The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
In the District Court of Iowa. in and Il
Decatur County, August Term, 1900.
John B. Anderson, plaintiff.

ORIGINAL NOTICE.
In the District Court of Iowa. in and for
Decatur County, August Term, 1900.
John B. Anderson, plaintiff,
The Unknown Heirs Of John Ballard. de.
ceased Hannah Ballard, and the Unknown
10 the Above-named Defendants, unknown
Claimants OF the South west Quarter of the
South east Quarter Of section Seven, Town
catur County. Iowa: ~
You and each Of you are hereby notified that
there is now on file In the office OF the Clerk
the petition OF John B. Anderson, plaintiff
herein. claiming TO be the alb .olule and I'M. S
Quarter Of The ia of secsa
Sc ssnsaR west is Deoasp
grantors have been in the QuieI, peaceabio
and uninterrupted possession Of said premises
under color OF title and claim of right for more
patenl ed by one Joseph A. Hunt. and by the
said Joseph A. Hunt decided to one John Bal
lard, husband OF Hannah Ballard and the
father OF the unknown heirs Of John Ballard
herein referred 10; that the said John Ballard
sold said premises by bond or contract to one;
John Fiddle $50 sometime during the latter part
| OF the year 1856 or fore part OF the year 1857
and that the said John Ridd G 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. und 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
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
claim nc fh6ay n.
children and heirs at-law OF the said John Hal
lard. deceased. and Hannah Ballard his
said John Ballard and fully paid for; that the
names and residences Of the heirs of jChn Hal.
lard deceased and Hannah Ballard and The
known to this plaiutifr and that plaintin has
sought diligently to lear. the same. Plaintiff
prays that his estate in and to said premises
east Quarter Of Section Seven ca, Township
Sixty seven (6). Range Twenty seven t27), in
Decatur County. Iowa. be established that
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 pl antiff; that the title to said
premises be quie,ed 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 thi, action, us by law In
such cases made and provided, and for gener-
| You are further notified chat unless you an.
pear thereto and defend on or before noon Of
the second day of the August Term, 1870 of
said Court, which commences on the eth day
OF August. l9OU at the Court House in Leon,
Iowa, default will be entered against you and
| decree rendered thereon,
v. r. 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 is
Il lerebV approved INV OrdQ fhof
said notice be published in the LEoN REPoR-
TER. weekly newspaper Of gen raj CT rcula,
ton published II. Leon. Decatur County, Iowa.
Signed this s6th day OF June, 1890.
| 45-6t ". II. TEDFORp,
Judge Third Jud. Dist. OF Iowa