Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-09-07
Order of Publication

In the circuit court OF Iron county,
Missouri, in vacation, June 80, 1916.
The state of Missouri, at the relation
and to the use of B. P. Burnham,
collector of the revenue of Iron coun-
ty, Missouri,
against
W. H. Shelby, if living; or the un-
known consort, heirs and devisees of
w. H. Shelby, if he be dead, defend
ants.
(Action 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,
w. H. Shelby,
is nonresident of the state of Mis-
souri,, and that he cannot be served
with summons in said state.
Plaintiff states that the defendant,
w. H. Shelby,
has not been heard of for many years;
that plaintiff is not informed whether
he be living ordead; 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
W. H. Shelby,
was the record owner of the land
described herein, but plaintiff has no
information except as herein stated of
the nature of the interest and estate in
said land owned by said
w. H. Shelby,
and therefore is unable to particularly
describe the the same, and that in the
event OF the death of the said
w. H. Shelby,
his said heirs and devisees have, by
descent or devise, succeeded to the said
interest and estate of the said
W. Fl. Shelby,
from whom their interest in the prop
,2rty herein described is derived. 1t is
Wherefore, ordered by the clerk OF the
ciraslit. court Of Iron county, Missouri,
in vacation, that publication be made
notifying said defendant that an ac-
tlon has been commenced against them
in the circuit court of said county, the
object and general nature of which is
10 enforce the lien of the state of Mis-
souri, on the following real estate, be-
longing to the said defendant for back
taxes for the year 1914, to wit:
Lots l and of the southwest quar-
ter OF section 30, township "a, north, of
range east, 171.52 acres-said real
estate being in Iron county, Missouri.
An itemized statement in the nature
of a tax bill showing the amount Of
taxes, interest and costs now due on
said real estate for the year aforesaid,
amounting in the aggregate to the sum
of FIVE and 87-I00 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-
souri,, at the court house in said county
on the fourth Monday in October 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 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 a
special fieri facias to be issued thereon.
1t is further ordered that copy here
of be published according to law in the
Iron County Register, weekly news
paper 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 29th day of June,
1916.
JESSE NJ. HAWKINS, Clerk
Circuit Court. Iron county. Mo.