Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-17
Order of Publication.

In the Circuit Court of Iron County, Mis-
souri,, in vacation, May 10, 1915.
The State of Missouri, at the relation and
to the use of B. P. Burnham, Collector of
the Revenue of Iron County, Missouri,
against
Fred Ball, Robert Adams, Charles E.
Cannon, William A. Whiting, George w,
Smith and George c. Bowen, if living; or
the unknown %consort, heirs and devisees
of Fred Ball, Robert Adams, Charles E.
Cannon, William A. Whiting, George W.
Smith and George C, Bowen, if they be
dead, defendants.
Action to Enforce Lien for Taxes.)
Now at this day comes the plaintiff, B.
P. Burnham, Collector of the Revenue of
Iron County, Missouri, and files his petition
and affidavit, setting forth among other
things, that the defendants, Fred Ball,
Robert Adams, Charles E. Cannon, Will
liam A, Whiting, George w. Smith and
George C. Bowen, if living; or the unknown
c%onsort, heirs and dcvisees of Fred Bail,
Robert Adams, Charles E. Cannon, William
A. Whiting, George W. Smith and George
C. Bowen, if they be dead, are non-resi-
dents of the State of Missouri, and that they
| cannot be served with m in said
State.
Plaintiff states that the defendants, Fred
Ball, Robert Adams, Charles E. Cannon,
William A. Whiting, George w. Smith and
George c. Bowen, have not been heard OF
for many years; that plaintiff is not inform
ed whether they be living or dead; that il
they be dead their heirs, or if they died
leaving a will, Their 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 Fred
Ball, Robert Adams, Charles f. Cannon
William A. Whiting, George w. Smith ano
George C. Bowen, were the record owner!
of the land described herein, but plaintiff
has no information except as herein stated o
the nature of the interest and estate in sale
land owned by said Fred Ball, Rober
Adams, Charles Z. Cannon, William A
Whiting, George w. Smith and George c
Bowen, and therefore is unable to partic'
ularly describe the same, and that in tn
event of the death of the said Fred Ball
Robert Adams, Charles E. Common, VII
liam A. Whiting, George w. Smith an
George C. Bowen, their said heirs an
devisees have, by descent or devise, sue
| ceeded to the said interest and estate Of tn
said Fred Ball, Robert Adams, Charles E
Cannon, William A. Whiting, George W
J Smith and George c. Bowen, from whoI
; their interest in the property herein describ
ed is derived. 1t is therefore, ordered b
the Clerk of the Circuit Court Of Iron County
Missouri in vacation, that publication be mad
> notifying said defendants that an action ha
been commenced againstthem in the Circu
!, Court.of said County, the object and generi
y nature OF which is to enforce the lien of I'll
q State of Missouri on the following rel
estate, belonging to the said defendants ft
, back taxes for the years 1910, 1912 an
1913, to-wit:
Tract No. 1. The West one-half Of Il
: Southeast Quarter Of Section 70, Townsh
! 90, north, Range 3 east, SO acres. Ira
No, 2. The West one-half Of the Nortl
east Quarter, and the East one-half of Il
: Northwest Quarter Of Section 20, Townsh
!. 81, north, Range 8 east, 100 acres. Ira
No. 3. The South one-half Of the South
; west Quarter Of Section 2, Township 8
north, Range a east, 80 acres.
D Gan itemized statement in the nature
n a tax bill showing the amount Of take
n interest and cost now due on said re
d estate for the years aforesaid, amounting
the aggregate to the sum Of thirty and n
Iooths dollars. Is filed with said petition
d provided by law.)
ri And unless they be and appear at I
next term Of said Court to be holden for t
County Of Iron, aud State Of Missouri, at {
Court House in said County on the four
a Monday in October next, 1915. and on
ia before the third day thereof iii the tel
4. shall SO long continue; and, II not, then b
fore the end Of the term and plead, answ
Or demur to said plaintiffs petition, I
same will be taken as confessed, iudgmt
is rendered in accordance with the prayer
said petition, and said real estate, OF
much thereof as may be necessary to satil
O.. said judgment, interests and costs, be Sc