Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-02-24
Sheriff's Sale Under Deed
of Trust.

Whereas, Jacob L. Koch and Nell
lie M. Koch his wife, and John D. Koch
and Martha M. Koch, his wife, by their Ger
tain deed Of trust, dated the sd day of Octo-
Der, 1912, and duly recorded in the Office OF
the Recorder of Deeds for the County OF Iron,
and State of Missouri, in Book 62, at page
~, did convey to B. P. Burnham, truS-
tee, the following described real estate
situate, lying and being in the County of
Iron and State of Missouri, to wit:
Beginning at a corner on the west line Of
the John Lewis Survey, No. 2I4I, from
which sycamore, g inches, bears north AZ
and one-half degrees, west So links, a red
oak, If inches, north 81 degrees, west Sc
links; thence north 22 degrees, east 8
chains to the middle line of section 8;
thence west on the middle line of section 8
nineteen chains to a corner; thence south
1915 chains to a corner; thence east II
chains to a a corner; thence north 2I.32
chains to a corner, from which the chimney
of the old Sam Irwin house, where formerly
Frank Decker lived, bears south 80 and
one-fourth degrees west, the fue on the
west end of the David Palmer house, north
az and one-fourth degrees eest; thence
north 7o degrees west 1880 chains to the
place of beginning, containing 6o acres, more
or less, and being part of the south half of
section s, and a part of the John Lewis
Survey, No., 2I4I, all in township 81, north,
OF range 3 east, and being the same prop
erty conveyed to Dallas Decker by Jefer-
son L. Meyer and wife by deed dated Sep
TENDER S, 1885, and recorded in Book 81,
at page So, Land Records of Iron County,
Mo. Also the following tract to wit: it be-
ing part Of the south half Of section 8 and
John Lewis Survey, No. 2I4I. in township
"a, north, of range 3 east, and bounded as
corner of section 81; thence north 2I.7s
chains to a corner heretofore established
thence north 60 and one-fourth degrees
west, go chains to a corner set a stake
from which a white oak, ID inches in dame
eter, bears north Is degrees, west 3 links;
thence north 70 degrees west 3I.2o chains
to a stake from which "a chimney Of the old
S am Irwin house, where Frank Decker liv-
ed on January ~. 1887, bears south SO and
one-fourth degrees west; also fue on the
west end Of David Palmer's house bears
north 43 and one-toprth degrees eastJ
thence south one-half degree west 1892
chains to set a rock, from which a cedar
tree, 10 inches, bears north 20 and onezhalf
degrees east II links, and a cedar tree of 6
inches in diameter bears south p and one
half degrees east 80 links; thence east 1866
chains TO a corner heretofore established;
thence south 1856 chains to set 4 rock,
IRON which a pin oak, 7 inches, bears
south IS and one-hali degrees west %
links, a hickory, 8 inches, bears north IL
and one-half degrees east 80 links, thence
east 22,66 chains to place Of beginning,
containing 81 acres, more or less, and be-
ing the same land conveyed to Dallas Deck
er by Walter H. Fisher, Sheriff of Iron
County, Missouri, acting as trustee under a
certain deed of trust dated November 10,
1888, and recorded in deed book 81, at
page $50, of the Land Records Of Iron
County, Mo-, which deed to said Dallas
Decker Is recorded in book al, at page 1875;
Which conveyance was made in trust to
the said B. P. Burnham to Sc cure the pay
ment of two certain promissory notes de-
scribed therein;
And, whereas, default has been made in
the payment of said notes and interest, now
past due and unpaid;
And, whereas, it is provided in said deed
of trust, that in case OF death, removal from
the state or refusal to act, Of said B. p. Burn
ham, as trustee, the then acting Sheriff of
Iron County, Missouri, shall act in his
stead, and sell the foregoing property in
case Of default;
And, whereas, B. P. Burnham, trustee in
said deed Of trust, has refused to act as such
trustee and foreclose the property conveyed
by said deed Of tTustj
And, whereas the undersigned Sheriff of
Iron County, Missouri, has been requested
by the legal owner and holder of said notes
to exercise the power Of sale in him vested
by said deed of trust;
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given
that, pursuant TO the power in me vested by
said deed OF trust, and pursuant to the request
Of the legal owner and holder Of Gaid notes,
|, the undersigned Sheriff Of Iron County,
Missouri, will sell the real estate above de-
scribed, at public .vendue, to the highest
bidder for cash, at the Court House door, in
the City Of %Ironton, in the County Of Iron,
and State Of Missouri, on
MOnday. he a7M day Of Mayt1 ,noI6,
between the hours Of nine o'clock in the
forenoon and FIVE O'Clock / the afternoon,
for the purpose of satisfying said indeht.
edness and the cost Of executing this trust.
WIN. BLUE, Sheriff and Trustee.
I%routon, Mo-, February al 1910.