Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-15
Original Notice.

In tho District Court of Iowa. in and fol- Della
ware County.
L. M, Ward.
Mrs. Cornelius b. polh. October Term, 1900.
anus, ct al.
To Mrs. Cornelius b. Poihamus. Mrs VIM. L..
sakes Mrs Robert r gaks Mrs
Iilash Hammond. MI; Hugh ' Mammand hili Il.
Erred Dsnton Louise T. Denton; Harry Il. ben
William r. Brown, Edward +, 't cromwell well
Mrs. y s. Edward F.. Cromwell. Mrs; BENJAMIN
0ssar H. searn Frank H. s1earnS
TAFT. Mrs. Joseph Taft. Michael Mah 9nse
Sarah Sarah MahMSnI ,,;y, James j. Williams, Mrs
The Unknown Heirs Of Robert 4. Baker Ard
the unknown claimants OF the north half {, - Of
north nc ho east gE 90 and the south east qr
The we es' half ali Of south vest . d. 0s 81 Il
section thirty two ts2l. all in township eighty
.1aS y s d y i Il q te f Ka All oaa
addition to Manchester. Iowa, Except that
part Of said lot Z. decided by A. X, LOOMS
40 $50, 4sl. 4sa. 505. bc6, t07, :2 b2s sci ST..
$50, 53l, $50. 533. 534. 5a5 $780, $751; $685. h5s, 55.
ESQ. 5ei, 200. 7oi: ,o2 7os 7o4. ~, 7is AID ms
In the city of Manchester, said Delaware
County, Defendants.
louani each Of you are hereby notified that
there Is now on iile IN the office OF the clerk of
County, the petition of Il. NJ. Ward in which he
alleges that lie is tho abSoluteowncr In fec of all
Of the real estate. lots and parcels OF land above
described.
That he becnmo the owner Of said premises by
purchase from 1.orins X. l.onmis on OF about
the stli DAY Of March, ig1. That said LOOMS
conveyances made to him and his grantors. by
Suudry and divers persons. ANA by prescription.
as shown by abstracts Of title attached TO said
ntt HIM 1tasrn ftNt. ntr . TtJ.x,x
that tho claims or apparent interests OF tlie
defendants are shown by said petition and alb
stract
That dlligent search and inquiry has been
made to ascertain the places of residence a.
whereabouts of the defendants, Mrs. Cotneill
=. I'olhamus Mrs. Wm. l.. Baker. Mrs. kober,
W. Baker, 1e!ulali Il Baker, Edwin Inney.
Mrs. Edwin Kinney. Hugh Hammond, Mrs.
Hugh Hammond Mrs. Wm.P. Brown, Edward i'.
Taft. Mrs Joseph TAFT, Michael Mahoneyi Sarah
N!ahoncy. Janns II. Williams, Mrs. James IL.
Williams and Mrs. James II. Nottingham. and
that the place OF residence of either and all of
them, or Of Their heirs or deysees are unknown
to plaintiff. and that he cannot more particular
~ describe tho unknown claimants to said real
estate or any lot or parcel thereof than rs stated
In said petition
That tie plaintllf and those under whom no
Chains title to the premises. described in his
said petition, now are and for more than ten
years preceding the commencement of this
action have been. in the actual, ndisputed.
open. adverse, exclusive. visible and notorious
possession of all of said premises, under color Of
title and claim of right.
And plaintiff, among other things, asks in said
petition that his title to all of said real estate be
established and confirmed against the adverse
claims Of each and all of the defendants In this
action, their heirs and devisees and all unknown
claimants Of said real estate or Of any lot or
parcel thereof, that all andeach of them and all
persons claiming by through or under them, be
barred and estopped from having or claiming
any right, title or interest therein adverse to
plaintiff that tho title to all of said premises be
gnieted In tho plaintiff, and for such other and
No personal claim is made against any of the
defendants.
And that unless you appear thereto and de-
fend on or before noon of the second day of tile
next term Of the said District Court to be begun
and holden at Manchester, said Delaware
county, on Monday the sth day Of October 1900,
default Will be entered against you and judg
lnent and decree rendered as prayed.
Manchester, Iowa, August. lS.19OO.
BRONSON & CARR,
Attys. for Pltff. |
LAS. Blair, Judge Of the 10th judicial dis