The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

ORIGINAL NOTICE.
In the district Court of Iowa. in and for
Decatur County, August FERN, 1900.
John b. Anderson, plaintiff,
The Unknown Heirs Of John Ballard. de-
ceased Hahnah Ballard, and the Unknown
Heirs OF Hannah Ballard. defendants.
10 the Above-named Defendants, unknown
Claimants OF the South west Quarter OF the
south east Quarter OF section Seven, Town.
ship sixty.seyen, Range Twenty seven, De.
You and each OF you are hereby notified that
there Is now on file in the office OF the clerk
Of the Dislric. Court OF Decatur County. Iowa
herein, claiming to be the absolute and un.
qualified owner by purchase OF the Southwest
Quarter of the Southeast Quarter OF Section
81 r9sn'aB west n
County, Iowa. and that said plaintiff and his
grsntors have been in the quiet, peaceable
under color OF title and claim of right for more
than forty years last past; that said land was
patented pat n BY one Joseph a. Hunt. and by the
SAID 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 to; that the said John Ballard
sola sa .! premises by bond or contract to one
John Riddle sometime during the la ter part
OF the year 1856 or fore part of the year 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
the said John Ballard. deceased; that us to
whether or not the said Hannah Ballard is
living plaintiff Is not able to state, but il the
said Hannah Ballard is still living she is a
non president 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 plaintir:
that the interest that raid defendants, il any
they claim, is derived by law as the widow and
children and heirs at.law of the said John Bal
aru. deceased. and Hannah Ballard his
widow; that said premises were sold by the
said John Ballard and fully paid for: that the
ma nes and residences of the heirs OF j ohm Ia
lard deceased, and Hannah Ballard and lh,.
unkn heirs Of Hannah Ballard are un.
sought diligently to lear. the same. Plaintir
prays that his estate in and to said premises.
.o-wit: the South west Quarter OF the south,
Sixty seven (67). Range Twenty seven ta7), in
Decatur County, Iowa. be established: that
the defendants, to wit: the unknown heirs uf
John Ballard, Hannah ballard, and the un.
barred and estopped from having or claiming
any right, title or interest in and to said prem.
ists adverse to plaintiff that the title to said
premises be Quoted in plaintiff: Us against de
pdants and each and all OF them or any one
eimlng by, through or under them; that the
Court make al order for publication OF notice
VI VIC pouoOuCy VI Jul, dcIlOu aS Dy law III
such cases made and provided, and for gener.
III 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.
v. R. MCGINNIs
Attorney for Plaintiff.
After reading the within and foregoing no.
lice and the petition from which the state.
hereby approved and it is hereby ordered that
said notice be published in the LION REPOR.
TER. u weekly newspaper OF gen ral ci rcula.
ZION pupllshed u. Leon. Decatur County, Iowa,
Signed this Goth day Of June, 1870
so'bt W. h. TEDFORD,
Judge Third Jud. Dist OF Iowa