Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-09
Original Notice.
In The District Court OF Iowa In and for Della.
October Term A. u. 1908.
Margaret Jane smyth
plaintiff,
Sidney u. Sanford, ct al, - --tu.''
Defendants
Original Nntice.

~ ~ Sluney y. SANFORD; MIS-. sidney ID. San
cersom; stephen S0Smmings Ms. stephen
Ketherf1r,i; Mrs. Joseph Rutherford and the I'm
known Claimants OF the south half Xxi of the
Northwest quarter TX and the North hall III
o. sne s s9 H Quartet Of section Twenty
se tea W.; me North twentieths
!Al Of The southeast quarter Xxi Of 5ection
Eiii ,s li5l; the North Fourteen eventeenths
quarter TX and the North half Ih Of the South.
east quarter u ! Of Section Twenty eight 1851
Vest u ~ fe XII Efhsy seven ~ North Range
Iowa. IL
!, You and each Of you are hereby notified that
the District Court Of Iowa In and for Delaware
county, the petition Of the plaintiff, Margaret
lane Smyth; clsiming that she IL owner In fee Of
eging that She became such owner bypurchase
from one James Milroy; that said Nilroy oh.
talned his title to said premises by several CON
shown by abstracts Of title attached to said pc
tltion. and the allegation Of said petition to
which you are referred. The claimed interests
SAID Abstract or stated in said petition.
lt is further alleged, that Horatio w. Sanford,
VINO became the owner 10 fee by patent from
"a, Twp. 81 N. R.l W.of the 9Th r. M. In said
Deiaware County, conveyed said premises to
one M, T.; anderson by good and sufficient
dsed: tnat said deed WAS never recorded In the
office of the Recorder Of said county, and has
been lost or destroyed; that said Sanford died
festa.e 10 pny 1n County Iowa. on or about
that his last will and Testament was duiy pre,
bated in the Circuit Court Of said Dubuaue
aa H Ss 81 saa ses ast
Sidney ID. So, ford, became thtS owner Of any
ana all real Estate SAID testator ut
That J. I: Anderson. who executed deed
conveying the said SE3l of NWA OF Secs27 TO
James B. Anderson, and Samuel R. Anderson.
S ass 81 a
said deeds. 81 :. 50 -, - : :.
decd convey ing the EA ofSEA OF said Sec. %.
70 christopher STANCE ,,ild Joseph Rutherford.
wno ex IS deeS conveying to said stanRer
said deeds. :, - - - - y
That &c g Is. Joseph Retheriord, who bssame the
Joseph Rutherford. who conveyed same to sajd
sIHahn fang K were e one and the same person
Nm Or swH OF said sec. "a. made by FORAGE
Williams and Sarah d., his wife, to Stephen
Cummings. convey no title or interest III said
That pan nus ad HpSh title
inquiry and has not been able to nscertain
whether VIII, the defendants, Mrs. J. L. Anderson,
anderson. wife Of said Samuel II. anderson.
Mrs Thomas A. Blanchard. wife OF SAID Thomas
A. blanchard. MIS-. Joseph RetherfOrd, wife OF
said Joseph Rutherford. Stephen Cummings or
Mrs. stephen Cummings. his wife, or either Of
them. are now living. or tile place or residence
OF either OF them. or the heirs. devisees or as
signs. II amy they have or had. That il there are
any lelrs. devisees or assigns of either of said
detendants, or persons Claiming by through or
under them they arc the unknown claimant,
made deiendauts In this action and the name
and residence OF either of them Is not known 10
plafntih. That She is unable to describe the
DEFENDANTS in this action or the unknown claim
ants to said real estate, or any part thereof
more particularly than as stated I'm said petition
Ihat the plaintiff and those under whom she
claims title to all Of thu n al estate described In
sald petlllon. and every part and parcel thereof,
nave iof more than ten years last past, and the
plaintn now is, In the actual possession thereof
unaer color Of title ard claim Of right
For more particular statement OF the claims
made by p!ainttn, you are referred to said ne
tltton IN which among other things she prays
I0r decree quietng her title to said reai estate,
ana LOT such other and further relief as may be
deemed equitable In the premises
And that unless You appear thereto and de-
q the next term OF SAID District
Court TO be begun and holden at Manchester
SAID Delaware County, on Monday, tho 9Th day
OF october. 1898. default will be entered against
you ana Judgment and decree rendered as
prayed In said petition. =.