Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-03-23
Sheriff Sale Under Deed
of Trust.

Whereas, Jacob L. Koch and Mel
lie NJ. Koch his wife, and John D. Koch
and Martha M. Koch, his wife, by their GER
tain deed OF trust, dated the sd day of Octo-
Der, 1912, and duly recorded in the Office Of
the Recorder of Deeds for the County of Iron
and State Of Missouri, in Book o., at page
~, did convey to B. P. Burnham, truS-
tee, the following described real estate,
situate, lying and being in the County of
Iron and State of Missouri, to wit:
Beginning at a corner on the west line of
the John Lewis Survey, No. 2I4I, from
which a sycamore, 9 inches, bears north az
and one-haH degrees, west So links, a red
oak, 10 inches, north 81 degrees, west 81
links; thence north % degrees, east 3
chains to the middle line of section s;
thence west on the middle line of section s
nineteen chains to a corner; thence south
23.75 chains to a corner; thence east ~
chains to a a corner; thence north 2I.32
chains to a corner, from which the chimney
of the old Sam Irwin house, where formerly
Frank Decker lived, bears south SO and
one-fourth degrees west, the fue on the
west end Of the David Palmer house, north
AZ and one-fourth degrees eest; thence
north 70 degrees west 1850 chains to the
place of beginning, containing 6e acres, more
or less, and being part of the south half of
section s, and a part of the John Lewis
Survey, No. ,,2I4I, all in township "a, north,
Of range 3 east, and being the same prop
erty conveyed to Dallas Decker by Jefer-
son L. Meyer and wife by deed dated Sep
TENDER ), 1885, and recorded in Book go,
at page So, Land Records of Iron County,
Mo. Also the following tract to wit: it be-
ing part of the south half Of section s and
John Lewis Survey, No. 2I4I. in township
"a, north, of range 3 east, and bounded as
follows, to wit: Beginning at the southeast
corner of section s; thence north 2I.75
chains to a corner heretofore established;
thence north 60 and one-fourth degrees
west, go chains to a corner set a stake
from which a white oak, Ia inches in dame
eter, bears north is degrees, west 3 links;
thence north 70 degrees west 3I.2o chains
to a stake from which a chimney of the old
Sam Irwin house, where Frank Decker liv-
ed on January 22, 1887, bears south SO and
one-fourth degrees west; also fue on the
west end Of David Palmer's house bears
north "A and one-fourth degrees east;
thence south one-half degree west 1880
chains to set a rock, from which a cedar
tree, 10 inchesy bears north 20 and one-half
degrees east II links, and a cedar tree of g
inches in diameter bears south p and one
half degrees east 80 links; thence east 1866
chains to a corner heretofore established;
thence south 1856 chains to set a rock,
from which a pin oak, 7 inches, bears
south IS and one-half degrees west ~
links, a hickory, 6 inches, bears north IS
and one-half degrees east 80 links, thence
east 22,66 chains to place of beginning,
containing oI acres, more or less, and be-
ing the same land conveyed to Dallas Deck
er by Walter H. Fisher, Sheriff Of Iron
County, Missouri, acting as trustee under a
certain deed Of trust dated November 10,
1888, and recorded in deed book 81, at
page $50, of the Land Records of Iron
County, Mo-, which deed to said Dallas
Decker is recorded in book al, at page 1875;
Which conveyance was made in trust to
the said B. p. Burnham to secure the pay
ment Of two certain promissory notes de-
scribed therein;
And, whereas, default has been made in
the payment Of said notes and interest, now
past due and unpaid;
And, whereas, it is provided in said deed
of trust, thai in case Of death, removal from
the state or r%efusalt to act, Of said B. P. Burn
ham, as trustee, the then acting Sheriff Of
Iron County, Missouri, shall act in his
stead, and sell the foregoing property in
case OF default;
And, whereas, B. P. Burnham, trustee in
SAID deed of trust, has refused to act as such
trustee and foreclose the property conveyed
by said deed Of trust;
And, whereas the undersigned Sheriff Of
Iron County, Missouri, has been requested
by the legal owner and holder of said notes
to exercise the power Of sale in him vested
by said deed Of trust;
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given
that, pursuant to the power in me vested by
said deed Of trust, and pursuant to the request
of the legal owner and holder of said notes,
], the undersigned Sheriff Of Iron County,
Missouri, will sell the real estate above de-
scribed, at public vendue, to the highest
bidder for cash, at the Court House door, in
the City Of I%ronton, in the County Of Iron,
and State Of Missouri, on
MoNday, he 77M day of MayeA, 1870,
between the hours Of nine o'clock in the
forenoon and five O'Clock in the afternoon,
for the purpose Of satisfying said indebt-
edness and the cost Of executing this trust.
WIN. BLUE, Sheriff and Trustee.
I%ronton, MOI February 81, 1916.