Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-11-29
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

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In The District Court of the State OF
Iowa, in and for Polk County, January
term. 1896
Stephen j. Loughran, Frances s. Tough.
ran, F. a. Percival, John M. Owens and
City of Des Moines, versus the unknown
claimants of lot six (6) of The official plat
Of tie northeast quarter "a of the south
east quarter "a of Section four a., Town
ship seventy-eight (ISl, Range twenty-fodr
(2i) west of the Fifth ~ 2. NJ, Polk
County, Iowa
10 the unknown claimants of lot six (6)
of the official plat OF the northeast quarter
10 of the southeast quarter II of Sec
ton four "a, Township seventy eight u.s.,
Range twenty-four (24), west of the Fifth
t5) F. NJ, Polk County. Iowa.
You and each of you are hereby mott
fed that there is now on file in the
Office Of the Clerk of the District Court
Of Polk County, Iowa, the petition OF
Stephen j Loughran Frances S. Lougnran,
f. A. Percival, John NJ. 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 platof the northeast quarter 20
OF the southeast quarter ~ of Section
four a. Township seventy-eight (7S), Range
twenty four (24), west of the Fifth t5) p
NJ, Polk County, Iowa, by virtue of an
oral agreement entered into August 9th,
1850, between Stephen j. Loughran, one Of
the plaintiffs herein, and one Edwin Hall,
the then owner in fee simple of said lot six
~. above described, whereby as part con-
sideration 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 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 Hail, and
erected permanent improvements thereon,
and that he and the other plaintiffs herein
have paid the taxes on said lot six 90 since
the 9TH day Of August, 1850, and have been
in and exercised open, con tinuous 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 (6) to the city of Des
Moines for alley purposes or deciding the
same, 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 (i) be quIe 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. u. 1896, at the Court House
in Des Moines, Iowa, default will be en- :
tered against you and decree rendered
thereon. PORTER 81 HOLLY,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
The above notice is hereby approved
this 18th day OF September, A. D. 1896 and
the same is hereby ordered published for
statutory period III The Iowa State BY.
stander. THos, +. STEVENSON, Judge