The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-12-17
Territory Of Iowa, Des Moines County, S..
District Court, for said county, to the Feb


Territory ef Iowa, Des Moines County, SIS.
District Court, for said county, to the Feb
ruary Term thereof, A. D., 1S40.
Josiah Luckey 2 Bills in Chancery for
yai4,iss. b IN Injunction and Re-
William Buchanan. lief
vEyHE said William Buchanan will hereby
take notice, that on the 24th day of
Nav, AID, 1910, the said complainant by
n ID. Browning Esq, his solicitor, filed in the
Office of the Clerk Of the District Court for
said county, his certain Bill of Complaint
AGAINST the said Defendant, supported by the
oath of the said Complainant, representing
that in tho spring Of 1898, he placed in the
hands OF Joseph Swope, constable, in and
for said county, notes for collection or safe
keepiur. ono OF which said notes was exc
cutc,l bv Nicholas Winterstein and Gideon
T.. Alexander, on the 18th day of May, 1888,
for the sum Of seventy two dollars and fifty
GENTS pa yable on or before the LIST day OF
October, 1893, to the said complainant, or to
his order, and that none Of the said notes had
been endorsed by the said complainant, nor
Ind he then, or since parted with his interest
in said notes, or authorized any other person
10 transfer the same for him, and that imme-
diatciv after placing them IN the hands Of
the said constable for collection as aforesaid,
the said complainant left said Territory, and
was absent for several months, during which
absence, this said Swope departed this life;
and said notes by some means got INTO the
hands of different persons, who set up and
claimed the right to collect and receive pay
mcnt, for the same, without any authority
from said complainant for the same, and that
all OF the persons thus holding and claiming
said notes.. were informed of the true situa-
ton of said notes by said complainant on his
return, which was Immediately after the
death of said Swore, and also that tho note
above referred to, signed by Nicholas Winter
stein, and Gideon B. Alexander, by some
means got into the hands of the said William
buchanan, who instituted suit upon the
same. in the District Court, for said county,
in the name of the said complainant, fer the
use OF said William Buchanan,j without any
authority SO to do, and having been notified
bv said complainant, Of the true circum-
stances and situation of said note, he is en-
deavoring to enforce payment of the same,
greatly to the prejudice and injury of said
complainant, and that the said note, was
made payable to the said Josiah Luckey. or to
order, and that the same is not endorsed by
him, and also representing that at the May
term, of said District Court, 1910, judgment
was rendered by default against said Winter
stein and Alexander, for the full amount OF
said note with interest, &c, and whereas a
summons has been issued in this case, against
the said defendant, returnablc at the October
term of said Court. 1910, which was returned
by the Sheriff, mn est inUentus. Now unless
the said William Buchanan, shall personally
be, and appear before the District Court, foI
said county, setting as Court of Chancery
Oh or before the FIRST day of the next term
thereof, to be begun, and held at the Cour,
House, in Burlington, on the third Monday o.
February, 1s4l, and answer on his corpora
oath, the charges and allegations set forth in
said bill of complaint, the same shall be ia
ken as confessed, and decree entered in the
premises accordingly. Nov 23d, 1910.
Jsfn S. Dunlap, Clerk,
NJ. D. Browning, Solr. for Compt.
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