Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-10
Order of Publication.

In the circuit court of Iron county,
Missouri, in vacation, June "a, 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
Edward F. Drabisch, J.. E. Thorp and
J. W. Nicholson, if living; orthe I'M
known consorts, heirs and devisees
of Edward F. Drabisch, j. E. Thorp
and j.. W. Nicholson, if they be dead,
defendants.
(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 defendants,
Edward F. Drabisch, j. E. Thorp and
J. w. Nicholson,
are non-residents of the state of Mis-
souri,, and that they cannot be served
with summons in said state.
Plaintiff states that the defendants,
Edward F. Drabisch, j. E. Thorp and
j. w. Nicholson,
have not been heard of for many years
that plaintiff is not informed whether
they be living or dead; that ii 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
| Edward F. Drabisch, and ]. E. Thorp
and J. W, NichelsJn,
were the record owners 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
| Edward F. Drabisch, j. e. Thorp and
j. W. Nicholson,
and therefore is unable to particularly
describe the the same, and that in the
event OF the death of the said
Edward T. Drabisch, J. E. Thorp and
j. W. Nicholson,
their said heirs and dovisees have, by
| aeE2 Il Of devise, succeeded to the sale
inteu It and estate of the said
Edward F.. Drabisch, and j. E. ThorI
and J. w. Nicholson,
from whom their interest in the prop
erty 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 defendants that an ac-
ton has been commenced against then
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 defendants for back
taxes for the year 1914, to wit:
Southwest quarter Of southeast quar-
ter, and north one-half OF s%outheasI
quarter of section /, township 80, north:
Of range / east, 100 acres;
East one-half Of lot 1 OF northeas'
quarter OF section /, township 81, north
of range A east, 40 acres;
Southeast quarter OF southwest quar-.
ter of section /, township 81, north, o
range 4 east, 40 acres-all of said rea
estate being in Iron county, Missouri.
(An itemized statement in the nature
of a tax bill showing the amount o
taxes, interest and costs now due OF
said real estate for the year aforesaid
amounting in the aggregate to the sun
of seven and 97-I00 dollars, is filet
with said petition as provided by law
And unless they be and appear at tn
next term OF said court to be holden 10
the county of Iron, and state OF Mis-
souri,, at the court house in said count,
on the fourth Monday in october next
1916, and on or before the third da,
thereof (if the term shall so long con
tinue; and, if not, then before the en-,
of the term, and plead, answer 0
demur to said plaintiffs petition, tn
same will be taken as confessed, iudg
menU rendered in accordance with tb
prayer of said petition, and said rea
estate, or so much thereof as may b
necessary to satisfy said judgment
interest and costs, be sold under
special fieri facias to be issued thereon
It is further ordered that acopy here
OF be published according to law in tn
Iron County Register, a weekly news
paper published in said county of Iror
and state of Missouri.
JESSE NJ. HAWKINS, Circuit CLERK
A true copy from the record:
[sEALl Witness my hand and oficie
seal, this oath day of June
!, 1915.
JESSE NJ. HAWKINS, Clerk
Circuit Court, Iron county, Mo.