Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
Original Notice.
In the District Court of Ioaca in and
for Delauare County.

In the District Court of Ioaca in and
for Delaware County.
CHARLES = FERGUSON. DECEMBER zee, Term
ALEX. FERGUSON, ct nj Original Notice. 4
To ALEXANDER FERGUSON, MRS. ALEXANDER
FERGUsoN,JoHN LEE, JAMES LEE, MRS JAMES.
IEE,ARNoLD LEE IRIS ARNOLD LEE, WILLIAM
Z sITEs,MRs. WILLIAM SITES, BENJAMIN SITES.
MRS. BENJAMIN SITES, ROSS SITES, MRS. ROSS
SITES, HENRY C. OSBORNE MRS. HENRY G.
OSBORNE, PETER CARTER, MRS. PETER CAR
TER, ED CARTER. MRS. ED CARTER, JOHN CAR
TER, MRS. JOHN CARTER, DAVID CARTER,
MRS. DAVID CARTER, GEORGE ARBEGUsT.MRs
GEORGE ARBEGusT. ARvENA ARBEGUsT,
WILLIAM LEE, MRS. WILLIAM LEE, GEORGE
W. ANDREWS, MRS. GEORGE W. ANDREWS,
MRS. ELISHA ROE. the,Unknown Heirs OF COL
L1Ns Eel Unknown Heirs Of JOIN
the Unknown claimants of the east
half IA of the southeast or. III, and the
southwest Or; M. Of the southeast "a Of
section llll, township ninety 1901, uortn Of
range six I9l west of the 9th p. NJ, or to any
each Of hereby
of the District Court OF Iowa, in and for Delawa
county. the petition of Charles Ferguson, as
plaintln; In which among other things he alleg-
es, thar he is the absolute owner In fee of tile
east half t,al OF the southeast or. IA. and the
southwest or. OF the southeast Or. IN Of
section eleven Uni, township ninety LOCI, north
Of range six l6l. west Of the 9Th p. NJ. and of
every part and parcel thereof.
That he derives his title to said premises by
purchase from John Lee, Mary Lee. Collins
Ferguson, and George and Hannah Hebron. and
by long continued possession and occupancy as
stated In said petition.
That deed made by John and Mary Lee. CON
veying the south thirty.twO acres of the south
east quarter Of southeast quarter OF said section
eleven, to this plaintin does notappear of record
In the Recorders office OF said Delaware county,
and bas been lost and cannot now be found.
That the deeds executed by Nathaniel Hemp
| sted to Elisha Roe, and by Elisha Roe to de.
PENDANT, George w. Andrews, for part of said
premises are null and void. and conveyed no
right, title or Interest therein to either Of said
grantees.
That tne.deed made by aald John and Mary Lee
southeast quarter ii OF southeast quarter X
of said section eleven TN. to one Cyrus Sites
does not appear of record In the recorders Of
flee Of said Delaware county, and is lost and
cannot now be found.
That said John and Mary Leo are now deceas
ed, and the defendants. John Lee. James Lee
Lee, that the defendants William Sites, Beuja
min Sites. Ross Sites, Henry @. Osborne. Peter
Carter, Ed Carter, George Carter, David Carter
sons 81 said John and Mary Lee. and said ar Ar
| yena Arbegust is their granddaughter, and thai
II there are other heirs Of said John and Mary
dence are unknown to the plaintif. although
| he has caused diligent search and inquiry to bt
| made to ascertain same.
That he has caused diligent search and in
| quiry to be made to ascertain whether the de
| PENDANTS, Alexander Ferguson. Mrs. Alexander
Ferguson. Mrs. James Lee, William Lee, Mrs
| William Lee. or Mrs. Elisha Roe, or either Of
them are now living, and that the place OF resi-
dence or whereabouts of said defendants O.
either Of them, or the heirs of either OF them
are unknown to plaintiff and he cannot NOR
particularly describe said unknown defendants
or the unknown claimants to said real estate
than as stated In said petition.
That the plaintlf1, and those under whom h,
claims title to said real estate. now is. and TO
more than ten years last past has been In tn,
continued, undsturbed, actual, open, adverse
exclusive, Visible and notorious possession o
said real estate and of every part and parce
thereof, under claim Of right or color Of title.
And the plaintiff asks that his title to said rea
estate and every part thereof, be establishes
and confirmed against the adverse claims Of tn
defendants and each of them, their heirs an,
assigns, and the unknown heirs of said Collin
Ferguson. and Mary and John Lee. and all un
known claimants to said premises, and tina
they, and each OF them. and all persons claimin
by, through, or under them, or any Of them b
claiming any right or interest In said premis 9
or any part thereof, and that plaintiffs title (
all OF said real estate be quieted In him, aud 70
such other and further relief as may be deeme
equitable In the premises.
And that unless you appear thereto and dc
fend on or before noon OF the second day of tn
next term of the District Court to be begun an
holden at Manchester, said Delaware county o
Monday the 10th day of December. 1901. defau
Will be entered against you and judgment an
BRONSON. & CARR,
Attorneys for Plff.
I, Franklin c. Plat, Judge Of the 10th Judici,
District, of Iowa, do hereby approve the for,
going Original Notice, and order that the sam
Se pnhbitshed for SIX 90 consecutive weeks in q
lished at Manchester, Delaware county, Iowa.
Dated at said Manchester this Is day OF o.