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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-26
Order of Publication.

In the Circuit Court of Iron County,
Missouri, in Vacation, July ~, 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
Artie Smith and Mrs. Van L. Runyan,
if living; or the unknown heirs and
devisees of Artie Smith and Mrs Van
l.. Runyan, if they be dead, defend
ants.
(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 defend
ants,
Artie Smith and Mrs. Van l.. Runyan
if living, or the unknown heirs and
devisees OF Artie Smith and Mrs. Van
L. Runyan, il they de dead, are nom
residents Of the state Of Missouri, and
that they cannot be served with sum-
mons in said state.
It is, therefore, ordered by the
clerk of the circuit court Of Iron county,
Missouri, in vacation, that publication
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 enforce the lien of the state
of Missouri on the following real estate,
belonging to the said defendants for
back taxes for the years 1910, 1911,
1912, 1918, to-wit;
Lots 81 and 80 OF the Big Muddy Coal
C Iron Company's subdivision plated
for South Hungarian Colonization and
Land Company, I6.9z acres, subject to
mineral reservation made by Big Mud
dy Coal & Iron Company in book 5s,
page i1S, Iron county land records.
| Lot 8 in block 6 OF j. II. York's subdi-
vision Of Arcadia Heights, as per plat
on file; subject to mineral reservation
made byBig Muddy Coal C Iron Com
pany in book 81, page 1i8, Iron county
land records all in Iron county, Mis-
souri,.
(An itemized statement in the nature
of tax bill showing the amount Of
taxes, interest and costs now due on said
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-26
Order of Publication.

In the Circuit Court OF Iron County,
Missouri, in Vacation, July %, 1916.
The State of Missouri, at the relation
and to the use of B. P. Burnham,
Collector of the Revenue of Iron
County, Missouri,
against
K. L. Kirkhart and Gaillard K. Swift,
if living; or the unknown heirs and
devisees of K. L. Kirkhart and Gail
lard K. Swift, if they be dead; De-
PENDANTS.
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, K. L. Kirkhart and
Gaillard X. Swift, if living, or the un-
known heirs and devisees of K. L..
Kirkhart and Gaillard K. Swift they
be dead,
are residents of the State of Mis-
souri,, and that they cannot be served
with summons in said state;
the Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Iron County, Missouri, in vacation,
that publication be made notifying
said defendants that an action has
been commenced against them in the
Circuit Court of said County, the OBJ
iect and general nature of which is to
enforce the lien of the State Of Mis-
souri, on the following real estate, be-
longing to the said defendants for
back taxes for the years 1911, 1912 and
1918 to- witt
Lot 4 in block 39 of the Murdock
Crumb subdivision of parts ofsections
29 and 80, township 81, north, range 4
east, subject to mineral reservation
made by Big Muddy Coal & Iron %,
in book So, page 241, Iron county land
records. Tract 25 in sectionaa, town-
ship 33, north, range 8 east, 1929 acres
as shown by Murdoch Crumb plat book
3, page S,subject to mineral reserva-
tion made by Big Muddy Coal & Iron
Company in book 53, page 241, Iron
county land records-all in Iron coun-
| ty, Missouri.
IAN itemized statement in the ma
ture OF. tax bill showing the amount
of taxes, interest and cost now due on
said real estate for the years afore-
said, amounting in the aggregate to
the sum of four and 30-100ths Dollars,
is filed with said petition as provided
by law.
And unless they be and appear al
the next term of said Court to be
holden for the County of Iron, anc
State of Missouri, at the Court House
in said County on the fourth Monday
in October next, 1915, and on or be-
fore the third day thereof Gf the tern
shall so long continue; and, if not
then before the end of the term,) ant
plead, answer or demur to said plain
tiff's petition, the same will be taker
as confessed, Judgment rendered il
accordance with the prayer of sale
petition, and said real estate, or 81
| much thereof as may be necessary tt
satisfy said Judgment, interest anc
costs, be sold under special fer
facias to be issued thereon.
1t is further ordered that a cop.
hereof be published according tt
law in the IRON COUNTY REGISTER,
weekly newspaper published in SAT-
County of Iron, and State of Missouri
JESSE M. HAWKINS,
Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record:
Witness my hand and official seal, thi
4 [sgAL1 .22d day Of July, 1915.
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Clerk
Circuit Court, Iron County, Nc
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-26

a nonresident of the State of Mis-
souri,, and that it cannot be served
with summons in said State.
Plaintiff states that the defendant,
Patrick Monaghan, 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 Patrick Monaghan was the
record owner of the land described
herein, but plaintiff has no information
except as herein stated of the nature
of the interest and estate in said land
owned by said Patrick Monaghan and
therefore is unable to particularly
describe the same, and that in the
event of the death of the said Patrick
Monaghan his heirs and devisees
have, by descent or devise, susceeded
to the said interest and estate of the
said Patrick Monaghan from whom
their interest in the property herein
described is derived. 1t is therefore
ordered by the Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Iron County, Missouri,
in vacation, that publication be
made notifying said defendant that
an action has beencommenced against
him in the Circuit Court of said County,
the object and general nature of which
is to enforce the lien of the State of
Missouri on the following real estate,
belonging to the said defendant for
back taxes for the years 1911, 1912,
and 1913, to-wit:
The south one-half of the southwest
quarter of section 3o, township 81,
north, range east-s0 acres, all in
Iron county, Missouri.
Can itemized statement in the ma
ture of tax bill showing the amount
Of taxes, interest and cost now due on
said real estate for the years afore-
said, amounting in the aggregate to
the sum of eleven and 64-100ths Dol
lars, is filed with said petition as pro-
vided by law.)
And unless it 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 Oc-
tober next, 1915, and on or before the
third day thereof (if the term shall 30
long continue; and, II not, then be-
fore the end of the term,) and plead,
answer or demur to said plaintiffs
petition, the same will be taken as
confessed, Judgment rendered in ac-
cordance with the prayer of said petit
tion, and said real estate, or 80 much
thereof as may be necessary to satisfy
iaid Judgment, interests and costs, be
sold under special fieri facias to be
issued thereon,
1t is further ordered that copy
/ thereof be published according to. law
in the IRON COUNTY REGISTER, q
weekly newspaper published In said
County OF Iron, and State of Missouri
JESSE NJ. HAWKINS,
Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record:
, Witness my band and official seal, thii
fsEAL 1st day OF July, 1916.
I JESSE M. HAWKINS, Clerk
s Circuit Court, Iron County, Mo
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-26
Order of Publication

In the Circuit Court of Iron County,
Missouri, in Vacation, July /, 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
Louis j. Houck: and Patrick Mona
CHAN, it living; or the unknown
heirs and devisees Of Patrick
Monaghan, II he be dead, defend
ants,
tAction to Enforce Lion for Taxes.)
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
b. p. Burnham, Collector of the
Revenue OF Iron County, nj issouri,
and files his petition and atiida Wit, set.
ting forth among other thing 8, that
the defendant, Patrick M0nag han, II
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-26
The Navy Combine.

After the paragraph providing for
the purchase of the armor plate l
offered the following amendment:
Provided, That the Secretary of the
Navy shall not consider any bid for
the supplying of the armor or arma-
ment herein provided for unless such
bid is accompanied by a sworn list of
stockholders and bondholders of the
corporation submitting such bid, such
list of stockholders and boddholders
to be taken from the books of said
corporation as of date of July 1, 1914;
And it is further provided, That such
list of stockholders and bondholders
shall be transmitted to Congress in
separate report to the Secretary OF
the Navy.
This amendment went to its grave
on point of order made by the chair
man of the Naval Affairs Committee.
My purpose in offering the amend
ment was to ascertain the names of
the shareholders of the war trust, the
names of the men who profit from the
manufacture of war munitions by
private construction. Those who are
advocating the taking of profit out of
war and preparation for war by having
all Army and Navy equipment manu-
factured in Government plants can
make more intelligent fight if they
know exactly whom they are fighting.
Until the identity of the stockholders
of the war trust can be established, it
might, perhaps, even though un-
pleasant, be logical to assume that
those patriots who Cry out in anguish
every time the Government manu-
facture of war munitionsi is mentioned
have been struck in the region of the
pocketbook, an exceedingly tender
I. part Of the anatomy.
4 Comparisons are odious, but in 1905
the Investors Review of London
examined the stockholders list Of
several British war-trafficking con-
Germs and 1t found in the list OF one
company alone (Armstrong, Whit.
worth) the names of:
Sixty noblemen, their wives, soni
, or daughters.
Fifteen bagonets.
Twenty knights.
Eight members of Parliament.
} Twenty military and navy officers.
Eight journalists.
Later lists revealed marked
connection between stock holding ii
I armor and munition companies ant
active membership OF "purely patriot
,, ic" organizations, such as the British
, Navy League.
In this country 1t is impossible Il
; obtain lists of the stockholders in thu
war-trading concerns. The Stanle.
/ Steel investigating committee wa
unable to obtain them, and when lap
piled to our Federal Bureau OF Corpora
', tions l found 1t did not possess them
and that there was some question a
, to whether the Bureau had th
+ authority toiobtain them.
Why not permit the public to know
, the identity OF the patriots behind th'
War TrustY
: CLYDE II. TAvENNER.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-26
the State OF Missouri, and Mary E,
Branham, defendants.
( Action to Enforce Lien for Taxes.)

brannam deIenQahtS.
faction to Enforce Lien for Taxes.)
Now at this day comes tine 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 defendant, Mary f. Branham, is
non-residents of the State of Missouri, and
that they cannot be served with summons
in said State;
1t is therefore, ordered by the Clerk Of
the Circuit Court Of Iron County, Missouri,
in vacation, that 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 Of the State
of Missouri on the following real estate, be-
longing to said defendants for back taxes
for the years 1910, 1911, and 1913 to-
wit:
The north one-half of the southeast
quarter of section IS, township 81, north,
range east, SO acres-all in Iron county,
Missouri.
Can itemized statement in the nature OF
tax bill showing the amount of taxes, inter-
est and costs now due on said real estate fol
the years aforesaid, amounting in the ag-
gregate to the sum of Ten and fifty-sever
one hundredths dollars, is filed with salc
petition as provided by law.)
And unless he be and appear at the next
term Of said Court to be holden for the
County of Iron, and State OF Missouri, a
the Court House in said County on thu
fourth Monday in October next, 1915, anc
on or before the third day thereof (if thu
term shall so long continue; and, it not
then before the end of the terfn), ant
plead, answer or demur to said plaintiff
petition, the same will be taken as con
fessed, judgment rendered in accordanc
with the prayer of said petition, and said rea
estate, or so much thereof as may b
necessary to satisfy said Judgment, interes
and costs, be sold under special heri tacia
to be issued thereon.
1t is further ordered that copy hereo
be published according to law in the lRol
COUNTY REGISTER, weekly newspape
published in said County of Iron, and Stat
of Missouri.
JESSE M. HAWKINS,
Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record:
Witness my hand and official seal, this 26t
[sEAL] day Of July, 1915.
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Clerk
Circuit Court. Iron'County, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-26

event of the death of the said Rhoda
A. Gates, William Hills and Mark
Cooley, their said heirs and devisees
have, by descent or devise, succeeded
to the said interest and estate of the
said Rhoda A. Gates, William Hills amp
Mark Cooley from whom their interest
in the property herein described is
derived. 1t is therefore ordered by the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Iron
County, Missouri, in vacation, that
publication 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 enforce the lien of the
State of Missouri on the following real
estate, belonging to the said defend
ants for back taxes for the years 1910,
1911, 1912 and 1918 to-wit
10 acres, the southwest corner of
the southwest quarter of the north :
west quarter of section 8, township
33, north, range east, described as
| follows: s:-beginning at the southeast
corner of said section 8, and running
north about "A rods, or so far as will
leave a good roadway between it and
the hill and of sufficient width to
make 10 acres, the east and west lines
running parallel-all in Iron county
Missouri.
Can itemized statement in the ma
ture of tax bill showing the amount
of taxes, interest and cost now due on
said real estate for the years afore
said, amounting in the aggregate to
the sum of four and 40-100ths Dol
lars, is filed with said petition as pro-
vided by law.)
And unless they be and appear al
| 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, 1915, and on or be-
fore the third day thereof Cf 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
accordance with the prayer of said
petition, and said real estate, or SO
much thereof as may be necessary to
satisfy said judgment, interests and
costs, be sold under a special fer
facias to be issued thereon.
1t is further ordered that copy
hereof be published according to law
in the IRON COUNTY REGISTER, @
weekly newspaper published in ssid
County of Iron, and State Of Missouri
JESSE M. HAWKINS, "
Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record:
Witness my hand and official seal, this
| [sEAL1 22d day of July, 1915.
| JESSE M. HAWKINS, Clerk,
Circuit Court, Iron County, Mo
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real estate for the years aforesaid,
III the aggregate to the sum
of six and 60-l0O dollars, 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 Mis-
souri,, at the court house in said county
on the fourth Monday in October next
1915, and on or before the third day
thereof (if the term shall so long
continue; and, il not, then before the
end of the term), and plead, answer or
demur to said plaintiffs petition, the
same will be taken as confessed, iudg-
ment rendered in accordance 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
special fieri facias to be issued thereon.
1t is further ordered that copy here
of be published according to law in the
IRON COUNTY REGISTER, a weekly news
paper published in said county of Iron,
and state Of Missouri.
JESSE M. HAWKINS,
Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record:
Witness my hand and official seal, this
TsEAL] 22d day of July, 1915.
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Clerk
Circuit Court, Iron County, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-26
Order of Publication.


In the Circuit Court of Iron County
Missouri, in Vacation, July %, 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
Rhoda a. Gates, William Hills, and
Mark Cooley, if living: or the un-
known heirs and devisees Of Rhoda
A. Gates, William Hills and Mark
Cooley, 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, Rhoda A. Gates, Will
liam Hills and Mark Cooley are nom
residents OF the State of Missouri, and
that they cannot be served with sum
mons in said State.
Plaintiff states that the defendants,
Rhoda A. Gates, William Hills and
Mark Cooley
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 heirs, or II they
died leaving a will, their devisees,
are interested in the subject matter
OF this petition; that the names ol
such heirs or devisees, or both, can
not be inserted herein because they
are unknown to plaintiff; that the
said Rhoda A. Gates, William Hills and
Mark Cooley we're the record owners
Of the land described herein, but plain.
tiff has no information except as here
in stated of the nature OF the interest
and estate In said land owned by said
Rhoda A. Gates, William Hills anc
Mark Cooley and
therefore 10 unable to particularly
describe the same, and that in the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-26
Order Of Publication.

In the Circuit Court Of Iron County, Mis-
souri, in Vacation. July 40, 1915.
The State Of Missouri, at the relation and
TO the use of b. ?. Burnham, Collector Of
the Revenue Of Iron County Missouri,
Plaintiff,
against
The Fowler Really Company, corporation
organized and existing under the laws Of
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-26

NoTE.-The precipitation includes
rain, hail, sleet and melted snow, and
is recorded in inches and hundredths.
Ten inches of snow equal one inch of
rain. 't1v' indicates trace of precipi-
tation. W. H. DELANo, Observer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-26
Wanted.

Will buy wheat delivered anywhere
on Iron Mountain Railroad. Write or
call. w. D. FLETCHER, Ironton, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-26
weather Report.

Meteorological Report of Coopera-
tive Observer at Ironton, Iron County
Mo-, for the week ending Tuesday
Aug. IL, 1916:
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-30

The photograph of Charles Becker
and Mrs. Becker was taken shortly
after Becker had been sentenced to
death.
mercy" These were his last words.
He said them even as his face was
covered and his voice smOtheTed by
the head and face pieces.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-30

BECKER EXECUTED - WEARS
WIFE'S PICTURE TO DEATH
Ossining, N. Y, July 3o.-CharIes
A. Becker, -eX-pOIice lieutenant and
car Of New YOrk's. underworld for
several years, was put to-death in the
electric chair this morning, the fifth
life to be taken by the state for the
killing of Gambler Herman Rosen-
thai.
Until the very last moment Becker
was a man of iron cOmpOsure and
until the very last moment he protest
ed his innocence.
''In the presence Of my God and
your God proclaim my absolute in
nOcence of the foul crime for which
I must die" he declared in a state
ment he gave out at 4:3O this morn
ing. you are now about to witness
my destruction by the state which is
organized to protect the lives of the
innocent May Almighty God par
don every one who has contributed
in any degree to my Untimely death
And now on the brink of my grave
I declare to the world that I am proud
to have been the husband of the pUr-
est, nobIest woman that ever lived,
Helen Becker. This acknowledge
ment is the only legacy leave her.
I bid you all good-by. Father, l am
ready to go. Amen"
But once since he has known that
there was no hope of any further de-
lay of the execution has he shown
the least emotion and that was last
night near midnight, when his wife.
defeated at the end of an hour she
spent pleading with Gov. Whitman
to spare her husband, visited him in
the death house and, looking at the
clothes he had been given in prep
aratiOn of his execution, she cried:
"My God, Charlie, can't look. I
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-08

because of the unavoidable waste. A
large part of the 1914 crop in Europe
was wasted, while the 1915 crop can
not be more than half normal. This
accounts for the extraordinary high
price of wheat at this time, and it will be
still higher. Should the war continue
until the first OF next October 50 per
bushel is not improbable. Even tho
the war should close soon, which is not
likely, wheat will be close to the dollar
mark for the next two years. Ameri-
can farmers should strain every nerve,
and plant every acre Of ground that can
be gotten in condition in some kind Of
grain. For the next few years grain
will be the most profitable farm crop.
Wheat and rye are most in demand,
next to that corn.
Plant grain, and then plant more
grain, Mr. Farmer.