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

In the circuit court of Iron Count y, Missouri, in
vacation, August 18th. 1909.
The State of Missouri, at the relation and to the
nse OF j. N. Lewis, collector of the revenue of
Iron county, Missouri.
against
Gus. Funk, j.. S. Benson, Henry G. Hart. the un.
known heirs and devisees Of Henry G. Hart, de-
ceased, J.. w. Kerr, George p. Miller. the un-
known heirs and d%evisees of George P. Miller,
deceased, the Martin Clothing Company, a cor.
poration organized under the laws of the State
of Missouri, William Harrison, the unknown
heirs and devisees of William Harrison deceased,
John Thomas, the unknown heirs and devisees
of John Thomas, deceased, j. W. Bergman, John
|, Marshall, sheriff Iron county, Trustee, Mrs.
Della A. Pilley, Mrs. Mary P. Shultz, Maybelle
Pilley, a minor, sole heirs of G. A. Pilley de.
ceased, Elizabeth Karn. the unknown heirs and
devisees of Elizabeth Karn, deceased, Mary f.
Clarkson, (widow) ]. Walter ClarksOn. George
w. Clarkson, Mrs. Lille Green, Joseph G. Clark
son, L. Rosser Clarkson, (widow) and sole heirs
of Joseph g.. C~larksOn, deceased, defendants.
faction 10 enforce lien for taxes.l
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 defendants, Henry
G.. Hart, George p. Miller, William Harrison,
John Thomas, Elizabeth Karn, j. Walter Clark,
son, Joseph q. Clarkson and Maybelle Pillev, n
minor, are non residents of the State of Missouri,
and that they cannot be served with umnOn in
said state. Plaintiff states that the defendants,
Henry 9. Hart, George P. Miller, William Harri-
SUM- JOll IuOUldS anu EILdDtLH hdTu,
have not been heard of for many years; that
plaintiff 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 devisees are interest
ed 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 G. Hart, George
p. Miller, William Harrison, John Thorn.
as and Elizabeth karn were the record own
ers 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 c. Hart, George p.
Miller, William Harrison, job Thomas and Eliza
beth karn, and, therefore, is unable to particular.
ly describe the same, and that in the event of the
death Of the said Henry 9. Hart, George P. Mil
Ter, William Harrison, John Thomas and Eliza.
beth Karn, their said heirs and devisees have by
descent or devise, succeeded to said interest and
estate of the said Henry c. Hart, George P. Nil,
Ter, William Harrison, John Thomas and
Elizabeth Karn, from whom their inter.
rest 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 southwest quarter,
section 80, township 81, north, range 3 east, 40
acres ulSO bne UNDIVIDED ODe-nat interest III ana
to the northeast quarter of the northwest quar-
ter and the west half OF the northwest quarter of
section %, 100 acres, in same township and
range; also all of the southwest quarter of the
southwest qnarter, section %, in anne township
and range, 40 acres-situated in Iron county, Mis-.
souri,.
IAN 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 Sl2.27, 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,
(1909) and on or before the third day thereof (if
the term shall so long continue; and, if, not, then
before the end of the term, 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. e
j. NJ. HAWKINS, Clerk.
A true copy;
Attest, with seal, this 18th day of August,
[sEALl 1909.
j. M. HAWKINS, Clerk
Iron County Circuit Court.