Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-03-23
Original Notice.

In DISTRICT COURT, AUDUBON COUNTY Iowa.
Nathaniel d. Hamlin,
Plaintiff,
VIM. c. Tolle. Vim. P. '''' 100
Hamlin, John w. Lcncy
Jerome Smith and the
unknown claimants of
the northwest quarter
of southwest quarter of
Sec. %, Twp. IS. Range Original Notice.
3d. i'll Audubon county,
Iowa, Defendants.
To said defendants: iouand each of you are
office of the Clerk OF the District Court of Au.
dubon county; Iowa, the petition of Nathaniel
D. Hamlin, plaintiff, claiming that he is the
absolute and unqualified owner in fee simple of
the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter
of section %, in township IS, north of range 3d.
west 9Th P. NJ, in Audubon county, Iowa, ex-
of, bounded as follows: Commencing at the
southeast corner thereof, thence north Isl, rods
thence west 10 rods and l6 links, thence south
1914 rods. thence east to place of beginning, and
setting out an abstract of his title thereto; and
alleging that he and those under whom he
holds and obtained title to and possession of
visible, open, distinct, exclusive, notorious,
hostile and continuous possession thereof under
color OF title and claim of right and ownership
credibly informed and believes that the defend
ants above named make some claim adverse to
the estate of plaintiff in said property and
on or about September 3, 1856, one Nathaniel
Hamln and Thomas S. Lewis plated a town
called Audubon City, which embraced the south
half of the northwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of section %, in township rs, north of
range 81, west of 5th p. M in Audubon county,
Iowa; that said plat was filed and recorded in
Book a, Page6, of deeds in the office of the Re-
corder of Deeds of said Audubon county, about
the same date, and that deeds to same lots in
said town were held by the defendants aforc.
said as follows: VIM. G. Tolle held a deed
dated Jan. II, 1870. for lot 7, in block 3; VIM P.
Hamlin held deed dated July %, 1859, for lots
3, 4, 5 and s. in block 3; John w. Lency held a
and Jerome Smith held deed dated June %
1888, for lot A., in block 4, and the same are
clouds upon plaintiffs title to said premises
that the names and residence of the adverse
and unknown claimants of said premises are
unknown to plaintiff, and that he has made dill
igent search to learn the same; and praying
that his title and estate be established against
the adverse claims of the defendants. and that
defendants and all persons claiming by, through
or under them, be barred and forever estopped
from having or claiming any right or title ad-
verse to plaintiff in and to said premises, and
that the title thereto be Quieted in the plaintiff
and for such other and further relief as the
judgment against defendants for costs.
And that unless you appear thereto and de
fend on or before noon of the second day of the
next term of said court, which will commence
on May 49, 1899, at the court house in Audubon
| Iowa, default will be entered against you and
decree and judgment rendered thereon as
prayed. II. f. Andrews,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
| The foiegoing original notice having been
presented to me, and having inspected the
same, the same is hereby approved at Audubon
! Iowa, on March 20, 1899. 1t is further ordered