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

In the Circuit Court of Iron county. Mis-
souri,, IN vacation, August 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
Louis Buckner, the unknown heirs and
devisees of Louis Buckner, deceased;
Jacob Willis, the unknown heirs and
deylsees of Jacob Willis, deceased, and
w. L. Scoggin.
(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 hat the defendants Louis
Buckner II Jacob Willis are non-resi-
dents of the state of Missouri, and that
they cannot be served with in
said state. Plaintiff states that the de-
PENDANTS Jacob, Willis and Louis Buck
ner 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 inter-
ested in the subject matter of this petit
ton; that the names of such heirs or
devisees, or both, cannot be inserted
herein because they are unknown to
plaintiff; that the said Jacob Willis and
Louis Buckner were the record owners of
an interest in the land described 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 Jacob Willis and Louis Buckner and,
therefore, is unable to particularly de-
scribe the same, and that in the event Of
the death Of the said Jacob Willis and
Louis Buckner their said heirs and de-
visees have, by descent or devise, sue
ceeded to the said interest and estate of
the said Jacob Willis and Louis Buckner,
from whom their interest in the property
herein described is derived; 1t is, there
fore. ordered by the clerk of the circuit
court of Iron county, Mo-, in vacation,
that publication be made notifying said
DEFENDANTS that an action has been COM
menced 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 defend
ants, for back taxes for the years 1904,
1905, 1906 and 1907. to-wit: The south
west quarter of the southwest quarter.
section "a, township 80 north, range 3
east, 40 acres, situate in Iron county,
Missouri.
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
o. S9:6S, 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
tne county Of Iron, and state Of Missouri,
at the courthouse In said county on the
fourth Monday In October next, CgOg).
and on or before the third day thereof
or the term Shall so long continue: and,
II 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 ais
may. be necessary to satisfy said judg-
ment, interest and costs, be sold under