Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-02

In tine circuit court of Iron county, Missouri, in
vacation, July Goth, 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
Henry Berry, William W. Hopkins, the unknown
heirs and devisees of William W. Hopkins, de-
ceased.
faction to enforce Hen for taxes.l
Now at this day comes 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 William
W. Hopkins is a nonresident of the state of Mis-
souri,, and that he cannot be served with summons
in said state, Plaintiff states that the defendant,
William w. Hopkins, has not been heard OF for
many years; that 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 in
terested in the subject matter of this petition
that the names OF such heirs or devisees, or both,
cannot be inserted herein because they are UNI
known to plaintiff; that the said William W,
Hopkins was the record owner of the land de.
scribed herein, but plaintiff has no information
except as herein stated of the nature of the in
terest and estate in said land owned by said
William w, Hopkins and therefore is unable to
particularly describe the same, and that in the
event Of the death Of the said William w. Hopkins,
his said heirs and devisees have, by descent or
devise, succeeded to said interest and estate of the
said William W.. Hopkins, from whom their in
%terest in the property herein described is derived;
it is, therefore, ordered by the clerk of the circuit
court of Iron county, Missouri, in vacation, that
publication be made notifying said defendants 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, belonging
to the said defendants, for back taxes for the years
1904, 1905, 1906 and 1907 to witt
The southwest quarter Of the northwest quarter,
section %, township 81, north, range A east, 40
acres, in Iron county, Missouri.
IAN 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 SO. 0l
is filed with said petition as provided by law.)
Ana 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,
(l909) and on or before the third day thereof iii
the term shall so long continue; and, IL not, then
before the end of the term), and plead, answer, OF
demur to said PLAINTIFF petition, the same will be
taken as, confessed, judgment rendered in accord,
ance with the prayer Of said petition, and laid real
estate, or so much thereof as may be necessary to
satisfy said judgment, interest and costs, be sold
under a special feri facias to be issued thereon.
1t is further ordered that a copy hereof be pub.
lished according to law in the IRON COUNTY REG.
IsTER. a weekly newspaper published in said
county OF Iron, and state Of Missouri.
j., NJ. HAWKINS, Clerk.
A true copyi
Attest, with seal, this Goth day OF July 1909.
(sEAL) j. NJ. HAWKINS, Clerk
Iron County Circuit Court.