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

OF MlSSOURl, I
COUNTY OF IRON. 90
In the Circuit Court OF Iron County, Missou-
ri, to April Term, 1897.
The Sligo Furnace Company, a corporation,
Plaintiff,
Davis Evereth, Martha NJ. Farmer, and -
Farmer, her husband, Parker A. Fair, Mar
tina M. Farmer, j. NJ. Longwell, Edward P.
Pickard, William Turpie, Richard Croaks,
Mary NJ. Whiting, Mary NJ. Whitney, John
M. Case, Maria J. Edwards, Mamie Walker,
william Sigerson, VIM. Fl. Wheeler and
Mary -. 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 R. Edgar, before the under
signed clerk OF the circuit court OF Iron
County, Missouri, and files herein its petition
and affidavit, 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, (2), town
ship 81, range west, and the northeast quar-
ter OF section %, township "a, range west,
and the northeast quarter section 12, town
ship 81, 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 "a, range two west, and
the east half dissection Is, township 3i 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 plaintiffs;
| 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 heretp as defend
ants, because their names are unknown to
plaintiff;
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 OF
are such persons as may be named as devi-
sees or legatees of the deceased in the will OF
the deceased, or are such persons as may
have acquired some right, title or interest, OF
claim of right, title or interest as assigns OF
| 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, deVfsees 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
| Il ar1tf fsa1x fNlrr
claim as heirs, devfsees, or as assigns OF
grantees OF the deceased; that it cannot in
sert herein their names, because they are un-
known to 1t; 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
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 ofright, 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
| records OF Iron County do not disclose their
names or the number OF the said un-
known heirs, deyisees, or assigns, or the in
terest that said unknown heirs, devisees OF
assigns may claim In and to said property;
4 that II 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 itcannot
| describe their interests or claims any more
! fully or definitely than herein set out fol
the reasOn that the above contains all
4 the Information and Knowledge which
the plaintin has. or can obtain, as tc