The Iola register., 1877-04-21
Publication Notice.
Publication Notice.
In the District Court of the County Of
Allen and State of Kansas:
The State of Kansas, Plaintiff,
vs.. !.

VS.. ,.
Thos. HI. Knight, Defendant.
The above named defendant, a nom
resident of the State of Kansas, will
take notice that the above named plain
tiff did. on the 10Th day OF April A. d.
1877, file O. petition in the District Court
of the said county of Allen, against the
said Thos. Ii. L. knight, setting forth
that the said defendant, at a sale OF
school land in said county, on the l4th
day of August, A. ID. 1871, purchased
from the State of Kansas the following
described school lands, situated in Allen
County in said State, to wit : The north
east quarter of the southeast quarter, at
and for the sum of $3.50; the northwest
quarter of the southeast quarter, at and
for the sum of 5000; the southwest quar-
ter of the southeast quarter, at and for
the sum of $500; and the southeast
quarter of the southeast quarter, at and
for the sum of $40; all of said land
being in section sixteen, township TWEEN
ty-fve, range twenty -one east, that at
the time of said purchases, he gave a
bond for each tract, and there and then
agreed in said bonds to pay the amount
remaining unpaid of the purchase mon
ey on each tract in yearly installments
of not more than ten i'll number, to-
gether with interest at the rate of ten per
cent per annum on the unpaid portion
of purchase money on each tract; that
in pursuance of said bonds he has paid
the yearly installments due on said
northeast quarter of the southeast quar-.
ter TOR the years 1872 and 1873, and the
interest as required by the bond to the
14th day of August, 1874, and the year
ly instailments on the said northwest
quarter of the southeast quarter for the
years 1872, 1873 and 1874, together with
the interest thereon to the 14th day Of
A. d. 1874; that no payments
of either principal or interest have been
made on the said southwest quarter Of
the southeast quarter and the south
east quarter of the southeast quarter !;
that there remains due and unpaid the
yearly installments on the said north
east quarter of the southeast quarter for
the years 1874, 1875 and 1876, together
with the interest thereon from August
14th, 1874, and on the said northwest
quarter of the southeast quarter, the
yearly installments for the years 1875
and 1876, together with the interest as
from the 18th day of August,
1874, and on the said southwest quarter
of the southeast quarter and the south-
east quarter of the southeast quarter, the
yearly installments for the years 1872.
1878, 1874, 1875 and 1876, together with
interest thereon as aforesaid from the
14th day of August, 1871; that by rea-
son of the failure of the defendant to
pay the interest annually on the bal
ance of the purchase money as afore-
said, and the yearly installments as
he has forfeited all right,
claim, title and interest in and to each
and and all of said tracts of land, and
all claims to the money paid on account
of said purchase. The plaintiff prays
that the court order, adjudge and de-
cree that in case the defendant fails and
neglects to pay the yearly installments
due on each of said tracts of land, TO-
gether with the interest due al aforesaid
on each tract on the portion of purchase
money remaining unpaid, together with
costs and charges of this action, within
ten days from the rendition of judgment
in this action, that all right. title and
interest of the defendant, and all per-
sons claiming under him, in and to each
and all of said lands, be forfeited to the
said plaintiff, and the title to said lands
he quieted in the plaintiff, and the de-
fendant, and all claiming under him, be
forever barred from setting up any claim
thereto, and the purchase money paid be
forfeited to the Sta.e. The defendant is
required to appear and answer or demur
to said petition. on or before the I'd day
of JUNE. "A. D. 1877, or said petition will be
taken as true, and judgment rendered in
with the prayer thereof.
PETER BELL,
County Attorney of Allen County, Kan
sas, for the plaintiff.
lola. April 10Th, 1877,