Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-10
Order of Publication.

In the circuit court of Iron county, Mis-
souri,, in vacation, June 2o, 1916.
The state Of Missouri, at the relation and
to the use Of B. P. Burnham, collector
of the revenue Of Iron county, Missouri,
against
Elmer S. Drummond, Matte A. Drum
mond and Elmer Drummonds, if liv-
ing; or the unknown %consorts, heirs
and devisees of Elmer S.. Drummond,
Matte A. Drummond and Elmer
Drummonds, if they be dead, de.
PENDANTS.
(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,
Elmer S. Drummond, Matte A. Drum
mond and Elmer DrummondS,
are non-residents or the state of Mis-
souri,, and that they cannot be served
with summons in said state.
Plaintiff states that the defendants,
Elmer S, Drummond, Matte A. Drum
mond and Elmer Drummonds,
have moi been heard OF for many years;
that plaintiff is not informed whether they
be living O. dead; that if they be dead,
their heirs, or if she died leaving a will,
their devisees, are interested in the sub.
ject 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
Elmer S. Drummond, Matte A. Drum
mond and Elmer Drummonds,
we're the record owners of the land de.
scribed herein, but plaintiff has no in
formation except as herein stated Of the
nature Oh the interest and estate in the
said land owned by said
Elmer S. Drnmmond, Matte A.. Drum.
mond and Elmer Drummonds,
and therefore is unable to particularly
describe the same, and that in the event
Of the death Of the said
Elmer S. Drummond, Matte A. Drum.
mond and Elmer Drummonds,
their said heirs and devisees have, by
descent or devise, succeeded to the said
interest and estate of the said
Elmer S. Drummond, Matte A. Drum,
mond and Elmer Drummonds,
from whom their interest in the property
herein described is derived. 1t is there.
fore, ordered by the clerk of the
circuit court of Iron county, Missouri
in vacation, hat publication be made
notifying said defendants that an action
has been commenced against them ir
the circuit court Of said county, the
object and general nature OF which is tc
enforce the lien of the state of Missouri
on the following real estate, belonging tc
the said defendants for back taxes for the
years 1911, 1912, 1913 and 1914, to wit;
Lots I, 2 and 3 in block a Of Strother's
Addition to the Town Of Bethlehem,
Missouri. Lot 8 in block 4 OF Strother's
Addition to the Town of Bethlehem,
Missouri-said real estate being in lror
county, Missouri.
IAN itemized statement in the nature
of a tax bill showing the amount o.
taxes, interest and costs now due OF
said real estate for the years aforesaid
amounting in tine aggregate to the sun
OF seventeen and $500 dollars, is flee
with said petition as provided by law.)
And unless they be and appear at thu
next term Of said court TO be holden 70
the county Of Iron, and state Of Missouri
at the court house in said county on tn,
fourth Monday in October next, 1916
and Oh or before the third day thereof
III the term shall SO long continue; anc
if not, then before the end OF the term,
and plead, answer or demur to saiC
plaintiffs petition, the same will b,
taken as confessed, judgment rendered
in accordance with the prayer Of sait
petition, and said real estate, or so mucl
thereof as may be necessary to satisf,
judgment, interest and costs, be SOLE
under a special ieri facias to be ISSUED
thereon.
It is further ordered that a copy here
OF be published according to law in tn
Iron County Register, a weekly news
paper published in said county Of Iron
and state Of Missouri.
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Circuit Clerk
a true copy from the record:
[sEAL] Witness my hand and officia
seal, this aoth day Of June
1916.
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Clerk
Circuit Cont. Iron county, Mo.
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