Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-04-22
ORIGINAL Nntire
In the District Court of the State of Iowa, in
and for Winnesheik County.
John NJ Nelson plaintiff q

Original Notice.
| In the District Court of the State of Iowa, in
and for Winnesheik County.
John NJ. Nelson, Plaintiff vs.
Caroline Newington, Frederick E. Bissell,
| Mary A. Bissell, his wife; Egbert w. Railey,
Mrs; Horace Anderson. Sarah Vaughn, Ben
Harriet C. Noble, Truman Beckwith and
Wolf G. j. Weser. Mrs. H. s. Weiser, Eliza
beth Brown and Jedediah Brown, her hus-
band; George J. Brown. and Mrs. George j.
Brown, his wife; Jeremy Bradley and Mrs.
Jeremy Bradley, his wife; George Brown. AS
with; Amy w. Carlisle; f. q: Carlisle her
her husband, the unknown claimants TO
Addition to Fort Atkinson in Winnesheik
county, Iowa. as husband or wife or heirs at
law of Caroline Newington. Frederick E.
Egbert w. Railey, X. NJ. Cutting, Horace
Anderson, Sarah Vaughn, Benjamin Vaughn,
Reuben Noble, Truman Beckwith, Eliza
beth Wolf, ii. 5. Weiser, Elizabeth Brown,
Geo &c j. Brown, Jeremy Bradley, and all
other unknown claimants of lots 20, q, ~, q,
"A and 2i12 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
Court II the State OF Iowa, in and for Win
nesheik county. the petition of the above
owner in fee simple lots 20, q. p, %, "A and
24% of Anderson's Addition to Fort Atkinson
In r Winnesheik county, Iowa.
makes 1me claim to said real estate on the
ground that he obtained tile to the same
from the government; Alleging further that
PENDANT, Caroline Newington, execated 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 quit claim deed
The unknown claimants of said real esta te as
husband and heirs al law of the said Caroline
Newington claim by, through and under her,
on the same grounds that said defendant
claims a n interest In said real estate. Alleg-
ing further that Frederics f. 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
said real estate under and by virtue of a
mortgage made and executed by Rufus o.
Bailey on or about April 3, 1860. Defendant
Sarah Vaughn claims some right or interest
in said real estate under and by virtue of
certain sherif's deed made and executed on
or about April Z. 1868 That defendant, Tru-
man Beckwith, makes some claim TO said real
estate under and by virtue of certain
sheriff's deed made and executed on or
a bout 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.
under and by virtue of said sheriff,s deed
made and executed on or about October 10,
1868. Defendant. Elizabeth Wolf, makes
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. ].
Weiser claims to have some interest in said
real estate as heir at law of HI. y. Weiser, de-
ceased, under and by virtue OF certain deed
made by Tilly Vaughn to Fl. ). Weiser on
or about December 4, 1860. That defendant
Elizabeth Brown, claims an interest in said
real estate under and by virtue of a certain
d ed made by II. =. Weiser on or about Oct
ober T., Sc 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 December p, 1865. That defendant,
jeremy Bradley, claims some interest in said
real estate under and by virtue of certain
DE- ed made by George j. Brown on o. about
February 20. 1865. 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 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 a certain
sheriff7s deed in favor of said Noble and
Beckwith, made and executed on or about
October TO- 1868.
The unknown claimants to said real estate
as widows or widOwers or heirs at law of
said defendants, Caroline Newington, Fred
tsrek f. Bissell, Mary 4. Bissell,. Rufus o
Bailey, Egbert w; Railey. X. M; 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 fanny of the said de-
PENDANTS ever did have any right. title or in
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
said petition.
Unless you appear and make defense there
to before noon of the nd day of the next term
of said court to be begun and held at recOrah
in said county on the llth day of May, 1903 q
defa ult will be entered against you and judg-
me mt and decree rendered thereon.
III. f. BARTHELL,
BAwDEN & THUENEN,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Upon reading the foregoing notice it is here
by approved and ordered that the same be
published in the DEBORAH Public Opin.
ion. a weekly newspaper published at De
cOrah, Iowa, and OF general circulation In
Winnesheik county, Iowa, for the term of six
(6i consecutive weeks, the last of which shall
not be later than ten days prior TO the May
term, 1908. of the District Court in and for
Winnesheik county, Iowa. Dated March 2ith,
1908. i2-6 A. ~ HOBSON.
Judge of the 18th Judicial District of Iowa.