Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-14
Original Notice.

In the District Court, of Iowa, in and fol
Winneshiek County.
STATE OF IOWA, January Term,
Winneshiek County,S A. b. 1905.
DE Wolf. wife of II: De Wolf on March 49,
lS52.--Sleeper, wife OF Gilbert 9. Sleeper on
February IS, 1888, Gregg. husband OF
Mary M. Gregg on February s, 1871, and to the
known, and unknown heirs grantees and
assignees of all the above defendants. and
to all who claim by, under or through any OF
said defendants and to all unknown claimants
OF any right, title or interest in or 10 the
hereinafter described real property.
YOu are hereby notified that there is now
on file in the office of the Clerk OF the District
at the city OF DEBORAH the petition of r. X.
Ulen Plaintiff claiming Of you that he Is the
sole and absolute owner i'm fee simple OF Lot
East one fourth IN. E. II OF North East one
Of the sonth East one fourth Sub: Div
and the West one half NV. "a Of North East
one fourth Ne. a all In Section number
Eight [Sec. No 81 Township number Ninety
Eight north OF Range number light west
from the fifth principal meridian and all
located In Winneshiek Co. and State OF Iowa,
and stating further that on February Sth
1871 by warranty deed recorded in Book OF
Winneshiek County records on page Y Mary
M. Gregg conveyed said land to Milton II.
Merrill; that on March LIST 1894 Milton ii. Mer-
rill conveyed by warranty deed recorded In
said land TO j. ). Thomas. that on OctoberS 8,
1888, said j. 3. Thomas, by warranty deed re-
corded In book r. on page 455, conveyed TO
Samuel Barth all OF said land except the west
81 and $500 acres, which the said J. y. Thorn.
as, by warranty deed. recorded in book 81,
on pas e 425, conveyed to III. l.. Coffeen; that
corded in Record hook No. 81. on page 29O,
conveyed tc the said H. l.. Coffeen and F.. l..
foffeen the above described land conveyed by
said j. s. Thomas to the said Samuel Barth;
I'M the said T., Cnffpan a nd H 4.
by the warranty deed recorded in Record
Book 81 on page 5ll and by other warranty
deed executed by said III. J.. Coffeen, Record
conveyed all OF said land 10 said r. X. Ulen,
plaintiff In this case. That for more than ten
ears last past, the plaintiff and his grantors,
and the grantors by, under and tn rough whom
he holds title to said land have paid The taxes
on said land and have openly, continuously,
and adversely against said defendants and
against the world held possession of said land;
that said holding has been under a color OF
tile and claim OF right. That plaintiff asks
that 10 be ordered. adjudged and decreed that
the title TO said real estate be quieted and es-
tablshed in the plaintiff against he claims of
all the defendants. known and unknown. and
against all persons claiming by, under or
through them.
And unless you appear and answer thereto
on or before noon OF the second day OF the Jan
uary term of said court to be held at the court
house in the city OF DEBORAH, Winneshiek
county, and State of Iowa, commencing on
the P0th day of January, A. ID. 1905, your de-
fault will be entered and judgment rendered
thereon against you in accordance with the
prayer Of said petition.
Dated this 18th day of December. A. ID. 1904.
q. y. BOICE,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
The foregoing notice IL approved and IL is
ordered that the same be published for six
consecutive weeks in The DEBORAH Public
Opini, n, a weekly newspaper published at
DEBORAH, Winneshiek county; and state OF
Iowa l.. r.. FELLOWS.
500 Judge of said Disiri Court.