Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-08-06
STATE OF lOWAl
County Of johnson.
In johnson District Court, ScptcmJc,
Term A. d., 1851.
, Bill Of Foreclosure.

Charles Foster, \
US.
Alphonso B. Newcomb,
Hanna M. Newcomb, Bill Of Foreclosure
Elijah w. Lake,
Ezekiel Clark &
John Clark
A LPHONSO B. Newcomb, Hanna M. New
IA comb and Elijah w. Lake part of the de-
PENDANTS i'll the above entitled suit will take
notice that the said complainant on the 18th
day of March 1851, filed in the office of the
clerk of the said district court, his bill in chan.
rery against the said defendants, which is now
pending in said court, praying that a mortgage
executed by Alphonso b. Newcomb and Han
ma M. his wife, bearing date July 2lst, 1916,
and conveying the following described real es-
tate, to wit: "The undivided fourth of all that
tract or parcel of land situated in the county OF
johnson and State of Iowa commencing at the
tunnel post at the north west corner of the
Touring mill of the Iowa City manufacturing
company situated on the west side of the Iowa
river, thence south on line parallel with the
west side Of said mill to point on the south
line of said company's land. thence east SO feet
along said line, thence north parallel with the
first line to point in the south side of said
company's dam easterly of said tunnel post
thence westerly on the line of the dam 50 feet
to the place Of beginning; also the undivided
fourth Of that tract or parcel of land lying in
the county and state aforesaid bounded as fol
lows: commencing at stake on the east OF
thence four rods te-i0@ s: u deg
w. thence from said stake N, 739 deg east nine
rods to stake bearing tree red elm II inches in
diameter, north 25A deg. west 49, links to a
white hickory twelve inches in diameter, s 7O3
deg east 81 links, thence south "a deg. E "a
rods to stake, bearing tree white oak 26 in
in diameter, s. Az deg. East 53a links to white
oak 26 inches in diameter N. 20 deg. w. u links,
thence s. 73A deg. west 10 rods to a stake at
high water mark, bearing tree white ash lG
inches in diameter, S 81 deg. east 46 links to a
water birch 10 inches in diameter, N. $50 deg.
west Is links, thence in the same direction
about 80 rOdst low water mark, thence up the
Iowa river to the place of beginning at low
water mark containing about two acres, to Sc.
cure the payment of three promissory notes exc
cuted by the said Alphonso r. Newcomb, and
Jonathan Harris joining in the execution of one
of said notes, two of said notes being executed
by said Newcomb bearing date 2lst July 1916,
for the sum of 400 dollars each, payable Is
months from date with 10 per cent interest
from date, and one note executed by said New
comb and Jonathan Harris for 200 dollars, pay.
able two years after date with 10 per cent in
terest from date, bearing date Sep. Goth 1915,
that said premises may be sold to satisfy the
amount found to be due on said mortgage and
that said defendants may be compelled to an
swer under oath the allegations of said bill,
and that all persons having any interest in SAID
mortgaged premises may be barred and fore
closed of all equity of redemption in the same
You are hereby notified that unless you appear
at the next term of said district cou~tf5r johnson
county which will commence on the first Mon
day Of September A. d. 1851, and plead, an
swer or demurr to said bill, decree pro contesso
will be taken against you.
GARnNED CI,r1, n
LEMUEL B. PATTERSON, Sol, for Complainant
June 18th, le5l-Sw.-Prs. fee $25