Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-12-27
oRIGiNAL NOTICE.

Ia the district Court OF the State OF
iowa in and for Polk County, January
term, 1896.
Stephen J Lopghran, Frances s. Tough
ran, T. A. Percigal, John III. Owens and
CITY OF Des Aloines, versus the unknown
claimants Of lot six CO of The official plat
of tie northeast quarter "a of the south
east quarter (TI) of Section four %, Town
ship seventy eignt (TS) Range twenty-four
(2i} west OF the Fifth (5) Z. NJ, Polk
County, Iowa.
10 the unknown claimants of lot six (6)
OF the official plat of the northeast quarter
~ of the southeast quarter 20 of Sec
tion four a.. Township seventy eight (7S),
Range twenty-four CA, wes6 OF the Fifth
{5) i. 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
Of Polk County, Iowa. the petition OF
stephen J LoughTan. Frances s. Loughran,
f. A. Percival, John NJ Owens and the
City of Des Noines 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 tile northeast quarter 20
of the southeast quarter ~ of Section
four az .Township seventy light E7S), Range
twenty four (]4), west Of the Fifth o. II.
M, 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 sim pie OF said lot six
Co, above described whereby as part con
sidsration for the purchase by said Ste hen
j. iouehran 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 cnse he should not delicate sale 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 il ~Sm by Edwin Hall and
Greeted permanent improvements thereon,
and that be and the other plaintiffs herein
have paid the taxes on said lot SIX (6) since
the 9Th day of August, 1860, 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 Septeuber nth, 1864, without ded-
icating said lot six 60 to the city of Des
Moines for alley purposes or deciding the
same by written instrument, to plaintiff
herein Stephen J. LoughraD, 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 que 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, 1886, of said Court,
which commences on the Och day of
january, A. d. 1896. at the Court House
in Des Moines, Iowa, default viii be en-
tered against you and decree rendered
thereon. PORTER 81 Holly,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
The above notice is hereby approved,
tins 18th day Of s;eptember, a. D. 1895, and
the same is hereby ordered published for
statutory period IN The Iowa State By
stander. THos r STEVE NsoN, Judge.