Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-04
oRpER OF PUBLICATION.

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Zig Muddy Coal n Iron Company. a corpo-
ration, plaintin,
Conrad c. Ziegler, the unknown heirs OF
Conrad c. Ziegler, deceased, John Bowling,
the heirs OF o h Bowling, de-
ceased, Lent Hampton. the unknown heirs
OF Lent Hampton, deceased. Jackson Nash,
the heirs OF Jackson Nash, de-
ceased, James ii. Smith, the heirs
OF James H.. Smith, deceased, Alexander
owens, the unknown heirs of Alexander
owens, deceased, Benjamin Hutchinson,
the unknown heirs OF BENJAMIN Hutchin-
son, deceased, William II. Johnson, the un-
known heirs OF William II. johnson, de-
ceased, Rollin Nicholas, the heirs
OF Rollin Nicholas, deceased, Charles U.
shepherd, the unknown heirs OF Charles U.
shepherd, deceased, Forest Shepherd, the
unknown heirs OF Forest shepherd, deceas-
ed, James T.. Munford, the unknown heirs
OF James L. Munford, deceased, William
Hampstead, the unknown heirs OF William
Hampstead, deceased, John Webb, the I'M
known heirs OF John Webb, deceased, John
G. Willbanks, the unknown heirs OF John
G. Willbanks, deceased, defendants.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein
by its attorneys, William r. Edgar and Lou
is F.. Dining, and nles its petition and am
davit, alleging, among other things, that the
defendants aforesaid are not residents OF the
state OF Missouri:
Whereupon it is ordered by the Clerk OF
the Circuit Court in vacation, that said de-
endantS be notified by publication that
plaintiff has commenced a suit against them
the object and general nature OF which Is TO
quiet title to and described in plaintiffs pc
tition, which said petition is in words and
figures rs follows, to wit:
STATE OF MISSOURI, tss
COUNTY OF 80
In the Circuit Court OF iron County, Missou-
Ti-To April Term, 1900.
Big Muddy Coal and Iron Company,a corpo-
ration, plaintiff,
VS..
Conrad q Zeiglar the unknown heirs of Con
rad {. Zeigler, deceased, John Bowling, the
unknown heirs OF 0 Bowling, deceased,
Lent Hampton, the unknown heirs OF Lent
Hampton, deceased, jackson Nash, the un-
known heirs OF Jackson Nash deceased,
James II. Smith, the unknown heirs OF
James II. Smith, deceased, Alexander
owens, the unknown heirs OF Alexander
Owens, deceased, BENJAMIN HUTCHINSON,
the unknown heirs OF BENJAMIN Hutchln-
son, deceased, William H. Johnson, the
unknown heirs OF William II. johnson, de-
ceased, Rollin Nicholas, the heirs
OF Rollin Nicholas, deceased, Charles U.
Shepherd, the unknown heirs OF Charles
U. Shepherd, deceased, Forest shepherd,
the unknown heirs OF Forest Shepherd,
deceased, James E., Muniord, the unknown
heirs OF James E. Munford, deceased, VIII
liam Hampstead, the know heirs OF
william Hampstead, deceased John Webb,
the unknown heirs OF John Webb, de-
ceased, John G.. Willbanks, the unknoWn
heirs OF John &. Willbanks, deceased, de-
PENDANTS.
Plaintiff states that it is a Corporation es-
tablished by the law OF the State OF MIS-
souri,; that it is the owner OF the following
described tracts or parcels OF land sltuatea
in the County OF Iron and State OF MISSOURI
to-wit:
west quarter OF section one ny, township
thirty-two (32), north, range three t3) east;
also the south half OF the southwest quarter
and the east half OF lot four al OF the north
east quarter OF section one ~ in township
thirty-three 1897, north, range three (3) east;
also the west hall OF lot four (l OF the north
west quarter OF section four a. in sald toWn-
ship thirty-three 1881, north, range three (3l
east; east half OF lots Jour al, 1--WE. (5) and
six (6y OF the northeast quarter OF section
five t5) in said township thirty-three t33l,
north, range threet3least; also the southwest
quarter OF northeast quarter and south nall
OF lot one ~ OF the northwest quarter OF
section seven az in said township thirty
three I33), north, range three ~ east; also
the west half OF the northwest quarter and
the east half OF the southwest quarter, and
the southwest quarter OF the southwest
quarter OF section ten lOl in said township
thirty-three 1881, north, range three 90 east;
also the northwest quarter OF the southwest
quarter OF section twelve (12) in said town
ship thirty-three 1887, north, range three (3(
east; also the north half OF the northwest
quarter OF section fifteen (15) in said town
ship thirty-three 1897, north, range three l3l
east; also the east hall OF the northeast
quarter OF the northeast quarter OF section
seventeen IN in said township thirty-three
lbJ), lOEll, range tlTGG lO) cast dlsO lllC
southeast quarter Of the southwest quarter
OF section twenty t20) in said township
thirty-three l33), north, range three i3l east;
also the southwest quarter OF the southeast
quarter OF section twenty = nine t29) in
said township thirty, three 1887, north, range
three (3l east; also the southwest quarter of
the southeast quarter OF section thirty
800 in said township thirty-three 1887, north,
range three t3) east; also the southwest
quarter OF the northwest quarter OF section
thirty-two (32l in said township thirty-three
1889, north, range three t3l east; also the
north hall OF lot two ~ OF the southwest
quarter OF section nineteen q9), township
thirty-three 1884, north, range four az east;
also the north half OF the northwest quarter
and the southwest quarter of the northwest
quarter and the northwest quarter OF the
southwest quarter OF section t~hirty-one (31),
in township thirty-four t34), north, range
four G) east.
Plaintiff further states that the title to all
OF the above described land has emanated
from the United States.
Plaintiff further states that all OF the above
described lands have been in the actual,
open, notorious, hostile and adverse pos
session OF said plaintiff and its grantors for
more than thirty years next before the FL
ing OF this petition.
Plaintiff further states that Plaintiff and
PLAINTIFFS %grantors have paid the taxes on
all OF said above described lands for more
than thirty-one consecutive years immedi-
ately preceding the filing OF this petition,
and that non OF the defendants, nor any
person under whom they or either OF them
claim or might claim title, have been in act
ual possession OF said lands or any portion
thereof, or have paid any taxes thereon for
more Than th1rty-One years Immediately
preceding the filing OF this petition, nor have
they, or either OF them, ever brought any
action to recover said property or any part
thereof.
Plaintiff further states that the defendants
claim TO have some title, estate or interest
in the property above described, the nature
n extent OF whose interest, or from whom
TnuiNrnI fhiG 1nVnfifF / q unable fn p IN
more definitely because the facts are I'M
known to him.
Plaintiff further states that the nknow
heirs, devisees, and assigns OF Conrad C.
Zeigler, deceased, are such persons as I'M
der the laws OF the State OF Missouri would
inherit as the next OF kin OF said deceased,
or are such persons as may be named as de-
Visees or legatees OF the deceased in the
will Of the deceased, and are such persons as
may have acquired some right, title or
interest or claim OF right title or inter-
est as assigns or grantees OF said Con-
rad G. Zeigler, deceased; that the names
and number OF said unknown heirs, devisees
or assigns are to this plaintiff unknown,
thai the deed records OF Iron County do not
disclose their names or the number OF
said unknown heirs, devisees or ~as-
signs, or the interest that said UNI
known heirs, devisees or assigns may
claim in sat1 real estate; that it is
impossible for the plaintiff to further de-
scribe the said parties or their interest, or to
state more definitely whether said parties
claim as heirs, devisees or assigns, or
grantees OF said deceased, and it cannot in
sert their names because they are unknown
TO it; that plaintiff cannot describe their
interest more definitely for the reason that
the above contains all the Information that
plaintiff has or can obtain aaAto said par
ties, their names, or the mature OF their
claims, or the extent OF the same.
PlalntiI further states that the unknown
heirs, devisees and assigns OF John Bowling,
deceased, are such persons as under the
laws OF the State OF Missouri would inherit
as the next OF kin OF said deceased, or are
such persons as may be named as devisees
or legatees Of the deceased in the will OF the
deceased, and are such persons as may have
acquired some right, title or interest, or
claim OF right, title or interest as assigns,
or grantees, of said John Bowling, deceased:
that the names and number OF said un-