Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18
Original Notice.
In the District Court of the State of Iowa, in
and for Winnesheik County.
John Nj Nelson Plaintiff We

In the District Court OF the State of Iowa, in
and for Winnesheik County.
John NJ. Nelson, Plaintiff, VS..
Caroline Newington. Frederick f. Rissell,
Mary A. Bissell, his wife; Egbert w. Railey,
taminA Vaughn, Mrs. Benjamin Vaughn.
Harriet c. Noble, Truman Beckwith and
Salinda A; Beckwith, his Wife; Elizabeth
beth Brown and Jedediah Brown, her hus-
hand: George j. Brown. and Mrs. George j.
Brown, his wife, Jeremy Bradley and Mrs.
signee of Reuben Noble and Truman Beck
with; Amy w. Carlisle. f. @. Carlisle her
husband. Anna w Jones, Robert Jones,
hsr 81 the and 9 Of to
Addition to Fort Atkinson in Winnesheik
county, Iowa, as husband or wife or heirs at
law of Caroline Newington. Frederick +.
Rissell Mary A. Bssell, Rufus o. Bailey,
Egbert w. Railey, X. NJ Cutting, Horace
Anderson, Sarah Vaughn. Benjamin Vaughn,
Reuben Noble, Truman Beckwith, Eliza
beth Wolf, II. 5. WeiSer, Elizabeth Brown,
Geo &c j. Brown, Jeremy Bradley and all
other unknown claimants of lots 90 q, Y, q,
q and 2i19 OF Anderson's Addition to Fort
Atkinson in Winnesheik county, Iowa, De-
PENDANTS.
TO said DEFENDANTS
You and each of you are hereby notified
that on or before May !, 1903, there will be on
file in the office of the Clerk of the District
Court f the State of Iowa, in and for Win
nesheik county. the petition of the above
owner in fee simple of lots 20, 81. %, 3D. "a and
2415 of Anders ,n's Addition to Fort Atkinson
in Winnesheik county, Iowa.
That defendant, Caroline Newington,
makes some claim to said real estate on the
ground that she obtained title to the same
fro" the government; Alleging further that
on or about September 30th, 1871, said de-
PENDANT, Caroline Newington. execHted by
her attorney in fact a quit claim deed to said
real estate in favor of one Joseph Hurlbut,
but defendant claims that said attorney in
fact had no regular power of attorney
authorizing him to sign said Quit claim deed.
The unknown claimants of said real estate as
husband and heirs at law of the said Caroline
Newington claim by, through and under her.
on the same grounds that said defendant
claims an interest in said real estate. Alleg-
ing further that Frederick +. Bissell claims
| some right or interest in said real estate un-
der and bv virtue of a certain deed made on
or about March %, 1857. Defendant, Egbert
w. Railey, claims some interest in and to
said real estate under and by virtue of
mortgage made and executed by Rufus o.
Bailey on or about April 3, 1860 Defendant
Sarah Vaughn claims some right or interest
in said real estate under and by virtue of
certain sheriff's deed made and executed on
or about April 7. 1868 That defendant, Tru-
man Reckwith, makes some claim to said real
estate under and by virtue of a certain
sheritf's deed made and executed on or
about October 10, 1862, and defendant Har-
riet C.. Noble. wife of Reuben Noble, deceased,
makes some claim tn said real estate as
widow of said Reuben Noble, deceased
under and by virtue of said sheriff's deed
made and executed on or about October TO-
some claim To said real estate under and by
virtue Of a deed made by said Reuben Noble
and wife and Truman Beckwith and wife on
or about November q, 1863. Defendant G.. ].
Weser claims to have some interest in said
| real estate as heir at law of III. s.. Weiser de-
ceased, under and by virtue OF a certain deed
or about December 4, 1860. That defendant
Elizabeth Brown. claims an interest in said
real estate under and by virtue of a certain
d ed made by III. - Weiser on or about Oct
ober l., 500 That defendant George j
Brown. makes some claim to said real estate
under and bv virtue of a certain deed made
and executed by Jedediah Brown and wife on
or about December q, 1865. That defendant
Jeremy Bradley, claims some interest in said
real estate under and by virtue OF q certain
d. ed made by George j. Brown on or about
February 20. 1865. That defendant, BENJAMIN.
Vaughn, claims an interest in said real estate
under and by virtue of a certain mortgage
made by Joe L. Flowers and wife to George
Rice on or about November 26, 1857. and by
said Rice assigned to said defendant. Vaughn
That defendant, George Brown, assignee of
Reubeo Noble and Truman Beckwith, makes
some claim to said real estate under a certain
sheriff7s deed in favor of said Noble and
Beckwith. made and executed on or about
October To- 1913.
The unknown claimants to said real estate
as widows or widowers or heirs at law of
said defendants, Caroline Newington Fred
erick f. Bissell, Mary A. Bissell Rufus
| Bailey, Egbert w. Railey. X. NJ. Cutting
Horace Anderson. Sarah Vaughn, Benjamin
Vaughn. Reuben Noble, Truman Beckwith
EllZaOeth WOH III. y. Weiser. Elizabeth
Brown, George j. Brown, Jeremy Bradley
claim some right title or interest in and TO
said real estate under and bv virtue of the
deeds and mortgages or other instruments
under which their ancestors or 1.-THE persons
from whom they would inherit as such
widow, widowers or heirs at law are alleged
| to ma Ike some claim.
Plaintiff alleges further that none of said
defendants have any right, title or interest in
| said real esta q and that If any of the said de-
PENDANTS ever did have any right, title or in
terest In and to said real estate the same is
Inferior and subject to the interests OF this
plaintiff I'm said real estate and that such in
terests are barred.
Plaintiff prays for a decree barring and
estopping said defendants and each of them
| nom having or claiming any right title or
| interest In and To said real estate and estab.
fishing the title 10 the same In plaintiff
For further particulars you are referred to
aid petition.
Unless You appear and make defense there
| 10 before noon ofthe 2nd day of the next term
of said court TO be began and held at necorah
| I'm said county on the 18th day of May, 1907 a
default will he entered against you and iudg-
me mt and decree rendered thereon.
III. BARTHELL,
| BAwDEN,& THUENEN,
ll-6 Attorneys for Plaintiff
TRLVELERS ~,vyvnE