Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-08-19
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

In the circuit court of Iron County, Missouri, in
vacation, July 10Th. 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
7. O'Keefe, Patsey 0 .Keefe, Henry Kennecke, the
unknown heirs and devisees of Henry Kennecke,
deceased.
faction 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 petition and affidavit, setting forth
among other things, that the defendant, Henry
Kennecke. is a nonresident of the State Of Nilsson.
ri, and that he cannot be served with summons in
said state. Plaintiff states that the defendant,
Henry Kennecke, has not been 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 devisees are interested
in the subject matter of this petition; that the
names of such heirs, or %devisees, or both, cannot
be inserted herein because they are unknown to
plaintiff; that the said Henry Kennecke was the
record owner of the land described herein, but
plaintiff has no information except as herein stat
ed of the nature Of the interest and estate in said
land owned by said Henry Kennecke and, there
fore, is unable to particularly describe the same,
and that in the event of the death of the said Hen
ry kennecke his said heirs and devisees have, by
descent or devise, succeeded to said interest and
estate of the said Henry Kennecke, 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 va
cation, 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 en-
force the lien of the state of Missouri, on the fol
lowing real estate, belonging to the said defend.
ants for back taxes for the years 1904, 1905, 1906
and 1907, to wit:
The southeast quarter Of the southeast quarter,
section %, township 81, north, range 3 east, 40
acres, in Iron county, Missouri.
tAn itemized statement in the nature 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
of S5.S7, 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,
tl909) 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 J and plead, answer, or
demur to said PLAINTIFFS 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 judgment, interest and costs, be sold
under a special feri facias to be issued thereon,
1t is further ordered that a copy hereof be pub
lished according to law in the IRON COUNTY REG.
ISTER, a weekly newspaper published in said
county of Iron, and state Of Missouri.
-. j. NJ. HAWKINS, Clerk.
A true copy:
Attest, with seal, this 10th day of July,
SEAL 1909.
j.. M. HAWKINS, Clerk
Iron County Circuit Court,