Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-03

In the circuit court of Iron county,
Missouri, in vacation, June "a, 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
Edward F. Drabisch, j, E. Thorp and
j. w. Nicholson, if living; or the I'M
known ~consorts, heirs and devisees
of Edward F. Drabisch, j. E. Thorp
and J. W. Nicholson, if they be dead,
defendants.
(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,
Edward F. Drabisch, j. E. Thorp and
]. W, Nicholson,
are non-residents Of the state Of Mis-
souri,, and that they cannot be served
with summons in said state.
Plaintiff states that the defendants,
Edward F. Drabisch, J. E. Thorp and
j. w. Nicholson,
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 leaving
a will, their deyisees, 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
Edward F. Drabisch, and j. E. Thorp
and J. w. Nicholson,
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
Edward F. Drabisch, j. E. Thorp and
J. w. Nicholson,
and therefore is unable to particularly
describe the the same, and that in the
event OF the death of the said
Edward F. Drabisch, j. E. Thorp anc
j. w. Nicholson,
their said heirs and devisees have, b!
descent or devise, succeeded to the saiC
interest and estate OF the said
Edward F. Drabisch, and j. E. Thor
and j. ". Nicholson,
from whom their interest in the prop
erty herein described is derived. 1t il
therefore, ordered by the clerk OF tn
circuit court OF Iron county, Missouri
in vacation, that publication be mad
notifying said defendants that an &C
ton has been commenced against then
in the circuit court of said county, tn
object and general nature Of which i
10 enforce the lien of the state OF Mis-
souri, on the following real estate, be
longing to the said defendants for bacl
taxes for the year 1914, to wit:
Southwest quarter of southeast quar-
ter, and north one-half OF southeas
quarter OF section 1, township 30, north
of range / east, 100 acres;
East one-half of lot I OF northeas
quarter of section /, township 30, north
of range A east, 40 acres;
Southeast quarter OF southwest quar-
ter of section /, township 80, north,
range 4 east, 40 acres-all of said ret
estate being in Iron county, Missouri.
Gan itemized statement in the natur
| of a tax bill showing the amount
+ taxes, interest and costs now due 0
said real estate for the year aforesaid
amounting in the aggregate to the SUI
e of seven and 97-I00 dollars, is file
&. with said petition as provided by law
= And unless they be and appear at tt
. next term of said court to be holden il
J, the county of Iron, and state of Mil
souri,, at the court house in said count
on the fourth Monday in october mex
1916, and on or before the third da
thereof (if the term shall SO long COZ
:. tinue; and, if not, then before the Ell
a of the term, and plead, answer
= demur to said plaintiffs petition, IL
> same will be taken as confessed, judf
menu rendered in accordance with Il
: prayer of said petition, and said re
: estate, or so much thereof as may
i necessary to satisfy said judgmen
interest and costs, be sold under
special fieri facias to be issued thereof
1t is further ordered that acopy her
:, of be published according to law in IL
Iron County Register, a weekly new
paper published in said county Of Iro
and state of Missouri.
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Circuit Cler
A true copy from the record:
!, [sEAL] Witness my hand and offici
u seal, this oath day of Jun
: 1916.
" JESSE M. HAWKINS, Clerk
Circuit Court, Iron county, Mo.