Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-02-10
Order of Publication

Order of Publication.
In the Circuit Court of Iron County, Mis-
sour, in vacation. December II, 1915.
The State OF Missouri, at the relation and
to the use Of B. P. Burnham, Collector
OF the Revenue Of Iron County, Mis-.
souri,, !
against
]. w. Kerr, Arthur Huff, Elias Kemp,
Alfred H. Shy, Joseph c. Meyer, ]. s..
Jordan, John Efaw, Calvin Davis, Eras-
tus 6. LOOMS, Jessie Loomis King
and w. J. Hilands, if living, or the IN
known heirs and devisees Of Elias
Kemp, Alfred II, Shy, JosephC. Moy-
er, ]. S. Jordan, John Efaw, Calvin
Davis, Erastus G, Loomis, Jessie Loom
is King and w. ], Hilands, if they be
dead, defendants.
(Action to Enforce Lien for Taxes.)
Now at this day comes the plaintiff, B.
?. Burnham, Collector of the Revenue of
Iron County, Missouri, and files his petit
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. LOOMS, Jessie LOOMS King
and w. ]. Hilands, are non-residents OF
the State Of Missouri, and that they can.
not be served with in said
State.
Plaintiff states that the defendants, Eli
as Kemp, Alfred H. Shy, Joseph c..
Meyer, J. S. Jordan, John Efaw, Ca Twin
Davis, Erastus G. LOOMS, jesse LOOMS
King and w. Hilands,
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 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. LOOMS, Jessie LOOMS
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 ma
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 LOOMS
King and w. ]. Hilands,
and, therefore, is unable to particularly
describe the same, and that in the event
of the death Of the said Elias Kemp, AL
fred H. Shy, Joseph c. Meyer, ]. S. Jor.
dan, John Flaw, Calvin Davis, Erastus
q. LOOMS, Jessie LOOMS King and w.
]. Hilands, their said heirs and d~evisees
have, by descent or devise, succeeded to
the said interest and estate OF the said
Elias Kemp, Alfred H. Shy. Joseph c..
Meyer, J. S, Jordan, John Efaw, Calvin
Davis, Erastus G. LOOMS, Jessie LOOMS
King and w. ], Hilands,
from whom their interest in the property
herein described is derit 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 of the southeast
quarter Of section IS, township I'd, north,
OF range 2 east, 40 acres; the southwest
quarter of the southwest quarter Of sec
ton 20, township 90, north, OF range 3
east, 40 acres-all in Iron County, Mis-
souri,.
Can itemized statement in the nature
of a 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-
sour, 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 Oh
demur to said plaintiffs petition, the
same will be taken as confessed, iudg-
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 3
special fieri facias to be issued thereon
1t is further ordered that a cop
hereof be published according to law ii
the Iron County Register, a week.,
newspaper published in said county O
Iron, and state Of Missouri.
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