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

In the circuit court of Iron county, Missouri,
in vacation, July 10, 1909.
The State of Missouri, at the relation and to
the use of !. N. Lewis, collector of the
revenue of Iron county, Missouri,
against
George w. Smith, the unknown heirs, dew
isees and assigns of George w. Smith,
deceased, Kate w. Rockwell, Emily w.
Giddings, Marian W. Church, Edward A.
Whiting, Watson B. Rockwell, William
Church, Elijah J. Giddings, sole heirs Of
William A. Whiting, deceased.
faction to enforce lien for taxes.)
Now at this day comes the plaintiff, !. N.
Lewis, collector of the revenue of Iron
county, Missouri, and files his petition
aud affidavit, setting forth among
other things, that the defendants
are non-residents of the state of
Missouri, and that they cannot be served
with summons in said state. Plaintiff states
that the said defendant, George w. Smith,
has not beeen 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 d~evisees are in
terested in the subject matter Of this petit
ton, that the names OF such heirs or devil
sees, or both, cannot be inserted herein,
because they are unknown to plaintiff; that
the said George W.Smith was the record own
err Of an interest in the land described here
in, but plaintiff has no information except as
herein stated of the nature of the interest and
estate in said land owned by said George
w. Smith, and, therefore, is unable to par
t~icularly describe the same, and that in the
event of the death of the said George w.
Smith, his said heirs and d~evisees have, by
descent or devise, succeeded to said interest
and estate of the said George w. Smith,
from whom their interest 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 pub
LEGATION 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 en-
force 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 wit;
The northeast quarter of the northwest
quarter of section II, township 80, north,
range q east, containing 40 acres, in Iron
county, Missouri.
IAN 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 years aforesaid, amounting in the aggre-
gate to the sum Of 3 500, 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 the
county Of Iron, and State of Missouri, at
the courthouse in said county, on the fourth
Monday in October next, (Iooo), and on.or
before the third day thereof lit the term
shall so long continue; and, il not, then be-
fore the end Of the term,) and plead, answer
or demur to said plaintiffs petition, the
sar.e will be taken as confessed, judgment
rendered in accordance with the prayer Of
said petition, and said real estate, or SO
much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy
said judgment, interests and costs, be sold
under a special 6eri facias to be issued
thereon.
II 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.
J. M. HAWKINS, Clerk.
A true copy:
Attest, with seal, this 18TH day Of July,
{sEAL) 1909.
M. HAWKINS,
Clerk lion County Circuit Court.