Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-10-12
Original Notice.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF AUDUBON
COUNTY, IOWA.
r. O. Rice plain+;ff
E. C. Rice, plaintiff,

ton, The Home Saving & Trust Company,
Lot 6, Block s. Town of Gray, Iowa, defts.
To each and all of said defendants.
You are hereby notified that the petition
the above named defendants is now on
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 in the town of Gray, Audubon
County, State of Iowa, under chain of
including himself.
An abstract of the title thereto is set
that plaintff and those under r'o w iiesnh he
holds and claims title and ownership to
said premises as above stated have been in
the actual, eontinuous, visible, notorious,
thereof under color of title and claim of
ownership since about the year 1876. And
| that plaintiff is credibly informed and
make some claims adverse to the estate
of plaintiff in and to said premises. But
are invalid and void. That the same are
clouds and membranes upon the title
OF plaintiff to said premises and tend to
That defendant Cordelia Donaldson
as shown by the deed records in the office
Of ff the 80 recorder eco der, Of o audubon County
defendant George Grayto said premis
es; But plaintiff AYERS that any title or
interest held by said Cordelia Donaldson
to said premises or by any owner or
claimant thereto under said Cordelia
Donaldson in any relation whatever. is
ship of plaintiff thereto. And that plain
tiff has caused diligent search tIybe made
to discover the whereabouts of said
not she is living or married or single or
whether she has any heirs at law or
whether there are any owners or claim.
from George Gray to Cordelia Donaldson
without success. And that plaintiff is
wholly without knowledge or information
as to said matters or as to who if anyone
claims said premises under the said con
vevance to said Cordelia Donaldson.
Also, alleging that the defendant George
corder's office of Audubon County, Iowa,
at one time held a mortgage on said prem
Use and the same does not appear to have
been satisfied and released of record as
required by law. But that the same is not
lien on said premises, but the same is a
cloud and incumbrance upon plaintiff S
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 all persons claiming
by, through or under them be barred and
estopped forever from having or claiming
any right, title interest adverse to
plaintiff in or to said premises, and that
4 the title thereto be auieted in plaintiff
And that the, said mortgage to the defend
Il ant george Hray De SatlS11ed ana 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 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 ~, 1905. A default will be entered
against you and decree and judgement
rendered thereon as prayed.
II. II. ANDREWS
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Il 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 l6 dav of September 1905.
And it is hereby ordered that said notice
be published for six consecutive weeks in
er published at Extra, in Audubon County
Iowa. w. Il. GREEN,
Judge 18th Judicial District of Iowa.