Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-05
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 deserved
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 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
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. 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 COM
menced against them in the Circuit Court
OF SAID County, the object and general
nature Of which is to enforce the lien oil
the State OF Missouri on the following real
estate, belonging to the said defendants
for back taxes for the years 1910, 1911, and
1912, to-wit;
The northeast quarter Of the southwest
quarter, and the southeast quarter o.
the northwest quarter Of section as,
township "a, north, range I east, Sc
acres-all in Iron county, Missouri.
Gan itemized statement in the nature
of a tax bill showing the amount OF taxes
interest and costs now due on said rea
estate for the years aforesaid, amounting
in the aggregate to the sum Of Eighf
and 42-Ioo Dollars, is filed with sale
petition as provided by law)
And unless they be and appear at thu
next term of said Court to be holden foi
the County Of Iron, and State Of Missouri
at the Court House in said County OF
the fourth Monday in October next, 1915
and on or before the third day thereo
(if the term shall so long continue; and
If not, then before the end Of the term)
and plead, answer or demur to sale
plaintiffs petition, the same will b,
taken as confessed. judgment rendered
in accordance with the prayer Of saic
petition, and said real estate, or 50 mucl
thereof as may be necessary to satisf
said judgment, interest and costs, b