Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-11-15
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oRIGIrfAL NOTICE.

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/ I'm she District Court of the State OF
/ Iowa, in and for Polk County, January
| term, 1896.
Il Stephen !. Loughran. Frances S. Tough
I ran! j. a. 2 ercival, John NJ. Owens and
7 Cisy of Des Mones, versus the unknown
| cIYiss,a ats OF lot six 6) of the official plat
| of TIE. northeas quarter % of the south
east t.ls.,1 ter II Of Section four ~. Town
ship sesezlty eigt t as, Range twenty-four
(2p west OF tho f1lth No) L. NJ, foiN
County iowa.
To the m known claimants OF lot six (6)
of the officia' plat o. the northeast quarter
% of the anthea St quarter % of Sec
ton four ~. T,,wnsk ip seventy eight (78),
Range twenty-fc ur q y, west Oh the Fifth
(5) ?. NJ, Polk 90 unty Iowa.
You and each of you are hereby noti-
fed that there is now on file in the
office of the Clerk o. the District Court
OF Polk County Iowa the petition OF
Stephen j Loughrnn. Fra les 5. Lougnran,
F. A. percival, John NJ. wens, and the
City of Des Moines, in which they state
that they are the absolute ,'eTners in fee
simple and claiming title to lot SIX f6) of
the official plat of the northeast ga, lrter %
of the southeast quarter 14) OF Section
four "a Township seventy light t7S), Range
twenty four (24), west of the Fifth ~ z.
NJ, Polk County, Iowa, by virtue or an
oral agreement entered into August 18th
1860, between Stephen j Loughran, ona e2f
the plaintiffs herein, and one Edwin Hall,
the then owner in fee simple of said lot six
(G), above described, whereby as part con-
slderatlon for the purchase by said Stephen
j. Loughran of certain real estate adjacent
to said lot SIX (6), and owned by said
Edwin Hall, said Hall agreed to convey
SAID lot six (6) to said Stephen J Loughran
in case he should not dedicate said real
estate to the city of Des Moines for alley
purposes. That said plaintiff herein
stephen j. Loughran at such time, August
9Th, 1860, entered into possession of said
lot six (6) as the result of said agreement
to convey it " him by Edwin Hall, and
erected permanent improvements thereon.
and that he ana the other plaintiffs hnreIn
have paid the taxes on said lot six 10y since
the 9Th day of August, 1850, and have been
in and exercised open continuous, notorious
and uninterrupted possession of the same
ever since.
That the said Edwin Hall died on or
about September 18th, 1864, without ded-
icating said lot six co. to the city of Des |
Moines for alley purposes or deciding the |
ga me, by written instrument. to plaintiff |
herein, Stephen j. Loughran, as agreed |
That he left certain heirs whose names |
and residences are to these plaintiffs |
unknown.
- Said petition prays that the title to said |
lot six (6) be qule ted In plaintiffs and that |
you be barred and forever estopped from |
having or claiming any right or title |
thereto adverse to plaintiffs, and that
unless you appear thereto and defend on
or before noon Of the second day of the
January Term, A. d, 1896, of said Court,
which commences on the 9th day of
January, A. d. 1896, at the Court House
in Des Mones, Iowa, default will be en-
tered against you and decree rendered
thereon. PORTER & HOLLY.
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
The above notice is hereby approved,
this l4th day of September, A. D. 1885, and
the same is hereby ordered published for
period in The Iowa State BY
stander. THos. +. STEVENSON, Judge