Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-17
Original Notice.

To Edon Reynolds. Mrs. Lyman C. Belts.
Mrs. Lyman Richardson, Mrs. BenJamen b.
Richards yrs. Peter +. Jordan, Mrs Horation
w. sanford and to the unknown heirs of said
parties; and TO James n. TAYLOR, John w.
Taylor Jr. and MIS-. Ella Godda rd. defsndan
You and each of you are hereby notified that
on or before the LIST day of September 1905 the
petition of Walter n. Drake, plaintiff. will
be on file in the Office OF the Clerk OF the
| District Court in and for Winneshiek County,
Iowa al his office in DEBORAH in said County.
Claiming
That said plaintiffs the absolute owner in
fee of the east one half ~ of the southeast
quarter ~ of section twelve n2), township
ninety-eight (9S), range eight (s). west OF the
5th r. NJ. except four a acres IL the north
west corner OF the northeast quarter ca of
the southe asst quarter IA of said section twelve
n2). which four az acres lies on the northwest
side of the Iowa river. That he is also the a b.
solute owner in fee OF Lot one o. OF the
southeast quarter "a of the northeast quar-
ter "a of said section twelve Il2l. That he is
also the absolute owner in fee of the west one
half l12l of the northwest quarter r Il of the
southwest quarter ~ Of section seven [7l,
the 5th T. NJ. Also two and one-haf acres
La of land described as follows and COM
mencing at the northwest corner of he north
west quarter "a OF the southwest narter "a
OF said section seven, township ninety-eight
1881, range seven y, thence north on section
line ten [l0l rods. thence east forty Ll0l rods.
thence south ten lOl rods, thence west TO
place of beginning That plaintiff is the alb
solute owner in fee also of Lots two T2l and
three 81 Of the southwest quarter al of the
aforesaid, containing 81 10 acres.
That the defendant Mrs. Horatio w. San
ford, or her unknown heirs claim some right,
title or i terest in and To the aforesaid de-
scribed premises or a portion thereof, by vir
tue Of a certificate of entry issued to HOraiio
W. Sanford by the United States on the 30th
day of January, 1851. and which certificate is
recorded In Book zee" on rage 80 thereof
in the office of Recorder OF Deeds in and for
WiDneshiek County.
That the defendant, Mrs. Ben lamin Il. Rich
ards. or her unknown heirs claim some right.
title or interest in and TO said premises or a
portion thereof, by virtue of a certificate OF
entry issued by the United States To Benjamin
b. Richards on the Both day of October. 1854,
and which certificate is recorded in Book
zee" on page % thereof, in the office of Re
corder of Deeds in and for Winneshiek County,
Iowa.
That the defendant, Mrs. Peter +. Jordan. or
her unknown heirs claim some right, title or
Interest n and 10 said premises or q portion
thereof, by virtue OF a deed executed 10 Peter
+. Jordan on the 2sth day Of January, lsi6.
and which deed is recorded IN Book &C" on
page ls6 thereof, In the Office of Recorder OF
Deeds in and for Winneshiek County, Iowa.
That the defendant. Mrs. Lyman G. Belts or
her unknown heirs claim some right. title or
interest in and TO the said premises or a
norton thereof by virtue of a deed executed
TO Lyman &. Belts on the eth day OF October,
1865, and which deed is recorded In Book "R"
on page i67 thereof in the office of Recorder OF
DEEDS III ana Tor WlnneSnlek County. Iowa,
That the defendant, Mrs. Lyman Richard
son. or her unknown heirs, claim some high l.
title or interest in and To said premises or n
portion thereof, by virtue of a deed executed
TO Lyman Richardson on the eth day of Feb
ruary, 1896 and which deed is recorded in
Book &c" on page j5S hereof in the Office of
Recorder of Deeds, in and for ninneshiek
County, Iowa:
That the defendant Edon Reynolds. or his
unknown heirs claim some right, title or in
terest in and TO said premises or a portion
thereof. by virtue of a deed executed 10 sa id
Edon Reynolds on the 9th day of August,
1850 and which deed is recorded in Book "H''
on page 203 thereof in the Office of Recorder OF
Deeds IN and for Winneshek County, Iowa.
That the defendants. James III. Taylor, John
w. Taylor Jr and Mrs. ......:.... Goddard,
claim some right, title or interest in and 10
said premises or a portion thereof by virtue
OF deed of conveyance made 10 John w.
Taylor on the 18th day Of May. 1874, and which
deed Is recorded in Book "a" on page 49,
thereof in the office of Recorder of Deeds in
and for Winneshiek County, Iowa.
That plaintiffalleges that the claims of said
defendants each and all of them are junior
and inferior tn plaintiffs estate, in and 10
said premises, and he asks that his title there
10 be quoted and established in him.
Now, unless you appear and answer there
10 on or before noon Of the 18th day Of Septem-
Der, 1905, that being the second day Of the reg
ular September, 1905 term OF the District
Court in and for Winneshiek County, Iowa,
your default will be entered and jud gment nd
decree entered as prayed in plaintifi's petition.
DAN SHEA,
a-8 Attorney for Plaintiff.