The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
ORIGINAL NOTICE

oAAo4tSA INotlCc.
Decatur County, August Term. 1900.
John B. Anderson, plaintiff
The Unknown Heirs Of John Ballard, de-
ceased Hannah Ballard, and the Unknown
Heirs Of Hannah Ballard, defendants.
TO the AbOve-named Defendants, unknown
Claimants OF the Southwest Quarter of the
South east Quarter of section Seven, Town.
ship Sixty seven, Range Twenty seven, DE.
catur County, Iowa:
You and each of you are hereby notified that
there is now on file in the orice of the clerk
Of the District Court of Decatur County. iowa,
the petition of John B. Anderson, Diaintifii
herein, claiming to be the absolute and un.
Quarter of the South east Quarter OF section
s Range Twenty seven , (s5 west il peea!n %
County. Iowa S and dd that said plaintiff and his
and uninterrupted possession OF said premises
under color Of title and claim OF right for more
patented 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 to; that the said John Ballard
sold said premises by bond or contract to one
John Riddle sometime during the latte part
Of the year 1855 or fore part OF the year 1857,
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 II 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 if the
said Hannah Ballard is still living she is a
non resident 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 Ham oh 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
widow; that said premises were sold by the
said John Ballard and fully paid for: that the
names andresdences of the heirs of John Bal
unknown heirs Of Hannah Ballard are un.
known to this plaintiff and that plaintitf has
sought diligently to learn the same. Plaintiff
prays that his estate in and to said premises,
east Quarter of Section Seven ca, Township
Sixty seven (67). Range Twenty-seven t27), in
The defendants, to wit: the unknown heirs sn a.
John Ballard, Hannah Ballard and the I'M
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 quoted 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 an.
pear thereto and defend on or before noon Of
the second day of the August Term, 1900, Of
said Court, which commences on the 9th day
Of August. 1901, 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
hereby approved and it is hereby ordered that
said notice be published in the LION REPOR-
ton published IL. Leon, Decatur County, Iowa.
once week for six (6) successive weeks
Signed this 18th day of June, 1900.
asst ". H. TEDFORD
Judge Third Jud. Dist. OF Iowa.