Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-07-30
STATE OF lOWA,l
County Of Johnson.
In johnson District Court, Septenl|
Term A. d., 1851.

lA ~" ~ go 10y Ao~As
Charles Foster,
as.
Hanna NJ. Newcomb, Bill Of Foreclosure
Elijah w. Lake,
Ezekiel Clark 4
John Clark
A LPHONSO D. Newcomb, Hanna NJ. New
n comb and Elijah W. Lake part of the ID
PENDANTS in the above entitled suit, will taxi
notice that the said complainant on the 13tv
day of March 1851, filed in the office Of ths
clerk of the said district court, his bill in chan
rery against the said defendants, which is now
pending in said court, praying thata mortgagd
executed by Alphonso b. Ncwcomb and Hani
ma M. his wife, bearing date July 21st, le46J
and conveying the following described real es}
tate, to wit: "The undivided fourth Of all that
tract parcel of land situated in the county on
johnson and State Of Iowa commencing at ths1
tunnel post at the northwest corner Of the
Touring mill of the Iowa City manufacturing
| company situated on the west side of the low
river, thence south ON a line parallel with II
west side of said mill to point on the sou
line of said company's land, thence east so !;
| along said line, thence north parallel with
first line to point in the south side Of q
company's dam easterly Of said tunnel
thence westerly on the line Of the dam q
| to the place of beginning; also the und
fourth of that tract or parcel of land L
/ the county and state aforesaid boundS
lows: commencing at a stake on
lett bank of the Iowa river at hi9l
thence four rods to low watnr
w. thence from said sta2I
rods to stake, beau
diameter, north 25$ deg
white hickory twelve inches in dr.
deg east 81 links, thence south "a
rods to a stake, bearing tree white oaSN
in diameter, S. Az deg East 53s links to n
oak 26 inches in diameter N. 90 deg w 7blii
thence S 73a deg west 10 rods to stake
| high water mark. bearing tree white ash il
inches in diameter, s 81 deg east 46 links to a
water birch 10 inches in diameter, N. 35s deg.
west 10 links, thence in the same direction
| about 81 rods to 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 B. Newcumb, 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 1876,
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 900 dollars, pay
able two years after date with 10 per cent in
terest from date, bearing date Sep Goth 1916,
| 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 sad
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 court for ohnson
county which will commence on the first Mon
day of September A. d. 1851. and plead, an
swer or demurr to said BILL a decree pro confesso
will be taken against you.
S. B. GARDNER, Clerk d. G.
LEMuEL b. PATTERSON, Sol, for Complainant
June 18th, lS5l-Sw-.Prs. fee Sos.