Iron County register., 1915-05-20
Order of Publication.

In the Circuit Court of Iron County, Mis-
souri, in vacation, May I3, 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
consort, heirs and dcvisees of Fred Ball,
Robert Adams, Charles E. Cannon, William
A. Whiting, George W. Smith and George
c. Bowen, il they be dead, are non-resi-
dents of the State of Missouri, and that they
cannot be served with summons 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 if
they be dead their heirs, or if they died
leaving 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 E. Cannon,
WiIliamA. Whiting, George w. Smith and
George c. Bowen, were the record owners
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 Fred Ball, Robert
Adams, Charles Z. Cannon, William A.
Whiting, George w. Smith and George c.
Bowen, and therefore is unable to partlc-
ularly describe the same, and that in the
event of the death of the said Fred Ball,
Robert Adams, Charles E. Cannon, Will
liam A. Whiting, George W, Smith and
George C. Bowen, their said hsirs anc
devisees have, by descent or devise, sue
ceeded to the said interest and estate of the
said Fred Ball, Robert Adams, Charles E
Cannon, William A. Whiting, George w
Smith and George C. Bowen, from whom
their interest in the property herein describ
ed is derived. It is therefore, ordered b,
the Clerk Of the Circuit Court Of Iron County
Missouri, in vacation, that publicationb be mad
notifying said defendants that an action ha
been commenced againstIthem in the Circui
Court of said County, the object and genera
nature of which is to enforce the lien of tn
State of Missouri on the following rea
estate, belonging to the said defendants fo
back taxes for the years 1910, 1912 an
1919, to-wit:
Tract No. !. The West one-half Of til
Southeast Quarter of Section 20, Townshi
32, north, Range east, so acres. TraC
No. 2. The West one-half Of the North
east Quarter, and the East one-half of tn
Northwest Quarter of Section 20, Townshi
81, north, Range 3 east, I6o acres. Ira
No. 3. The South one-half of the South
west Quarter of Section 2, Township 3C
north, Range east, So acres.
Gan itemized statement in the nature
tax bill showing the amount Of taSe
interest and cost now due on said re
. estate for the years aforesaid, amounting
! the aggregate TO the sum of thirty and y
: Iooths dollars. is filed with said petition
: provided by law.)
And unless they be and appear at Il
next term OF said Court to be holden for Il
! County Of Iron, and State Of Missouri, at d
Court House in said County on the four
Monday in October next, 1915, and on
:. before the third day thereof (if the ter
y ! shall so long continue; and, if not, then b
7 fore the end Of the term and plead, answ
! or demur to said plaintiffs petition, I
= same will be taken as confessed, judgme
Z rendered in accordance with the prayer
said petition, and said real estate, or
10 much thereof as may be necessary TO salts
said Judgment, interests and costs, be SC
under special heri facias to be issn
thereon.
/" II is further ordered that a copy here
!, be published according TO law in the In
v CoUN1Y REGISTER, weekly newspaT
- published in said County of Iron, and Sti
!, Of Missouri.
y JESSE M. HAWKINS,
= Circuit Clerk.
3 A true copy from the record;
y Witness my hand and official seal, this !:
- [sEAL1 day Of May, 1915.
~ TECSE NJ Hawkina CLERK