Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-04-06

Moore, deceased.
To THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS:
You and each Of you are hereby notified that
on on, or before the goth day Of April 1904. there
tho District Court of Iowa In and for Delaware
County, the petition in equity of William Lep-
ley. plaintiff. claiming that he is the absolute
owner OF the south east quarter, (k) Of the
ss and the north Siee sonfths s 81 ih en east
sRs sa 81 he eist t SSa5sF s2
=, Nj. ID Delaware County. iowa. That the Inc
wanm he derives 81 tile have BEEN n In a cHag.
visible. open. notorious. undisputed, peaeeable.
exclusive. continuous and adverse possession
OF said real estate for more than twenty
years last past, under color Of title and claim
: said plaintin also claims in his said petition.
That Mary Wills. who. by phiueas w. craw-
ford her attorney In fact, on August IA. 1851
conveyed to John johnson the south east quar-
%. twp SO. north Range west Of the 9th p. M.
was an unmarried woman at the time of said
That the said John johnson mentioned In tho
paragraph last above. was one and the same
person as John johnston. who on October Is.
oSi5n n South sast
Twp 50 north Range xess Of ~ 5th steon q
ming Who @e joined on ahs sslisa
execution of a decd to Nathan II. Nelson Of the
south east quarter, co Of the south east quar-
~ OF the north east quarter (k) Of section 20
township 50. north Range Q west Of the 9th p. M.
were husband and wife Of the time they exc
Tia That IN N ii Nelson and Sarah Nelson we're
u ISss Nsssan S n i Nelson Jr. Nh
That on June 10, 1885. Alanson Lillibridge and
Mary Lillibrldge. husband and wife Joined In
Pacific Railroad Co. Of All undescribed right OF
way across any land Of which they were tho
owners owl, and more particularly over the south
Of section % township 80 north Range west ii
the 9th T M. Thatsaid railroad Co. as part
consideration for said deed was to make cer
road. That said railroad was never constructed
psoSS Eat ss sos
Its assignees have forfeited all interest and
rights acquired by said deed by abandoning the
wholly failing for more than AZ years to use OF
occupy said proposed right Of way:
That the description In the deed dated Janu-
aly 8. 1871. il Which Oscar %eilmsn, Aaron s
Sullivan and Isaac MCGEE. referees. join IN the
execution of, to Thomas Smith was indefinite
| by said deed to describe and convey the follow
| Ing described real estate: The south east
i quarter, tMl OF Inc south east quarter III OF
TX Of the north east quarter. IAl Of section %
and piece of land described as the east forty
seven cightteths l47sO] Of the north half lal Of
the south east quarter, l4l of the north east
Range 8 west OF the 9th p. M.
That the description In the deed dated Feb
ruary o. 1886, In which David b Van Anken and
Ramsey A, his wife join in the execution Of. to
Ann Smith was erroneous and that said grantees
intended by said deed TO describe and convey
the following described real estate. commencing
20 rods east Of the north west corner Of the south
section 20 twp 50 north Range west Of the I'll
+. N: running thence south forty rods thence
i east thirteen rods, thence north forty rods,
Il thence west thirteen rods to the place OF begin
| ming.
That certain mortgage recorded In book v
page 2l0 Of the mortgage records Of Delaware
| County, Iowa, has been paid and released by
Charles Moore, Admr. Of the estate of Joseph
said release was not properly authenticated,
and decree Is asked for the proper release of
said mortgage.
to said petition In which he prays that the title
| to said real estate BIO quieted In him, that you
and each of you be forever barred land estopped
from having or claiming any right or title there
to adverse to him and for such other and further
| relief as may be deemed equitable In the prem
iseS.
Nopersonal Judgment is prayed against any
| Of said defendants.
And that unless you appear thereto and de-
fend, on or before noon Of the second day of the
May term, 1904 Of said Court, which Will COM
mence and be held at Manchester. in said
County on Monday the End day Of May. A. d:
1904. default will be entered against you and
judgment and decree rendered as prayed.
Dated this Both day Of March, 1904.
HUBERT CARR,
l3x4 Attorney for Plaintiff.
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