Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-02
D OF PUBLICATION.

In the Circuit Court of Iron county, Mis-
souri,, in vacation, August 18th, 1909.
The State of Missouri, at the relation
and to the use of ]. N. Lewis, collector
of the revenue of Iron county, Missouri,
against
j. w. Kerr, Benjamin F. Goyero, G. M.
Wooden, James M. Drummond, Asbury
C. Farnham, the unknown heirs and
d~evisees of Asbury c.. Farnham, de-
ceased; John HI. Weber, M. F. Durbin
and Margaret A. Jones.
(Action to enforce lien for taXes.)
Now at this day m the plaintiff,
j.. N. Lewis, collector of the revenue of
Iron county, Missouri, and files his petit
ton and affidavit, setting forth among
other things, that the defendants c. NJ.
Wooden, James M. Drummond, Asbury Z.
Farnham, John H. Weber, M. F. Durbin
and Margaret A. Jones are non-residents
of the state of Missouri, and that they
canno be served with ummons in said
state. Plaintiff states that the defend
ant Asbury c. Farnham has not been
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
interested 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 Asbury c. Farm
ham was the record owner of an inter-
est 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
Asbury C. Farnham and, therefore, is
unable to particularly describe the same,
and that in the event of the death of the
said Asbury c. Farnham his said heirs
and devisees have, by descent or devise,
succeeded to the said interest and estate
of the said Asbury c. Farnham, from
whom their interest in THE property
herein described is derived; 1T is
In-aFo apIaro1 hrr tla- a1nrIy ~ tho
circuit court of Iron county, Mo-, in va
cation, thai 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 enforce
the lien # the state of Missouri, on the
following real estate, belonging to the
said defJy dants, for back taxes for the
years 19N 1905, 1906 and 1907, to-wit:
The mort east quarter Of the southeast
quarter, etion 10, township 80. range 3
east, 40 gres; the southwest quarter of
the soutH asst quarter, section 36. town
ship 50, Ynge 3 east, 40 acres; the south
west qul,ter of the northeast quarter.
section ~, township so, range 3 east, 40
acres; the northeast quarter of the north
west quarter, section %, township 32,
range 3 east, 40 acres; the southwest
quarter of the southeast quarter, section
27, township 81, range 3 east, 40 acres;
the north half Of the southeast quarter,
section IS, township 80, range 3 east, so
acres; the northwest quarter of the south-J
west quarter, section %, township 80,
range 8 east, 40 acres; situate in Irora
county Missouri. J
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 $3S. SO, 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 Tor
the county of Iron, and state Of Missouri,
at the courthouse in said county on the
fourth Monday in October next, $500.
and on or before the third day thereof
Gf the term shall so long continue; and,
if not. then before the end of the term,
and plead, answer or demur to said plain
tiff's 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 iudg-
ment. interest and costs. be sold under a
special fieri faeias to be issued thereon.
1t is further ordered that a copy hereof
be published according to law in the Iron
County Register. a weekly newspaper
published in said county of Iron. and
state of Missouri.
]. M. HAWKINS, Clerk.
A true copy:
Attest, with seal, this 18th day Of
August, 1909.
(Seal.) j. M. HAWKINS,
Clerk Iron County Circuit Court.