Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-02
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FOR FLETcHER'S
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Order of Publication.

In the circuit court of Iron county, Nilsson
ri, in vacation, August l4th, 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
Thomas F. Johnson, Commodore Smith, the
unknown heirs and deyisees of Commo-
dore Smith, deceased.
faction to enforce hen for taxes.l
Now at this day comes the plaintiff, ] N.
Lewis, collector of the revenue of Iron
county, Missouri, and files his petition and
affidavit, setting forth among other things
that the defendants, Thomas f. Johnson
and Commodore Smith are non-residents
OF the State of Missouri, and that they can
not be served with summon in said
state. Plaintiff states that the defend
ant, Commodore Smith, has not been
heard of for many years; that the 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 inter-
ested in the subject matter of this petition;
that the names of such heirs or d~evisees, or
both, cannot be inserted herein because they
are unknown to plaintiff; that the said Com
modore Smith was the record owner
of the land described herein, but plain
tiff has no information except as here
in stated of the nature OF the interest
and estate in said land owned by said
Commodore Smith and, therefore, is unable
to particularly describe the same, and that in
the event of the death Of the said Commo-
dore Smith his said heirs and devisees have,
by descent or devise, succeeded to said in
terest and estate OF the said Commodore
Smith ,Ifrom whom their interest in the prop
erty herein described is derived; ii is,
therefore, ordered by the clerk of the cir
cut court Of Iron county, Mo-, in vacation,
that publication be made notifying said de-
PENDANTS 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, be-
longing to the said defendants, for back
taxes for the year 1907, to wit;
Lot two of the northwest quarter, section
two, township 80, north, range 3 east, IFS
acres, situate in Iron County, Missouri
Gan itemized statement in the nature of a
tax bill showing the amount of taxes, inter-
est and costs now due on said real estate
for the year aforesaid, amounting in the
aggregate to the sum of $2.72 is filed with
said petition as provided by law.)
And unless they be and appear at the mex
term OF said court to be holden for the coun-
ty Of Iron, and state of Missouri, at the
courthouse in said county on the fourth
Monday in October next, (I9o9) and on Oh
before the third day thereof (f the term
shall so long continue; and, if not, then be-
fore the end of the term), and plead, an
swer or demur to said plaintiffs p%etltioni
the same will be taken as confessed, judg-
ment rendered in accordance with the pray
er of said petition, and said real estate, Oh
so much thereof as may be necessary to sat
isfy said judgment, interest and costs, be
sold under a special ieri 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.
]. NJ. HAWKINS, Clerk.
A true copy:
Attest, with seal, this 18th day of Au-
(SEAL) gust, 1909.
!. NJ. HAWKINS,
Clerk Iron County Circuit Court.