Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-27
IRONTON. MO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 81, 1910. NUMBER 8

tuS u. LOOMS, jessie LOOMS King
and w. J. Hilands, if living, or the~un-
known heirs and devisees of Elias
Kemp, Alfred H, Shy, Joseph c. Moy-
er, J. s. Jordan, John Efaw, Calvin
Davis, Erastus G, Loomis, Jessie Loom
is King and w. J. Hilands, ii 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 peti-
ton and affidavit, setting forth among
other things, that the defendants, Elias
Kemp, Alfred H. Shy, Joseph c. Mover
]. S. Jordan, John Efaw, Calvin Davis,
Erastus G. Loomis, Jessie LOOMS King
and w. J. Hlands, are non-residents Of
the State OF Missouri, and that they can.
not be served with summons in said
State,
Plaintiff states that the defendants, Eli
as Kemp, Alfred H. Shy, Joseph c.
Meyer, j, S. Jordan, John Efaw, Calvin
Davis, ErasWs G. LoomiS, JesIe Loomis
King and W. j Hilands,
have not been heard Of Tor MANY years;
that plaintiff is not informed whether
they be living or dead; that ii they be
dead their heirs, or if they died leaving a
will, their devisees 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
Elias Kemp, Alfred H. Shy, Joseph c.
Meyer, ]. S. Jordan, John Efaw, Calvin
Davis, Erastus G. Loomis, Jessie Loomis
King and w. J. Hilands
were the record owners Of the land de-
scribed herein, but plaintiff has no infor.
nation except as herein stated of the na-
ture Of the interest and estate in said land
owned by said
Elias Kemp, Alfred H, Shy, Joseph c.
Meyer ]. S. Jordan, John Efaw, Calvin
Davis, Erastus G. LOOMS, Jessie Loomis
King and w. J. Hilands,
and, therefore, is unable to particularly
describe the same, anG that in the event
of the death of the said Elias Kemp, AL
fred H. Shy, Joseph c. Meyer, ]. S. Jor.
dan, John Efaw, Calvin Davis, Erastus
G. Loomis, Jessie Loomis King and w.
]. Hilands their said heirs and deusees
have, ,;by descent or devise, succeeded to
the said interest and estate OF the said
Elias Kemp, Alfred H. Shy, Joseph c.
Meyer, ]. S, Jordan, John Efaw, Calvin
Davis, Erastus G.. Loonis, Jessie Looms
King and w. ]. Iilands,
from whom their interest in the property
herein described is deris ed.
1t is, therefore, ordered by the Clerk
of the Circuit Court of Iron County, Mis-.
souri, 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
years 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913, to-wit:
The southwest quarter O, the southeast
quarter of section is, township "a. north,
OF range east, 40 acres; the southwest
quarter of the southwest quarter Of sec
ton 2S, township "a, north, of range :
east, 40 acres-all in Iron County, Mis-
sour.
can iternized statement in the nature
of tax bill showing the amount of
taxes, interest and cost now due on said
real estate for the years aforesaid,
amounting in the aggregate to the sum
of sixteen and 66-100 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 OF Mis-
souri,, at the court house in said county
on the fourth Monday in April next,
1916, and on or before the third day
thereof (if the term shall so long con-
tinue; 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-s
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,
interests and costs, be sold under
special fieri facias to be issued thereon.
1t is further ordered that copy
hereof be published according to law in
the Iron County Register, a weekly
newspaper published in said county of
Iron, and state of Missouri.
JESSE M. HAWKINS,
Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record:
Witness my hand and official seal, this
[sEAL1 18th day Of December, 1915.
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Clerk
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