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

MlOOOUhl,
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
tina 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, VIM. Fl. 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, Sevisees, 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. M. 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 Wm H. 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 aflidavit, 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, a 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, ~, town
ship 81, range 2 west, and the northeast quar-
ter OF section %, township 81, range 2 west
and the northeast quarter section IL, town
ship 81, range west, and the south half OF
section twelve, township "a, range west
and the east half OF the northeast quarter OF
section IA, township 81, range two west, and
the east half OF section is, township "a, range
west;
That the defendants are asserting or claim.
| ing some right, title or interest in and tC
| said lands, adverse to, and which is cloud
| on the title OF the plaintiff;
| That there are persons asserting or claim
ing some right, title and interest in and tc
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 t
plaintiff;
| That the unknown heirs, devisees, and as
| signs OF Martha Farmer, deceased, are sucl
persons as under the laws OF tn
| State OF Missouri would inherit as tn
next OF kin OF said deceased, 0
| are such persons as may be named as devi
sees or legatees OF the deceased in the Will o
the deceased, or are such persons as ma,
have acquired some right, title or interest, o
claim OF right, title or interest as assigns 0
grantees OF the said Martha Farmer, deceas
ed; that the names and number OF said I'm
known heirs, devisees and assigns are to tn
plaintiff unknown; that the deed records O
| Iron County do not disclose their names o
| the number OF the said unknown heirs, devi
sees or assigns, or the interest that said un
known heirs, devisees or assigns may CLAIM
in and TO said property; that it is impossibl
for the plaintiff to further describe the salt
parties or their interests, or to state NOR
definitely or certainly whether said partie
claim as heirs, devisees, or as assigns O
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 deflnitel
than herein set out, for the reason that tn
above contains all the information an
knowledge which the plaintiff has, or ca
obtain, as to said parties, their names, or tn
manner OF their claims, or the extent OF tn
| same;
That the unknown heirs, devisees and as
signs OF Davis Evereth, deceased, are sue
persons as under the laws 1.-THE State OF Mis-
souri, would inherit as next OF kin OF said de
ceased, or are such persons as may be name
as devisees or legatees OF the deceased in tn
will OF the deceased, or are such persons a
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 Everett
deceased; that the names and number G
said unknown heirs, devisees and assign
are to the. plaintiff unknown; that the dee
records OF Iron County do not disclose thei
names or the number OF the said un
known heirs, devisees, or assigns, or the in
terest that said unknown heirs, devisees o
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 certainl
whether said parties claim as heirs, devisee
or as grantees OF the deceased; that IL cannc
describe their interests or claims any NOR
4 fully or definitely than herein set out, 10
the reason that the above contains al
the Information and knowledge whic
the plaintiff has, or can obtain, as