Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-04-29
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BRINK WARD,
DEBORAH, IOWA.
Original Notice.
DEBORAH,

and for W1nneshe1k county.
John NJ. Nelson, Plaintiff, VS..
Caroline Newington, Frederick +. Bissell,
Mary A. Bissell, his wife; Egbert w. Railey,
Mrs. Horace Anderson, Sarah Vaughn, Ben
Harriet c. Noble, Truman Beckwith and
Salinda A. Beckwith, his Wife; Elizabeth
Wolf, G. ]. Weiser. Mrs. H. $. Weiser, Eliza
beth Brown and Jedediah Brown, her hus-
band; George ]. Brown, and Mrs. George ].
Brown, his wife; Jeremy Bradley and Mrs.
Jeremy Bradley, his wife; George Brown. As
with; Amy w. Carlisle; E. q: Carlisle her
husband, Anna w Jones, Robert Jones,
her husband, the unknown claimants to
lots 20, 2 p, %, "a and 2i1a Of Anderson's
county, Iowa, as husband or wife or heirs at
law of Caroline Newington, Frederick y.
Bissell, Mary A. Bisseli, Rufus o. Bailey,
Anderson, Sarah Vaughn, Benjamin Vaughn,
Reuben Noble, Truman Beckwith, Eliza
beth Wolf, H. s. Weiser, Elizabeth Bro wn,
othei unknown claimants of lots 20 q, %, %,
"a and 2415 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
Count ( the State of Iowa, in and for Win
nesheik county. the petition of the above
named plaintiff alleging that le is the
owner in fee simple of lots 20, p, %, 49, "a and
That defendant, Caroline Newington,
makes some claim to said real estate on the
ground that the obtained title to the same
from the government. Alleging further that
on or about September 30th, 1881, said de-
PENDANT, 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 nnyVn claim said real q q a {
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 r. Bissell claims
some right or interest in said real estate un-
der and by virtue Of a certain deed made on
or about March 20, 1857. Defendant, Egbert
w. Railey, claims some interest in and TO
said real estate under and by virtue of a
mortgage made and executed by Rufus o.
Bailey on or about April 3, 1850. Defendant
Sarah Vaughn claims some right or interest
in said real estate under and by virtue of a
certain sheriff's deed made and executed on
or about April 7, 1863. That defendant, Tru-
man Beckwith, makes some claim to said real
estate under and by virtue of a certain
| sherif's deed made and executed on or
about October 10, 1863, and defendant, Har-
riet C. Noble, wife of Reuben Noble, deceased
| makes some claim to said real estate as
| widow of said Reuben Noble, deceased,
made and executed on or about October 10,
| 1868. Defendant Elizabeth Wolf, max es
some claim to said real estate under and by
virtue OF deed made by said Reuben Noble
and wife and Truman Beckwith and wife on
! or about November 8, 1868. Defendant G. j.
Weiser claims to have some interest in said
real estate as heir at law Of III. =. Weiser, de-
ceased, under and by virtue OF a certain deed
| made by lilly r. Vaughn TO II. y. Weiser on
or about December 4, 1860. That defendant
Elizabeth Brown, claims an interest in said
real estate under and by virtue of certa in
d ed made by II. s. Weiser on or about Oct
ober II, S66 That defendant George j.
Brown. makes some claim to said real estate
under and by virtue of certain deed made
and executed by Jedediah Brown and wife on
or about December27, 1865 That defendant
| Jeremy Bradley, claims some interest in said
real estate under and by virtue of a certain
deed made by George j. Brown on or about
! February 20. 1868. That defendant. BENJAMIN
Vaughn, claims an interest in said real estate
under and by virtue OF certain mortgage
made by Joe L.. Flowers and wife TO George
Rice on or about November rs, 1867, and by
| said Rice assigned to said defendant. Vaughn.
That defendant, George Brown, assignee of
| Reuben Noble and Truman Beckwith, makes
| some claim to said real estate under certain
sherif's deed in favor of said Noble and
Beckwith. made and executed on or about
| The unknown claimants to said real estate
as widows or widowers or heirs at law Of
said defendants, Caroline Newngton, Fred
| erick f. Bissell, Mary A. Bissell. Rufus o
Bailey. Egbert w. Railey. X. NJ. Cutting,
Horace Anderson, Sa rah Vaughn, benjamin.
Vaughn, Reuben Noble, Truman Beckwith,
III. .. II.
Brown, George j. Brown, Jeremy Bradley
| claim some right. title or interest in and TO
said real estate under and by virtue of the
deeds and mortgages or other Instruments
under which their ancestors or the persons
from whom they would inherit as such
widow, widowers or heirs at law are alleged
to make some claim.
Plaintiff alleges further that none OF said
defendants have any right title or interest In
said real esta e and that IL 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 In said real estate and that such in
terests are barred.
Plaintiff prays for decree barring and
estopping said defendants and each Of them
from having or claiming any right. title or
interest in and to said real estate and estab.
fishing the title TO the same In plaintiff.
For further particulars you are referred to
"a Id petition.
Unless you appear and make defense there
TO before noon Ofthe 2nd day OF the next term
of said court to be begun and held at necorah
IN said county on the 18th day OF May, 1903. "a
default will be entered against you ana Judg-
me mt and decree rendered thereon.
II. +. BARTHELL,
BAwDEN & THUENEN,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Upon reading the foregoing notice IL Is here.
published In the DEBORAH Public Opin.
N. weekly newspaper published at De
cOrah, Iowa, and OF general circulation In
Winnesheik county, Iowa, for the term of six
u consecutive weeks. the last Of which shall
term, 1903, of the District Court In and for
Winnesheik county, Iowa. Dated March 2itb,
1903. 1915 A. N HOBSON
Judge OF the 18th judicial District of Iowa.
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