Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-01-03
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

In the District Court of the State OF
Iowa, in and for Polk County, january
term, 1896
Stephen j Loughran, Frances s. Tough.
ran L a. Percivai, John NJ Owens and
City OF Des Moines, versus the unknown
claimants Of lot six (6) of the official plat
of tie northeast quarter (i43 Of the south
east quarter a of Section four TO- Town
ship seventy-eight (7S). Range twenty-four
GAY west of the Fifth ~ p. NJ, Polk
County, Iowa.
TO the unknown claimants of lot six (6)
of the official plat of the northeast quarter
10 OF the southeast quarter u of Sec
ton -four 81, Township seventy-eight (7S),
Range twenty-four l24), west of the Fifth
i5y 2. H.. 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 Comfy, Iowa, the petition OF
Stephen j. Loughran Frances S. Lougnran,
+. A. Percival John M. 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 10y of
the official plato the northeast quarter (lz0
of the southeast quarter "a of Section
four ~ Township seVenty eight (7S), Range
twenty four Gay, west OF the Fifth 81 r.
NJ, Polk County, Iowa, by virtue OF an
oral agreement entered into August 9th,
1850, between StephenJ. 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
j. Loughran OF certain real estate adjacent
to said lot SIX 10y, and owned BY said
Edwin Hall, said Hall agreed to convey
said lot six (6) to said Stephen j. Loughran
in case he should not dedicate said real
act "a af n tl,p ty, r,f Mcin fnr ell
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 - 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 (6) since
the 9Th day of August, 1850, 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 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
lotsix JG) be quiet 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 Perm A. d, 1856, of said Court,
which commences on the 9th day of
January a. d. 1896 at the Court House
in Des Moines, Iowa, defsuIt viii be en-
tered against you and decree rendered
thereon. PORTER 81 HOLLY,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
The above notice is hereby approved.
this l4th day of September, A. d. iS95, and
the same is hereby ordered published for
statutory period in The low Sta Bv
ander, THos. F. STEVENSON, j @.