Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-10-05
Original Notice.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF AUDUBON
COUNTY, Iowa.
E. C. Rice plaintiff

North Western Building. & Loan Associa-
ton, The Home Saving & Trust Company,
The Unknown Owners and Claimants. Of
To each and all of said defendants.
You are hereby notified that the petition
Of the above named plaintiff against
file in the office of the Clerk of the Dis.
trict Court of Audubon County, Iowa, al
leging that he is. the absolute and I'M
qualified owner in fee simple of Lot 6 in
Block s in the town of Gray, Audubon
County, State of Iowa, under chain of
title from the United States down to and
An abstract of the title thereto is set
out in the petition. And also alleging
that plaintiff and those under whom he
holds and claims title and ownership to
said misses as above statedhave been in
the actual, continuous, visible, notorious,
distinct and hostile adverse possession
thereof under color of title and claim of
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
of plaintiff to said premises and tend to
iniure and depreciate the value thereof.
That defendant Cordelia Donaldson
Of the recorder of Audubon County,
defendant md GeGsge Gray said premis
interest held by said Cordelia Donaldson
| to said premises or by any owner or
Donaldson in any relation s Whate oraeii is
JUROR and inferior to the title and owner
ship of plaintiff thereto. And that plain
tn has caused diligent search to be made
Cordelia Donaldson and whether or
not she is living or married or single or
whether she has any heirs at law or
w or oil
ants to said premises under said deed
from George Gray to Corde1ia Donaldson
without l, success. And that plaintiff is
as to said matters or as to who if anyone
claims said premises under the said con-
vevance to said Cordelia Donaldson.
Gray, as shown by the record of the re.
corder's office of Audubon County, Iowa
at one time held mortgage on said prem
been satisfied and released of record as
required by law. But that the same is not
alien Lien on said premises, but the same is a
title to said premises.
And praying that plaintiffs title to
said premises be established against the
adverse claims of the defendants and that
the defendants and ali persons Claiming
by, through or under them be barred and
estopped forever from having or Claiming
any an, tigh;t t., ute or interest adverse to
the. title thereto be auieted 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
judgement for costs if this action against
defendants. And that unless you appear
thereto and defend on orb 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 II, 1905. A default will be entered
against you and decree and judgement
| rendered thereon as prayed.
H. F. 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
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.