Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-18
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AIaA VI A1A A04AAIn MAC104-
Rim vacation, February II, 1903. To April
Term, 1900.
Big Muddy Coal n Iron Company, a corpo-
ration, plaintin,
VS..
Conrad c. Ziegler, the unknown heirs OF
Conrad G. Iiegler, deceased, John Bowling.
tne unknown heirs of John Bowling, de-
ceased, Lent Hampton. the unknown heirs
% Lent Hampton, deceased, jackson Nash,
inc unknown heirs OF jackson Nash, de-
ceased, james II. Smith, the unknown heirs
o1James H. Smith, deceased, Alexander
owens, the unknown heirs Of Alexander
owens. deceased, Benjamin Hutchinson,
the unknown heirs OF BENJAMIN Hutchin-
son. deceased, William II. johnson. the un-
known heirs OF William H.. johnson, de-
ceased. Robin Nicholas unknownh heirs
Of ltQllin Nicholas, deceased, Charles u.
Shepherd, the unknown heirs Of Charles U.
shepherd. deceased, Forest Shepherd, the
unknown heirs OF Forest shepherd .deceas-
ed, james + Munford, the unknown heirs
OF James e, Munford, deceased, William
Hampstead, the unknown heirs OF William
Hampstead, deceased, John Webb, the I'M
known heirs OF JOIN Webb, deceased, John
G.. Wiiibanks, the nknow heirs Of John
g. Mlnbanks, deceased, defendants.
o at this day comes the plaintiff herein
by its attorneys, William r. Edgar and Lou
is n: Dlqning, and nles its petition and am
davii, alleging, among other things, that the
~delendants aforesaid are not residents OF the
state OF Missouri:
%hereupon it is ordered by the Clerk OF
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PENDANTS be notified by publication that
plamtiu has commenced a suit against them
The object and general nature OF which Is to
quiet title to land described in plaintiffs pc
ttion, which said petition is in words and
figures as follows, to wit:
STATE OF MISSOURI, &c
In the Circuit Court OF iron County, Missou-
n-Io April Term, 1919.
Els Muddy Coal and Iron Company,a eorpo-
ration, plalntitI,
Conrad c. ZeigleT, the unknown heirs OF o
rad c. Zeigler, deceased, John Bowling, the
unknown heirs of John Bowling, deceased,
Len Hampton, the unknown heirs OF Lent
Hampton, deceased, jackson Nash, the UNI
knOWD heirs OF Jackson Nash, deceased,
James II. Smith, the unknown heirs of
James H.. Smith, deceased, Alexander
Owens, the unknown heirs OF Alexander
owens, deceased, Benjamin Hutchinson,
the unknown heirs OF BENJAMIN Hutchin-
son. deceased, William H. Johnson, the
unknown heirs OF william Fl. Johnson, de-
ceased, Bellin Nicholas, the unknown heirs
OF ROllin Nicholas, deceased, Charles u.
Shepherd, the unknown heirs OF Charles
u, Shepherd, deceased, Forest Shepherd,
the unknown heirs of Forest Shepherd,
deceased, James L, Munford, the unknown
heirs otJames +. Munford, deceased, VIII
liam Hampstead, the unknown heirs OF
William Hampstead, deceased, John Webb,
Che unknown heirs OF lob Webb, de-
ceased, John G. Willbanks, the unknown
heirs OF john G., Willbanks, deceased, de-
~igndants.
Plaintiff states that it is a Corporation es-
tablished by the laws OF the State Of Mis-
souri,; that it Is the owner OF the following
described tracts or parcels OF land situated
in the County OF Iron and State OF Missouri,
The east half OF lot two t2) OF the north
west quarter OF section one ny, township
thirty-two (32), north, range three (l east;
also The south half OF the southwest quarter
and the east hall OF lot four az OF the north
east quarter OF section one " IN toWnship
thirty-three t29). north, range three ~ east
also the west half OF lot four t4) OF the north-
west quarter OF section four t) in said town
ship thirty-three 1897, mort 1, range three (3l
east; east hall Of lots four al, five (5l and
six (Gto oil the northeast quarter OF section
five 5l In said township thirty-three 1881,
north, range Ihrce(3 east also the southwest
quarter OF northeast quarter and south nan
of lot one tl OF the northwest quarter OF
section seven III in said township thirty
three t53l, north, range three 80 east; also
the west half OF the northwest quarter ana
the east half Oi the southwest quarter, and
the southwest quarter OF the southwest
quarter Of section ten (10l in said toWnshlp
thirty-three t33), north, range three ~ east
also the northwest quarter OF the southwest
quarter OF section twelve (12l in SAID town.
ship thirty-three 1897, north, range three t3l
oasLs also the north half OF the northwest
quarter oil section fifteen ll5) in sald town.
ship thirty-three 1887, north, range three (3l
east; also the east half OF the northeast
quartaf OF the northeast quarter OF section
seventeen az in said township thlrty-three
(33), north. range three (3l east; also the
southeast quarter OF the southwest quarter
Gf section twenty (20) in said township
tltirty-tnree i33l, north. range three (3l east;
also the southwest quarter OF the southeast
quarter OF said section t~wenty-n1ne (29) in
said township thirty three 1887, north, range
three 81 east; also the southwest quarter of
The southeast quarter OF section thirty
(a0) in said township thirty-three 1887, north,
range three 10 east; also the southwest
quarter Of the northwest quarter OF section
thirty-two (j2) In said township thirty-three
(S3, north, range three 80 east; also the
north half OF lot two ~ OF the southwest
quarter OF section nineteen (19), township
thirty~three td3,) north, range four (D east;
also the north hall OF the northwest quarter
and the southwest quarter OF the northwest
quarter and the northwest quarter OF the
southwest quarter OF section thirty-one (3t),
in township thirty-four (34l, north, range
four az east.
Plaintiff further states that the title to all
OF the above described land has emanated
from the United States.
Plaintiff further states that all of the above
described lands have been in the actual,
open, notorious, hostile and adverse pes
session OF said plaintiff and its grantors for
more than thirty years next before the III
ing OF This petition.
Plaintiff further states that Plaintiff and
Plaintiffs gfantors have paid the taxes on
all OF said above described lands for more
than thirty-one consecutive years immedi-
ately preceding the filing OF this petition,
ana that none OF the defendants. nor any
person under whom they or either OF them
Claim OF might claim ute, nave Deel IN act
ual possession OF said lands or any portion
thereof, or have paid any taxes thereon for
more Than t|hirty-one years Immediately
preceding the filing OF this petition, nor have
they, or either OF them, ever brought any
action to recover said property or any part
thereof.
Plaintiff further states that the defendants
claim 10 have some title, estate or interest
in the property above described, the nature
and extent OF whose interest, or from whom
derived, this plaintiff is unable to state
more definitely because the facts are I'M
known to him.
Plaintiff further states that the unknown
heirs, deVisees, and assigns OF Conrad c.
zeiBler, deceased, are such persons as I'M
der the avs OF the State Of Missouri would
inherit as the next OF kin of said decedent
or are such persons as may be named as de-
viseeS or legatee5 OF the deceased in the
viii OF deceased, and are such persons as
may ave acquired some right, title or
interest or claim OF right title or inter-
est as assigns or grantees OF said Con-
rad g. zeigler, deceased; that the names
number Of said unknown heirs, devisees
or assigns are to this plaintiff unknown,
that the deed records of Iron County do not
disclose their names or the lumber OF the
said unknown heirs, devisees or assigns,
or the interest that the said I'M
known heirs, devisees or assigns may
claim in sai1 real estate; that 1t Is
impossible for the plaintiff to further de-
scribe the said parties or their interest, or to
state more definitely whether said parties
claim as heirs, deVisees or assigns, or
grantees OF Halu deceased, ana II cannot In
sert their names because they are unknown
TO it; chat plaintiff cannot describe their
interest more definitely for the reason that
the above contains all the information that
plaintiff has or can obtain as to said par
Ties, their names, or the nature of their
claims, Or the extent OF the same.
Plaintiff further states that the unknown
heirs, devisees and assigns OF o Bowling,
deceased, are such persons as under the
laws oil the State Of Missouri would inherit
as the next OF kin OF said deceased, or are
such persons as may be named as devisees
or leRatees OF the deceased in the will OF
deceased, and arc such persons as may have
acquired some right, title or interest, or
claim OF right, title or interest as assigns,
or grantees, Of said John Bowling, deceased;
that the names and number Of said I'M