Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-03-07

signs of William Thomas, deceased, are such
persons as under the laws Of the State OF
Missouri would inherit as next OF KIN OF the
deceased, or are such persons as may be
named as deviseesS or legatees OF the de-
ceased in the will OF the deceased, or are
such persons as may have acquired some
right, title or interest, or claim OF right, title
or interest as assigns or grantees OF the sald
William Thomas, deceased; that the names
and number Of said unknown heirs, deviseeS
and assigns are to the plaintiff unknown;
that the deed records OF Iron County do not
disclose their names or the number OF the
said unknown heirs, deviseeS, or assigns, or
the interest that said unknown heirs, deVl-
sees or assigns may claim IN l,,{o and 70
for the plaintiff to further describe the said
parties or their interests, or to state more
definitely or certainly whether said parties
claim as heirs, devisees, or as grantees OF the
deceased that it cannot describe their in
terests or claims any more fully or definitely
than herein set out, for the reason that the
above contains ali the information and
knowledge which the plaintiff has, or can OBJ
tain as to said parties, their names, or the
! manner OF their claims, or the extent OF the
same:
That the unknown heirs, devisees and as
signs OF Mary Whitney, deceased, are such
persons as under the laws OF the State OF Mis-
souri, would inherit as next OF kin OF said de-
ceased, or are such persons as may be named
as deviSees or legatees OF the deceased in the
will OF the deceased or are such persons as
may have acquired some right, title, or in
terest, or claim OF right, title, or interest as
assigns or grantees OF the said Mary Whit
ney, deceased; that the names and numbers
OF said unknown heirs, devisees and assigns
are to the plaintiff unknown; that the deed
records OF Iron County do not disclose their
names or the number OF the said unknown
heirs, deYisees or assigns, or the interest
that said unknown heirs, deviSees or assigns
may claim in and to said property; that ii is
impossible for the plaintiff to further de-
scribe the said parties or their interests, or to
state more definitely or certainly whether
said parties claim as heirs, devisees, or as
grantees OF the deceased; that it cannot de-
scribe their interests or claims any more fully
or definitely than herein set out, for the lea-
son that the above contains all the informa-
ton and knowledge which the plaintiff has,
or can obtain, as to said partieS their names,
or the manner OF their claims, or the extent
OF the same;
Plaintiff further alleges that all OF the said
defendants, except Maria j. Edwards and
Mamie Walker are non residents of the State
OF Missouri, and that the ordinary and GUS
tomary process OF this court cannot be serv-
ed on the defendants in this state;
Plaintiff represents that it has paid the
taxes on said property under a claim OF own
erShip for more than ten years, and has had
possession OF the same for more than ten
years next before the fling OF this suit;
The premises considered the plaintiff prays
the court to try, ascertain and define the IL
tie of the parties plaintiff and defendant in
and TO said lands, and by its decree to adiudge
it to be the owner OF the fee simple title in and
to said lands, and that the defendants have
no right, title, or interest, in or to said
lands, or any part thereof, and that they be
debarred from hereafter claiming any right,
title, or interest in or to said lands, or any
! part thereof, and Tor such further relief as it
| may be entitled to.
1t is therefore ordered by the Clerk afore-
said that publication be made notifying said
defendants, viz: Davis Evereth, Martha NJ.
Farmer, and - Farmer, her husband,
Parker A. Fair, Martha NJ. Farmer. j. NJ.
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pie, Richard Croaks, Mary NJ, Whiting, Mary
NJ. Whitney, John M. Case, William Sigerson
! VIM. H. Wheeler and Mary j. Wheeler, VIM
j. Schubert, Mrs. N. Schubert Mrs William
| Thomas, Jr., Mrs. James Thomas, Mrs. Dan.
Coral, George Elder, the unknown heirs, de-
visees and assigns OF Martha Farmer, de-
| ceased, the unknown heirs, devisees and as
| signs OF Davis Evereth, deceased the un-
| known heirs, devisccs and assigns OF j. NJ.
Langwell, deceased, the unknown heirs, de-
visees and assigns OF Edmond Pickard, de-
| ceased, the unknown heirs, devisees and as
signs OF Richard Croaks, deceased, the un-
| known heirs, devisees and assigns OF Mary
| Whiting, deceased, the unknown heirs, de-
visees and assigns OF william H. Wheeler
| deceased, the unknown heirs, deyisees and
| assigns OF William Thomas, deceased, the
unknown heirs, devisees and assigns of Mary
| whitney, deceased, that an action has been
| commenced against them by petition in the
| Circuit Court OF Iron County in the State of
Missouri, the object and general nature OF
| which is to try, ascertain and determine the
. lllle, tSlulc anu lulGTeSt OF inc pldlnllH anu
defendants respectively, in and to the real
estate described in the plaintiffs petition as
4 follows, to-wit:
The southeast quarter OF section two (2),
township "a, range west, and the northeast
quarter OF section %, township "a, range 2
west, and the northeast quarter section t2
township "a, range west, and the south half
OF section twelve, township 81 range west,
and the east half OF the northeast quarter OF
section Ia, township 81, range west, and the
east half OF section Is, township "a, range
west.
That unless said defendants be and appear
at the next regular term OF said Court, TO be
begun and holden at the court house in the
City OF lronton, County OF Iron, and State of
Missouri, on the fourth Monday in April next
Il $500, and on the first day Of said term OF
Court, answer or plead to plaintiffs PEI
j titton. the same will be taken as confessed,
and Judgment shall be rendered accordingly.
And II Is further ordered that copy here
OF be published In the IRON COUNTY REG
VI IsTER. weekly newspaper printed and pub
lished In IrontOn, Iron county, Missouri, for
four weeks successlvely, published once a
week, the last insertion TO be at least thirty
days before the first day OF the next regular
! term OF this Court
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Clerk.
A A true copy from the record:
II Attestwi seal this 2Sth day OF
Il lsEALl January, 1907
JESSE NJ. HAWKINS, Clerk
= Circuit Court Iron County, Mo.