Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-10-26
Original Notice.
In THE DISTRICT COURT OF AUDUBON
COUNTY, IOWA.
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Sordsli MeI Penal R,,i1a,n George g &c Cray, The
ton. The Home Saving & Trust Company,
The Owners and Claimants Of
You are hereby notified that the petition
Of the above named plaintiff against
the above named DEFENDANTS is now on
trict Court of Audubon County, Iowa, al
leging that he is the absolute and I'M
H R}ndk s II oW tbs td in fee ef SIMPLE Of Lot in
County, State of Iowa, under a chain of
title from the United States down to and
including himself.
An abstract of the title thereto is set
that plaintiff and those Under who'll he
said premises as above have been in
the actual, continuous, visible, notorious,
distinct and hostile adverse possession
ownership since about the year 1876. And
that plaintiff is credibly informed and
believes that the above named defendants
make. some claims adverse to the estate
of plaintiff in and to said premises. But
he AYERS that all said claims ofdefendants
are invalid and void. That the same are
clouds and membranes upon the title
of plaintiff to said premises and tend to
ininre and depreciate the value thereof.
as shown by h deed records in the office
of the recorder Of Audubon County,
Iowa, at one time held a deed from the
es. But plaintiff AYERS. that any title or
interest held by said Cordelia Donaldson
to said premises or by any owner or
Donaldson in any relation whatever is
JUROR and inferior to the title and owner
ship of plaintiff thereto. And that plain
tiff has caused diligent search to be made
to discover the whereabouts of said
Cordelia Donaldson and whether or
not She is living or married or single or
whether she has any heirs at law or
whether there are any owners or claim
ants to said premises under said deed
without success. And that plaintiff is
wholly without knowledge or information
as to said matters or as to who if anyone
vevance to said Cordelia Donaldson.
Also, alleging that the defendant George
Gray. as shown by the record of the re-
corder's office Of Audubon County, Iowa,
at one time held a mortgage on said prem
Use hss and slt the same nee does not appear to have
a lien on said premises, but the same is a
cloud and incumbrance upon plaintiffs
title to said premises.
said premises be established agains the
adverse claims of the defendants and that
the defendants and all persons claiming
by. through or under them be barred and
estopped forever from having or claiming
any right, title or interest adverse to
the title thereto be quieted in plaintiff.
And that the said mortgage to the defend
ant George Gray be satisfied and released
on the records of the recorders office
aforesaid. And plaintiff prays for such
other and furthur relief as the Court may
deem equitable. And plaintiff prays for
defendants. And that unless you appear
thereto and defend on or before noon Of the
second day of the term of the District
Court of Audubon County, Iowa. to be
begun and held at Audubon, Iowa, on Dec
ember u. 1905. A default will be entered
against you and decree and judgement
| rendered thereon as nraVed.
H. +. ANDREWS
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Upon reading and consideration of the
petition in the foregoing entitled
action the court directs and approves the
foregoing Original Notice collected there
from, this 16 day of September 1905.
And it is hereby ordered that said notice
be published for six consecutive weeks in
the Audubon County Journal, a newspap-
er published at Extra, in Audubon County
Iowa. w. Il. GREEN,
Judge 18th Judicial District of Iowa.