Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-03-10
Order of Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI, o..
COUNTY OF IRON, S.
In the Circuit Court, April Term, 1910.
James 0. Scott, Plaintiff,

COUNTY OF IRON,
In the Circuit Court, April Term, 1910.
James 0. Scott, Plaintiff,
VS..
Edward D. Crossman and the unknown
heirs, devisees and assigns OF Edward D..
Crossman, deceased, Defendants.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff here
in, by his Attorney, VIM. r. Edgar, and files
his petition and affidavit, alleging, among
other things, that defendants, Edward D..
Crossman and the unknown heirs, d~evisees
and assigns of Edward d. Crossman, de-
ceased, are not residents OF the State of Mis-
souri,, and cannot be served with
herein; whereupon, it is ordered by the
clerk of the circuit court, in vacation, that
said defendants be notified by publication
that plaintiff has commenced a suit against
them in this court, the object and general
nature Of which is to try, ascertain and de-
fine the title of the parties plaintiff and de-
PENDANTS in and to the following described
lands in Iron County, Missouri, to wit: the
southeast quarter Of the northwest quarter,
and the southwest quarter of the northeast
quarter of section twenty-five (22) in town
ship thirty-fve (35),north, OF range one ID
west.
Plaintiff alleges that the plaintiff, James o..
Scott, owns and claims to W the fee
simple title in and to said lands. Plaintiff
further alleges that the defendants are assert
ing or claiming some right, title or interest
in and to said lands adverse to and which is
a cloud on the title of plaintiff; that there
are persons asserting or claiming some right,
title and interest in and TO said lands adverse
~ fha plaintiff whOca nomas are unkuOwn fp
plaintiff, and whose names cannot be insert
ed herein as they are unknown to plaintiff;
that the unknown heirs, devisees and as
signs of Edward D Crossman, 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 deceased, or are
such persons as may have acquired some
right, title or interest of claim of right, title
or interest as assigns or grantees OF the said
Edward D. Crossman, deceased; that the
names and number of said unknown heirs,
devisees and assigns are TO the plaintiff I'M
known; that the deed records of Iron Coun-
ty do not disclose the names or the number
of the unknown heirs, devisees or assigns,
or the interest that the said unknown heirs,
devisees or assigns may claim in and to said
property; that it is impossible for plaintiff to
further describe the said parties or their in
%terests, or to state more definitely or certain
ly whether said parties claim as heirs, d~evisees
or assigns or grantees OF the deceased; that
he cannot insert herein their names because
they are unknown to him; that he cannot
describe their interest or claims any more
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reason that the above contains all the in
formation and knowledge which the plaintiff
has or can obtain as to said parties, their
names or the manner of their claims or the
extent OF the same.
Plaintiff further alleges that he has paid
the taxes on said property under a claim Of
ownership for more than ten years next be-
fore the filing Of this suit, all of which is
more clearly set out in plaintiffs petition
filed in the above entitled case.
And that unless the said Edward d.
Crossman and the unknown heirs, dew
isees and assigns of Edward d. Crossman,
deceased, be and appear at this court atthe
next term thereof, to be begun and holden at
the courthouse in the City Of ~Ironton, in said
County, on the 25th day Of April next, and on
or before the third day thereof (if the term
shall SO long continue; and, if not, then on
or before the last day Of SAID term, answer
or plead to the petition in said cause, the
same will be taken as confessed, and judg-
ment will be rendered accordingly.
1t is further ordered that copy hereof be
published according to law in the IRON
COUNTY REGISTER, a newspaper published
in said county Of Iron, for four weeks sue
cessively, published at least once a week,
the last insertion to be at least thirty days
before the first day Of said next April term
of this Court.
J. M. HAWKINS, Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record
Witness nv hand, and seal Of the Cir
cult Court Of Iron County, Mis-
(sEAL) souri,, this 5th day Of Febru-
airy, 1910.
j. M. HAWKINS,
Clerk Iron County Circuit Court.