Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-24
Order of Publication.

In the circuit court of Iron county, Mis-
souri,, in vacation, June 81, l9l6.
The state Of Missouri, at the relation and to
the use Of B. p, Burnham, collector Of
the revenue Of Iron county, Missouri,
against
John Z. Love, lanes E. Reese and ID. b.
Beedle, and Francis M. Mckee, If liv-
inp; or the unknown consort, heirs and
devfsees Of Francis M. Mckee, if he be
dead, 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 defendant,
Francis NJ. Mckee,
is a nonresident of the state of Missouri,
and that he cannot be served with sum
mons in said state.
Plaintiff states that the defendant,
Francis II. Mckee,
has not been heard of for many years; I;
that plaintiff is not informed whether he
be living or dead; that if he be dead,
his heirs, or if he died leaving 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 M. 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 deyisees have, by
descent or devise, succeeded to the said
interest and estate of the said
Francis M. 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 wit:
The west one-half of the northeas
quarter and the west one-half of the south
east quarter of section FL, township 81,
north, Of range 3 east, 100 acres-said real
estate being in Iron county, Missouri.
Gan iemized statement in the nature oi
a 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 $500 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 OF
demur 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 SC
much thereof as may be necessary tc
satisfy said Judgment, interest and costs, be
sold under special feri facias to be issued
thereon,
1t is further ordered that copy hereof
be published according to law in the Iron
county Register, a weekly newspaper pub
lished in said county Of Iron and state ol
Missouri.
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record;
[sEAL] Witness my hand and officia
] seal. this 27th day OF June
1916.
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Clerk
Circuit Court, Iron county, Mo.