Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11
Original Notice.
State of Iowa, ss
Winnesheik County.


Winnesheik County.
In District Court.
To Annie Nelson; Theodore e.
Nelson, Nels E. Nelson, Jacob E.
Nelson, Olavas E. Nelson, John E.
Nelson, Edward E. Nelson, Ruben E.
Nelson, Ellert E. Nelson, Joseph
Walton, Alex Mckay, Stephen HI.
Sails and the unknown heirs of said
Stephen III. Sails.
You and each of you are hereby
notified that on or before the 1st day
of May 1902 the petition of Peter Nc
Caffery, plaintiff, will be on file in
the office of the clerk of the court in
and for Winnesheik county, Iowa,
claiming that he is the absolute owner
in fee of lots one a., two (2), and Four
az of the northwest quarter % of
the northwest quarter "a of section
eleven Q1), in township ninety-nine
(99), north of range nine 90, west of
the 5th p. M. And alleging that one
Filing Nelson, who is now dead, had
or claimed some right title or interest
in and to said lot four a. of the fore
going described premises by virtue of
a deed of conveyance executed by one
Stephen H. Sails to said Filing Neil
son on the 9TH day of February 1868,
and which said deed is recorded in
book "H'' ON page SO thereof in the
office of Recorder of Deeds in and for
said County of Winnesheik, Iowa,
And alleging that the widow and heirs
of said Filing Nelson viz: Annie
Nelson, Theodore E. Nelson, Nels
E. Nelson, John E. Nelson, Edward
Nni nh II Nasle2,,
Ennert E. Nelson have or claim to
hold adverse to plaintiff) the right
title or interest of said Filing Nelson
in said premises by right of inherit
ance.
And alleging that Stephen H. Sails
who is now dead, had or claimed to
have some right title or interest in and
to said lot one % of the foregoing des-
cribed premises by virtue of deed of
conveyance thereof made to him on
the 3rd day of February 1868 by one
Levi Moore and which said deed is re-
corded in book "H" on page 356 there
of in the office of Recorder of Deeds in
and for Winnesheik County, Iowa, and
alleging that the heirs of said Stephen
H. Sails whose names and residences
are unknown to plaintiff have or
claim to hold adverse to plaintiff) the
right title or interest of said Stephen
H. Sails in and to said premises by
right of inheritance and alleging that
the defendant Joseph Walton has or
claims to have some right or title in
and to lot one a. of the premises
above described adverse to plaintiff
and that the defendant Alex Mckay
has or claims to have some claim adj
verse to plaintiffs title in and to lot
two (2) aforesaid.
and alleging that plaintiff and his
grantors have been in quiet peaceable
and uninterrupted possession of all of
the foregoing described premises under
claim ofright and color of title for a
period of more than ten years last past,
and asking that his title to said prem
Uses be quieted in him and that de-
PENDANTS and said unknown claimants
be barred and forever estopped from
having or claiming any right, title or
interest adverse to plaintiff therein !;
and asking also to have the costs of
this action taxed against any person
or persons contesting plaintiff IS claim
herein.
Now unless you appear thereto and
defend before noon of the second day
of the September 1902 term of said
Court, which will commence on the
22nd day of September 1902 at the
Court house in DEBORAH, in said
county and State of Iowa, default will
be entered against you and decree
entered thereon as prayed.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, April 25,
1902.
DAN SHEA, Atty. for Plaintiffs.
Upon reading the foregoing notice
it is hereby approved and ordered that
the same be published in the P u b i C
Opin n, a weekly news paper pub
lished in the county of Winnesheik
and State of Iowa, for term of six
consecutive weeks the last of which
shall not be less than ten days prior
to September 1902 term of Court in
and for said County of Winnesheik,
Iowa.
Dated, Lansing April 26, 1902.
L. E. FELLOWS,
Judge of the 18th Judicial District
Court of Iowa. 21-6