The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-04-28
publication Notice.
In the District Court of the County vi
Allen, and State Uf Kansas.
The State Of Kansas Plaintiff,
vs..
NJ. l.. Merrifield. Defendant

W. Il. Mefrineiu, DeienudDt
The above named defendant non res
ident Ut the State Of Kansas, will take
notice that the above named plaintiff did
on the 18th day Ut April A. u. 1877, file
petition i'll the District Cour, of The -aid
county Ut Allen, against the said defend
ant n. l.. Merrifield, setting forth that
the said defendant at u sale of school
lands in said county on the 3l,t day Of
August A. ID. 1871 purchased from ,hp
State of Kansas the following described
school Lands situated in Alien County in
said State tO-wit: The northeast quar-,
ter OF the southwest quarter at and for
the sum of $3.50. The northwest quarter
Of the southwest quarter at and for the
sum Of $3.50, also on the Sd day of Sep.
tembcr A. ID. 1870 lie purchased the
southwest quarter of the southwest quar-
ter at and tor the sum of Sl60, al-1 Oh
the 3lst day of August A. d. 1871 he
purchased the southeast quarter of the
southwest quarter at and for the sum of
1850, all of said land being in section IS.
township %. range 10 east. That at the
time of said purchases lie gave bond for
each tract, and there and then agreed in
said bonds to pay the amount remaining
unpaid of the purchase money on each
tract in yearly installments of not more
than ten in number together with inter.
est 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 install
ments due on said northeast quarter of
the southwest quarter, the northwest
quarter of the southwest quarter and the
southeast quarter of the southwest quar-
ter Of section Is, township %, range 10
east, for the year 1872 and has paid the
interest due on the balance of the pur-
chase money on each tract Of land to the
3lst day of August A. ID. 1872. That no
other or further payment or payments of
either principal or interest have been
made on either of said tracts of land.
That there remains due and unpaid the
yearly installments on each Ofsaid tracts
Of land for the years 1873, 1874. 1875 and
1876. together with the interest thereon
at the rate Of ten per cent. per annum on
tho unpaid portion of the purchase mon.
ey on each tract of land from the 3lst
day of August A. D: 1872 That the
defendant in pursuance of said bond has
paid the yearly installments due on the
said southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of section Is, township %, range
10 east, for the years 1871 and 1872 and
the interest on the unpaid portion Of the
purchase money to the Sd day ofSeptem-
Der A. d. 1872. That no other or fur
ther payments of either principal or in.
terest has been made thereon. That the
yearly installments remain due and
unpaid for the years 1873, 1874, 1875 and
1876, and the interest remains due and
unpaid on the unpaid balance of the pur-
chase money from the Sd day of Septem>
Der A. D. 1872 That by reason of the
failure of the defendant to pay the inter-
est annually on the balance of the pur-
chase money ~ Aforesaid and the yearly
installments rs aforesaid he has forfeited
all right. claim. title and interest in and
tn each and all of said tracts of land and
all claims to the moneys paid on account
of said purchase. The plaintiff prays
that the Court order adjudee and decree
that in case the defendant fails and neg
lects to paw the yearly installments due
on each Of said tracts of land together
with the interest due a. aforesaid on
each tract on the portion Of purchase
money remaing unpaid together with
costs and charees 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 tn each and
al Of said lands be forfeited to the asid
plaintiff sud the title to said lands be
Quoted in the plaintiff and the defend
ant and all claiming under him he for
ever barred from setting up any claim
thereto. and The purchase money raid he
fnrfeited 10 the State. The defendant is
required to appear and answer or demnr
tn said petition IN OF before the End dav
If June A. d. 1877. or said petition will
he taken "a true and Judgment rendered
In accordance with the PRAYER thereof
PETER BELL,
County Attorney Of Allen County Kan.
sas for the Plaintiff