Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16

In the Circuit Court of Iron county, Mis-
souri,, 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
Nat. Montgomery, Jordan j, Montgomery.
the unknown heirs and d~evisees of Jor-
dan j. Montgomery, deceased; Nathan
Montgomery, the unknown heirs and
devisees of Nathan Montgomery, de-
ceased; o h I. Marshall, sheriff Iron
county, trustee; Missouri and Pennsyl-
Vania Iron. Lead, Copper, Tin. Min
eral Ian and Timber Company, and
Capital Lead n Land Company.
(Action to enforce lien for taXes.)
Now at this day comes the plaintiff,
j. N. Lewis, collector of the revenue of
Iron county, Missouri, and files his petit
ton and affidavit, setting forth among
other things, that the defendants Jordan
j. Montgomery, Nathan Montgomery and
Nat. Montgomery are non-residents of
the state of Missouri, and that they can
not be served with summons in said
state. Plaintiff states that the said de-
PENDANTS Jordan j. Montgomery and
Nathan Montgomery have not been heard
of for many years; that plaintiff is not
informed whether they be living or dead;
that if they be dead their heirs, or if
they died leaving a will their devisees.
are Interested in the subject matter of
this petition; that the names of such
heirs or deviSees, or both, cannot be in
serted herein because they are unknown
to plaintiff; that the said Jordan j. Mont
gomery and Nathan Montgomery were
the record owners of 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 Jordan j. Montgomery
and Nathan Montgomery and, therefore,
is unable to particularly describe the
same, and that in the event of the death
of the said Jordan j. Montgomery and
Nathan Montgomery their said heirs and
devisees have, by descent or devise, sue
ceeded to said interest and estate of the
said Jordan j. Montgomery and Nathan
Montgomery, from whom their interest in
the property herein described is derived;
it is, therefore, ordered by the clerk of
the circuit courts of Iron county, Mo-, in
vacation, that publication be made noti-
Tying said defendants that an action has
been commenced against them in the cir
cult court of said county, the object and
general nature of which is to enforce the
lien of the state of Missouri, on the fol-
lowing real estate, belonging to the said
defendants, for Jack taxes for the years
1904, 1905. 1906 and 1907, to-wit: The
north half of the southeast quarter of
the northwest quarter, section IS, town
ship 81 north, range A east, containing
20 acres, situate in Iron county, Missouri.
Can itemized statement in the nature
of a tax bill showing the amount of
taxes, interest and costs now due on said
real estate for the years aforesaid,
amounting in the aggregate to the sum
of 500, is filed with said petition as
provided by law.)
And unless they be and appear at the
next term of said court to be holden for
the county of Iron, and state of Missouri,
at the courthouse in said county on the
fourth Monday in October next, $1,000,
and on or before the third day thereof
IF the term shall so long continue; and,
if not, then before the end of the term,
and plead, answer or demur to said plain-
tiff's petition, the same will be taken as
confessed. judgment rendered in accord
ance with the prayer of said petition,
and said real estate, or so much thereof
as may be necessary to satisfy said iudg-
ment. interest and costs, be sold under a
special tieri facias to be issued thereon.
1t is further ordered that a copy hereof
be published according to law in the Iron
County Register, a weekly newspaper
published in said county of Iron, and
state Of Missouri.
]. M. HAWKINS, Clerk.
A true copy:
Attest, with seal, this 18th day of
July, 1909.
(SealD J.. M. HAWKINS,
Clerk Iron County Circuit Court.