lexington, Missouri; that the petit
ton alleges that the plaintiff is the
owner in fee, and in the possession
Of said real estate, and that plain
tiff and those under whom he claims
have been in the open, adverse, not0-
rious, hostile, lawful exclusive, con-
t~inuous and peaceable possession Of
said real estate for more than thirty
one years, next before the filing Of
the petition, claiming title thereto and
I paying taxes thereon; that the claims
and interests of said unknown per.
sons are unknown to plaintiff and can.
} not be set forth in the petition fol-
the reason that same are unknown
to plaintiff, and that said unknown
: persons claim some title, interest Of
| estate in said real. estate, the nature
and character Of which is unknown
: to plaintiff and cannot be described j.
the petition except that said claim'
: are prejudicial and adverse to plain
Q tiff; that the claims and interests O
: said unknown consorts, heirs, devi
t sees, donees, alienees, and immediate
q mesne and remote voluntary and in
voluntary grantees and successors II
title Of George Houx, James H. Ora
ham, William Anderson, William
k Spratt and James Aull, as individual
: and as trustees and proprietors 0
( said Addition to the Town (now City
Of Lexington, Missouri, are derive
from them By reason Of the fact tina
e there is not Of record in said Count,
y any conveyance from them as sue
d trustees and p%roprietors, wherea
said real estate was conveyed t
them as such, and that they and eac
Of them have been dead for NOR
Ic than forty years; that the claims an
interests Of the unknown heirs, sue
Z cessors in title and assignees Of Viii
i lam Spratt are derived from him, a
n so, by reason Of the fact that
d does not appear ever to have satil
e fed and released Of record a NOR
IF gage held by him on said real estal
of record in said County in Book q
l. page 1913, although the same has lon
If since been fully paid, and that sai
IS William Spratt has been dead I.
m more than forty years; that Il
ie claims and interests Of the unknov
ie heirs, successors in title and assigl
n ees Of Carr B. Waddell are derive
s. from him by eason Of the fact tn
at he does not appear ever TO have sa
listed and released Of record a NOR
r gage held by him on said real estal
Of record IN said County in the r
Of corder's Office in Book &C" page n
lg although the same has long sin
m been fully paid, and that said Ca
or B. Waddell has been dead for mo
at than forty years; shat the petiti
be contains as full, correct and compile
xt a recital and description Of q
d. claims OF the unknown defendar
Of and how such claims are derived
be same are known TO plaintiff, and th
nd unless you. said unknown defendanI
and appear at this Court at I