Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-11
D OF PUBLICATION.

rim vacation, February II. 1908. To April
Term, 1909.
Big Muddy Coal and Iron Company, a corpo-
ration, p~laintin,
CONRAD c. Ziegler, the unknown heirs OF
conrad G. Ziegler, deceased, John Bowling,
the unknown heirs OF John 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 unknown heirs
OF James II. 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 UNI
known heirs OF William H. Johnson, de-
ceased, Rollin Nicholas, the unknown 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 Z. Munford, the unknown heirs
OF James 4. Munford, deceased, William
Hampstead, the unknown heirs OF William
Hampstead, deceased, job Webb, the un-
known heirs OF John Webb, deceased, John
G. Wilbanks, 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 afh-
davtt, alleging, among 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-
PENDANTS be notified by publication that
plaintiff has commenced a suit against them
the object and general nature OF whichls TO
quiet title to land described in plaintiffs pc
tition, which said petition is in words and
figures as follows, to wit:
STATE OF MISSOURI, &c
COUNT OF IRON. 90
In the Circuit Court of iron County, Missou-
ri-To April Term, 1919.
Big Muddy Coal and Iron Company, "a corpo-
ration, plaintiff,
Conrad C. Zeigler, the unknown heirs oiCon-
rad c. Zeigler, deceased, John Bowling, the
unknown heirs OF John Bowling, deceased,
Lent Hampton, the unknown heirs OF Lent
Hampton, deceased, jackson Nash, the UNI
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 Hutchln-
son deceased, William II. Johnson, the
unknown heirs of william II, johnson, de-
ceased, Rollin Nicholas, the unknown heirs
OF Rollin Nicholas, deceased, Charles U.
Shepherd, the unknown heirs OF Charles
U. Shepherd, deceased, Forest shepherd,
the heirs of Forest shepherd,
deceased, James E. Muuford, the unknown
heirs OF James f. Muuford, deceased, VIII
liam Hampstead, the unknown heirs OIL
William Hampstead, deceased, John Webb,
the unknown heirs OF John Webb, de-
ceased, John G. Willbanks, the Unknown
heirs of John G. Willbanks. deceased, de-
PENDANTS,
Plaintiff states that it is a Corporation es-
tablished by the laws OF the State Of Mis-
souri,; that it is the owner OF the following
described tracts or parcels OF land situated
in the County OF Iron and State OF Missouri,
to-wit:
west quarter OF section one ~, township
thirty-two (32), north, range three t3l east;
also the south hall OF the southwest quarter
and the east half OF lot four Of the north
east quarter OF section one ~, in toWnshlp
thirty-three 1887, north, range three ~ east;
also the west hall OF lot four l4) OF the north-
west quarter OF section four az in said own
ship thirty-three [33l, north, range three (3l
east; east half Of lots four (l, hVe t5l ana
six (G) OF the northeast quarter OF section
five t5l in said township thirty-thfee 1881,
north, range three(3least; also the southWest
quarter OF northeast quarter and south half
OF lot one ~ OF the northwest quarter OF
section seven ~ in said township thirty
three t33(, north, range three W east; also
the west half OF the northwest quarter ana
the east half OF the southwest quarter, and
the southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter OF section ten tl0) in said township
thirty-three 1887, north, range three tl east;
also the northwest quarter OF the southwest
quarter OF section twelve (12) in said town
ship ~thirty-three 1897, north, range three 10y
east; also the north hall OF the northwest
quarter of section fifteen t15) in said town
ship thirty-three 1887, north, range three 81
east; also the east half OF the northeast
quarter OF the northeast quarter OF section
seventeen (i7) in said township thirty-three
(33), north, range three t3l east; also the
southeast quarter OF the southwest quarter
OF section twenty (20) in said township
thirty-three 1897, north, range three l3l east;
also the southwest quarter OF the southeast
quarter OF section twenty nine (29l in
said township thirty three 1897, north, range
three (3l east; also the southwest quarter of
the southeast quarter OF section thirty
1907 in said township thirty-three (33l north,
range three (D east; also the southwest
quarter of the northwest quarter OF section
thirty-two 1927 in said township thirty-three
(33l, north, range three (3) east; also the
north half Of lot two (2) Of the southwest
quarter OF section nineteen 10y, township
thirty-three t33,l north, range four (i 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 thirty-one t31l,
in township thirty-iour t34l, north, range
four (4l 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 g%rantors for
more than thirty years next before the fl
ing OF this petition.
Plaintiff further states that Plaintiff and
Plaintiffs grantors a paid the taxes Oh
all OF said above described lands for more
han thirty-one consecutive years immedi-
ately preceding the filing OF this petition,
and that none 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 axes thereon for
more than thirty-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 ave some title, estate or interest
in the property above described, the nature
and extent OF whose interest, or from whom
derived, this plaintiff is unable to state
more definitely because the facts are I'M
known to him.
Plaintiff further states that the unknown
heirs, devisees, and assigns OF Conrad G.
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 C. Zeigler, deceased; that the names
and number OF said unknown heirs, devisees
or assigns are to this plaintiff unknown,
that 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 un-
claim in sail 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 1t; that plaintiff cannot describe their
interest more definitely for the reason that
the above contains all the information HI
plaintiff has or can obtain as to said par
ties, their names, or the nature OF their
claims, or the extent OF the same.
Plaintiff 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