Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-07-01
Order of Publication.

In the Circuit Court of Iron County, Mis-
souri,, in vacation, June 2, 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
William o. Ligget and Samnel w. Bal
dwin, if living; or the unknown heirs and
devisees of William o. Ligget and Sam
uel w. Baldwin, 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 defendants, William o.
Ligget and Samuel w. Baldwin, if living ;
or the unknown heirs and dcvsees of Will
liam D, Liggett and Samuel W. Baldwin,
if they be dead, are non-residents of the
State of Missouri, and that they cannot be
served with summons in said State.
Plaintiff states that the defendants, VIII
liam o. Liggett and Samuel w. Bal
dwin, 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 Viii
liam o. Liggett and Samuel w. Baldwin
were the record owners of,the land describ-
ed 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 o. Ligget and Samuel w.
Baldwin, and therefore is unable to partic-
ularly describe the same, and that in the
event of the death of the said William o.
Ligget and Samuel w. Baldwin, their said
heirs and devisees have, by descent or de-
wise, succeeded to the said interest and es-
tate Of the said William o. Lig-
get and Samuel w. Baldwin, 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 publication be made
notifying said defendants that an action has
been commeuced againstthem 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, 1919
and 1913, to-wit:
Tract No. 1. The sonfh one-half Of the
northeast quarter Of Section 3o,, Township
IS, north, Range east, SO acres, in Iron
county, Missouri.
Gan itemized statement in the nature OF
a tax bill showing the amount Of taxes,
interest and cost now due on said real
estate for the years aforesaid, amounting in
the aggregate to the sum Of fourteeen and "a
rooths 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 Missouri, 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, II not, then be-
fore the end Of the term and plead, answer
or demuf to said plaintiffs petition, the