Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-06-21
Original Notice.

To EdOn Reynolds, Mrs. Lyman c. Belts
Mrs. Lyman Richardson. Mrs. BenJamen b.
Richards. yrs. Peter + Jordan, Mrs Horation
W. Sanford and 70 the unknown heirs OF said
parties: and To James H. Taylor, John w.
Taylor j =. and Ms. Ella Goddard. defendants:
You and each of you are hereby notified that
on or before thu LIST day of September 1905 the
petition of Walter y. Drake, plaintiff. will
be on file in the Office OF the Clerk of the
District Court in and for Winueshiek County,
Iowa. AT his office in DEBORAH in said County,
Claiming
That said plaintiffs the absolute owner in
fee of The eastone half ~ of the southeast
quarter a of section twelve Q2). township
ninety EIGHT GS), range eight (S). west of the
9Th z. NJ. except four a acres liz the north
west corner OF he northeast quarter ca of
the south' asst quarter = of said section twelve
l2l which four ,4l acres lies on the northwest
side of the Iowa river. That he is also the alb
solute owner in fee of Lot one a. of the
southeast quarter "a of the northeast quar-.
ter = Al of said section twelve M. That he is
also the absolute owner in fee of the west one
half l12l OF the northwest quarter Ia of the
southwest quarter al of section seven ~,
township ninety-eight 9Sl, range :, west Of
the 9Th II. NJ. Also two and one-half acres
81 of land described as follows and COM
mencing at the northwest corner of the north
west quarter of the southwest quarter ri
of said section seven, township ninety-eight
L9Sl, range seven ], thence north on section
line ten TO- rods, thence east forty i0l rods,
thence south ten llOl rods, thence west to
place of beginning That plaintiff is the alb
solute owner in fee also of Lots two ri and
southwest quarter al OF said section seven
~, township ninety-eight 1873 range seven IA,
aforesaid, containing ST. 10 acres.
That the defendant, Mrs. Horatio W. San
ford, or her unknown heirs claim some right,
title or interest in and to the aforesaid de
scribed premises or portion thereof, by vir.
tue OF certificate of entry issued to Horatio
W. Sanford by the United States on the 30th
day of January, 1851. and which certificate is
recorded In Book "CE" on page SO thereof
in the office of Recorder of Deeds in and for
NinneShiek County.
That the defendant, Mrs. Benjamin b. Rich
ards or her unknown heirs claim some right,
title or interest in and 10 said premises or a
portion thereof, by virtue of a 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 SO thereof in the office of Re
coIder of Deeds in and for Winneshiek County,
Iowa.
That the defendant. Mrs. Peter f. Jordan. or
her unknown heirs claim some right, title or
Interest in and TO said premises or portion
thereof, by virtue of deed executed 10 Peter
+. Jordan on the 2Sth day OF January 1856
and which deed is recorded in Book "C' on
page l36 thereof, in the office of Recorder of
Deeds in and for Winneshek County. Iowa.
Ihat TIE defendant; Mrs. Lyman {. Belts or
her unknown heirs claim some right, title or
interest in and to the said premises or a
portion thereof, by virtue of deed executed
to Lyman &. Belts on the 9TH day of October
1865 and which deed is recorded i'm Book "R"
on page 49, thereof in the office of Recorder of
Deeds in and for Winneshiek County, Iowa.
1nat the uelenuant, Mrs. Lyman hlcnafQ-
son, or her unknown heirs claim some right,
title or interest in and to said premises or a
portion thereof, by virtue of deed executed
to Lyman Richardson on the 9TH day of Feb
ruary 1856. and which deed is recorded in
Book &c" on page SIS hereof in the office of
Recorder of Deeds, in and for inneshiek
County, Iowa.
That the defendant, Eden Reynolds, or his
unknown heirs claim some right, title or in
terest in and 10 said premises ora portion
thereof, by virtue of a deed executed TO said
EdOn Reynolds on the 9th day of August,
1860. and which deed is recorded in Book III"
on page 203 thereof in the office of Recorder of
Deeds in and for Winneshiek County, Iowa.
That the defendants. James ii. Taylor. John
w. Taylor Jr and Mrs. ........... Goddard,
claim some right, title or interest in and to
said premises or a portion thereof by virtue
of a deed of conveyance made TO John w.
deed is recorded in Book "a" on page 465
thereof in the office of Recorder of Deeds in
and for WinneshiAk County, Iowa.
That plaintiff alleges that the claims of said
defendants each and all of them are junior
and inferior to plaintiffs estate, i'm and to
said premises, and he asks that his title there.
to be Quoted and established in him.
Now, unless you appear and answer there
to on or before noon of the 10Th day of Septem.
Der. 1905, that being the second day of the reg
ular September. 1905 term of the District
Court in and Or Winneshiek County, Iowa,
your default will be entered and judgment and
decree entered as prayed in plaintiffs petition.
DAN SHEA.
20-6 Attorney for Plaintiff.