The Leon reporter., 1902-10-16

In the District Court of Iowa. in and for De.
catur County, November Term, 19G.
Otho Barnes, Plaintiff.
Catherine Heskett, widow OF David Heskett.
Thomas Ruben Heskett and - Heskett his
wife, William Allen Heskett and - Heskett
his wife, and the unknown heirs, devisees.
legatees, executors and administrators OF the
said David Heskett and the above named de.
fendants il any of them be deceased, ana the
unknown claimants of the south west quarter
of Section ten, Township siXty-eight. Range
twenty. seven, W. 9th. p. NJ, Decatur County,
Iowa, Defendants.
10 The Above Named Dcfendants:
You and each of you are hereby notified that
on or before the first day of October. 1872, there
will be on file in the ohice OF The Clerk OF me
District Court of Decatur County. Iowa, the
petition Of the plaintiff aforesaid, alleging that
he is The absolute and unqna it'd owner by
purchase of the south. West Quarter OF Section
Ten 0O), Township Sixty Eight 8S), Range
Twenty Sever. tsO. Decatur County. Iowa;
that said plaintiff and his grantors have had
peaceable and quiet possession of said prem
ises for more than Thirty years under color OF
title and claim of right, and that said posses
sion has been at all times open, adverse. hos,
tile and notorious. That plaintiif Is informed
and believes that the defendants herein make
some claim adverse to plaintlffs estate IN and
to said property; that the names and resi-.
dences of the unknown defendants herein are
unknown to this plaintiff. and that he hos
whatever in, crest the defendants herein may
have or claim to have in and to said proper rty
is derived by Inheritance as he widow ana
children and their unknown heirs as devlSees,
leratees or heirs at law of the estate Of one
David Heskett OF Belmont County, Ohio: de
ceased. and is barred by the statute OF limi-
tationS and that whatever interest the Gn-
known defendants herein may have or claim
10 have in said premises is derived by, through
or under the other defendants anu is also
barred by the statute OF limitations. And
praying that plaintiffs title il, and to said
PROPERTY, towit: The South West Quarter OF
Section Ten tlO), Township Sixty Eight (68.
Range Twenty seven t2O. Decatur county.
Iowa be established against the adverse Claims
of the defendants and each OF them, and that
through, or under them be forever barred or
estopped from having or claiming any right,
title or interest in and to said real estate sd
verse to this plaintiff; that the title to SAID
premises be quieted in this plaintiff Otho
Barnes and that he have such other and fur
ther relief as may be lust ana equltaDle ID the
premises. :,
YCu are further notified that said cause will
come on for hearing at the November Term
1902 of the District Court aforesaid to be held
at Leon, Iowa, on The 10th day of November,
1902 and unless you appear thereto and de-
fend before nocn of the second day of said
term default will be entered against you and
judgment rendered thereon.
V, r. MCGINNIS, Attorney for Plaintiff
hereby certify that have examined the
within and foregoing notice and find it to be
suttceLt aud in compliance with the statute
in relation to notifying unknown defendants
and the same is hereby approved and ordered
to be published in the LEON REPORTER for
six consecutive weeks, last of which shall be
ten days prior 10 the first day of The November
Term, 1872, OF the Dlstrlct court OF Decatur
County Iowa.
Dated this 23rd day of Sept ember. 1902.
r. L. PARRISH,
SGT Judge of Third Judicial district.