Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-04-27

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Niels P. Hoegh and Niels
plaintiffs May Term. 1899
Unison P. Cummins. E.
A. Morris and the un-
known claimants of south
u of nell and mel, of sci,
of Sec. 81, Twp. IS, Range o.;, ~..:
81, in Audubon County, orisiiiai Notlce
Iowa, Defendants
To said Defendants: You and each of you
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 unqual-
flied owners in fee simple of the south half of
the northeast quarter and the northeast quar-
ter of southeast quarter of Section 49, in town
ship IS north, of range 81, west 5th P. NJ. in Au-
dubon county, Iowa, and setting out an abstract
and those under whom they hold and obtain
ltle to and possession of said premises, have
been in the actual. adverse. visible, open, dis
tinct, exclusive, notorious, hostile and contin-
uons 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
u. 1869, one Frank Klein executed and delivered
to one Unison P. Cummins, a mortgage of
that date on said south half of the northeast
quarter of said Section 50; and that said
mortgage was filed and recorded in book A,
corder OF Audubon county, Iowa. on October S,
1872; 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 Treasurer
OF Audubon county. Iowa, executed to one E. A.
Norris, a tax deed for said northeast quarter of
southeast quarter of Section 80, aforesaid, and
that same was filed and recorded in book F.
page 1893 of deeds in the office of said Recorder
on December ID, 1871. 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 Jhilson P. Cummins
and +. A. Morris are unknown to plaintiff and
that plaintiffs do not know if they are living and
if 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 IN
known to plaintiffs; and they have diligently
sought to learn the namesand residence of all
IN 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 quieted in plaintiffs and that said
mortgage be cancelled on the records and that
commissioner be appointed by the Court to ma Ike
such cancellation, and for such other and fur
ther reilet as the Court may deem equita BILE:
and they pray for judgment for costs against
defendants.
And that unless you appear thereto and de-
fend before uoon of the second day of the next
term of said court which will commence on May
10. 1899. 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 3,
1899. II is further ordered that said notice be
published for six consecutive weeks in the Au-
dubon County Journal, a newspaper printed
and published at Exiaa. Iowa
april 6.6t w. R. GREEN, JUDGE.