The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-07-26
SUMMONS.

In the Superior Court OF the State of Washing.
ton, for the County OF Yakima.
Alice s. Hill, Plaintiff,
A z. Hanfora, silvanus H.
Maxon, Amanda Irby Jen-
nings, |. N. Power. as Receiv- In EQUITY.
er OF Ben X. Snipes; Robert
B. Wilson, willard II. Harris, No. $40.
Francis A. Abernethy. trus-
tees for the creditors Of Ben
Z. snipes and Ben f. Snipes.
Defendants.
rhe State OF Washington to the above named de-
PENDANT, silvanus II. Maxon:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after service Of this Summons. to-
wit: Within twenty days after the 23rd day OF
August. A. D.. 1894 (which Day will be the date OF
the last publication hereby exclusive of said
named day. ana defend the above entitled action
In the court aforesaid; and in case of your fail
ure so TO do judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand In the complaint,
which will be filed with the Clerk OF the said
Court. The nature and object of said action IL
to establish the fact that prior to the 10th day Of
August. 1873, you, Silvanus II. Maxon, settled
upon the west half of The northwest quarter and
the northwest quarter OF the southwest quarter
OF section twenty two in township eleven north
range 70 east OF the Willamette Meridian, situate
IN Yakima county, state Of Washington, under
and Ia pursuance OF the provisions OF the act. of
Congress approved May 9th. 1852. relative to the
public lands of the United States and commonly
known and called the Homestead Law"
that thereafter you fully complied with the pro
visions of said law. and that on the 10th day of
August, 1875, the United States granted and con-
after In the year 1873, the said patent was filed
for record and recorded In the records of said
yeyances OF land. In the ofiee Of the Auditor of
said county; and thereafter said patent was
lost. or by inadver'ence or accident, destroyed;
that on the said 10Th dav OF August, A D., ISIS,
you were the owner. a. your sole and separate
estate. of said land and In the possession Of the
whole thereof That on the--day Of
A. D. lH5g fngafher W ifh fnrmar WI ia
under the name Of Amanda NJ. Maxon, and now
the defendant Amanda irby Jennings, for . val
and the whole thereof, to one George W. Good \
win, tnow deceasedJ and that you and said
Amanda irby Jennings in said deed coyenanted
defend the said land and premises unto the said
Goodwin, his heirs. executors, administrators
and assigns, against all persons whomsoeyer
lawfully claiming or to claim the said land or
any part thereof: that said Goodwin imTediate-
ly entered into possession OF said land. and be-
came and was the owner thereof, as his sole and
separate estate That the title to said land, By !
sundry mesne eonveyances became vested In. A. |
T.. Hantord. the above named defendant, md
that said Hanfopd Is now the owner Of said land
and In the possession thereof and the whole
thereof hat the said deed from yourself and
said defendant now known as Amanda Irby
thereof. and In the year 1879, fed for record In
the office of the Auditor of Yakima county. and
recorded In the records OF said county. kept pur
suant to law for recording conveyanees of land
81 uafed In said county. and the said deed was
thereafter lost, or by accident or inadvertence
destroyed, and cannot now be fonnd. That I
thereafter, and in the year 1850, the building in
which was then situated the Office of the Audi |
tor OF Yakima county and the records OF said
county. kept pursuant to Law for recording con |
veyanees of land Aforesaid, and in which was
recorded the said patent from the United States
TO ourself, and the said deed from yourself |
and Amanda Irby jennings TO the said George
w. Goodwin, was burned by fire and totally de |
strOyed; and that on the 18th dav of December, |
1859, the said patent and the said deed to said |
Goodwin were each and both of record In the |
Office of the Auditor of Yakima county and re- |
corded In said records kept for recording con |
yeyanees of land within said county, and that |
at said time said Goodwin was the owner, in,tis |
own right, his sole and separate estate OF the
said land aud the whole thereof. and r ~ good |
right to sell and convey the same: thih on said |
last named day the said records OF said Yakima |
coanty In the ONCE of the said Auditor of said
county showed the said Good yin to be the owner
of said land. snt the object Of said action Is,
further, to exclude yourself, together with each
and all OF the other defendants, save Hsnford, |
from any interest in or lien upon said land
whatsoever; and TO obtain from said court such
able and just the premises. pursuant TO equity |
jurisprudence.
The post0fice address of Messrs whitson &
Parker, OF the attorneys for said plaintiff, at
which any anwser other papers in said action
The First National Bank building, North Yak |
ina. Yakima County. Washington.
ELDER & HARDIN and
MHITSuN & PARKER,
&7w Attorneys for Plaintiff.