Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-24
Original Notice.

To Edon REYNOLDS, Mrs. Lyman C. Belts,
Mrs Lyman Richardson, Mrs. BenJamen B..
Richards, Mrs. Peter F. Jordan, Mrs. Horation
w. sanford and to the unknown heirs of said
parties; and to James n. Taylor, John w.
Taylor Jr. and Ms. Ella Goddard. DEFENDANTS:
You and each Of you are hereby notified tnat
on or before the LIST day of September 1905 the
petition of Walter N. Dr. Ike, plaintiff. viii
be on file in the office OF the Clerk of the
District Court in and for Winneshiek County,
Iowa. AT his Office in DEBORAH in said County.
Claiming
That said plaintiffs the absolute owner in
fee of the east one half ~ of the southeast
quarter ~ of section twelve ny. township
ninety-eight (gS), range eight (S). west of the
9Th p. NJ. except four a. acres il the north
west corner of the northeast quarter ca of
the southf asst quarter "a of said section twelve
t12l. which four az acres lies on the northwest
side of the Iowa river. That he is also tn. alb
solute owner in fee of Lot one ~ OF the
southeast quarter ~ of the northeast guar.
ter al of said section twelve III. That he is
also the absolute owner in fee of the west one
half vi OF the northwest quarter lAl OF the
sont6Iest quarter of section seven ~
the 5th p. NJ. Also two and one-half acres
[212] of land described as follows and COM
mencing al the northwest corner of The north
west quarter "a OF the southwest quarter IA
of said section seven, township ninety-eight
L9Sl range seven N, thence north on section
line ten [l0l rods, thence east forty [i0l rods,
thence south ten [l0l rods, thence west to
place of beginning That plaintiff is the alb
solute owner in fee also of Lots two [2l and
three III OF the southwest quarter "a of the
southwest quarter M OF said section seven
~, township ninety-eight 1881 range seven Ia,
aforesaid, containing 36I3 acres.
That the defendant, Mrs. Horatio w. Sam
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 a 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 zee" on rage 80 thereof
in the office of Recorder of Deeds in and for
Winneshek County.
That the defendant, Mrs. Ben jamin Il. Rich
ards. or her unknown heirs claim some right,
title or interest In and TO said premises or a
portion thereof, by virtue OF certificate OF
entry Is ued by the United States to Benjamin
b. Richards on the Both day of October. 1854,
and which certificate is recorded in Book
"CE' on page 80 thereof, in the office of Re
corder 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 a deed executed to Peter
l.. Jordan on the 2sth day OF January, 1856
and which deed is recorded in Book ''C' on
Deeds In and for Winneshiek County. Iowa.
That the defendant Mrs. Lyman G. Belts, or
her unknown heirs claim some right, title or
interest in and to the said premises or q
PORTION thereof, by virtue of deed executed
to Lyman Z. Belts on the 18th day of October,
1868, and which deed is recorded in Book "R'
on page i67 thereof in the office of Recorder of
That the defendant, Mrs. Lyman Richard
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 eth day of Feb
ruary 1886 and which deed is recorded in
Book &C. on page 1853 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 or portion
thereof, by virtue/of q deed executed to said
Edon Reynolds on the 9th day of August
1860 and which deed is recorded In Book 'H'
on page 203 thereof in the Office of Recorder OF
Deeds IN and por Winneshiek County, Iowa.
That the deendants. James III. Taylor, John
w. Taylor m. and Mrs. ........ Goddard,
claim SOM right, title or interest in and TO
said prenfses or portion thereof, by virtue
of deed OF conveyance made to John w.
Taylor On the 18th day of May 1854, and which
deed recorded in Book "A" on page i65
thereof in the office of Recorder of Deeds in
and(or Winneshiek County, Iowa.
Dhat plaintiff alleges that the claims of said
DEFENDANTS each and all of them are junior
ghd inferior to plaintiffs estate, in and to
aid premises, and he asks that his title there
ITO be Quoted and established in him.
Now, unless you appear and answer there
10 on or before noon of the 10Th day of Septem.
ber 1905, that being the second day of the reg
ular September, 1908 term of the District
Court in and for Wnneshiek County, Iowa.
your default will be entered and judgmentand
decree entered as prayed in plaintiffs petition.
DAN SHEA,
D-6 Attorney for Plaintiff.