Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-19
Original Notice.
In the District Court of Iowa. in and for Del,
ware County.

In the District Court of Iowa. in and for Della
ware County.
e. NJ, Ward.
Nh ss ss 5; A. B. ro'n october Ter" 1900
To Mrs. Cornellus B: Polhamus. Mrs. VIM. l..
z. Baker. Mrs. John w: Baker. Telulah L.
il .aS n asmm9nd Mrs Hugh Hammend, II.
William r. Brown. Edward y. Cromwell
Mrs Edward Y. Cromwell. Mrs: Benjamin
Eliza F. Stearns, Carrie NJ: Stearns. Joseph
Taft. Mrs. Joseph Taft. Michael Mahoney,
Sarah sarah. MahMSnI,ey I,, James H Williams. Mrs
Tho Unknown Heirs of Robert A. Baker, And
tho unknown claimants Of the north half (1a) Of
north ne east or 80 i and the south east or
south cast Or. (sj of section thirty one ttsi)
The, west half cd Of south vest or; (A) Of
section thirty two (a2). all in township eighty
Lots Il ao and giSi IN u the 1 R S Road
addition to Manchester, Iowa, Except that
part Of said lot z, decided by A. Il. LOOMS
40 $50. 4sl. 4sa. 5o5. 5eG 507, $50, b2s 52, SOS
$50, ISL, 532 533. 1884, 5s5, $50. 5s7 53s, 65s $50
$50, 56i, 100 7oi: o2. 70s, 7O4, III, lis ard 7os
County, Win. III. Denton, and Emma q. Denton
Robert A. Denton and Margaret Z. Denton
Defendants.
You AMI each Of YOU are hereby notified thai
there is now file In the office Of the clerk oi
the District court of Iowa. in and for Delaware
County. the petition of E. M. Ward 10 which hf
alleges that he Is the absolute owner In fee Of al
Of the real estate. lots and parcels OF land above
That he became the owner of said premises b,
purchase from LOring II. Loomis on or about
the sth day Of March, 1900. That said LOOMS
obtained his title to said premises by severa
conveyances made to him and his grantors. By
as shown by abstracts of title attached to sale
petition, and the allegations of said petition, ant
that the claims or apparent interests Of thu
defendants are shown by said petition and alb
stract.
| That dlligent search and inquiry has beef
made to ascertain the places Of residence O.
d. l'olhainus, Mrs. VIM. L. Baker, Mrs. Rober
7. Baker, Mrs. Alexander p. Baker, Mrs. JOIN
". Baker. Telulah L. Baker, Edwin Flnney
Mns M5s
Cromwell. Mrs. Edward +. Cromwell. JOSEPH
Taft, Mrs Joseph Taft, Michael Mahoney, saral
Williams and Mrs. James H: Nottingham, AM
that the place of residence. of either and all o
\ them, or Of their heirs or devlsees are unknown
to p!alntitf, and that he cannot more particular
| ly describe the unknown claimants to said rea
estate or any lot or parcel thereof, than as state
That tle plaintiff and those under whom HI
| claims title to the premises. described In hi:
said petition, now are and for more than tel
years preceding the commencement Of thi
action have been. III the actual, undisputed
open. adverse. exclusive, visible and notoIiou
possession of all of said promises, under color O
title and claim of right.
/ And plaintiff, among other things, asks In sail
petition that his title to 1l Of said real estate
established and confirmed against the adyers
claims Of each and all of the defendants 10 thi
action. their heirs and devisees. and oil unknown
claimants of said real estate or Of any lot O
parcel thereof. that all and each Of them and al
persons claiming by through or under them, b.
barred and estopped from having or claiminl
plaintiff, that the title to ali Of said promises b
quieted in the plaintiff, and for such other an,
further relief US may be deemed equitable.
No personal claim is made against any Of tn
| defendants.
And that unless you appear thereto and de
fend on or before noon Of tile second day of TIL
next term of the said District Court to be begul
and holden at Manchester, said Delawar
county, on Monday the Sth day OF October 1900
default will be entered against you and judg
ment and decree rendered as prayed,
| Manchester, Iowa, August, Is $1,000.
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