Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08

the interests that said unknown heirs, devl-
sees or assigns may claim IN and TO saiu
property; that it is impossible for the plaln-
tiff to further describe the said parties or
their interests, or to state more definitely or
certainly whether said parties claim as helrs'
devisees or as assigns or grantees OF the oe
ceased; that it cannot insert herein tnelt
names because they are unknown to 1t; that
it cannot describe their interests or CLAIMS any
more fully or definitely than herein set our,
for the reason that the above contains all the
information and knowledge which the PLAIN
tiff 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, deyisees and as
signs of Edward A. Norman, deceased, are
such persons as under the laws OF the otale
of Missouri would inherit as next OF kin OF
said deceased, or are such persons as may
be named as devisees or legatees OF the de-
ceased in the will Of the deceased, or are
such persens as may have acquired some
right, title or interest, or claim OF rlght, title
or interest as assigns or grantees OF the sara
Edward A. Norman, deceased; that the
names and number of said unknown heirs
, devisees and assigns are to the plaintiff un-
known; that the deed records OF Iron Coun-
| ty do not disclose their names or the num-
| Der of the said unknown heirs, devlseeS or
assigns, or the interests that the SAID un-
known heirs, devisees or assigns may claim
in and to said property; that 1t is lmpos-
sble for the plaintiff to further describe the
said parties or their interests, or to state
more definitely or certainly whether sad
parties claim as heirs, devisees or as grantees
of the deceased; that it 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 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, William G. Lea and Edward A.
Norman, are non-residents of the State OF
Missouri and that the ordinary and custom
airy process of this Court cannot be served
on the defendants in this State.
/ Plaintiff shows the Court that it has pad
the taxes on said property under claim OF
ownership for more than ten years, and has
had possession of the same for more than
ten years next before the filing of this suit.
: The premises considered, the plaintiff
prays the Court to try, ascertain and to find
the title of the parties plaintiff and defend
ants in and to said lands and by its decree
: Ito adiudge it to be the owner OF the fee
simple title in and to said land, 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 claim
e ing any right, title or interest in and to SAID
If lands, or any part thereof, and for such
n further relief as it may be entitled TO.
!. 1t is further ordered by the Clerk afore-
said that publication be made notifying said
g defendants, viz: William G. Lea, Edward
: A. Norman, the unknown heirs, devisees
n and assigns Of William G. Lea, deceased,
n the unknown heirs, devisees and assigns oi
!. Edward A. Norman, deceased, that an ac-
I ton has been commenced against them by
e petition in the Circuit Court of Iron County
in the State of Missouri, the object and gen
70 eral nature of which is to try, ascertain and
a determine the title, estate and interest of tht
/ plaintiff and defendants respectively, in ant
,f to the real estate described ia the plaintiff
petition as follows, to-wt:
l. The south one-half of section "a, in town.
ship "a, north, range west.
n That unless said defendants be and appea
to at the next regular term of said Court, to b.
ID begun and holden atthe court house in III
City Of Ironton, County Of Iron, and Stat
l. of Missouri, on the fourth Monday in Oc
to tober next, 1907, and on the FIRST day Of sal
Sc term of Court, answer or plead to plaintiff
se petition, the same will be taken as con
Il fessed, and judgment shall be rendered ac
to cordingly.
And tits further ordered that copy here
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