Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-19

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Margaret Jane smyth
sidney s. 5. Sanford, ct all, In Equity
a defendants.
To Sidney d. Sanford; Mrs. Sidney D. San
ford; Mrs j. L. Anderson; Mrs. Samuel II An
derson;S stephen Cummings; Mrs. Stephen
Cummings; Mrs. Thomas A. Blanchard; Joseph
Retherford; Mrs. Joseph Rutherford and the Un
knoWn Claimants Of the south half If Of the
seven lei; the North Thirteen-twehtieths [3.20l
Of the West half l1sl Of the Northwest quarter
| !El OF the southeast quarter IA OF Section
Fifteen ll5l; the North Fourteen-seventee ntfs
/ il4-l7l the East Seventeenth ortietts t17-40]
Of the Southwest I'VE quarter " # the Soutneas
east quarter II Of Section Twenty. eight l2sl;
al IN Township Eighty seven ISL North, Range
Iowa
You and each Of you are hereby notified that
there Is now on file in the office of the Clerk of
county. the petition of the plaintiff, Margaret
Jane Smyth. claiming that she is ownerin fee Of
the real estate hereinbefore described; and al
from one James Milroy; that said &ilroy oh
tanned his title to said premises by several con.
yeyances made to him and his Rrantors a,
shown by abstracts of title attached to said Pc
titioD, and the allegation of said petition to
which you are referred. The claimed interests
ofthe defendants In said premises is shown by
l IL,
tits further alleged. that Horat!o W. sanford,
who !, became e the owner in fee by patent from
the United states Of the SEX Of NWa OF Sec:
1 Delaware County, conveyed said premises to
one ] L. Anderson, by good and sufficient
| deed that said deed was never recorded In the
| been lost or destroyed; that said Sanford died
testate in Dubuque County. Iowa. on or about
December o. 1884 leaving no wife him surviving;
that his last will and testament was duly pro-
| bated In the Circuit Court of said Dubuque
| County, and his estate was fully settled; that
| under and by virtue of said will. the defendant.
Sidney ID Sanford, became the owner of any
ana All real estate owned by skid ieststor ut
tho time of his deceg se.
That L And rson. who executed deed
| conveying tue said 81 !, OF NWh of S.c.27 to
James d. Anderson and samuel r.. anderson.
who executed a deed conveying to said james L.
Anderson the said M of the SW4 of Sec 81.
were unmarried at the date OF the delivery OF
said deeds
That Thorn A. blanchard. who executed .
deed ceny yiag the NE1l OF $ u of said See 70
| 10 chrstopnef Stage and jos ph Ru.llerfar .
| Who exe cuted a decd conveying 10 Sail staneer
the said N. 1920 of VIZ OF NWl4 of Sell OF Sc !.
10, we're unmarried at the time Of the delivery of
That the Joseph Rutherford. who bscamo the
owner Of the real estate last described. and
Joseph Rutherford, who conveyed same to sail
Stanger. were one and the same person.
That the deed of tha undivided half [ta of the
sWI ns sa sd sec r. iae ~ BY aerss
real estate and is q cloud upnn .saintin'st tic.
That plaintin hes made diligeHt search ard
inquiry and has not been able I ascertain
whether the defendants. Mrs. j. J.. Anderson,
wife Of said J. =. Anderson. Mrs Samuel X.
anderson. wife Of sid Samuel r.. Anderson,
Mrs Thomas a. Blanchar wife of S I'd Thomas
A. blanchard. Yrs. Joseph e;herford wifi III.
snil Joseph Rutherford, stephen Cummings or
Mrs. Stephen Cummings, his wife, or either OF
them, are now living, or the place or residence
of either of them. or Their heirs. leyisees or as
signs, II any they have or had. That ii there are
any heirs. deviSees or assigns of either of said
defendants. or persons claiming by through or
under them, they are the unknown claimants
made defendants In this action and the name
and residence of either of them is not known TO
plaintiff. 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 statedin said petition,
That the plaintlf and those undsr whom she
claims title tn all of til al estate described In
said petition, and every Part and parcel thereof.
have for more than ten years last past, and the
plaintif nov Is, In the actual possession thereof
under color of title at d claim of right.
For moro particular statement of the claims
made by plaintin you are referred to said PEE
tltton 10 which among other things she prays
for decree quieting her title to said real estate
and for such other and further relief as may be