Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-08-31
Petition in Equity.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF AUDUBON
COUNTY, IOWA. OCTOBER TERN, 1905.

North Western Building q Loan Associa-
ton, The Home Saving & Trust Company,
The Own Owners rs and Claimants OF
The Plaintiff E. c. Rice for cause Of action
against defendants state:
PART L. That he is the absolute and I'M
qualified owner fee simple of Lot, in
Block in the town of Gray, Audubon
County State of Iowa, and that he holds
from the United States down to and in
Guiding himself. And the following is an
abstract thereof to wit:
dated May 1 1860, Recorded Aug. 1881,
Book P. page 599 Conveys S. E. a. Sec. ~
g. A. G. Brown and wife to George Gray
]. 1876. Book page 2lO. Conveys E V of S.
E. "A, 12-Sl-36.
8. George Gray-Plat of Town of Gray,
Iowa dated May 6 1881. Recorded Sept: q
4 of S. E. A of Sec. 1881: &c including Lot 8
Block s, Town of Gray, Iowa.
celot-W. Deed dated Mar. 20 1890. Recorded
Block s, Gray.
W. Deed e: l. Aan'ei'' anu "i'e = y Me-
PART2 That plaintiff and those under
whom he holds and claims title to said
premises as above stated have been in the
actual continuous, visible, notorious, dis
tinct and hostile adverse possession there
of under color of title and claim of owner
ship since about the year 1876.
PART3. That he is credibly informed and
believes that the defendants, Cornelia
Donald son, George Gray, The North Wes-
tern Building & Loan Association, The
| known Owners and Claimants of Lot 8
| Block s, Town of Gray, iowa, make some
and to said premises. But he AYERS that
all said claims are invalid and void, that
the same are clouds and membranes
upon the title Of plaintiff to said premises les
value thereof.
PART 4. That the defendant Cordelia
| Donaldson as shown by the deed records
in the office of the recorder of Audubon
County, Iowa, a one time held deed from
the defendant George Gray to said premis
es, but plaintiff AYERS that any title o,
| interest held by said Cordelia Donaldson
claimant thereto under said deed is junior
and inferior to the title and ownership o
plaintiff thereto.
That plaintiff has caused diligent search
to be made to discover the whereabouts o
said Cordelia Donaldson and whether O
whether she has any heirs at law Oh
whether there are any owners or claim
ants to said premises under said deed
from George Gray to Cordelia Donaldson
without success. And that plaintiff il
wholly without knowledge or Information
as to said matters or as to who if snyon
|
veyance to said Cordeiia Donaldson
PART 5. That the defendant George
Gray as shown by the records of TIN
| Recorders Office of Audubon County
Iowa, at one time held a mortgage on sait
| premises and the same does not appear t.
have been satisfied and released of recort
as required by law. But that the same i
not lien on said premises but the sam
is cloud and incunlbrance upon plain
tilt title to said premises.
Wherefore. plaintiff prays that his It'll
to said premises be eSta bliShed aGainS
the adverse claims of defendants and tina
the defendants and all persons claiming
by, through or under them be barred anc
eSStopped forever from having or claiming
any right, title or interest adverse t
plaintiff in or to said premises, and tina
. the title thereto be auieted in plaintiff
And plaintiff prays for such other AM
, further relief against defendants as tn
Court may deem equitable. And he de
mands Judgment against them for cost
of this action. H. +. ANDREWS
Attorney for Plaintiff.
State of Iowa, Audubon County, IS,
l, E. c. Rice, being duly sworn deDos
and say that | am the plaintiff in thi
action, that | have heard read my fore
going petition and know the content
!, thereof and that the statements therei
contained are true as / verify believe.
E. G. RICE.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn t
, before me by said E. {. Rice at Audubo
Iowa on August u 1905. .. p. Coon
Notary Public in and for Audubon Count
Iowa.