Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-08-12
Order of Publication.

In the circuit court Of Iron county, Missouri,
in vacation, July 1S, 1909.
The State of Missouri, at the relation and to
the use of !. N. Lewis, collector Of the
revenue of Iron county, Missouri,
against
George w. Smith, the unknown heirs, dew
isees and assigns Of George w. Smith,
deceased, Kate w. Rockwell, Emily w.
Giddings, Marion w. Church, Edward A.
Whiting, Watson B. Rockwell, William
Church, Elijah J. Giddings, sole heirs of
William A. Whiting, 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
aud affidavit, setting forth among
other things, that the defendants
are non-residents Of the state of
Missouri, and that they cannot be served
with summons in said state. Plaintiff states
that the said defendant, George w. Smith,
has not beeen 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 in
terested in the subject matter of this petit
ton, that the names OF such heirs or devil
sees, or both, cannot be inserted herein,
because they are unknown to plaintiff; that
the said George w Smith was the record own
err of an interest in the land described here
in, but plaintiff has no information except as
herein stated of the nature OF the interest and
estate in said land owned by said George
w. Smith, and, therefore, is unable to par
ticularly describe the same, and that in the
event Of the death of the said George w.
Smith, his said heirs and devisees have, by
descent or devise, succeeded to said interest
and estate of the said George w. Smith,
from whom their interest in the property
herein described is derived; it is, therefore,
ordered by the clerk of the circuit court o.
Iron county, Missouri, in vacation, that pub
LEGATION be made notifying said defendant,
that an action has been commenced agains
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 tn,
following real estate, belonging to the sale
defendants, for back taxes for the year
1904, 1905, 1906 and 1907, to wit:
The northeast quarter of the ~northwes
quarter Of section II, township 80, north
range 4 east, containing 40 acres, in Iroi
county, Missouri.
IAN itemized statement in the nature of
tax bill showing the amount of taxes, inter
est and costs now due on said real estate TO
the years aforesaid, amounting in the aggre'
gate to the sum Of $500, is filed with saiC
petition as provided by law.)
And unless they be and appear at the mex
term of said court, to be holden for tn
county Of Iron, and State OF Missouri, a
the courthouse in said county, on the fourt
Monday in October next, [Iooo), and ono
before the third day thereof (f the tern
shall so long continue; and, if not, then be
fore the end Of the term, and plead, answe
or demur to said plaintiffs petition, tn
same will be taken as confessed, judgmer
rendered in accordance with the prayer I
said petition, and said real estate, or S
much thereof as may be necessary to satisf
said judgment, interests and costs, be sol
under a special 6eri facias to be issue
thereon.
1t is further ordered hat a copy herec
be published according TO law in the IRol
COUNTY REGISTER, a weekly newspape
published in said county of Iron, and stat
Of Missouri.
JIM. HAWKINS, Clerk.
Atrue copy.
Attest, with seal, this 18th day Of JUL
(sEAL) 1909.
M. HAWKINS,
Clerk Iron County Circuit Court.