Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-01-11
Original Notice.

In the District Court, OF Iowa. in and for
Winneshiek County.
STATE OF IOWA, January Term,
To Henry De wolfand-Dew VOL, his wife
ls52,--sleeper, wife of Gilbert G. sleeper on
Mary NJ. Gregg on February 5. ISL, 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 TO the
hereinafter described real property.
on file in the ONCE 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 in fee simple OF Lot
East one fourth IN. e. n OF North East one
o. the sonth East one fourth lsub: DiyJ
and the West one half w. al Of North East
one fo9rth[ NE. all IN Section number
Eight lSec. No. g.. Township number Ninety
Eight north OF Range number Eight 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 v OF
Winneshiek County records on page IL 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
Book 81. Winneshiek Co Records, on page 254,
said land to j. =. Thomas. that on October s,
1895, said j. =. Thomas, by warranty deed, re-
corded In book ". on page 455, conveyed to
Samuel Barth all of said land except the west
~ and $500 acres, which the said j =. Thorn
as, by warranty deed, recorded in book 81,
on paee 425, conveyed to III. l.. Coffeen; that
the said Samuel Barth, by warranty deed re-
corded in Record Book No. 81, on page 300,
conveyed tc the said II; L., Coffeen and Il. l..
Coffeen the above described land conveyed by
said J. 8. Thomas to the said Samuel Barth;
that the said III. l.. Coffeen and II. L. Cofieen
by the warranty deed recorded in Record
Book 81 on page 81 and by other warranty
deed executed by said III. l.. Coffeen, Record
ed In Record Book 81, on page $40,
conveyed all OF said land 10 said II. X Ulen,
plaintiff in this case. That for more than ten
years last past the plaintiff and his gnntors,
and the grantors by, under and through 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
that II be ordered, adjudged and decreed that
the title TO said real estate be quieted and es-
tablished In the plaintiff against the 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
nary term OF said court 10 be held at the court
county, and State OF Iowa, commencing on
the Both day OF January, A: ID. 1906 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 isapproved and
ordered that the same be published for
CONSECUTIVE. pweeksu IN ~