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 tn, 1909,
The State of Missouri, at the relation
and to the use of j. N. Lewis, collector
of the revenue of Iron county, Missouri,
against
j. Block, the unknown heirs and devlsees
of ]. Block, deceased; William Siger-
SON. the unknown heirs and deyisees
of William Sigerson, deceased; Josiah
Fogg, the unknown heirs and devisees
of Josiah Fogg, deceased; James Craw-
ford, the unknown heirs and devisees
of James Crawford, deceased; John /.
Marshall, sheriff Iron county, trustee,
and Peter f.. Wilson.
CAction 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
tion and affidavit, setting forth among
other things, that the defendants j.
Block, William Sigerson, Josiah Fogg
and James Crawford are non residents of
the state of Missouri, and that they can
not be served with summons in said
state. Plaintiff states that the defend
ants j. Block, William Sigerson, Josiah
Fogg and James Crawford have not been
heard of for many years; that plaintiff is
not informed whether they be living or
dead; that If they be dead their heirs.
or if they died leaving a will their de-
visees, are interested in the subject mat
ter of this petition; that the names of
such heirs or deViSees, or both, cannot
be inserted herein because they are I'M
known tc plaintiff; that the said j. Block,
William Sigerson, Josiah Fogg and James
Crawford 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 inter-
est and estate in said land owned by
said j. Block, William Sigerson, Josiah
Fogg and James Crawford and, therefore,
is unable to particularly describe the
same, and that in the event of the death
Of the said j. Block, William Sigerson,
Josiah Fogg and James Crawford their
said heirs and deVisees have, by descent
or devise, succeeded to the said interest
and estate of the said j. Block. William
Sigerson, Josiah Fogg and James Craw-
ford, from whom their interest in the
property herein described is derived; it
is, therefore, ordered by the clerk of the
circuit court of Iron county, Mo, In va
cation, that publication be made notify
ing said defendants 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 following real estate, belonging to
the said defendants, for pack taxes for
the years 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1907. to-wit:
The northeast quarter of the northeast
quarter. section 20, township 35 north,
range ! east, 40 acres, situate in Iron
county, Missouri.
Can 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 $500, 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, $4,000
and on or before the third day thereof
(f the term shall so long continue; and.
II not. then before the end of the terml,
and plead, answer or demur to said plain
tiff's petition, the same will be- taken as
confessed. judgment rendered in accord
nnce with the prayer Of said petition.
and said real estate. or so much thereof
as may be nacess4fy to satisfy said iudg-
ment. interest n costs, be sold under a
special fierl facias to be issued thereon.
II Is further ordered that a copy hereof
he published according TO law I'M the Iron
County Register, a weekly newspaper
published in said county Of Iron, and
state of Missouri.
j. M HAWKINS, Clerk.
"A true copy:
Attest, with seal, this It'll day Of
August. 1909.
(Seal.) j. M. HAWKINS.
Clerk Iron County Circuit Court.
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