The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-08-09

In the Superior Court Of the State of Washing
ton, for the County of Yakima.
Alice S. Hin, Plaintiff. J
A H. Hanfori, silvanus II.
Maxon, Amanda lrby Jen-
nings. l. N. Power. as keceiv- In Equity
b. Wilson. willard n. Harris, No. so
Francis A. Aberuethy. trus-
tees for the creditors Of Ken
Il. Snipes and Ben T.. Snipes,
defendants.
The State OF Washington 10 the above named de-
PENDANT, sllvanus II. Maxon
You are herby summoned TO appear within
twenty days after service of this simmons, to-
wiz Within twenty days after the bird day OF
August, A. d., 1a9iJwhich day wiil 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. 1878, you, Silvanus II. Msxon. ~. tied
upon the west half of the northwest quarter aud
the northwest quarter OF the southwest quarter
OF section twenty-five in township eleven north
ranve - east OF the Willamette Merid au, situate
IN Yakima county. state of Washington. under
aud II. pursuance OF the provisions Of the act of
Congress approved May 10th. 1862, relative 10 the
public lands Of the United states aud commonly
known as and called the Homestead Law"
that thereafter you fully complied with the pro
August, 1873, the United states granted and con
we've raid land 10 you by pa'c l. That there
after In the year 1878. the said patent was filed
for record aud recorded ia the records of said
county kept for recording deeds and other con
yeyances OF land. In the o hee of the Auditor of
said county: and thereafter said patent was
lost. OF by inadver ence ct 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. AMI Ia 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 n val
liable consideration, conveyed BY deed said land
and the whole thereof. to one Genrge W. Good
win, tnow deceasefJ and that you aud said
Amanda lrby Jennings in said deed covenanted
to and with the said Goodwin To warrant aud
defend the said land aud premises unto the said
Goodwin, his heirs executors, administrators
and assigns. against all persons wnoms.ever
lawfully claiming or TO claim the said land or
any part thereof; that said Goodwin imTed ate
ly entered Into possession OF said land, and i,e-
came and was the owner thereof, as his sole and
separate estate. That the title TO said land by
suudry mesne c0nveyauces became veste in a
4. Hanlord. the above named defendant, nd
that said Hanford is now the owner OF said land
aud In the possession thereof aud the whole
thereof hat the said deed frum yourself AMI
said defendant now known as Amanda lrby
Jennings was, subsequent to the execution
thereof. and In the year 1879. II ed for record in
the office OF the Auditor of Yakima county and
recorded in the records OF said county, kent pur
suant to law Tor recording conveyaiires of land
81 uated In said county. aud the raid deed was
thereafter lost or by accident or inadverteuce
destroyed, aud cannot now be found. That
thereafter. and In the year 1872, 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
veyances 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; aud that on the 18th dav of december,
1880, the said patent and + e said deed to said
Goodwin were each aud 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, AMI that
at said time said Goodwin was the owner, In his
own right, as his sole and separate estate, of the
said land aud the whole thereof, ana had good
right TO sell and convey the same: that On said
last named day the said records OF said Yakima
county in the ofhce 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 :ae other defendants, save Hanford,
from any interest in or lien upon said land
whatsoever; and to Obra ain from said court such
able and just II the premises, pursuant to equity
jurisprudence.
The postoffice address of Messrs Whitson &
Parker of the attorneys for said plaintiff. at
which any anwser or other papers In said action
The First National bank Building, North Yak.
ina, Yakima County, Washington.
ELDER d HARDIN and
Wits IN & PARKER,
25-7w Attorneys for Plaintiff.