Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-17

In DISTRICT COURT, AUDUBON COUNTY, Iowa.
Julius E. Herrick, -
Plaintiff,
S. H. Myers, Sutton F.
Dugan. Sylvia Steele Phi
linda Bishop, Alice Dug
an, Clinton l.. Carley. Ce- October Term. 1899.
loski Clawson. Stephen 4.
Carey, Eunice Russell,
Arlettie Dugan. Ollie Du-
gan, Willis Carley, Frank
Carley, Richard Carley.
George Carley, Jane
KENT katherine huss,
Benjamin Trip and the
unknown claimants of Original Notice.
swi4 of nwia and nwlI of
swi4 of Section Is, in
township IS, north of
range 81, west 9Th P. NJ,
in Audubon county, Iowa,
defendants.
To the aforesaid defendants:
You and each of you hereby notified that
there is now on file in the Office of the clerk of
the district court of Audubon county, Iowa the
petition Of Julius E. Herrick, plaintiff, claiming
that he is the absolute and unqualified owner
in fee simple of the southwest quarter of the
northwest quarter and the northwest quarter
of the southwest quarter of section l6. in town
ship Is, north, of range %, west 9Th p. NJ, in
Audubon county, Iowa; and setting out an alb
and those under whom he holds and obtained
title to and possession and ownership of said
premises. have been in actual adverse exclusive,
open, visible. notorious dist inct hostile. contin
uOus possession thereof under color of title and
claim of right and ownership for more than ten
| years next prior to time of commencing this &C.
ton and that plaintiff is credibly informed and
| believes that the defendants above named, make
some claim adverse to the estate of plaintiff in
said property. and that the same is cloud up
| on his title thereto, that on or about ---
1866. one Nathaniel Hamlin made and executed
a plat of the town of Lewisville, Iowa, and
| caused the same to be recorded about that
date in the office of the recorder of Audubon
county, Iowa, in Book A. page lsO embracing
portion Of the territory aforesaid. that said
| sad town to various parties; that on October =
| 1880. William Swalley, n. Hamlin. William Par
rott and r. NJ. Lewis, being the owners of all
the lots IN said town of Lcwisvile made and
vacated the plat of said town, which was duly
recorded in the Office Of the recorder of Audu
bon county. Iowa, on January II, 1881, in Book
3, page 25s; and avering that the names and
residence of the defendants, the unknown claim
ants of the southwest quarter of the northwest
| quarter and the northwest quarter of the south
west quarter of Sec. l6, in township 49, north, of
range 3D. aforesai id are unknown to plaintiff and
that he has sought diligently to learn the same
| llshed against the adverse claims of the de-
| PENDANTS aforesaid and that they and all per-
sons sons claiming by through or under them, be
| claiming any right or title adverse to that of
plalntltl i'll or to said premises: and that the
altle thereto be Quoted in plaintiff; and for
| such other and further relief as the court may
| deem equitable; and that said town plat of
| townsville, Iowa, be decreed vacated. And that
| nniess you appear thereto and defend on or be-
| fore noon OF the second day of the next
| term of said court, which will commence on
| October 10, 1899, at the court house in Audubon
Iowa, dcfauld vii be entered against you and
decree, and judgement rendered thereon as
| prayed. II. f. ANDREws,a
! Attorney for Plaintiff.
The foregoing Original Notice is hereby APP
| proved at Audubon. Iowa, on July q, 1899. 1t
is further ordered that said notice be published
| for six consecutive weeks in the Audubon Coun-
ty journal, newspaper published at Extra,
Iowa. w r GpEEN
| 27juy6w Judpr