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, 1903.
The State of Missouri, at the relation
and to the use of j. N. Lewis, collector
of the revenue of Iron county, Missouri,
against
John w. Usher, DR.. 3, H.. Zwart, Albert
j. Xwart, Mrs. Rene NJ. Reese, Joseph
A. Zwart, John B. Pratt, the unknown
heirs and devisees of John b. Pratt,
deceased; e. NJ. Donoho, the unknown
heirs and devisees of +. M. Donoho,
deceased John L. Marshall, sheriff Iron
county, trustee; jeff Rains, A. Buford,
the unknown heirs and devisees of A.
Buford, 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 petit
ton and affidavit, setting forth among
other things, that the defendants John
b. Pratt, L. M. Donoho and A. Buford
are non-residents of the state of Mis-
souri,, and that they cannot be served
with in said state. Plaintiff
states that the defendants JOIN B. Pratt,
e. M. Donoho and A.eBuford have not
been heard of for many years; that plain
tiff is not informed whether they be liv-
ing or dead; that if they be dead their
heirs, or if they died leaving a will, their
evise are interested in the subject
matter of this petition; that the snames
of such heirs or devisees, or both, cannot
bO lllSCIL Gu uCltlI ptCduSG they dlS uIl-
known to plaintiff; that the said Joh B.,
Pratt, E. N. Donoho and A. Buford We're
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 interest and estate in
said land owned by said John B. Pratt,
b. NJ. Donoho and A. Buford and, there
fore, is unable to particularly describe
the same, and that in the event of the
death of the said John B. Pratt, e. M.
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n devisees have, by descent or devise,
succeeded to the said interest and estate
of the said John B. Pratt, e. M. Donoho
and A. Buford, from whom their inter-
est in the property herein described is
derived; it is, therefore, 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 commenced against them
in the circuit court OF said county, the OBJ
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-wit:
Lot three go of the northwest quarter,
section Is, township 80 north, range 8
east, So. SO acres, situate in Iron county,
Can itemized statement in the nature
of a tax bill showing the amount of
taxes, interest n costs now due on said
real estate Tor the years aforesaid,
amounting in the aggregate to the sum
of $17.6S, 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 county of Iron, and state of Missouri.
at the courthouse in said county on the
fourth Monday in October next, Q909),
and on or before the third day thereof
(f the term shall so long continue; and,
If 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
as may be necessary to satisfy said judg-
ment, interest and costs, be sold under a
fieri 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.
J.. M. HAWKINS, Clerk.
A true copy:
Attest, with seal, this 18th day of
August, 1909.
(Seal.) j. M. HAWKINS,
Clerk Iron County Circuit Court.