Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-08-12
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FOR FLETcHER'S
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Order of Publication.

In the circuit court OF Iron county, Mlssou-
ii, in vacation, July 18th, 1909.
The State Of Missouri, at the relation and
to the use..of J. N. Lewis, collector of the
revenue OF Iron county, Missouri,
against
G. Fred Van Hees, Wear and Boogher Dry
Goods Company, the unknown heirs and
devisees of G. Fred Van Hees, deceased.
faction to enforce hen for taxes.)
Now at this. day m the plaintiff, J, N.
Lewis, collector of the revenue of Iron
county, Missouri, and files his petition and
affidavit, setting forth among other things
that the defendant, G.. Fred Van Hees, is a
nonresident Of the State OF Missouri, aud
that he cannot be served with summons in
said state. Plaintiff states that the said de-
fendant, G. Fred Van flees, has not been
heard Of for many years; that the plaintiff
is not informed whether he be living or
dead; that if he be dead his heirs, or if he
died leaving a will, his devisees are inter-
ested in the subject matter of this petition
that the names of such heirs or d~evisees, or
both, cannot be inserted herein because they
are unknown to plaintiff; that the said g.
Fred Van Hees was the record owner OF the
fee simple title to the land described herein,
but plaintiff has no information except as
herein stated of the nature of the interest
and estate in said land owned by said G..
Fred Van Hees and, therefore, is unable 10
particularly describe the same, and that in
the event OF the death Of the said G. Fred
Van Hees his said heirs and deviSees have,
by descent or devise, succeeded to said in
terest and estate of the said G.. Fred Van
H. - ~. Ill. ,ntararN -, tIa rn,,
erty herein described is derived; it is,
therefore, ordered by the clerk of the cir
cut court Of Iron county, Mo-, in vacation,
that publication be made notifying said de-
PENDANTS that an action has been commenced
against them in the circuit court Of said
county, the object and general nature OF
which is to enforce the lien of the state OF
Missouri, on the following real estate, be-
longing to the said defendants, for back
taxes for the years 1904, 1905, 1906 and
1907, to wit:
The northeast quarter of the northeast
quarter, and the northwest quarter OF the
southeast quarter-all in section IS, town
ship 80, north, range q east, so acres, III
Iron county, Missouri.
Gan itemized statement in the nature OF a
tax bill showing the amount of taxes, inter-
est and costs now due on said real estate
for the years aforesaid, amounting in tht
aggregate to the sum of $IG.I5, is filed witt
said petition as provided by law
And unless they be and appear at the mex
term of said court to be holden for the coun
ty of Iron, and state of Missouri, at thu
courthouse in said county on the fourtl
Monday in October next, (I9o9), and on o
before the third day thereof tif the tern
shall so long continue; and, if not, then be
fore the end of the term), and plead, an
swer or demur to said plaintiffs petition
the same will be taken as confessed, judg'
ment rendered in accordance with thelpray
err of said petition, and said real estate, O
so much thereof as may be necessary to sat
isfy said Judgment, interest and costs, b
sold under a special ieri facias to be issue
thereon.
1t is further ordered that a copy hereof b
published according TO law in the lRol
COUNTY REGISTER, a weekly newspape
published in said county Of Iron, and stat
of Missouri.
J. NJ. HAWKINS, Clerk.
A true copy:
Attest, with seal, this 18th day Of July
(sEAL) 1909.
]. M. HAWKINS,
Clerk Iron County Circuit Court.