Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-09-28
Original Notice.
In THE DISTRICT COURT OF AUDUBON
COUNTY, IOWA.
E. c. Rice, plaintiff,

In THE DISTRICT COURT OF AUDUBON
COUNTY, IOWA.
E. C. Ris IS plaintiff
North Western Building & Loan Associa
ton Il, 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
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 un-
qualified owner in fee simple of Lot 6 in
Block in the town of Gray, Audubon
County, State of Iowa, under a chain of
title from the United States down to and
including himself.
An abstract of the title thereto is set
out in the petition. And also alleging
that plaintiff and those under whom he
said premises as above stated have been in
the actual, continuous, visible, notorious,
distinct and hostile adverse possession
ownership since about the year 1876. And
that plaintiff is credibly informed and
believes that the above named defendants
of plaintiff in and to said premises. But
he AYERS that all said claims ofdefendants
are invalid and void. That the same are
iniure and depreciate the value thereof
That defendant Cordelia Donaldson
Of the recorder of Audubon County,
Iowa, at one time held deed from the
defendant George Grayto said premis
interest held by said Cordelia Donaldson
to said premises or by any owner or
claimant thereto under said Cordelia
and the te ana
ship of plaintiff thereto. And that plain
tiff has caused diligent search to be made
to to dis 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
a lien on said premises, but the same is a
cloud and incumbrance upon plaintiffs
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 or. interest adverse to
plaintiff in or to said premises, and that
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
deem equitable. And plaintiff prays for
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. default will be entered
against you and decree and judgement
rendered thereon as prayed.
III. 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
from, this IL day of September 1905.
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.