Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-04-01
Original Notice.
In the District Court of the State of Iowa, in
and for Winnesheik County.

WIyiildi INOtI(C.
In the District Court of the State of Iowa. in
and for Winnesheik County.
John NJ. Nelson, Plaintiff. VS..
Caroline Newington, Frederick Z. Bissell.
Mary A. Bissell, his wife,, Egbert W. Raiev,
Mrs. Horace Anderson, Sarah Vaughn, Ben
jamin Vaughn, Mrs. Benjamin Vaughn,
Harriet c. Noble, Truman Beckwith and
Salinda A.; .Beckwith, his wife. Elizabeth
Wolf, G. j. Weiser. Mrs. H. s. Weiser, Eliza
beth Brown and Jedediah Brown, her hus-
band; George ]. Brown, and Mrs. George j.
Brown, his wife; Jeremy Bradley and Mrs.
Jeremy Bradley, his wife; George Brown, AS
signee of Reuben Noble and Truman Beck
with; Amy w. Carlisle, K. q. Carlisle her
husband, Anna w Jones, Robert Jones.
her husband the unknown claimants To
lots 20, %, %, "a and 2i19 of Anderson's
Addition to fort Atkinson in Winneshek
county, Iowa, as husband or wife or heirs at
Bissell, Mary A. Bissell, Rufus o. Bailey,
Fgbert w. Railey. X. Nj Cutting, Horace
Anderson, Sarah Vaughn. BENJAMIN Vaughn.
Re uben Noble, Truman Beckwith, Eliza
beth Wolf, n. $. Weiser, Elizabeth Brown.
Geo &c j Brown, Jeremy Bradley, and all
p and "a? OF Anderson's Addition to Fort
Atkinson in Winnesheik county, Iowa, De-
fendanis
10 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
.ouit, the State OF Iowa. in and for Win
named plaintiff all cling that is the
owner in fee simple of lois 20, 81. %, 49, "a and
2iH Of Anderson's Addition to Fort Atkinson
in Winneshek county, Iowa.
That defendant, Caroline Newipgton,
makes some claim to said real estate on the
ground that he obtained title to the same
on or about September '30th, 1851, said de-
fendant, Caroline NewingtOn, executed by
her, attorney IN fact 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.
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 E. Bissell claims
some right or interest In said real estate I'M
der and by virtue of 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
certain sheriff's deed made and executed OH
or about April z 1862 That defendant. Tru-
man Beckwith, makes some claim to said real
estate under and hy virtue of a certain
| sheriff,s deed made and executed on or
about October 10, 1862, 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.
under and by virtue of said sherif's deed
made and executed on or about October 10,
1853. Defendant. Elizabeth Wolf. makes
some claim to said real estate under and by
virtue Of q deed made by said Reuben Noble
and wife and Truman Beckwith and wife on
or about November 9, 1858. DEFENDANT C. ].
Weiser claims to have some interest in said
real estate as heir at law of HI. - Weiser, de-
ceased, unde' and by virtue of a certain deed
made by Tilly r Vaughn to H. $. Weiser. on
or about December 4, 1860. That defendant
Elizabeth Brown, claims an interest in said
real estate under and by virtue of a certs in
q cd made by II. =. Weiser on or about Oct
ober 4. $50 That defendant George j.
Brown. makes some claim to said real estate
under and by virtue of a certain deed made
and executed by Jedediah Brown and wife on
or about December z, 1865. That defendant,
real estate under and by virtue of 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 a certain mortgage
made by Joe l.. Flowers and wife 10 George
Rice on or about November 20. 1857 and by
said Rice assigned to said defendant. Vaughn.
That defendant, George Brown, assignee of
Reuben Noble and Truman Beckwitb, makes
some claim to said real estate under a certain
sherif's deed in favor of said Noble and
Beck with. made and executed on or about
r October 10. 1868.
I The unk nown claimants to said real estate
as widows or widOwers or heirs at law of
/ said defendants, Caroline Newington, Fred
erck +. Bissell, Mary A. Bissell Rufus D
Bailey, Egbert w; Raileey, X. NJ; Cutting,
| Vaughn. Reuben Noble, Truman Beckwith,
Elizabeth Wolf, H. S. Weiser Elizabeth
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 and that If 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
| terests are barred.
Plaintiff prays for decree barring and
! estopping said defenda nts 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
! said petition.
| Unless you appear and make defense there
! to before noon of the md day of the next term
| of said court TO be begun and held at pecorah
| in said county on the llth day OF May, 1903. a
! default will be entered against you ana judg-
! me mt and decree rendered thereon.
| H.F. BARTHELL,
BAwDEN & THUENEN,
| Attorney for Plaintiff
| Upon reading the foregoing notice il is here
| by approved and ordered hat the same be
| published in the DEBORAH Public Opin-
| 10 n. weekly newspaper published at De
corah, Iowa, and of general circulation in
| Winnesheik county, Iowa, for the term of six
| Is consecutive weeks the last of which shall
not be later than ten days prior 10 the May
term 1908, of the District Court in ard for
| leO3 1876 A. n. HOBSON.
! Judge of the 18th Judicial District of Iowa.