Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-03-14

OlAlh OF MlSOoUhl,
COUNTY OF IRON. 80
In the Circuit Court OF Iron County, Missou-
ri, to April Term, 1907.
The Sligo Furnace Company, a corporation,
Plaintiff,
Davis Evereth, Martha NJ Farmer, and --
Farmer, her husband, Parker A. Fair, Mar
tha NJ. Farmer, j. NJ. Longwell, Edward P.
Pickard, William Turpie, Richard CrOaks,
Mary NJ. Whiting, Mary NJ. Whitney. John
NJ. Case, Maria j. Edwards, Mamie Walker,
William Sigerson, Wm H. Wheeler, and
Mary j. Wheeler, VIM. j. Schubert, Mrs. N.
Schubert, Mrs William Thomas, Jr., Mrs.
James Thomas, Mrs. Dan Coral, George Ell
der, the unknown heirs, devisees, and as
signs OF Martha Farmer, deceased, the un-
known heirs, deVisees, and assigns OF Davis
Evereth, deceased, the unknown heirs, de-
visees and assigns OF j. NJ Langwell, de-
ceased the unknown heirs, devises, and as
signs OF Edmond Pickard, deceased, the
unknown heirs, deViseeS, and assigns OF
Richard Croaks, deceased, the unknown
heirs, devisees and assigns OF Mary Whit
ing, deceased, the unknown heirs, devisees
and assigns OF VIM. II. Wheeler, deceased
the unknown heirs, devisees and assigns OF
William Thomas, deceased, the unknown
heirs, devisees and assigns of Mary Whit
ney, deceased. Defendants.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff, by its
attorney, VIM. II. Edgar, before the under
signed clerk OF the circuit court of Iron
County, Missouri and files herein its petition
and affldavit, stating among other things,
that said plaintiff, the Sligo Furnace Compa-
ny, is corporation under the laws OF the
State OF Missouri.
Plaintiff further alleges that the plaintiff,
the Sligo Furnace Company, corporation,
owns and claims to own the fee simple title
to the following described lands in the Coun-
ty OF Iron, and State OF Missouri, to wit: the
southeast quarter OF section Two, t2), town
ship "a, range west, and the northeast quar-
ter OF section %, township "a, range west,
and the northeast quarter section IL, town
lnI1th n
section twelve, township "a, range 2 west,
and the east half OF the northeast quarter OF
section IA, township "a, range two west, and
the east half dissection Is, township "a, range
west;
That the defendants are asserting or claim
ing some right, title or interest in and to
said lands, adverse to, and which is a cloud
on the title OF the plaintiff;
That there are persons asserting or claim
ing some right, title and interest in and to
said lands, adverse to the plaintiff, whose
names are unknown to plaintiff, and whose
names cannot be inserted herein as defend
ants, because their names are unknown to
plaintiffs;
That the unknown heirs, devisees and as
signs OF Martha Farmer, deceased, are such
persons as under the laws OF the
next OF kin OF said deceased, or
are such persons as may be named as devil
sees or legatees OF the deceased in the will OF
the deceased, or are such persons as may
claim OF right, title or interest as assigns or
grantees OF the said Martha Farmer, deceas-
ed; that the names and number OF said un-
known 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, devil
sees or assigns, or the interest that said un-
known heirs, deViSeeS or assigns may claim
In and to said property; that it is impossible
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 assigns or
grantees OF the deceased; that it cannot in
sert herein their names, because they are un-
known to it; 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 all the information 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;
That the unknown heirs, devisees and as
signs OF Davis Evereth, 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 inter-
est or claim OF right, title or interest as as
signs or grantees OF the said Davis Evereth,
deceased; that the names and number OF
said unknown heirs, devisees and assigns
are to the plaintiff unknown; that the deed
TeCOTuS VI lIOH SuuHly uU NOT ulSCl0Se LnelF
names or the number OF the said un-
known heirs, devisees, or assigns, or the in-
terest that said unknown heirs, devisees or
assigns may claim in and TO said property;
that 1t is impossible for the plaintiff to fur
ther describe the said parties or their inter-
ests or to state more definitely or certainly
whether said parties claim as heirs, devisees
or as grantees OF the deceased; that ii cannot
describe their interests or claims any more
fully or definitely than herein set out, for
the reason that the above contains all
the information and knowledge which
the plaintin has, or can obtain, as to