Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-05-11

,Jhilson P. cummins, f.
A. Morris and the I'M
known claimants of south
u of neil and nell of sell
of Sec. 81, Twp. IS, Range
30, in Audubon County, orlSlhal Notice
Iowa, Defendants.
To said Defendants: You and each of Won
are hereby notified that there is now on file in
the office of the Clerk of the District Court Of
Hoegh and Niels P. Gravengaard, plaintiffs.
claiming that they are the absolute and unoual-
lt1ed owners in fee simple of the south half of
ter of southeast quarter of Section Sc, in town
ship Is north, of range 3d. west 18th P. NJ in Au-
duD9n county, Iowa, and setting out an abstract
OF their title thereto; and alleging that they
and those under whom they hold and obtain
title to and possession of said premises, have
been in the actual adverse. visible open, dis
tlhCt, exclusive, notorious, hostile and contin-
uous possession thereof, under color of title
and claim of right and ownership for thirty
years past; and that plaintiffs are credibly in
formed and believe that the defendants above
named. make some claim adverse to the estate
OF plaintiffs in said premises; and that on July
-, 1907 one frank Klein executed and delivered
70 one Unison Z. Cummins mortgage of
that date on said south half of the northeast
quarter OF said, Section So; and that said
mortgage was filed and recorded in book A.
page 10 OF mortgages, in the office of the Re-
corder of Audubon county, Iowa, on October S.
lo,2; and that said mortgage and the notes Sc
| cured thereby were paid by Nathaniel Hamlin
| the owner of said premises: but that said mort
gage has not been released on the record there
| of; and that on December II, 1871. the Treasure
OF Audubon county, Iowa, executed to one E. A.
Morrls, tax deed for said mort beast quarter of
southeast quarter of Section IS, aforesaid and
that same was filed and recorded in book +
page 1913 of deeds in the office of said Recorder
on December l3, ISL; and that said claims and
mortgage and tax deed are clouds upon the
title OF plaintiffs to said premises; and that the
places of residence of said Unison P. Cummins
and E. a. Morris are unknown to plaintiff and
that plaintiffs do not know if they are living and
II dead the names and residences of their per-
sonal representatives and heirs are unknown to
plaintiffs and that the names and residence of
SAID unknown claimants of said premises are un-
known to plaintiffs; and they have diligently
sought to learn the namesand residence of all
III SAID premises be established against the adj
verse claims of defendants, and that said defend
ants and all persons claiming by, through or un-
der them be barred and forever estopped from
having or claiming any right or title adverse to
plaintiffs in and TO said premises; and the title
thereto be quoted in plaintiffs and that said
mortgage be cancelled on the records and that a
commissioner be appointed by the Court to make
Such cancellation, and for such other and fur
Their relief as the Court may deem equitable;
and they pray for judgment for costs against
defendants.
And that unless you appear thereto and de.
reno before uoon of the SECOND day of the next
term OF SAID court which will commence on May
10, 1889. at the court house. in Audubon Iowa.
default Will be entered against YOU and decree
and Judgment rendered thereon as prayed
H. F. ANDREWS,
~ ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS.
The foregoing Original Notice having been
presented to me and having inspected the same
Is hereby approved at Harlan. Iowa on April g.
lS9s; 1t is further ordered that said notice be
published for six consecutive weeks in the An
dubon County Journal, newspaper printed
and published at Exiaa. Iowa
april 6-6t W. R. GREEN, JUDGE.