Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19
Order of Publication.

In the Circuit Court of Iron County, Mis-
souri,, in Vacation, June 80, 1915.
The State of Missouri, at the relation and
to the use of B. P. Burnham, Collector
of the Revenue of Iron County, Mis-
souri,, against
William A. Grayum, if living; or the I'M
known heirs and devisees of William
A. Grayum, if he be dead; and William
Latham, defendants.
faction 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 defendant, William
A. Grayum, is a nonresident of the State
of Missouri, and that he cannot be served
with summons in said State.
Plaintiff states that the defendant,
William A. Grayum, 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 ofsuch heirs
or devisees, or both, cannot be inserted
herein because they are unknown to
plaintiff; that the said William A. Grayum
and William Latham we're 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
William A. Grayum, and therefore is
unable to particularly describe the same,
and that IN the event Of the death of the
said William A. Grayum, his said heirs
and devisees have, by descent or devise,
succeeded to the said interest and estate
Of the said William A. Grayum from
whom their interest in the property here
in described is derived. II is, therefore,
ordered by the Clerk OF the Circuit Couri
Of Iron County, Missouri, in vacation
that publication be made notifying sale
defendants that an action has been com
menced against them in the Circuit Courr
of said County, the object and genera
nature OF which is to enforce the lien o
the State OF Missouri on the following rea
estate, belonging to the said defendant.
for back taxes for the years 1910, 1917, dne
1912, to-wit;
The northeast quarter of the southwes
quarter, and the southeast quarter O
the northwest quarter Of section as
township "a, north, range / east, *
acres-all in Iron county, Missouri.
Gan itemized statement in the natur,
Of a tax bill showing the amount OF taxes
interest and costs now due on said rea
estate for the years aforesaid, amountins
in the aggregate to the sum of Eigh
and 42-Ioo Dollars, is filed with sale
petition as provided by law.)
And unless they be and appear at tn,
next term Of said Court to be holden 10
the County of Iron, and State Of Missouri
at the Court House in said County OF
the fourth Monday in October next. Iqrs
and on or before the third day thereo
tif the term shall SO long continue; and
If not, then before the end Of the term)
and plead, answer or demur to safe
plaintiffs petition, ihe same will b,
taken as confessed, judgment rendered
in accordance with the prayer OF sale
petition, and said real estate, or so mucl
thereof as may be necessary to satisf,
said judgment, interest and costs, b,