Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-31
Order of Publication.

In the circuit court of Iron county, Mis-
souri,, in vacation, June 27, 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
William II. Wolff and Wilhelm Behren, if
living; or the unknown consort, heir and
devisees of Wilhelm Behren, if he be
dead, defendants.
tAction 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 defendant,
Wilhelm Behren,
is a non resident of the state of Missouri,
and that he cannot be served with sum-
mons in said state.
Plaintiff states that the defendant,
Wilhelm Behren,
has not been heard OF for many years;
that plaintiff is not informed whether he be
living or dead that if he be dead, his
heirs, or if he died leaving 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
Wilhelm Behren and William II. Wolff,
were the record owners of the land describ-
ed herein. but plaintiff has no information
except as herein stated of the nature of the
interest and estate in said land owned by
said
Wilhelm Behren and William H. Wolff,
and therefore is unable to particularly. de-
scribe the same, and that in the event of
the death of the said
Wilhelm Behren,
his said heirs and devisees have, by de-
scent or devise, succeeded TO the said
interest and estate of the said
Wilhelm Behren,
from whom their interest in the property
herein described is derived. 1t is therefore,
ordered by the clerk of the circuit court of
Iron county, Missouri, in vacation, that
publication be made notifying said defen-
dants that an action has been commenced
against them in the cirsuit cotrt g. said
county, the object and general nature Of
which is to enforce the lien of the state Of
longing to the said defendant for back
taxes for the years 1913 and 1914, to wit:
Lots one, two, seven and eight in block
g in the town of Pilot Knob, Missouri, as
the same appear on the plat of said town
of Pilot Knob, Mo-, on file in the Office of
the Recorder of Deeds for Iron county,
Mo.,-said real estate being in Iron county,
Missouri.
Gan itemized statement in the nature of a
tax bill showing the amount of taxes, inter-
est and costs now due On said real estate for
the years aforesaid, amounting in the
aggregate to the sum Of fourteen and 1900
dollars, is filed with said petition as pro-
vided 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 Missouri, at the
court house in said county on the fourth
Monday in October next, 1910, and on or
before the third day thereof (if the term
shall so long continue; 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, judg-
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 interest and costs, be
sold under special ieri facias to be issued
thereon.
1t is further ordered that copy hereof be
published according to law in the Iron
County Register, weekly newspaper
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 official
seal, this 27th day of June,
1916,
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Clerk
Circuit Court, Iron county, Mo.