The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-08-23


ton, for the County of Yakims.
Alice s. Hill, Plaintiff,
A e. Hanford, silvanus II.
MaNon, Amanda lrby Jen-
nings, l. N. Power as Receiy- In Equity,
er OF Ben T.. Snipes: Robert
b. Wilson, willard II. Harris, no $40.
Francis A. Abernethy. trus
tees for the creditors of Rem
L. Snipes and Ben T.. Snipes,
defendants.
The State of Washington 10 the above named de-
PENDANT, silyanus 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. 1881, (which day viii be the date OF
the last publication hereby exclusive of said
named day, and 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
apen the west hall Of the northwest ouarter and
the northwest quarter OF the southwest quarter
OF section twenty-five in township eleven north
range 20 east of the Willamette Meridian, situate
IN Yakima county, state of Washington under
and In pursuance of the provisions Of the act of
Congress approved May 10th. 1867 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, 1878, the United States granted aud con-
veyed said land TO you by pafeIt. That there
after In the year 1873 the said patent was filed
county 1--WE Iep to for recording deeds and other com
veyances Of land In the Office of the Auditor OF
said county; and thereafter said patent was
lost, or by Indifference OF accident, destroyed.
that on the said 10Th day of August, A. d., 1878,
You were the owner, as your sole aud separate
estate. Of said land. and 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 NJ. Maxon, and now
the defendant Amanda Irby Jennings, for a val,
liable consideration conveyed by deed said land
and the whole thereof, to one George W. Good
win, (now deceased) and that you aud said
Amanda Irby Jennings In said deed covenanted
to and with the said Goodwin TO warrant and
defend the said land and premises unto the said
Goodwin, his heirs executors, administrators
and assigns, against all persons whomsoever
| lawfully claiming or to claim the said land or
any part thereof that said Goodwin immediate
ly entered into possession OF said land, and be.
came and was the owner thereof, rs his sole and
separate estate. That the title to said land, by
sundry mesne conveyances became vested in A:
Z. Hantord. the above named defendant, and
| that said Hanford 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 lrby
Jennings was, subsequent to the execution
thereof and in the year 1879, filed 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 conveyances of land
81 uated in said county. and the said deed WAS
thereafter lost, or by accident or inadvertence
thereafter, and in the year 1882, 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
veyapces of land aforesaid, and in which was
recorded the said patent from the United States
to yourself, 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 day of December,
1880, 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
veyances of land within said county, and that
at said time said Goodwin was the owner, in,his
own right his sole and separate estate, of the
said land and the whole thereof. and had good
right to sell and convey the same: that on said
last named day the said records OF said Yakima
county in the Office of the said Auditor of said
county showed the said Good win TO be the owner
Of said land: ami the object OF said action Is,
further TO exclude yourself, together with each
and all of the other defendants, save Hanford,
from any interest in lien upon said land
whatsoever and TO obtain from said court such
other aud further or different relief as is equit
able and just IN the premises, pursuant to equity
jurisprudence.
The postotfice address of Messrs. whitson &
| Parker, of the attorneys for said plaintiff, at
| which any anwser OF other papers In said action
NAV be served on them by mail or otherwise, is
The First National Bank Building, North Yak
| ima Yakima County, Washington.
ELDER & HARDIN and
| wHITSON & PARKER,
25-7w Attorneys for Plaintiff.