Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-06-07
Original Notice.

To Edon Reynolds, Mrs. Lyman G. Belts,
Mrs. Lyman Richardson, Mrs. Benlamen b.
Richards, Mrs. Peter F. Jordan, Mrs. Heration
w. Sanford and to the unknown heirs of said
parties; and to James H. Taylor, John w.
Taylor Jr. and MIS-. Ella Goddard, defendants:
You and each of you are hereby notified tlat
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. at his office in DEBORAH in said County,
Claiming
That said plaintiff is the absolute owner in
fee of the east one half ~ OF the. southeast
quarter "a of section twelve Q2). township
ninety-eight 1857, range eight (Sl. west of the
5lh P. M. except four a. acres il the north
west corner OF the northeast quarter "a of
| C2). which four az acres lies on the northwest
side OF the Iowa river. That he Is also the alb
solute owner in fee of Lot one ~ of the
ter III of said section twelve (l2l. That he is
also the absolute owner in fee of the west one
half IA of the northwest quarter n Of the
ownsH asFs s. sfs anss
the 5th p. NJ. Also two and one-half acres
[21al OF land described as follows and COM
west quarter N of the southwest quarter "a
| of said section seven, township ninety-eight
l9sl, range seven u, thence north on section
thence south ten [lOl rods, thence west to
place of beginning. That plaintiff Is the alb
sOlute owner in fee also of Lots two ri and
three l0I Ol the southwest quarter lt4I OF the
southwest quarter L14] OF said section seven
III, township ninety-eight 1851 range seven IN,
aforesaid, containing 36.43 acres.
That the defendant. Mrs. Horatio w. SAM
ford, or her unknown heirs claim some right,
title or interest in and to the aforesaid de-
Scribed premises or portion thereof, by vir.
SY the OF :"
day of January. 1851. and which cert ticate is
recorded In Book zee" on mage 81 thereof
in the ONCE Of Recorder of Deeds in and for
That the defendant, Mrs. Benjamin b. Rich
ards or her unknown heirs claim some right,
| title or interest In and to said premises or a
portion thereof by virtue of q certificate OF
entry issued by the United States to Benjamin
b. Richards on the 3oth day OF October, 1854,
and which certificate II Is recorded In Book
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 in and 10 said premises or a portion
thereof, by virtue OF a deed executed TO Peter
+. Jordan on the 2Sth day Of January, 1885,
and which deed Is recorded in Book &c" on
page 1876 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
portion thereof, by virtue of a deed executed
| to Lyman Z. Belts on the 7th day OF october,
1858, and which deed Is recorded In Book "R"
on page 467 thereof In the Office of Recorder of
Deeds In and for Winneshiek County, Iowa.
| That the oefendant, Mrs. Lyman Richard
son, or her unknown heirs, claim some right
| title or interest In and TO said premises or a
portion thereof by virtue of deed executed
| to Lyman Richardson on the 7th day of Feb
| ruary, 1856, and which deed Is recorded in
Book &c" on page l5S thereof, in the office of
| Recorder OF Deeds, in and for Winneshiek
| 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 to said
| Edon Reynolds on the 9th day of August
| 1850 and which deed 10 recorded In Book III"
| on page 2OS thereof in the office of Recorder OF
| Deeds IN and for Winneshiek County, Iowa.
| That the defendants. James II. TIA yor, John
| w. Taylor Jr. and Mrs. ........... Goddard,
| claim some right, title or interest In aud to
| said premises or a portion thereof, by virtue
| OF deed OF conveyance made to John w.
| Taylor on the 18th day of May. 1854, and which
| deed Ia recorded in Book "a" on page 40
and for Winneshiek County, Iowa.
That plaintiff alleges that the claims OF said
defendants each and all of them are junior
i said premises, ana he asks that his title there
Now, unless You appear and answer there
/ To on or before noon OF the 10th day OF Septem.
Der, 1905, that being the second day OF the reg
| alar September 1905 term OF the District
| Court in and for Winneshiek County, Iowa,
/ your default will be entered and jud gment and
decree entered as prayed in plaintiq,s petition.
| LOO Attorney for Plaintiff.