Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-29

| In the 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 1.-THE revenue OF
Iron county, Missouri,
against
Henry Berry, William w. Hopkins, the unknown
heirs of William W. Hopkins, deceased.
action to enforce lien 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 n 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 it he be dead his heirs
or il 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 tc
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 oil
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, tina,
publication be made notifying said defendants tina
an action has been commenced against them in thu
circuit court Of said county, the object and genera
nature Of which is to enforce the lien of the stat
of Missouri, on the following real estate, belonginl
to the said defendants, for back taxes for the year
1904, 1905, 1906 and 1907 to wit:
The southwest quarter of the northwest quarter
section 25, township 81, north, range A east, Al
acres, in Iron county, Missouri.
IAN itemized statement in the nature of a tai
bill showing the amount of taxes, interest and cost
now due on said real estate for the years aforesaid
amounting in the aggregate to the sum of $5.Ol
is fled with said petition as provided by law.)
And unless they be and appear at the next tern
OF said court to be holden for the county of Iron
and state of Missouri, at the courthouse in sai'
county, on the fourth Monday in October next
5000 and on or before the third day thereof Il
the term shall so long continue; and, II not, thel
before the end of the term), and plead, answer, o
demur to said PLAINTIFF petition, the same will b
taken as confessed, judgment rendered in accord
anee with the prayer Of said petition, and laid rea
estate, or so much thereof as may be necessary K
satisfy said Judgment, interest and costs, be sol,
under a special ieri facias to be issued thereon.
Itis further ordered that a copy hereof be pub
lished according to law in the IRON COUNTY REG
IsTER, a weekly newspaper published in sal
county Of Iron, and state of Missouri.
4 j. M. HAWKINS, Clerk.
A true copy:
Attest, with seal, this Goth day of July 1909.
(sEAL) j. M. HAWKINS, Clerk
+ Iron County Circuit Court.