Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-24
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. Durham,
collector OF the revenue for Iron
county, Missouri,
against
C. H. Billingsley, JIM. Perry, W. j.
Hilands, John II. Higdon and Saline
A. Green. ii living; or the unknown
consorts, heirs and devisees OF G. H.
Billingsley, J. NJ. Perry, w. j. Hi
lands, John r. Higdon and Sallie A.
Green, if they be dead; and VIM.
Blue, Sheriff of Iron County, Mis-
souri,, Trustee, 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 defendants,
&c. II. Billingsley, j. M. Perry, w. j.
Hilands. john r. Higdon and Sallie A.
Green,
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,
G. H. Billingsley, ]. NJ. Perry, w. j.
Hilands, John r. Higdon and Sallie A.
Green,
have not been heard of for many years;
that plaintiff is not informed whether
they be living or dead; that if they be
dead, their heirs, or ii they died leav-
ing a will, their devisees, are interested
in the subject matter of this petition;
that the names Of such heirs or devil
sees, or both, cannot be inserted here
in because they are unknown to plain
tiff; that the said
G. H. Billingsley, J. NJ. Perry, w. j.
Hilands, John +. Higdon, Sallie A.
Green and VIM. Blue, Sheriff of Iron
County, Missouri, Trustee,
were the record owners of the land de-
scribed herein, but plaintiff has no in
formation except as herein stated OF
the nature of the interest and estate in
said land owned by said
c. H. Billingsley, J. NJ. Perry, w. j.
Hilands, John r. Higdon, Sallie A.
Green and VIM. Blue, Sheriff of Iron
County, Missouri, Trustee,
and therefore is unable to particularly
describe the same, and that in the
event of the death of the said
c. H. Billiingsley, j. NJ. Perry, W. ].
Hilands, John r. Higdon, and Sallie
A. Green,
their said heirs and devisees have, by
descent or devise, succeeded to the
said interest and estate of the said
G. H. Billingsley, j. NJ. Perry, w. J.
Hilands, John r, Higdon and Sallie A.
Green,
from whom their interest in the prop
erty herein is derived. 1t is therefore,
ordered by the clerk of the circuit court
of Iron county Missouri, i'll vacation,
that publication be made notifying said
defendants that an action has been COM
menced 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, belonging to the
said defendants for back taxes for the
years 1918 and 1914, to wit:
East one.half of southwest quarter,
and west one-half of southeast quarter
of section 20, township 81, north, o.
range 8 east, 100 acres.
Southwest quarter OF southwest
quarter of section 80, township 80,
north, of renge 3 east, 40 acres-all OF
said real estate being in Iron County
Missouri.
Gan 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 years aforesaid.
amounting in the aggregate to the sun
OF seventeen and 07-100 dollars, is flee
with said petition as provided by law.
And unless they be and appear a
the next term of said court to be holder
for the county OF Iron, and state O.
Missouri, at the court house in sale
county on the fourth Monday in October
next, 1916, and on or before the thirt
day thereof (if 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, judg-
ment rendered in accordance with the
prayer Of said petition, and said rea,
estate, or so much thereof as may be
necessary to satisfy said Judgment
interest and costs, be sold under {
special fieri facias to be issued thereon
1t is further ordered that a copy here.
of be published according to law in the
Iron County Register, a weekly news.
paper published 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 officia
seal, this gath day of June
1919.