Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-11-08
IfIARRI5 nERrg.
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

IN the District Court of the State Of
Iowa, in and for Polk County, September
term, 1895
stephen J Loughran, Frances s. Tough.
ram f a. Perciyal. John N. Owens and
City Of Des Mcines, versus the unknown
claimants Of lot six Co OF the official plat
Of tie northeast quarter 90 of the south
east quarter q Of Section four "a, TOWN.
ship seventy-eight t7Sl Range twentY-fodr
CD west of the Fifth t5} p NJ; Polk
County, Iowa.
To the unknown claimants of lot six (6)
Of the official plat of the northeast quarter
"a OF the southeast quarter "a of Sec
ton four ~, Township seventy eight (7S),
Range twenty -four (24), west of the Fifth
{5) z. 81, Polk County. Iowa
You and each of you are hereby mott
fed that there is now on flo In the
Office OF the Clerk of the District Court
of Polk County, Iowa, the petition Of
Stephen j Iaughrnn, Frances s. Lrushrait,
F: A, Tereival; 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 t6) Of
the official plat of the northeast quarter ~
OF the southeast quarter III of Sectioh
four ~ Township sev enty-eight (7SJ, Range
twenty four (24), west of the Fifth (5) P.
NJ, Folk County, Iowa, by virtue of an
oral agreement entered into August 9th,
the plaintiffs h5rsip, ana one Edwin Hall,
the then owner in fee simple of said lot six
w, above described, whereby as part CON
stderation 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 Is, to said Stephen J Lougbran
in case he. should hot dedicate said real
estate to the city of Des Moines for alley
purposes. That said plaintiff herein.
Stephen j. Loighran at such time, August
9Th, 1850, entered into possession Of said
lot SIX (6) as the result of said agreement
to convey it u him by Edwin Hall, and
and that he and the other plaintiffs herein
nave paid the taxes on said lot six (6) since
the 9TH day of August, 1850, and have been
IN and xerclsed open, continuous notorious 4
and uninterrupted possession of the same
That the said Edwin Hall died on or
about September 18th, 1854, without ded-
icating said lot six (6) to the city of Des
Moines for alley purposes or deciding the
sa ne, 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 81 be quoted IN plaintiffs and that
you be barred and forever estopped from
having or claiming any right or title
thereto adverse to plaintiffs and that
= before noon of the second day of the I
November Term, a. D. 1895, of said Court.
Thlch commences on the 18th day of |
November, A. d. 1895, at the Court House
n Des Moines Iowa, default will be en-
cred against you and decree rendered
hereon. PORTER & HOLLY,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
The above notice is hereby approved.
his l4th day OF September, A. D. 1895, and
he same is hereby ordered published for
tatutory period in The Iowa State By.
lander. THos. f. STEVENSON, Judge