The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-08-16

Alice 5. Hin, Plaintiff,
+. Hanfori silvauns II.
Maxun, Amanda Irby Jen-
nings; I. n, Power. as Receiv. In Equity.
or of Ben 4. Snipcs; Robert
b. Wilson, willard II. Harris. No. stg.
Francis 4. Abernethy, trus.
tees for the creditors Of Ken
Il. snipes aud Ben f.. Snipes.
Defendants.
The State of Washington 10 the above named de-
PENDANT, Silyanus H. Maxon;
You are her,by summoned TO appear within
twenty da! after service Of this summons, to-
wit: Within twenty days after the 23rd day of
August, A. b., 1o9ItwhiCh day viii be the date Of
the last publication hereof.l exclusive of said
named day, and defend the above entitled action
in the court aforesaid aud In case of your fail
ure so 10 do, Judgment Will be rendered against
you according to the demand in the complaint
which viii 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, SilvHnus II. Maxon, sc. tied
upon the est hall of the northwest quarter and
the northwest quarter OF the southwest quarter
OF section twenty-five in township eleven north
ranye ~ east Of the willamette Meridian, situate
IN Yakima county, state of Washington, under
and 1t. pursuance OF the provisions Of the act Of
Congress approved May 10Th. 1862, relative to the
public lands Of the United states aud commonly
known as aud called the Homestead Law
that thereafter you fully complied with the pro
visions OF said law and that on the 10th day of
August, ISIS, the United states granted aud con
after In the year 1873. the said patent was filed
for record aud recorded in the records OF said
county kept for recording deeds and other con.
veyances oi land. in the o lice Of the Auditor of
said county: and thereafter said patent was
lost or by inadIer encc ur accident, destroyed:
that on the said 10th dav OF August, A. D., ISIS,
you were the owner, your sole and separate
estate, of said laId. aud In the possession of the
whole thereof. That on the--day Of :,
a. d., 1879, you. together with your former wife
under the name of Amanda N. Maxon. and now
the defendant Amanda irby Jennings, for val.
liable consideration, conveyed by deed said land
and the whole thereof, to one George W. Good.
win, NOV deceased and that you and said
Amanda lrby Jennings In said deed cOvennntei
to and with the said Goodwin to warrant aud
defend the snid land and premises unto the said
Goodwin his heirs, executors, administrators
and assigns. AGAINST all persons wnomsuever
lawfully claiming or to claim the said land or
any part thereof that said Gondwin Immediate
ly entered into possession OF said land, and he.
caule and was the owner thereof, As his sole and
separate estate. That the title to said land by
suudrN mesne conNeyauCes became veste in A
+. Hanord. the above named defendant. nd
that said Hanfori is now the owner of said land
aud IN the possession thereof aud the whole
thereof hat the said deed from Yourself and
said defendant now known AZ Amanda Irby
jennings was, subsequent to the execution
thereof. and in the wear 1879. Fl ed for record In
the office OF the Auditor OF Yakima county and
recorded in the records Of said county. kept pur
slant TO law Tor recording cOnveyan,es of land
NJ VA ed III said county. and the said decd was
thereafter lost. or by accident or inadvertence
destroyed, aud cannot now be found. That
thereafter, aud in the year 1882, the building in
which was then situated the office If the audi
tor of Yakima county and the records OF said
county. Kept pursuant 10 law for recUr'iing con
veyHnces of land aforesaid aud in which was
recorded the said patent from the United States
to oursef, and the said deed from yourself
and Amanda Irby Jennings to the said George
W. Goodwin, was burned by fire aud totally de
stroyed; and that on the 18th dav of december,
1850, the said patent and { e said deed to said
Goodwin were each and both of record in the
Office of the Auditor OF Yakima county and re-
corded i'll said records kept for recording con
veyauces OF land within said county, AMI that
at said time said Goodwin was the owner, in his
own right, his sole aud separate estate, of the
said land aud the whole thereof, and had good
right TO sell and convey the same: that On said
last named day the said Iecuris OF said Yakima
county in the office of the said Auditor of SAID
county showed the said Good win 10 be the ow ner
OF said land; AMI the object of said action is,
further, TO exclude yourself, together wirh each
aud all of the other defendants, save Hartford,
from any interest in or lien upon said land
whatsoever; ami to obtain from said court such
other aud further different relief MS is pquit.
able and just II the premises pursuant to equity
jurisprudence.
The postoffice address of Messrs. Whtson &
Parker, of the attorneys for SAID plaintiff, at
which any anwser or other papers In said action
NAV be served on them by mail or otherwise. is
The First National bank Building, North Yak.
ina, Yakima County, Washington.
ELDER & HARDIN and
WITS IN & PARKER,
2b7w Attorneys for Plaintiff.