The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-08-18

Bullock, formerly Mertie L. Poston),
Joseph Price, if the above defend
ants are living, or, if they, or any
of them, be dead, the unknown con
sorts, heirs, devisees, donees, alien
ees, or immediate, mesne 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 anner
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 7. Stocks, Myrtle L.
Bullock formerly Mertie L. Poston)
and Joseph Price, if living, are non
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 ran
tees of such of said individual defend
ants as are dead and whose names
are in the petition specifically
set forth. Whereupon it is ordered
by the Clerk of said Court in vaca-
tion as follows: To the said defend
ants, Nathaniel Tucker, Joseph Bates,
Edwin NJ. Martin, James Belt, Isaac
Stocks, James I. Stocks, Myrtle l..
Bullock formerly Mertie L. Poston),
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, ems 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
menced 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 three
90 and all Of lot numbered four az,
in block numbered sixteen (16), in
the Town Of Napoleon, formerly
known as Lisbon, in Lafayette
County, Missouri, having an aggre-
gate front Of seventy (70) feet, to-
gether with the improvements there
on; that the petition alleges, among
other things, that plaintiff, and those
under whom he claims, have been
in the open, adverse, notorious, hos
tile, lawful, exclusive, continuous and
peacable possession of said real es-
tate for fifteen years, and more, next
before the filing 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 mt are herein specifically
set forth, are dead, plaintiff verify be-
lieves there are persons interested in
the subject matter of the petition
whose names he cannot insert in the
petition because they are unknown to
him, the exact nature and character
of which title, claims and interests
are unknown to plaintiff, but that the
titles, claims or interests of such I'M
known parties are derived as the con-
sorts, heirs, devisees, donees, alienees,
or immediate, mesne or remote vol
untary or involuntary grantees Of
such Of said individual defendants as
are dead and whose names are in the
petition specifically set forth and to
whom or by whom the public records
of Lafayette County, Missouri, show
that deeds or other written instru-
ments were made affecting said real
estate, or for or against whom judi
cial proceedings, DEGREES or judg-
ments in any Court Of record in La
fayette County, Missouri, or else
where in the State Of Missouri, have
resulted in any claim or right affect
ing said real estate; that defendant
Blanke Mercantile Company, and
said Individual defendants Nathaniel
Tucker, Joseph Bates, Edwin M.
Martin, James Belt, Isaac Stocks,
James T.. Stocks, Myrtle L. Bullock
formerly Mertie l.. Poston), and Jo-
seph Price, if they are living, or if
they or any Of them be dead, the UNI
known c%onsorts, heirs, devisees, do
nees, alienees, or immediate, mesne
or remote voluntary OF Involuntary
grantees Of such Of the above named
individual defendants as are dead,
assert and claim to have some title,
estate or interest in and to said real
estate, as appears from the public
records in Lafayette County, Mis-
souri,, or by operation Of law, the ex-
act nature and character of which IT,
tie, claims and interests are unknown
to plaintiff and cannot be described
in the petition except that they are
adverse and prejudicial to the title Of
plaintiff; that the petition contains
as full, correct and complete a reel.
tai and description of the claims OF
said defendants and how such claims
are derived as the same are known
ITO plaintiff, and plaintiff prays the