Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-12-13
BLAIR rHgFLORIST
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

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4 In the District Court of the State o.
Iowa. in and for Polk County, January
term, 1895
4 Stephen J. Loughran, Frances S. Tough
ran, F. A. Perctval John NJ. Owens and
/ City of Des Moines, versus the unkno WI
| claimants OF lot six (6) of the official plat
Of tie northe asst quarter ~ OF the south,
east quarter u Of Section four ~, Town
ship seventy eight (78), Range twenty -four
| GA west of the Fifth 81 P. NJ, Polk
4 County, Iowa.
To the unknown claimants of lot SIX (6)
| Of the official plat of the northeast quarter
| ton four ~, Township seventy eight (7s),
| Range twenty-four go, west Of the Fifth
| (5) p. NJ, Polk County. Iowa.
You and each OF you are hereby mott
! fed that there il 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. LouRhran,
F: A. Percivai, 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 ~
OF the :outhsast quarter "a of Section
TOUR (D.Iownship sew enty-eight (7S), Range
twenty ., tour lA), vest Of the Fifth % F.
~, Folk County, Iowa, by virtue OF an
orai agreement entered into August 9th.
1850, between Stephen j. Loughran, one Of
tns plaintiffs herein and one Edwin Hall
ths Then owner In fee simple Of said lot six
vi, above described, whereby as part con.
sderation for tho purchase by said Stephen
y. Loughran Of certain real estate nd iacent
to said lot SIX Coy, and owned by said
Edwin Hall, said Hall agreed to convey
said lot SIX (6) to said Stephen j. Loupbran
In case he should not dedicate said real
estate to the city OF Des Moines for alley
purposes: That said plaintiff herein,
az n1sepn men =. Loughran, at such time. August
lot SIX (6) - the result Of said agreement
to convey It !, him by Edwin Hall, and
erected permanent improvements thereon
ana that he and tho other plaintiffs herein
nave paid the taxes on said lot SIX (6) since
the 9TH day OF August, 1850, and have been
and uninterrupted possession of the same
ever since.
That the ssid Edwin Hall died on or
about September 18th, 1854, without ded-
icsting said lot six (6) to the city Of Des
MONIES for alley purposes or deciding the
ia me. by written instrument to plaintiff
herein, Stephen j. Loughran, as agreed.
That he loft certain heirs whose names
and residences are to these plaintiffs
unknown
: Said petition prays that tho title to said |
lot six (a) be qule ted IN plaintiffs and that |
you ~ barred ana 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,
Vhich commences on the 9th day of |
January, A. d. 1896, at the Conrt House
n Des Moines, lows, default win be en-
cred against you and decree rendered.
hereon PORTER & HOLLY,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
The above notice is hereby approved
bis 18th day OF September, A. d. fS95, and
ne same is hereby ordered published for
tatutory period IN The Iowa State By
lander. THps. f. STEVENSON, Judge.