Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17
ORIGINAL NOTICE.


In District Court, State of Iowa, in and
for Harrison County, November
term, 1903
Alvsh Edgecomb,
Plaintiff,
ys.
Jermiah u. Walton,
Mary Walton his wife,
Joseph Walton, .lr., and
Mary Walton his wife,
Mary Walton widow of
Joseph Wstton de-
ceased, Samuel Walton,
James Walton, Sarah
Walton, Nancy Dye,
Mary A Mansfield,
Fielden Wstton, Joseph
w. Walton. Linny
White, Lovely White,
Livey White, Love n.,a;na,
White, Ir., Malan N's''a'
White. Harrison Coun- .;
ty, Iowa. T.. j. kynett. -No''ee
NJ. A. kvnett, $. w.
kynett. and the un-
known heirs of any and
Rll the above named
persons and sllnnknown
claimants to the North
east quarter of the
Southwest quarter Il all
Of the North west qnar
ter of the Southeast
quarter of Section No.
6 Township IS. Range
~, west of the Rover
river, west Of the Fifth
7. NJ, Harrison County.
Iowa.
10 each and all of the above named
defendants end to any and all persons,
heirs of any person named above ss
defendant, and to all persons claiming
any interest in the real estate herein
described. defendants.
You and each of you are hereby
notified that there is now on file In the
office of the clerk of the District Court
OF Harrison County. Iowa, q petition
by the plaintiff, Alvsh Eigecomb, al
leging that he is the absolute and un-
qualified owner of the Northeast
quarter Of the SOUTH weat quarter
and all that part of the North west
quarter of the Southeast quarter lying
west and north of the Boyer River In
Section No. six W) township seventy
eight (,S). north, range No. forty-three
(43) west of the Fifth p. NJ, and
further alleging that said real estates
was duly granted to the State of Iowa
patented to Harrison county, and hy
Harrison County conveyed to Joseph
Walton, and that said Joseph Walton
having died, said real estate was by
his several heirs conveyed and trans
ferred through various processes and
by successive grantors to this plaintiff.
and that there exists certain irregular.
ities, mistakes and errors in some of
said transfers. but that Whatever de-
fects appear in said transfers as shown
in the record are mistakes and lrrep-
nlarities, and it was the intention of
all of said parties to convey and they
did attempt to convey all right, title
and interest of Joseph Walton to this
plaintiff or some of his grantors, also
that after the sale by Harrison County
of said land to Joseph Walton it was
again conveyed nv Harrison county
about the year 1865 to l.. ]. Kynett
and by him to the other defendants
named kynett, and that such convey.
snce created cloud upon the title of
said land, but that the same having
again passed in the name of Harrison
County, that said County is estopped
from having or claiming any interest
therein. and alleging that said trans.
fers and irregularities and mistakes
created and constitute q cloud upon
his title to all or some uncertain inter.
est in said land. but further alleging
that because of the Intention to con-
vey all interess in said land by said
defendants and because of the contiu-
Gus, notorious, open and hostile occu-
patton of said land under claim of
right and color of title by this plain
tiff for more than thirty years, all de-
fects in said title and all interest or
claim of any of the defendants or of
their heirs, assigns and of all parties
claiming by or through them In any
manner Is now fully extinguished and
barred, and the title is now absolute in
said plaintiff, and unless you appear
and answer said petition before noon
of the second day of the next term of
said District Court to be commenced
and held In Logan, Iowa, on the fourth
day of November, 1903, default will be
entered against you and judgment
rendered thereon with decree as
prayed In said petition to which refer
ence Is hereby made for more psrtic-.
ular statement. No judgment for
money is asked against any defendant.
Dated this 3lst day of August, 1903.
ALyAH EDGEooMB, Plaintiff.
]. s, DeWell, Attorney. octl6