Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-09-29
To the aforesaid defendants.

h'on aud each of You rre hereby notified
" ls!sis Is , 70 "a Ms Y I'll the office Of
Ara:bee County, iowa, the petition OF
| Annie Magrete Christensen, nee Annie
| t.Hastete RASMUSSEN, plaintiff, claiming
owner in fee simple of the land, to-yvit:
Lot Six. Section Three, Township seventy
eight, Range thirty-six, west of the 5th P.
tiff is credibly informed and she believes
that defendants herein make some claim
adverse to the estate of plaintiff in said
property and. that plaintiff believes that
defendants derive their said claims, if any.
IN a9s elond tne title Of
leges that plaintiff and those under whom
she obtained title to and possession
actua' psese op neHe e ssan le
and continuous possession thereof under color
OF title and claim Of right and ownership since
December 9Th, 1890. That the real name of de-
although she has made diligent INQUIRY in pii't to
learn Of those who might know; that said de.
the plaintiff; that she lived with Peter Ras-
mussen herein mentioned in the City of Omaha,
Nebr e.. at Or near 6l4 Pierce St. from about 1850
to 1885; that plaintiff was born to said Helene
- and to said Peter Rasmussen on, or
about Dec; 3rd 1881, and that there were no
a female child, named Susan. Who died on, or
about Oct. 18th, 1887; that said Helene--
and said Peter Rasmussen were never married
d
knowledge and they always held themselves
out to the public as being unmarried, and that
they had the right at any time to separate, and
- did leave said Peter Rasmussen and
| went to and lived with one Helmkior with
whom she afterwards left the State of Nebras-
| ka and her whereabouts have ever since been
| unknown to plaintiff or to said Peter Rasmus-
sen: That said 5o Peter Rasmussen died intestate
leaving as his sole and only survivor and heir
plaintiff herein. That he was never married
and never had any children born to him except
plaintiff and Susan, herein mentioned, who
died in infancy; that said Helene--is not
now, and never was, an heir of said Peter Ras-
mussen, for the reason that no legal marriage
time of his death the said Peter Rasmussen was.
the legal owner and in possession of the land
herein described; that he had no property
nor money at the time that said Helene -
left him, but that the property herein de-
scribed was by him bought after She deserted
him and the same was almost wholly paid for
| by the earnings of plaintiff after his death
that plaintiff has attached to her petition,
which is made part thereof, an abstract of
| title to said land. That the names and resi-
dence Of said unknown claimants of said
| premises are unknown to plaintiff, and that
| she has diligently sought to learn the same,
| and plaintiff prays that her title and estate
| be established against the adverse claims OF
defendants. and each of them. and that all
persons claiming by, through, or under them,
| be barred and forever eStopped from having
or claiming any right, title or interest adverse.
to plaintiff in said land, and that the cloud
upon her title be removed, and prays for such
other and further relief as the court may
deem equitable and she prays for Judgment
against defendants for costs.
| And that unless you appear thereto and de-
| fend on or before noon of the second day of
| the next term of said court which will COM
| mence on Oct 18th, 1904, at the court house in
Audubon, Iowa, default will be entered
against you and decree aud Judgment rend-
cred thereon as prayed.
| GEORGE f. KAPP
| Attorney for Plaintiff
| The foregoing original notice having been
same, 1T is hereby approved at Audubon,
! Iowa, on Aug. 21th. 1904, and it is ordered that
said notice be published for six consecutive
| weeks in the AUDUBON COUNTY JOURNAL, a
newspaper printed and published at Extra,
iowa. W. r. GREEN.