Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-11-22
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

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/ In the District Court of the State o.
Iowa, in and for Polk County, January
| term 1896.
Stephen j. Loughran, Frances s. Tough
ran, F. a. Percivai John M. Owens and
| City of Des Moines. versus the unknown
| claimants of lot six (6) of the official plat
| of tie northeast quarter % of the south
! east quarter ~ Of Section four f4), Town
| ship seventy-eight {7S), Range twenty-foul
f2i) west of the Fifth (5) P. NJ, Polk
| County, Iowa.
| of the official plat of the northeast quarter
"a of this southeast quarter "a of Sec.
ton four az, Township seventy.eight as,
| Range twenty-four GAY, west of the Fifth
| t5) p 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
Stephen J. Loughran. Frances s. L5ugnran
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 plat Of the northeast quarter "a
OF the southeast quarter ~ Of Section
four "a Township seventy eight (7S), Range
twent four (241, west of the Fifth (5 p.
NJ. Polk County, Iowa, by virtue of an
oral agreement entered into August 9Th,
lSfo, between Stephen j Loughran one of
the plaintiffs herein, and one Edwin Hall.
the then owner in fee simple of said lot six
(6l, above described, whereby as part con.
sideration for the purchase by said Stephen
), Loughran OF certain real estate adjacent
to said lot six 90, and owned by said
Edwin Hall, said Hall agreed to convey
SAID lot six (6) to said Stephen j Lougbran
In case he should not dedicate said real
estate to the city Of Dss Moines for alley
purposes. That said plaintiff herein,
stephen J. Loughran, at such time, August
9TH, 1860, entered into possession of said
lot six ~ 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 81 since
the 9Th day of August, 1850, and have been
IN and exer cised open, continuous, notorious
and uninterrupted possession of the same
ever since
That the said Edwin Hall died on or
icating said lot six 81 to the city of Des
MONIES for alley purposes or deciding the
SO nie by written instrument. to plaintiff
herein, Stephen j. Loughran, as agreed.
That he LETT certain heirs whose names
and residences are 10 these plaintiffs
unknown.
= Said petition prays that the title to said
lot six 81 be quieted III plaintiffs and tina
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, 1856, of said Court,
WHICH commences on the 9th day Of
January, a. D. 1896 at TIE Court House
in Des Moines, Iowa, default will be en-
tered against you and decree rendered
thereon. PoRTER &c HOLLY.
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
Tho above notice is hereby approved.
this l4th day of September, A. D. 1895, and
the same is hereby ordered published for
statutory period IN The Iowa State BY
stander. THos i. STEVENSON, Judge.