Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-04
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

In the circuit court OF Iron county, Missouri
in vacation, March 7th, 1912.
The State OF Missouri, at the relation and to
the use OF Jos. G. Forshee, collector OF the
revenue OF Iron county, Missouri,
against
Samuel Thompson, the unknown heirs and
devisees of Samuel Thompson, Luke Will
SON. the unknown heirs and devisees of
CAction to enforce lien for taxes
Now at this day comes the plaintifi, Jos.
G. Forshee, collector OF the revenue OF Iron
county, Missouri, and files his petition and
affidavit, setting forth among other things,
that the defendants are non-residents OF the
state Of Missouri and that they cannot be
served with summons in said state.
Plaintiff states that the defendants have
not been heard OF for many years; that
plaintiff is not informed whether they be
| living or dead; that il they be dead their
devisees are interested in the subject matter
i OF this petition; that the names OF such heirs
| or deyisees, or both cannot be inserted here
| in because they are unknown to plaintiff;
| that the said Samuel Thompson and Luke
! Whilson were the record owners OF the land
| described herein, but plaintin has no infor-'
nation except as herein stated OF the nature
of the interest and estate in said land owned
/ by said Samuel Thompson and Luke Whilson,
and. therefore, is unable to particularly de-
| scribe the same, and that in the event OF the
death OF the said Samuel Thompson and
Luke Whilson their said heirs and deyisees
| have, by descent or devise, succeeded to the
! said interest and estate OF the said Samuel
| Thompson and Luke Whilson from whom
their interest in the property herein describ-
ed is derived. 1t is, therefore, ordered by the
Clerk OF the Circuit Court OF Iron
County, Missouri, in vacation, that pub
lication be made notifying 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 back taxes for the years 1908,
1909 and 1910, to wit:
The south half OF the northwest quarter in
section thirty-two, township thirty -one,
range three east, in Iron County, Missouri.
tan itemiZed statement in the nature OF a
tax bill showing the amount OF taxes, inter-
est and costs now due on said real estate tor
the years aforesaid, amounting in the ag-
gregate to the sum OF S6.5l, is filed with said
petition as provided by 1aw.)
And unless they be and appear at the next
term OF said court to be holden for the coun-
ty of Iron, and state OF Missouri, at the court
house in said county on the fourth Monday
in April next, 1912l, and on or before the
third day thereof iii the term shall so long
continue; and, ii not, then before the end oil
the term), and plead, answer, or demur tc
said plaintiffs petition, the same will be TAX
en- as confessed, Judgment rendered in ac-
cordance with the prayer OF said petition
and said real estate, or so much thereof as
may be necessary to satisfy said Judgment
interest and COSTS be sold under a specia
fieri facias TO be issued thereon.
1t is further ordered that copy hereof bt
published according to law in the IRos
COUNTY REGISTER, weekly newspaper pub
lished in said county OF Iron, and state 0
Missouri. j. NJ. HAWKINS, Clerk.
A true copy from the record:
Attest, with seal, this 9th. day OF March
T JIM, HAWKINS, Clerk
III Iron County Circuit Court.