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

the use of B. P. Burnham, collector of
the revenue Of Iron county, Missouri,
against
John E. Love. James E. Reese and d, B.
Beedle, and Francis NJ. Mckee, If liv-
ing; or the unknown consort, heirs and
devisees of Francis NJ. Mckee, if he be
dead, defendants.
faction to Enforce Lien for. Taxes
Now at this day comes the plaintiff, B.
P. Burpham, collector of the revenue of
Iron county, Missouri, and files his petition
and affidavit, setting forth among other
things, that the defendant,
Francis M. Mckee,
is nonresident of the state of Missouri,
and that he cannot be served with sum-
mons in said state.
Plaintiff states that the defendant,
Francis NJ. Mckee,
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 a will,
his 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
John E. Love, James E. Reese, D. B.
Beedle and Francis M. Mckee,
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
ohm E. Love, James E. Reese, d. B.
Beedle and Francis NJ Mckee,
and therefore is unable to particularly de-
scribe the same, and that in the event of
the death of the said
Francis M. Mckee,
his said heirs and devisees have, by
descent or devise, succeeded to the said
interest and estate Of the said
Francis NJ. Mckee,
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 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, be-
longing to the said defendants for back
taxes for the years 1912, 1913, and 1914,
to w.t.
The west one-half of the northeas
quarter and the west one-half of the south
east quarter of section 2I, township 81,
north, of range 3 east, 100 acres-said real
estate being in Iron county, Missouri.
Gan itemized statement in the nature Of
q tax bill showing the amount of taxes,
interest and costs now due on said real
estate for the years aforesaid, amounting in
the aggregate to the sum of twenty three
and 55-1oo 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 Missouri, at the
court house in said county on the fourth
Monday in October next, 1916, and on or be-
fore the third day thereof Gf the term shall
so long continue; and, if not, then before
the end of the term), and plead answer or
demurt to said plaintiffs petition, the same
will be taken as confessed, Judgment
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 feri facias to be issued
thereon.
1t is further ordered that a copy hereof
be published according to law in the Iron
county Register, weekly newspaper pub
lished in said county of Iron and state Of
Missouri.
JESSE NJ. HAWKINS, Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record;
[sEAL] Witness my hand and official
seal, this 27th day Of June,
1916.
JESSBM. HAWKINS, Clerk
Circuit Court, Iron county, Mo.