Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-03-30

1SA'oAN
Nathaniel D. Hamlin,
Plaintiff,
VIM. G. Tolle VIM. P. ''' A''''
Hamlin, John w. Leney
Jerome Smith, and the
unknown claimants of
the northwest quarter
OF southwest quarter of
Sec %, Twp. IS. Range Original Notice.
80, IN Audubon county,
Iowa, Defendants.
10 said defendants, ouand each of you are
office OF the Clerk of the District Court of Au-
du59n county, Iowa, the petition of Nathaniel
y; hiamlin, plaintiff, claiming that he is, the
absolute and unqualified owner in fee simple of
| OF section 25, in township IS, north of range 49,
west 9th 2. 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 16 links, thence south
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
| said premises have been in the actual, adverse,
| 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
that same is a cloud upon his title thereto that
| on or about September 3, 1876, one Nathaniel
Hamlin 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 %, west of 18th p NJ ), 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 afore
| said as follows: VIM. C. Tolle held a deed
dated Jan. u, 1870. for lot in block 3; VIM. P.
Hamln held deed dated July %, 1859, for lots
A, and s. in block 81 John W. Leney held a
and Jerome Smith held deed dated June o.
| 1905, for lot 4, in block 4, and the same are
clouds upon plaintiffs title to said premises;
| that the names and residence of the adverse
unknown to plaintiff, and that he has made dill
| lgent search to learn the same: and praying
| that his title and estate be established against
the adverse claims of the defendants and that
or under them, be barred and forever estopped
from having or claiming any right or title adj
verse to plaintiff in and to said premises, and
that the title thereto be queted in the plaintiff
court may deem equitable aud he prays for
Judgment against defendants for costs.
ana 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 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 tor 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
that said notice be published for six consecu-
tive weeks in the Audubon County Journal,
Iowa. w. r. Green,
Nj ch236w Judge.