Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-31
Original Notice

Thomas Mardesen, Plaintiff VS. Louden
name unknown. John S: Baldwin and
known, Granville NJ. Dodge and "
given name unknown. Nelson T. spoor
and spoor his wife, given nan name ms IN nn.
husband. given name unkno ,s Men n,id
given name his y ryen nae
wife, given name unknown. And all Of
Mullen and - Mullen his wife, John S.
Baldwin and = Baldwin his wife, Gran
Hs y Per Raag ana and pas2a his his Wife Wife
Anna Dodge and = Dodge her husband,
Menona Barclay and - Barclay her hus-
his wife, 6. NJ. Dodge and - Dodge his
wife, and all of the unknown claimants
IF the west half of the northwest quarter
nine, Range thirty-five, Audubon County,
To the above named defendants:
You, and each of you, are hereby mott
fed that there is now on file in the office
of the Clerk of the District Court of Audu-
Ran the in he % aboHe en
titled action, alleging that he is the abso-
lutte owner in fee simple of the. west half
six. township seventy.nine, range thirty
five, Audubon county, Iowa. That on or
about April 1st, 1858, the above described
premises were conveyed by the United
States to the defendant Louden Mullen,
and that the records of Audubon county,
Iowa, do not show that the said defendant
conveyed the same. That on or about
October Sth, 1856, Louden Mullen and Bar
S. Baldwin and Granville NJ. Dodge, the
above described premises, and that it
does not appear from the records of Audu-
bon county, Iowa, that the said defend
ants and wives, or any one for them, ever
reconveyed the same.
That on or about January Sd, 1851, the
cribed premises were conveyed by John I.
Baldwin and wife, and G. NJ. Dodge and
wife to the defendant b. II. Pegram, and
that it does not appear from the records
of Audubon county Iowa, that the said
defendant and wife, or any one for them
ever reconveyed the same.
That on or about January Sd, 1851, Benz a
min r. Pegram. conveyed the undivided
one-third Of the above described premises
that tit It does not appear from the ' records
of Audubon county. Iowa, that the said
defendant and wife, or any one for them,
about the 14th day of July, 1859, the un-
divided one-third of the above described
premises were conveyed by Granville NJ:
that it does not appear from the records
of the said Audubon county, Iowa, that
the said defendant and her husband, or
the same.
That on OF, about December 18th, 1867.
Nid eeis onethird Of the aforesaid premises,
to the defendant, NIenona Barclay, and
that the record of transfers Of Audubon
defendant and husband, or any one for
them, ever reconveyed the same
That on or about the 18th day of March,
1857. the above described premises were
conveyed by Louden Mullen and Barbara
E. to the defendants John 7. Baldwin and
6. NJ. Dodge. and that it does not appear
Iowa, that the said defendants and their
wives, or any one for them, ever recon
veyed all of their interest in and to the
aforesaid premises.
The plaintiff further alleges in his peti
ton that he is unable to learn whether the
len h hs Wife hn s. BadMin
and - BALDWIN his wife, Granville II
Dodge and Dodge his his wife 3: R
I. Spoor and - Spoor his wife. Menona
Barclay and Barclay her husband 7!
wife. G. NJ. Dodge and - Dodge his wife
are living or not, but that he AYERS that il
they are, they are non-residents of this
the aforesaid defendants and other claim
ants of the aforesaid property, if any
Claim by and through the aforesaid de
veyances, and that their names ant
places of residence are to the plaintiff un
known, although he has sought diligently
to learn the same,
The plaintiff further alleges that he, ane
those under whom he claims title, hav,
been in actual. visible, open, distinct no
torious. continuous, hostile adverse pos
session of the above described premises
commencing under claim of OWNERSHIP
and color of title, since the year "A. ID. 1865
That the aforesaid conveyances create /;
cloud on the plaintiffs title to the sait
premises. That the plaintiff is credibl.
informed and believes that the defend
ants herein make some claim adverse t.
that of plaintiff, to the said premises, blu
that plaintiff alleges that the claims o
all said defendants are unfounded ant
are not valid in law or in equity.
And praving that the plaintiffs It'll
and estate be established against the ad
verse claims of the defendants herein ant
that the said defendants and all person
claiming by or through them, be barre
and forever estopped from, having, Q
claiming any right or title adverse to tn
plaintiff, in and to the said premises, an
that the title there to be quieted in tn
plaintiff and the cloud on his title theret
removed.
And that unless you appear thereto an
defend before noon of the second day c
the next term of said court, comnencin