Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-02
Order of Publication.

In the Circuit Court of Iron county,
Missouri, in vacation-August IA,
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
Gus. Funk, j. w. Kerr, George P Mil
Ter, the unknown heirs and devisees
OF George P. Miller, deceased. Henry
G. Hart, the unknown heirs and
devisees of Henry G. Hart, deceased,
DR.. B. H Iwart, Albert j. Zwart,
Rene M, Reese and Joseph A.Zwart.
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 petition and affidavit, setting
forth, among other things, that
the defendants, George P. Mil
Ter and Henry c., Hart are
non-residents of the State of Missouri,
and that they cannot be served with
summons in said state Plaintiff states
that the defendants, George p. Mil
Ter and HenryC Hart, 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
ing a will, their devisees are interested
in the subject matter OF this petition;
that the names of such heirs or devil
sees, or both, cannot be inserted here
in because they are unknown to plain
tiff; that the said George P. Miller and
Henry G Hart 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 TO-
terest and estate in said land owned
by said George P, Miller and Henry
G, Hart, and, therefore, is unable to
particularly describe the same, and
that in the event of the death of the
said George P. Miller and Henry G.
Hart their said heirs and devisees
have, by descent or devise, succeeded
to the said interest and estate of the
said George P. Miller and Henry G
Hart from whom their interest in
the property herein described
is derived; it is, therefore, or
dered by the clerk of the circuit
court. of Iron county, Missouri, in va
cation, that publication be made, mott
flying 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 enforce the lien Of the State of Mis-
souri, on the following real estate,
situate in Iron county, Missouri, be-
longing TO the said defendants for
back taxes for the years 1905, 1906
and 1907, to wit:
All of the west half of lot one (1),
and part Of the east half Of lot two (2)
all in the northwest quarter, sec.
ton A., township 80, north, range 3
east, containing 70 acres, situate in
Iron county, Missouri.
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 5 5.39,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 court house
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 Pc
tition, the same will be taken as CON
fessed, judgment rendered in accord
ance with the prayer of said petition,
and said real estate, or so much there
Of as may be necessary to satisfy said
judgment, interest and costs, be sold
under a special fieri facias to be issued
thereon.
1t is further ordered that a copy
hereof be published according to law
In the Iron COUNTY REGISTER, d
weekly newspaper published in said
County Of Iron, and State Of Missouri.
J. M. HAWKINS, Clerk.
A true copy:
Attest, with seal, this 14th day Of
[sEAL] August. 1909.
J. M. HAWKINS, Clerk