The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-19

John b. Anderson, plaintiff,
The Unknown Heirs of John Ballard. de-.
ceased Hannah Ballard, and the Unknown
Heirs of Hannah Ballard. defendants.
Claimants Of the Southwest Quarter of the
South east Quarter OF section Seven, Town.
ship Sixty seven, Range Twenty seven De.
catur County. Iowa:
there is now on file in the office OF the Clerk
OF the District Court of Decatur County, Iowa,
herein. claiming to be the absolute and un-
qualified owner by purchase OF the South west
Quarter OF The Southeast Quarter OF Section
Seven 90, Towns ldl, sixty 90
County, Iowa, and that said plaintiff and his
grantors have been in the quiet, peaceable
and uninterrupted possession Of said premises
under color OF title and claim of right for more
than forty years last past; that said land was
patented by one Joseph A. Hunt. and by the
said Joseph A. Hunt decided to one John Bal
father Of the unknown heirs of John Ballard,
herein referred to; that the said John Ballard
sold said premises by bond or contract to one
John Riddle sometime during the latter part
OF the year 1856 or fore part Of the wear 1857.
and that the said John Riddle fully paid the
said John Ballard for said premises; that the
said John Ballard referred to herein died some
four or five years after said sale to the said
John Riddle. and that the estate OF the said
John Ballard has been fully settled by this
Court; that Hannah Ballard is the widow OF
the said John Ballard, deceased; that as to
whether or not the said Hannah Ballard is
living plaintiff is not able to state, but II the
said Hannah Ballard is still living she is a
nonresident Of the state of Iowa; and that
personal service can not be made upon her in
this state; that the defendants, the unknown
heirs OF John Ballard, Hannah Ballard and the
unknown heirs of Hannah Ballard make some
claim to said premises adverse to plaintiff:
that the interest that said defendants, il any
they claim, is derived by law as the widow and
children and heirs at-law of the said John Bal
lard, deceased. and Hannah Ballard his
widow; that said premises were sold by the
said John Ballard and fully paid for; that the
lard deceased. and Hannah Ballard and the
unk nown heirs of Hannah Ballard are un.
known to this plaintiff and that plaintiff has
Draws that Els estate in and to said premises
So.wit: the Southwest Quarter OF the South.
east Quarter Of Section Seven (7), Township
Sixty.seven l67). Range Twenty-seyen t2D., in
| the defendants wit: the unknown heirs OF
John Ballard, Hannah Ballard, and the un.
known heirs OF Hannah Ballard be forever
| barred and estopped from having or claiming
any right, title or interest in and to said prem
Uses adverse to plaintiff; that the title to said
premises be quiete In plaintiff: as against de
PENDANTS and each and all OF them or any one
claiming by, through or under them; that the
Court make an order for publication of notice
| of the tendency of this action, as by law in
such cases made and provided, and for gener
al equitable relief.
You are further notified that unless YOU ap
pear thereto and defend on or before noon Of
the second day of the August Term, 1900, OF
said Court, which commences on the 27th day
of August. 1900, at the Court House in Leon
| Iowa, default will be entered against you and
decree rendered thereon.
". MCGINNIs,
Attorney for. Plaintiff
After reading the within and foregoing no
tice and the petition from which the state
ments in said notice are taken said notice il
hereby approved and it is hereby ordered tha
said notice be published in the LION REpoR
TER. o weekly newspaper of general CT fcula
| ton published III Leon. Decatur County Iowa
once week for six (6) successive weeks
Signed this 26th day of June, 1900.
45-6t ". H. TEDFoRD,
Judge Third Jud. Dist. or Iowa