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

VI
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
county, Missouri,
against
Charles I. Benton, Charles E. Hill
Charles W. Logan and Oh. Fleming,
if living; or the unknown consorts,
heirs and devisees Of Charles 7.
Benton, Charles E. Hill, Charles w.
Logan and 0. ]. Fleming, if they be
dead, defendants.
(Action to enforce lien for taXes.)
Now at this day comes the plaintiff,
B. P. Burnham, collector of the reye-
nue. of Iron county, Missouri, and files
his petition and affidavit, setting forth
among other things that the defend
ants,
Charles T. Benton, Charles E. Hill,
Charles w. Logan and 0. j., Fleming,
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,
| Charles 7. Benton, Charles 3. Hill,
Charles w. Logan and .. ]. Fleming,
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 devisees, are
interested in the subject matter Of
this petition; that TIE r91a ". eleh
heirs or devisees, or both, cannot
be inserted herein because they are
unknown to plaintiff; that the said
Charles I. Benton, Charles e. Hill,
Charles w. Logan and 0. ]. Fleming,
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
Charles T. Benton, Charles E. Hill,
Charles w. Logan and o. j. Fleming.
and therefore is unable to particularly
describe the same, and thst In the
event OF the death Of the said
Charles Z. Benton, Charles E. Hill
Charles w. Logan and o. j. Fleming
their said heirs and devisees have
by descent or devise, succeeded tc
the said interest and estate of the sale
Charles T. Benton, Charles e. Hill
Charles w. Logan and o. j. Fleming
from whom their interest in the prop
erty herein described is derived. /
is therefore ordered by the clerk o
the circuit court of Iron county, Mis-
souri,, in vacation, that publication
| hereof be made notifying said de
, PENDANTS that an action has been com
menced against them in the circui
court of said county, the object ant
general nature of which is to enforce
: the lien of the state of Missouri on tn,
following real estate, belonging to thu
= said defendants for back taxes for the
| years 1918 and 1914, to wit:
r South one-half of the southwes
quarter, north one-half Of south one
half of northwest quarter, and nortl
r one-halt of northwest quarter Of sec
ton 81, township 81, north, of range
west, 200 acres-said real estate beinj
; in Iron county, Missouri.
= IAN itemized statement in the ma
ture af a tax bill showing the amour
y OF taxes, interest and costs now du
on said real estate for the years afore
said, amounting in the aggregate t
: sum Of fourteen and 97-100 dollars, !
filed with said petition as provided b
law.) q
: And unless they be and appear o
S the next term of said court to b
+, holden for the county of Iron, an
g State of Missouri, at the court hous
F. in said county on the fourth Monda
, in October next, 1916, and on or be
, fore the third day thereof (if the teri
l shall go long continue; and, If moi
S then before the end of the term) an
a plead, answer or demur to said plain
tiff's petition, the same will be take
Y as confessed, Judgment rendered !
accordance with the prayer Of sal
petition, and said real estate, or 6
: much thereof es may be necessary I
y satisfy said judgment, interest an
y and costs, be sold under q special fe
facias to be Issued thereon.
1t ia further ordered that a cor
o hereof be published according to la
in the Iron County Register, a week
newspaper published in said county
Iron and state of Missouri.
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Circuit Clerl
= A true copy from the record:
. IsEAL1 Witness my hand and oflci
II seal, this Oath day OF Jun,
1915.
d JESSE M. HAWKINS, Clerk
n Circuit Court, Iron county, Mo