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

Order OF Publication.
In the circuit court Of Iron county.
Missouri, in vacation, June al, 1916.
The state OF Missouri, at the relation
and TO the use Of b. P. Burnham,
collector of the ven for Iron
county, Missouri,
against
G. H. Billingsley, ]. NJ. Perry, w. j.
Hilands, John r. Higdon and Saline
A. Green. if living; or the unknown
c~onsorts, heirs and devisees of G. H.
Billingsley, J. NJ. Perry, w. j. Hi
lands, John r. Higdon and Sallie A.
Green, if they be dead; and VIM.
Blue, Sheriff of Iron County, Mis-
souri,, Trustee, defendants.
faction 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,
C. H.. Billingsley, ]. NJ. Perry, w. j.
Hilands. John R. Higdon and Sallie A.
Green,
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,
c. H. Billingsley, J.. M. Perry, w. J.
Hilands, John r. Higdon and Sallie A,
Green,
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 leav-
ing a will, their deyisees, are interested
in the subject matter of this petition;
that the names Of such heirs or devil
sees, or both, cannot be inserted here
in because they are unknown to plain
tiff; that the said
C. H. Billingsley, j. NJ. Perry, w. j.
Hilands, John r. Higdon, Sallie A.
Green and VIM. Blue, Sheriff of Iron
County, Missouri, Trustee,
were the record owners of the land de-
scribed herein, but plaintiff has no in
formation except as herein stated OF
the nature of the interest and estate in
said land owned by said
G. H. Billingsley, J. M. Perry, W. j.
Hilands, John r. Higdon, Sallie A.
NlCCl anu w liz 'bluCs ollCllA VI 1lOL
County, Missouri, Trustee,
and therefore is unable to particularly
describe the same, and that in the
event of the death Of the said
c. H. Billiingsley, j. M. Perry, w. j.
Hilands, John r. Higdon, and Sallie
A. Green,
their said heirs and devisees have, by
descent or devise, succeeded to the
said interest and estate of the said
G. H. Billingsley, j. NJ. Perry, W. j,
Hilands, John r, Higdon and Sallie A
Green,
from whom their interest in the prop
erty herein is derived. 1t is therefore,
ordered by the clerk of the circuit court
of Iron county Missouri, in vacation
that publication be made notifying sale
defendants that an action has been COM
menced against them in the circuit
court of said county, the object anG
general nature of whish 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 1918 and 1914, to wit;
East one.half of southwest quarter
and west one-half of southeast quarter
of section 20, township 80, north, o
range 3 east, 100 acres.
Southwest quarter of southwest
quarter of section 80, township 80
north, of renge 8 east, 40 acres-all o:
said real estate being in Iron County
Missouri.
Can itemized statement in the nature
of a tax bill showing the amount O.
taxes, interest and costs now due on sale
real estate for the years aforesaid
amounting in the aggregate to the sun
of seventeen and 07-1G0 dollars, is filet
with said petition as provided by law.
And unless they be and appear a
the next term of said court to be holder
for the county OF Iron, and state 0
Missouri, at the court house in sail
county on the fourth Monday in Octobe
next, 1916, and on or before the thirc
day thereof Cf the term shall so Ions
continue; and, if not, then before tn,
end of the term), and plead, answer o
demur to said plaintiffs petition, tn
same will be taken as confessed, judg
ment rendered in accordance with tn,
prayer of said petition, and said rea
estate, or so much thereof as may b.
necessary to satisfy said judgment
interest and costs, be sold under
special fieri facias to be issued thereon
1t is further ordered hat 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 Oath day of June
1916.
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Clerk