Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-25
on PuBLIcATIoN.
STATE on MISSOURI, :.


In the Circuit Court OF Iron County. Missou-
Rim vacation, February II. 1903. To April
Term. 1903.
rig Muddy Coal and Iron Company. a corpo-
ration, plainti1,
Conrad c. Zieeler. the unknown heirs OF
conrad C. Ziegler, deceased, John Bowling,
the unknown heirs OF O h Bowling, de-
ceased, LEM Hampton. the unknown heirs
OF Len hampton. deceased, jackson Nash,
the unknown heirs OF jackson Nash, de-
ceased, James II. Smith. the unknown heirs
Of flames II. Smith, deceased, Alexander
owens, the nknow heirs OF
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 unknown heirs
Of Roilin Nicholas, deceased, Charles Y.
shepherd, the unknown heirs OF Charles L.
Shepherd, deceased, Forest Shepherd, the
unknown heirs OF Forest shepherd ,deceas-
ed. James L. 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. Nilbanks, the unknown heirs of John
G. Willbanks, deceased, defendants.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein
bv its attorneys, William X. Edgar and Lou
is F. Dining, and nles IFS petition and am
davtt. alleging, anon other things, that the
defendants aforesaid are not residents OF the
state OF Missouri: ,
Whereupon il is ordered by the Clerk Of
the Circuit Court in vacation, that said de-
fcndauts be notified by publication that
plaintiff has commenced a suit against them
the object and general nature OF vhichis to
quiet tide 10 land described in PLAINTIFFS pc
tition, which said petition is in words and
figures as follows, to wit;
STATE OF MISSOURI ss
COUNTY OF RON.
In the Circuit Court OF Iron County, M1ssou-
ri-To April Term, 1898.
Big Muddy Coal and Iron Company,a corpo-
ration, plaintiff,
Conrad C. Zeigler, the unknown heirs oiCon-
rad G. Zeigler, deceased, John Bowling, the
unknown heirs OF John 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 H.. Smith, deceased, Alexander
Owens, the unknown heirs OF Alexander
owens, deceased, Benjamin HUTCHINSON,
the unknown heirs OF BENJAMIN hutchlh-
son, deceased, william II. Johnson, the
unknown heirs OF william H. Johnson, de-
ceased, Rollin Nicholas, the unknown heirs
Of Rollin Nicholas, deceased, Charies y
shepherd, the unknown heirs OF Charles
U. Shepherd, deceased, Forest Shepherd
the unknown heirs OF Forest shepherd
deceased, James Z, Munford. the unknown
heirs OF James Z. Munford, deceased, VA,
liam Hampstead, the unknown heirs Of
William Hampstead, deceased, John webb
the unknown heirs OF John Webb, de-
ceased, John G. Willbanks, the unknown
heirs OF John q. Willbanks, deceased, de-
PIaintiff states that it is a Corporation es'
tablished by the laws OF the state OF MIS-
souri,; thai it is the owner OF the 1olloWlne
described tracts or parcels OF land sltuatec
in the County OF Iron and State OF MISSOURI
Tie east half OF lot two (2l OF the north,
west quarter OF section one l toWnshiI
thirty-two (32l, north, range three t3l east
also The south half OF the southwest quarter
and the east hall OF lot Jour Al OF the norm
east quarter OF section n ~, IN toWnshlI
thirty-three 1887, north, n three () east
also the west half OF lot four (4) OF the north
west quarter OF section four (4l in said town
ship thirty-three 1887, north, range three Is
east; east hall Of lots four "a nve. tol ant
six 10y OF the northeast quarter OF sectiol
five (5) in said township thirty-three t33)
north, range three(5)east; also ~the-southWeS
quarter OF northeast quarter ana south nal
of lot one ~ OF the northwest quarter O
section seven () in said township thlrty'
three (J3), north, range three ~ east; also
the west half OF the northwest quarter anC
the east half OF the southwest quarter, anc
the southwest quarter of the southTes
quarter OF section ten (t0) in said toWnshlI
thirty-three 1897, north, range three tSl east
also the northwest quarter OF the s%outhwes
quarter OF section twelve 12) in said town
snip thirty-three 1887, north, range three %
east; also the north hall OF the northWes
IluLltI Va HCCllOl llllCNh tlCI Al $3.50 $500
SHIP tbifty-three 1897, north, range three u
cast; also the east hall OF the northeas
quarter OF the northeast quarter OF sector
seventeen (17) in said township th1rty-thret
(}3(, north, range three 81 east; also tbs
southeast quarter OF the southwest quartz
OF section twenty t20) in said township
~thirty-three (33), north, n three ~ east
also the southwest quarter OF the southeas
quarter OF section twenty nine t29) il
said township thirty three 1887, north, rang
three (3j east; also the southwest quarter o
the southeast quarter OF section thirt!
1907 in said township thirty-three 1887, north
range three () east; also the southwes
quarter Of the northwest quarter OF section
tnirty-two 1927 in said township thirty-thret
(33l, north, range three (3l east; also thu
north half OF lot two (2) OF the southwes
quarter OF section nineteen 10y, township
thirty-three 1887 north, range four (1 east
also the north hall OF the northwest quartz,
and the southwest quarter OF the northwes
quarter and the northwest quarter OF thu
southwest quarter OF section thirty-one (31)
in township thlrty-four (3D, north, rang,
four az east.
Plaintiff further states hat the title to al
OF the above described land has manat
from the United States.
Plaintiff further states that all OF the abov,
described lands nave been in the actual
open, notorious, hostile and adverse pos
session OF said plaintiff and its g%rantors TO
more than thirty years next before the Ill
ing OF this petition.
Plaintiff further states that Plaintiff ant
Plaintiffs g%rantors have paid the taxes Oh
all OF said above described lands for NOR
than thirty-one consecutive years immedi
ately preceding the filing OF this petition
and that non OF the defendants, nor an,
person under whom they or either OF then
claim or might claim title, have been in act
ual possession OF said lands or any portion
thereof, or have paid any taxes thereon 10
more than thirty-one years immediatel.
preceding the filing OF this petition, nor hay
they, or either .of them, ever brought an.
action TO recover said property or any par
thereof.
Plaintiff further states that the defendant
claim to have some title, estate or interes
in the property above described, the natur
and extent OF whose interest, or from whom
derived, this plaintiff is unable to stat
more definitely because the facts are un
known to him..
Plaintiff further states that the unknown
heirs, devisees, II assigns of Conrad c
Ieigler, deceased, are such persons as un
der the laws OF the State of Missouri woulC
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 tn,
will OF the deceased, and are such persons al
may have acquired some right, title o.
interest or claim OF right title or inter
est as assigns or grantees of said Con
rad c.. Zeigler, deceased; that the names
n number OF said unknown heirs, deviseel
or assigns are to this plaintiff unknown
that the deed records of Iron County do no
disclose their names or the number o
said unknown heirs, devisees or as
signs, or the interest that said un
known heirs, devisees or assigns ma,
claim in sail real estate; that it il
impossible for the plaintiff to further de
scribe the said parties or their interest, or K
state more definitely whether said partieH
claim as heirs, devisees or assigns. OF
grantees OF said deceased, and 1t cannot in
sert their names because they are unknown
to it; that plaintiff cannot describe theil
interest more definitely Tor the reason tina
the above contains all the information tina
plaintiff has or can obtain as to said par
ties, their names, or the nature OF thei
claims, or the extent OF the m
Plaintiff further states that the unknown
heirs, deyisees and assigns OF 0 Bowling
deceased, are such persons as under til,
laws Of the State Of Missouri would inheri
as the mex OF kin OF said deceased, or ar,
such persons as may be named as devisee
or legatees OF the deceased in the will OF thu
deceased, and are such persons as may hav,
acquired some right, title or interest, Of
claim OF right, title or interest as assigns
or grantees, OF said o Bowling, deceased
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