Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-19

j. E. COOKING
VS..
b. EDWARDS. Mss, = Edwards. vile of II. Ed
yohn JOINS smith; aS s sarah r. Rss, fs % Bliss w's Sus
band Of Sarah Bliss; jacob fufrman, Mrs. .
HUFFMAN, wife Of Jacob Hufman:. Floss;e vi
ola oil. - Huffman; ua a Mary A Marsh, MI Marsh
rick, Mrs: Patrick. wife of Henry II. Pal
rick; II. II. Patrick. Mrs. = Patrick. vile q
Ii. II. Patrick; EdwinL. Marsh, srs Marsh
Alien; % judith % H. Allen Air. husoaha h,sb.nd Mst q
Judith u. Allen; lonathan I,cklnbi,l; MIS-
Isaac P, Harmon: Isaac p. Hammond. NJ. S
Hammond, wife of Isaac r. Hammond
John Adams, Mrs. = Adams, Mife of .Iuhi
Adams; and the unknown ella mauts of til.
following described real ESTATE situated II
Delaware county state of Iowa ~ wit: Lots
one y and s'X 81 Of tho subs'isi,ion Of !l,'
and the south half | al of the II + ne,s, quar-
ter "a and the nottneAst qnar.cr I. oi tlt
southeast quaf,erl Il and TIL, ei-t ol,'-i Ut,l
west qu ,rter 4 ], and the not,n is oi nor. h
east quarter IA of southwest quart IL j;
also. commencing a; the northe st CORNER OF
southeast quarter III 0f northwest quarter
of section iwehty-twu [22l, ,osi hip nlaet.
(90] north, range six [6l, thence WEST twenty
nine [29I rods. thence south 5, i5S 725 rods
thence west forty-one HI rods. thence south
of Sc. i of N. w. i ,lleuce rast seventy
[10l rods thence north eighty tSol rods to
place OF beginning. all being in section twenty-
two [22l township ninety north. range X FOL
west of the 9th p. m.
To the above named defendants:
You ant each of you are hereby notified that
there is now OIL file In tho office Of the Jerk of
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 all the real
estate hereinbefore described. and is In the
actual possession OF the same.
That plaintiff alleges in his said petition that
the correct description of the seven and l5-lOO
acres, now claimed to be owned by ths defend
Daniel Leonard and wife to John Smith, which
deed is recorded In Book of y ods. OH page
2i2, In the Recorders office OF Delaware cOun-
ty. Iowa. is as described 10 said petition.
That Frank Smith. as attorney i'll fact for the
defendant. John Smith, had full pos er and au.
thority to execute the conveyance to John Du-
bois. recorded in Book "a on pages 70 and 81,
In said Record, RS ttice and thar $ id convey
ances conveyed all of the night title and interest
OF the said John Smith Ia The premises &c.
scribed In said Deeds
attorney in fact A. j: Allen tn A.ii:ira L. Bald.
win, and to Lucy B.ldwin. recorded r, spectiye-
ly in Rook on page a73. aud Book on page
3O5. In said Recorders Office. conveyed TO sal
grantees all Of the right title and interest OF
said Sarah Bliss.
That the .conynyances made by Mary A.
II, a..
Charles v. Marsh, Nellie E., Marsh. Edwin l..
Marsh and Willls E. Marsh to John Dubois,
conveyed all Of tho right. title ard interest Of
said Maya Marsh. and heT said wards, in and
to the 5. W. 4 of tho N. E. u OF said ecction 80,
to said Dubois.
That j. L. Allen. Lillian Allen and Maud AL
len were. on the lStll day Of January. 1879, The
That the correct descript on of tho premises in
tended to be described In the decd made by
Henry q. Patrick to Charles e. Patrick, re-
corded In Book III on page 274. in the Recorders
to-wlt: The 8. e. 4 of the N. w. u OF seetior:
%. twp. 90 north, range G.
That the correct description of the premises
conveyed by the deed made by Jonathan Lukin.
bill and Mary O., hts wife. to Susan / araoee,
recorded In Book of Deeds, on page 9G, in the
said Recorders oiiice. is as follows: Commence.
n. W. \ Of sec; 22. twp. 80 north. range west.
thence Z. IL rods. N. 80 iols, W. 12 rods, s. sd
rods to pace Of beginning.
gage made by Andrew Sansburn and wife to
Jonathan Lukinblll on the nth day Of ebruary
1868, has been fully paid.
and Samuel HamOnd, her husband. and BY
Nathaniel Hammond and Emma, Ills wife. and
Mary Quart and James. her husband, to y. G.
page 1877, and Book 80, page 303. In said Record.
ers office. conveyed to said Clark all OF their in.
terest and al! OF the interest acqu,rod lsaa, =.
Hammon under and by virtue of the deed made
to him by Susan LaraUee and husband. and
which is recorded in Book II of Deeds. in said
Recorder office.
That the interest or estate of the unknown
claimants in and to the real estate herein before
described, and the devO,utiOn thereof IL any.
Is as surviving spouses. legatees. devisees, next
OF kin, helr at large. grantee or assignee, de-
chase from the defendants, X. Edwards, mrs,
Edwards. wife OF X. Edwards; John Smith, Mrs.
smith: wife of Jonn Smith; Sarah Bliss,
man, Mrs. Huffman. wife of Jacob Huffman:
Flossie Viola Huffman; Mary A. Marsh, Mr..
Marsh. husband Of Mary A. Mash; Henry II .
E,ek; g. Ii; Patrick, Mrs Patrick. vile Of I ii. ii
Patrick, Edwin l.. Marsh, Mrs Marsh. wife ri
Edwin l. Marsh; Mr. -. husband OF Lillian
Allen; A,tS II Mi ansn o5 Maud Allsn Ja
Allen; Jonathan Lukinb II, Mrs Luklnbil. wife
Of Jonathan Luklnbili; Isaac p. Haininon, Nj s
Ha;.mon. wife OF Isaac T. Harmon; lsPR +.
Hammond,
:. That plaintiff is credibly Informed and be-
ileves that the apparent right OF the defendants
terest and estate of plaintin therein, AMI is a
Cloud upon his title. That he has sought dll..
gently to learn the names and places of resi-
delce Of the defendants In the action. knowl
and unknown, and is unable to describe then
more definitely than they are describe in his
said petition.
That the plaintin and those under and through
whom he claims title to said real estate, have
been, for the fifteen years last past. and the
plaintiff now is In the actual, undistu,bed. omen
adverse, exclusive, visible, continued and no
torious possession thereof and Of every par
and parcel thereof. under color OF tito and
claim Of right, and the defendants and all per.
sons claiming by. through or under them, and
ali. unknown claimants Of SAID promises are
thereby estopped 4 ON having or claiming any
right: title or interest therein adverse to the
plaintiff.
For more particular statement of plaihtin'.
claim OF title. you are referred to said petition Ii
which. among other things, he Draws far n Il \
cree quiettng and confirming his title TO sale
real estate, and for such other and further re
lief asimay be deemed equitable in tho prem
ises.
Now, therefore. unless you appear thereto ant
defend, on or before noon Of tho S cCnd day o.
the next term Of said District Court, to be be
gun and holden at Manchester. said Delawar,
county. on Monday, the LIST day OF hiay, 1905, de
fault will be entered against you aud decree
rendered as prayed in said petition.
HENRY BRONSON,