Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-24
Order of Publication.

In the circuit court of Iron county,
Missouri, in vacation, June 26, 1916.
The state of Missouri, at the relation
and to the use of B. P. Burnham,
collector of the revenue of Iron coun-
ty, Missouri,
against
j. r. Edmonds, Margaret Campbell
and William Campbell, if living; or
the unknown consorts, heirs and
devisees of j. R. Edmonds, Margaret
Campbell and William Campbell, if
they be dead; and G. E. Bolch and
VIM. Blue, Sheriff of Iron County,
Missouri, Trustee, defendants.
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,
J. R. Edmonds, Margaret Campbell and
William Campbell,
are nom residents of the state OF Mis-
souri,, and that they cannot be served
with summons in said state.
Plaintiff states that the defendants,
j. R. Edmonds, Margaret Campbell
and William Campbell,
have not been heard of for many years;
that plaintiff is not informed whether
they be living or dead; that if they
be dead, their heirs, or if they died
leavint-e will, their DEVICES, are in
terested 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
J. r. Edmonds, Margaret Campbell
aud William Campbell and c. E. Bolch
and VIM. Blue, Sheriff of Iron county,
Missouri, Trustee,
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
j. r. Edmonds, Margaret Campbell
and William Campbell, G. E. Bolch
and VIM. Blue, Sheriff Of Iron County,
Missouri, Trustee,
and therefore is unable to particularly
describe the same, and that in the
event of the death of the said
j. r. Edmonds, Margaret Campbell
and William Campbell,
their said heirs and devisees have, by
descent or devise, succeeded to the said
interest and estate of the said
J. r. Edmonds, Margaret Campbell
and William Campbell,
from whom their interest in the pro-
perty 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 defendants for
back taxes for the year 1914, to wit:
The south one-half of the north one
half of the northwest quarter and the
south one-half OF the north one-half Of
the northeast quarter OF section 28,
township 81, north, of range A east, so
acres said real estate being in Iron
county, Missouri.
(An itemized statement in the nature
of tax bill showing the amount OF
taxes, interest and costs now due on
said real estate for the year aforesaid,
amounting in the aggregate to the sum
of three and 33-t00 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 oi
Missouri, at the court house in said
county on the fourth Monday in Octo-
ber next, 1915, and on or before the
third day thereof (if the term shall SC
long continue; and, if-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 Q
special fieri facias to be issued thereon.
It is further ordered that a copy here
of be published according to law in the
Iron County Register, weekly news
paper published in said county of Iron,
and state of Missouri.
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Circuit Clerk
A true copy from the record.
[sEAL1 Witness my hand and officia
seal, this 26th day of June
1916.