The Iola register., 1877-04-21
Publication Netiee.
In the district Court Of the county o.
Allen and State of Kansas.
The State Of Kansas Plaintifk

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In the district Court Of the county Of
Allen and State of Kansas.
The State Of Kansas Plaintiff
John w. Gefi, Defendant
The above named defendant . non res.
ident of the State Of Kansas will take
notice that the above named plaintiff did
ou the 10Th day of April, A. d. 1877,
file q petition in the District Court of the
said county of Allen, against the said
John w. Gefs, setting forth that the
said defendant at q sale of school lands
in said county on the 18th day of June
1869, purchased from the State of Kansas
the following described school lands sit
uated in Allen cnunty in said State to.
wit: The northeast quarter of the
southeast quarter at and for the sum Of
$120. The southeast quarter of the
southeast quarter at and for the sum Of
s120, both of said tracts being in section
16, township "a, range 81 east. That at
the time of said purchase he gave bond
for each tract, and there and then agreed
in said bonds to pay the amount remain
ing unpaid of the purchase money on
each tract in yearly installments of not
more than ten in number together with
interest at the rate of ten per cent. pei
annum on each tract. That in pursu.
ance of said bonds he has paid the yearly
installments due on both of said tracts
of land for the years 1870, 1871, 1872,
1873 and 1874 together with the interest
OH the unpaid principal on each tract to
the 14th day of June A. d. 1875, that nc
other or further payments Of either prin.
cipal or interest on either tract of land
has been made. That there remains due
and unpaid on each of the said tracts the
yearly installments for the years 1875
and 1876 together with the annual inter.
est at the rate of ten per cent. per annum
on the unpaid portion of purchase money
on each tract of land from the 14th day
of June A. ID. 1875. That by reason Of
the failure of the defendant to pay the
interest annually on the balance Of the
purchase money rs aforesaid and the
yearly insta!lments he has for
feited all right, claim, title AMI interest
in and to each and all of said tracts of
land and all claim to the money paid on
account of said purchase. The plaintiff
prays that the Court order, adjudge and
decree that in case the defendant fails
and neglects to pay the yearly Install
ments due on each of said tracts of land
together with the interest due as afore-
said on each tract on the portion of pur-
chase money remaining unp,id 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 persons claiming under him in and to
each and all of said lands be forfeited 30
the said plaintiff. and the title to said
lands he auieted in the plaintiff and the
defendant and all claiming under him he
forever barred from setting up any claim
thereto and the purchase money paid be
forfeited to the State. The defendant is
required to appear and answer or demur
to said petition on or before the End dav
of June A. D. 1877. or said petition will
be taken as true and judgment rendered
in accordance with the PRAYER thereof.
PETER BELL,
County Attorney of Allen county Kan
sas for the plaintiff
lola. April 10Th, 1877. II 3w