Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-25
Original Notice.
In the District Court of the State of Iowa. i'm
and for Winnesheik County.
John NJ Nalson Plaintiff VIC


In the District Court of the State of Iowa. in
and for Winnesheik County.
John M. Nelson, Plaintiff vs. ~
Caroline Newington,. Frederick E. Bisseli,
| Mary A. Bissell, his wife; Egbert w. RaiIev
| Mrs. Horace Anderson, Sarah Vaughn, Ben,
jamin Vaughn, Mrs. Benjamin Vaughn.
Harriet G. Noble, Truman Beckwith snd
Salinda A. Beckwith, his wife; Elizabeth
| Wolf, e. ]. Weiser. Mrs. II. s. Weiser Eliza.
beth Brown and Jedediah Brown her hus-
band; Geo. ge J. Brown, and Mrs. George j.
Brown, his wife; Jeremy Bradley and Mrs
Jeremy Bradley, his wife; &c orge Brown. AS
signee of Reuben Noble and Truman Beck
with With; Amy Am w. CARLISLE; E. @; Carlisle her
her husband, the unknown claimants TO
lots 20, 2 % 3d. p and 2i19 Of Anderson,s
Addition to Fort Atkinson in Winnesheik
county, Iowa, as husband or wife or heirs at
law Of Caroline Newington. Frederick E.
Blssell, Mary A. Bissell, Rufus o. Bailey.
Fgbert w: Railey, K. NJ Cutting, Horace
Anderson,tSarah Vaughn. Benjamin Waugh.
Reuben Noble, Truman Beckwith, Eliza
beth Wolf, II. s. Weiser, Elizabeth BIO yn.
Geo &c ]. Brown, Jeremy Bradley, and ali
"a and 2412 OF Andersons Addition to Fori
Atkinson in Winnesheik county, Iowa, De-
fendants
TO said Defendants
You and each of you are hereby notified
that on or before May l. 1903, there will be on
file in the Office of the Clerk of the District
Conit the State Of Iowa, in and for Win
named plaintiff alleging that e is the
owner in fee simple of lots 20, q, %, 49, "a and
2I13 Of Anderson's Addition to Fort Atkinson
in Winnesheik county, Iowa.
That defendant, Caroline Newington,
makes some claim to said real estate on the
ground that The obtained title to the same
fro" the government. Alleging further tn at
on or about September 30th, 1861, said de-
fendant, Caroline Newipgton. executed by
her attorney in fact quit claim deed to said
but defendant claims that said attorney in
fact had no regular power of attorney
authorizing him to sign said omit claim deed.
The unknown claimants of said real estat tie 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 IN interest in said real estate. Alieg-
ing further that Frederick f. Bssel claims
some right or interest in said real estate un-
der and by virtue of a certain deed made ON
or about March %, 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 g. 1860. 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 1oIi
or about April Z 1863 That defendant, Tru-
man Beckwith, makes some claim 10 sal real
estate under and by virtue of certain
sherif's deed made and executed on or
riet C. 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 sheriffs deed
made and executed on or about October TO-,
1858. Defendant. Elizabeth Wolf, max es
some claim to said real estate under and by
virtue Of a deed made by said Reuben Noble
and wife and Truman Beckwith and wife on
or about November 8, 1863. Defendant C.syJ,
Weiser claims to have some interest in said
real estate as heir at law of H. =. Weiser, de
ceased, under and by virtue Of a certain deed
made by lilly r Vaughn to II :. Weiser on.
or about December 4, 1850. That defendant
Elizabeth Brown. claims an interest in said
real estate under and by virtue of a certain
ed made by II. =. Weiser on or about Oct
ober Il, SG6 That defendant George j.
Brown. makes some claim to said real estate
under and by virtue of a certain deed made
and executed by Jededah Brown and wife on
or about December q, 1865. That defendant,
Jeremy Bradley, claims some interest in said
real estate und er and by virtue of a certain
d. ed 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 a certain mortgage
made by Joe L. Flowers and wife to George
Rice on or about November 26, 1867, and nv
said Rice assigned to said defendant. Wang h
That defendant. George Brown assignee of
Reuben Noble and Truman Beckwith makes
some claim to said real estate undera certain
sheriff7s deed in favor of said Noble and
Beckwith, made and executed on or about
October 10. 1861. lVs
The unknown claimants to said real estate
as widows or widowers or heirs at law 20f
said defendants, Caroline Newington, Fred--
erick r. Bissell Mary A. Bssel. Rufus o.
Bailey, Egbert w. Railey, X. NJ. Cutting.
Horace A ndersoD, Sarah Vaughn, BenjamieS
vaughn, Reuben Noble, Truman Beckwithx
Elizabeth Wolf, II. s. Weiser. ElZabethS
Brown, George j. Brown, Jeremy Bradfey e
claim some right. title or interest in and tf
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. N
Plaintiff alleges further that none of said
defendants have any right, title or interest in
said real esta and that ifany of the said dee
PENDANTS ever did have any right, title or Ing
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 ins
terests are barred. n
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 &c the same in plaintiff.
For further particulars you are referred to
said petition. 4.
Unless you appear and make defense there