Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-12
To the above named defendants:

there is now on file in the office Of the Ilerk oi
the District Court OF the state of Iowa. in and
tiff, j. E. Cooking, claiming that he is the abso
lutte and unqualified owner in fee of al. the real
estate hereinbeiore described. and Is ln the
actual possession of the same.
That plaintiff alleges in his said petition that
the correct description of the seven and l5-lOJ
acres. now claimeu to be owned by the defend
Daniel Leonard and wife to John smith, which
deed is recorded In Book of Deeds, OH page
2l2, In the Recorders office of Delaware cuun-
ty. Iowa. is as described IN saii petition.
That Frank Smith. as attorney iii fact for the
defendant. John Smith, had full power and au.
thority to execute the conveyancs to John Du-
bols, recorded In Book "a on pages 10 and 81,
In said Recorder flee, and thar id convey.
ances conveyed all OF the right. title and interest
OF the said John Smith iu the premises de-
scribed In said deeds.
attorney in fact A. J: Allen III Aicira l.. lsald
win, and to Lucy Baldwin. recorded respective.
ly In Rook on page 273. and Book on page
305. In said Recorders Office. conveyed to sail
grantees all Of the right, title and Interest Of
said Sarah Bliss.
That the ,conyayances mado by Mary A.
Marsh, and by Mary A. Marsh as guardian OF
Charles v. Marsh, Nellie +. Marsh. Edwin l..
Marsh and Willie 4. Marsh to John Dubois
conveyed all Of the right. tille and interest Of
said MaryA Marsh. and he! sail W .rds, in and
to the 8. W. y of the N. L. Il OF said eect!on 80,
to said Dubois.
That J. L. Allen. Lillian Allen and Maud AL
.
only heirs law Of judith M All n. deceased.
That the correct descript on of the premises in
tended to be described In the deed made by
Henry H.. Patrick to Charles H. Patrick. re-
corded In Book Ii on page .74, in the Recorders
office of said Delaware county, is as follows,
to-wit: The S. E. u of the N. w. 4 of seetlor.
22, twp. 80 north, rangee.
That the correct description of the premises
conveyed by the deed made by Jonathan Lukin.
bill and Mary g.. his wife. to Susan arapec,
recorded in Book of Deeds, on page %, in the
said Recorders offlce.is as follows: Commence.
ing 10 rods east of the S. w. cor. of s E. 4 of
n. W. 4 Of sec; 22 twp. 90 north. range west.
thence r. IL rods, N. 81 rods W. 10 rods, s. Slj
rods to ACE of beginning,
That the Indebtedness secured by the mort
gage n made By Andrsw sansbara and wife to
1868, has been fully paid.
That the deed. m2ds. hv aahEina Hsmmop4
Nathaniel Hammond and Emma, his wife. and
Mary Quart and James. her husband, to y. c.
page i57, and Book SO, page 6os. In said Record.
ers office. conveyed to said Clark all of their iri-
terest and all of the interest acquired lsaa: r.
to him by Susan Llfabee and husband, and
which is recorded in Book IA Of Deeds, in said
Recorder oilice.
That the interest or estate of the unknown
claimants in and to the real estats hereinbefore
described, and the devolution thereof, II any,
Is as surviving spouses, legatees. devisees, next
Of sn Meir at large gFantee OF Ne
chase from the defendants, Il. Edwards, Mrs.
Edwards wife Of H. Edwards; John smith, Mrs.
smt Rss Wife Of JSGa os sh sasn ss
man. Mrs. Huffman. wife OF Jacob Human:
Flossie Viola Huffman; Mary A. Marsh. Mr.
Marsh. husband Of Mary a. Ma sh Henry Ii.
rick; II. II. Patrick, Mrs Patrick. Wife of II. II
Patrick, Edwin l.; Marsh. Mrs Marsh. wife Of
kdsIn ksn Marsh M5 i husband Ms1 gf Lillian
Allen; Jonathan Lukinb ii, Airs LukInbll. wife
Of Jonathan LukinDill; Isaac p. Hammon, Nj s.
Harmon. wife Of Isaac 2. Hammon; lsfa
Hammond. Mrs. Hammond. wife OF Isaac r
Hammond,
That plaintin is credibly informed and be
in and to said real estate IS adverse to The in.
terest and estate of plaintiff therein, am Is 4
c'oud upon his title. That he has sought dii
| gently to learn the names and places Of resi-
| dence Of the defendants In the action. knowr
and unknown. and is unable to describe then
more definitely than they are described In hi.
That the plaintiff and those Under and through
whom he claims title to said real estate, have
| been, for the fifteen years last past. and thu
plaintiff now Is In the actual. undisturbed, open
| adverse. exclusive, visible, continued and no
torious possession thereof, and of every par
| and parcel thereof, under color OF tite anC
claim Of right. and the defendants and all per
sons claiming BY. through or under them. ant
all unknown claimants of sad premises ar,
thereby estopped f ON having or ciaimiug an,
right title or Interest therein adverse to thi
For more particular statement Of plaintir'
claim of title, you are referred to said petition Ii
which. among other things. he prays for q de
cree quleting and confirming hts title to sat
real estate. and for such otter and further r.
lief as may be deemed equitable in the prem
iseS.
Now, therefore. unless you appear thereto an
defend, on or before noon of the second day Q
the next term of said District Court, to be bt
gun and holden at Manchester, said Delawar
county. on Monday, the lst day OF May, 1906, d,
fault will be entered against you and deere
rendered Us prayed in said petition.
HENRY BRONSON,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Upon reading the petition In the above 81
titled cause. and the foree ding original motto,
said notice is approved, and it is hereby ordere
that the same be published for six l6l consecl
tive weeks In the Manchester Democrat,
weekly newspaper published at Nlancheste
Delaware county, Iowa,