Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-03-21

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 said
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, deyisees, or assigns, or
the interest that said unknown heirs, devi-
sees or assigns may claim IN ana 10
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 grantees OF the
deceased; that it cannot describe their in
terests orclaims any more fully or detlnltely
than herein set out. Tor the reason that the
above contains all 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, devlsees or assigns, or the interest
that said unknown heirs, deviseeS or assigns
may claim i'll 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
heirs.
grantees OF the deceased; thatit cannot de-
scribe their interests or claims any more fully
or definitely than herein set out, for the rea-
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 serY-
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 Tor more than ten
years next before the filing OF this suit;
The premises considered the plaintiff prays
the court to try, ascertain and define the III
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 for such further relief as it
may be entitled to-
1t is therefore ordered by the Clerk aiore-
| 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.
Iiongwell, Edward H. Pickard william Tur-
| pie, Richard Croaks, Mary M Whiting, Mary
M whitney, John Nj. Case, William Sigerson
VIM. II. 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, devisees and assigns OF j. NJ.
! Langwell, deceased the unknown heirs, de-
visees and assigns OF Edmond Pickard, de-
| ceased the unknown heirs, deYisees and as
| signs Of Richard Croaks, deceased, the un-
known heirs, devisees and assigns Of Mary
| Whiting, deceased, the unknown heirs, de-
deceased, the unknown heirs, devisees 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
| title, estate and interest OF the plaintiff and
defendants respectively, in and to the real
estate described in the plaintiffs petition as
| follows, to-wft
The southeast quarter OF section two t2l,
| township a. range west, and the northeast
quarter Of section %, township "a, range 2
west, and the northeast quarter section 12
| township "a, range 2 west, and the south half
OF section twelve, township "a, range 2west
| and the east half OF the northeast quarter OF
section H. township 81, range 2 west, and the
4 east half OF section Is, township "a, range
| west.
That unless said defendants be and appear
| al the next regular term OF said Court, to be
| begun and holden at the court house in the
| City OF Ironton. County OF Iron, and State OF
1 Missouri, on the fourth Monday in April next
4 (t90D and on the first day of said term Of
/ Court, answer or plead to plaintiffs PEE
1 tition, the same will be taken as confessed,
4 and Judgment shall be rendered accordingly.
\ And il Is further ordered that a copy here
4 ofbe published in the IRON COUNTY REG
\ IsTER. a weekly newspaper printed and pub
\ lished In Ironton, iron county, Missouri, for
four weeks stccessively published once
| 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
4 "A true copy from the record:
\ Attest with seal this 26th day OF
[sEALl january, 1907
/ JESSE nj. HAWKINS. Clerk
\ Circuit Court Iron County, Mo.