Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-08-26
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

In the Circuit Court of Iron county. Mis-
souri,, in vacation, August 18th. 1909.
The State of Missouri, at the relation
and to the use of j. N. Lewis, collector
of the Tevenue of Iron county, Missouri,
against
John w. Usher, DR.. Il. ii. Zwart, Albert
}. Zwart, Mrs. Rene M. Reese, Joseph
a. Zwart, John b. Pratt, the unknown
heirs and devisees of John 3. Pratt,
deceased; L. NJ. Donoho, the unknown
heirs and d~eyisees of Il. NJ. Donoho,
deceased; o /. Marshall, sheriff Iron
county, trustee; Jeff Rains, A. Buford,
the unknown heirs and d~evisees of A.
Buford, deceased.
(Action 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 petit
ton and affidavit, setting forth among
other things, that the defendants 0
B.. Pratt, L. M. Donoho and A. Buford
are non-residents of the state of Mis-
souri,, and that they cannot be served
with summons in said state, Plaintiff
states that the defendants John b.. Pratt,
E. M. Donoho and A. Buford have not
been heard of for many years; that plain
tiff is not informed whether they b. liv-
ing or dead; that if they be dead their
heirs, or if they died leaving a will, their
are interested in the subject
matter of this petition; that the names
of such heirs or devisees, or both, cannot
VIC illSGIttu DtlGll btCduSC they are ul-
known to plaintiff; that the said John b.,
Pratt, d. NJ. Donoho and A.. Buford were
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,
d.. 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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and devisees have, by descent or devise,
succeeded to the said interest and estate
of the said John B. Pratt, r.. 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 pack taxes for
the years 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1907, to-wit:
Lot three go of the northwest quarter,
section is, township 33 north, range 8
east, 55.9S acres, situate in Iron county,
Mo.
Can itemized statement in the nature
of a tax bill showing the amount of
taxes, interest and costs now due on said
real estate LOT 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
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, Q909),
and on or before the third day thereof
Qf the term shall so long continue; and,
If Mt, then before the end of the term,
an1plead, answer or demur to said plain
try petition, the same will be taken as
confessed, judgment rendered in accord
ai&e with the prayer of said petition,
anAsaid real estate, or so much thereof
as Ely be necessary to satisfy said judg-
menG interest and costs, be sold under a
special tieri 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.
]. M. HAWKINS, Clerk.
A true copy:
Attest, with seal, this 18th day of
August, 1909.
(Seal.) j. M. HAWKINS,
Clerk Iron County Circuit Court.