Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-01-04
Original Notice.
State of Iowa.

State OF Iowa, &C
In the District Court of Iowa in and
for WinnesheIk County.
To Isaac Manning and - Manning
his wife; - Clark, wife of Bernard
Clark on March %, 1866; James Film
and - Film, his wife; - Flynn,
wife of Owen Flynn on Dec. IS. 1865.
- Phillips. wife of H. @. Philips
OH Nov. IA, 1870; H. @. Hobert and
- Hobert, his wife and to the known
and unknown heirs, grantees and as
signees of all the above named defen-
dants, and to all the unknown claim
ants of right or title to the hereinaf-
ter described real estate:
You are hereby notified, that there
is now on file at the office of the Clerk
of said Court in and for said county,
at DEBORAH, and State of Iowa. the
petition of Fl. L. Coffeen, plaintiff,
claiming of you that he is the absolute
owner in fee simple of the following
described real estate, to-wit: The
west one-half of the south west one
fourth of section number fourteen lex
cept commencing at the northwest
corner of the west one-balf of the
south west one fourth of section four
teep, thence east twenty feet, thence
south west forty feet to the west line
of said land thence north to place of
beginning, except right of way of
highway also commencing at the
southeast corner of the south
one-fourth of the north west one
fourth of section number fourteen,
thence north five rods thence west FIVE
rods, thence south five rods, thence
east five rods to place of beginning.
Also three fourths of an acre in the
north west corner of the east one-half
of the south west one-fourth of section
number fourteen. All in township
number one hundred, north of range
number nine. west from the fifth prin-
cipal meridian.
And stating further that on May 6,
1892, Eliza Bradish was the holder of
the record title to said land that on
said May 6, 1892, said Eliza Bradish
and her husband A. Bradish, by war
ranty deed, recorded in Book A coun-
ty records of Winnesheik county, Iowa,
on page 149. conveyed said land to
Rier X. Olson that on February IA,
1898. the application of said Rier K
Olson to have his name changed to
lslCA ~. SlOu w 90 VITO Liz
trict Court in and for Winnesheik
Doc. l. 447) that on October 6. 1904,
deed. recorded in Book 81 county re-
cords of said county and state on page
500. conveyed said land to H. l.. Cof-
feen, the plaintiff in this cause that
for more than ten years last past the
plaintiff and his grantors have paid
the taxes on said land and have OPEN
ly, VIGOROUSLY, continuously and ad-
versely against the defendants and
against the world held possession of
said land; that said holding has been
by and under color of title and
claim of rights; that plaintiff asks
that it be ordered, adjudged and de-
creed, that the title to said real estate
be qnieted and established in the
plaintiff against the claims of all of
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 January term of said court,
to be held at the court room in the
City of DEBORAH, Winnesheik County,
Iowa, commencing on the 30th day of
January A. d. 1905. your default will
be entered and Judgment rendered
thereon against you in accordance
with the prayer of said petition.
Dated the 18th day of December A.
D. 1904.
Q. s. BOICE,
Atty. for Plaintiff.
The foregoing notice is approved.
and it Is ordered that the same be pub
lished for six consecutive weeks in the
Public Opinion, a weekly newspaper
published at DEBORAH. Winnesheik
County. Iowa.
l.. +. FELLOWS,
sos Judge of said District Court