Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-31
Original Notice.

To Eden Reynolds, Mrs. Lyman G. Belts
Richards, Mrs Peter f. Jordan, Mrs. Horation
w. Sanford and to the unknown heirs of said
parties; and to James II. Taylor, John w.
TAYLOR Jr and Mrs Ella Goddard defendants
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 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 (l2). township
ninety-eight 1881, range eight (S), west of the
5th P. NJ. except four az acres in the north.
the southt asst qua rter n of said section twelve
I2) 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
southeast quarter ~ of the northeast quar-
ter ri of said section twelve [l2l That he is
also the absolute owner in fee of the west one.
half [1@l of the northwest quarter N of the
southwest quarter III of section seven T7
township ninety-eight 1857, range I, west OF
the 5th p. NJ. Also two and one-half acres
[21al of land described as follows and com.
mencing at the northwest corner of the north.
west quarter M of the southwest quarter nj
of said section seven, township ninety-eie tii
1851 range seven m, thence north on section
line ten fl0l rods, thence east forty fiOl rods
place of beginning. That plaintiff is the alb.
solute owner in fee also of Lots two [2l and
three 81 OF the southwest quarter al of the
south west quarter M of said section seven
ri, township ninety-eight 1881 range seven II
aforesaid, containing 81. 43 acres.
That the defendant, Mrs. Horatio w. San.
ford, or her unknown heirs claim some right
title or H. terest in and to the aforesaid de,
scribed premises or a portion thereof by vir
tue OF a certificate of entry issued to Horatio
w. Sanford by the United States on the 3Oth
day of January. 1851. and which certificate is
recorded In Book "CE" on mage 80 thereof
in the office of Recorder of Deeds in and for
Winneshek County.
That the defendant, Mrs. Benjamin b. Rich.
ards, or her unknown heirs claim some right
title or interest in and to kaid premises or a
portion thereof, by virtue of q certificate OF
entry issued by the United States to BENJAMIN
b. Richards on the 30th day of October. 1854
and which certificate is recorded in Book
''CE' on page 80 thereof, in the office of Re
corder of Deeds in and for Winneshiek County
Iowa.
That the defendant, Mrs. Peter +. Jordan, Oh
her unknown heirs claim some right, title OIL
interest in and to said premises or a portion
thereof, by virtue of deed executed to Peter
+. Jordan on the 2sth day of January 1855
and which deed Is recorded in Book sc" on
page 1876 thereof, in the office of Recorder OF
Deeds in and for Winneshiek County. Iowa.
That tie defendant, Mrs. Lyman G. Belts, OF
her unknown heirs claim some right title Oh
interest in and to the said premises or g
portion thereof, by virtue of a deed executed
TO Lyman Z. Belts on the 7th day of October
1868, and which deed is recorded in Book ar
on page 467 thereof in the office of Recorder O
That the defendant, Mrs. Lyman Richard