Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-12-06

In the District Court of the State OF
Iowa. in and for Polk County, January
term, 1896
Stephen J. Loughran, Frances s. Lough-
ran, F. A. Percival, John NJ. Owens and
City of Des Moines. versus the unknown
claimants Of lot six (6l of the official plat
of tie northeast quarter G4) of the south
east quarter "a of Section four a., Town
ship seventy-eight (7S), Range twenty-four
(24) west of tho Fifth ~ 2. M, Polk
County, Iowa
TO the unknown claimants of lot six (6)
of the official plat of the northeast quarter
% of the southeast quarter 90 Of Sec
ton four ~, Township seventy EIGHT u.s.,
Range twenty four t24), west of the Fifth
(5) p. NJ, Polk County. Iowa.
You and each Of you are hereby noti-
fed that there is now on file in the
office Of the Clerk of the District Court
Stephen j Loughran. Frances s. Lougnran,
F. A. Percival, John M Owens and the
City of Des Moines, in which they state
that they are the absolute owners in fee
simple and claiming title to lot six (6) of
the official plat Of the northeast quarter 90
four AZ Township seventy ght (7S), Range
twenty four (24), west of the Fifth (5) P.
NJ, Polk County, Iowa, by virtue of an
oral agreement entered into August 9th
1860, between Stephen J. Loughran one of
the plaintiffs herein, and one Edwin Hall,
the then owner in fee simple OF said lot six
co., above descSibed, whereby as part con-
sideration for the purchase by said Stephen
j. Loughran of certain real estate adjacent
to said lot SIX (8), 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
Not Lot
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 and the other plaintiffs herein
have paid the taxes on said lot six Coy since
the 9th day of August 1850, and have been
In and e1er cised open con tinuous, notorious
and uninterrupted possession of the same
ever since.
That the said Edwin Hall died on or
about September nth, 1854, without ded-
ting said lot six (e) 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 quoted IN plaintiffs and that
you ps peifeu anu forever estoppeu 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 Moines, Iowa, default will be en-
tered against you and decree rendered
thereon. PORTER &c 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
statutory period in The Iowa State By
stander. THos. i. STEVENSON. Judge