Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-04-08
Original Notice.
n the District Court of the State of Iowa, in
and for Winnesheik County.
Inhn NJ NalCnn PLAINTIFF

In the District Court of the State of Iowa, in
and for Winnesheik County
John NJ. Nelson, Plaintiff, VS..
Caroline Newington, Frederick f. Bssell,
Mary A. Bissell, his wife; Egbert w. Railey,
Mrs. Horace Anderson, Sarah Vaughn, Ben
iamin Vaughn, Mrs. BENJAMIN Vaughn,
( Harriet c.. Noble Truman Beckwith and
Salinda A. Beckwith, his wife; Elizabeth
Wolf, c. j. Weiser, Mrs. H. S. Weiser, Eliza
beth Brown and Jedediah Brown. her hus-
band; George J: Brown. and Mrs. George ].
Brown, his wife; Jeremy Bradley and Mrs.
Jeremy Bradley, his wife; George Brown. AS
signee of Reuben Noble and Truman Beck
husband, Anna w Jones' Robert Jones,
her husband, the unknown claimants to
lots 20, 2 %, %, "a and 2l14 of Anderson's
Addition to Fort Atkinson in Winnesheik
county, Iowa. as husband or wife or heirs at
law of Caroline Newington. Frederick L.
Bissell, Mary A. Bissell, Rufus o. Bailey,
Egbert w Railey. X. NJ Cutting, Horace
Anderson isarah Vaughn, Benjamin Vaughn,
Reuben Noble, Truman Beckwth, Eliza
beth Wolf, III. S. Weiser, Elizabeth Bloyn,
Geo ge j Brown, Jeremy Bradley, and all
other unknown claimants of lots 20, 81, ~, %,
n and 213 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
neshek county, the petition of the above
named plaintiff all ging that is the
owner in fee simple of lots 20, q, %, %, "a and
2i12 of Anderson's Addition to Fort Atkinson
in Winnesheik county, Iowa.
That defendant Caroline Newipgton,
makes me claim to said real estate on the
ground that he obtained tile TO the same
FROM the government Alleging further that
on or about September 90th, 1851, said de-
fendant, Caroline Newington, executed 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 I'M
der and by virtue of "a certain deed made on
or about March Is, 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
in said real estate under and by virtue of a
certain sheriff's deed made and executed OH
or about April 7, 1863. That defendant, Tru-
man Beckwith, makes some claim to said real
estate under and by virtue of a certain
sherifs deed made and executed on or
about October 10, 1863, and defendant, HaT-
riet G. Noble, wife of Reuben Noble deceased,
makes some claim to said real estate as
widow of said Reuben Noble, deceased,
under and by virtue of said sherifrs deed