Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-14
Original Notice

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B. Bofsf bis m sna given gqam hs WIFE
given name unknown: Nelson i. Spoor
and spoor his wife, given nan name as . pn.
Barclay and - Barclay her husband,
given name unknown John T: Baldwin
wife. given name unEnoTn. And ali Of
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BALDWIN and - Baldwin his wife, Gran.
Yil1s y Dodge and dodge Dodge his his wifi, wife,
Nelson spo ana and speor his Wits
Menone Saseisy and Barclay heT nus:
his wife, G. NJ. Dodge and - Dodge his
wife, and all of the unknown claimants
Of the west half of the northwest quarter
nine, Range thirty-five, Audubon County,
Iowa. Defendants.
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
bon county, Iowa, the petition of Thomas
titled action, alleging that he is the abso-
Lutte owner in fee simple of the. west half
of the northwest quarter of section twenty
six, township seventy.nine range thirty
about April lst, 1858, the above described
States to the defendant Louden Muiien,
and that the records of Audubon county,
Iowa, do not show that the said defendant
conveyed the same. That on or about
October Sth, 1855, Louden Mullen and Bar
bara E., conveyed to the defendants John
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. 1857, the
undivided one.third .of the above des-
BALDWIN and Wife, and G. II. Dodge DO and
wife to the defendant B. Il. Pegram, and
that it does not appear from the records
defendant and wife, or any one for them
ever reconveyed the same.
That on or about January Sd, 1861, Benja a.
min X. Pegram. conveyed the undivided
one.third Of the above described premises
to the d defendaant Nelson T. Spoop, and
Of Audubon county. Iowa. that the said
defendant and wife or any one for them.
eyer reconyeyed the same. That on or
divided one-third Of the above ed described
premises We're conveyed by Granville NJ.
Dodge to the defendant Anna Dodge, and
that it does not appear from the records
of the said Audubon county, Iowa, that
the said defendant and her husband or
any one for them, ever reconveyed
That on or about December 18th, 1857.
Robert NJ. Barclay conveyed the undi-
to ti.S. defendant, Menona Barclay, and
that the record of transfers of Audubon
county, Iowa, does not show that the said
them ever reconveyed the same
That on or about the 2sth day of March,
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E. to the defendants John T. Baldwin and
G. 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
The plaintiff further alleges in his petit
ton that he is unable to learn whether the
defen a5!,1t herein t LoTd der Mullen and
and = Baldwin his wife, Granville n.
Dodge and - Dodge his wife. 3. R.
Poage and Dpdge hs %f eson
Barclay and - Barclay her husband,
wife. G. NJ. Dodge and -- Dodge his wife
are living or not, but that he AYERS that if
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
yeyances, and that their names and
places of residence are to the plaintiff un-
known, although he has sought diligently
to learn the same,
The plaintiff further alleges that he, and
those under whom he claims title, have
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. d. 1868.
That the aforesaid conveyances create
cloud on the plaintiffs title to the said
premises. That the plaintiff is credibly
informed and believes that the defend
ants herein make some claim adverse to
that of plaintiff, to the said premises, but
that plaintiff alleges that the claims of
all said defendants are unfounded and
are not valid in law or in equity.
And praving that the plaintiffs title
and estate be established against the ad-
verse claims of the defendants herein and
that the said defendants and all persons
claiming by or through them, be barred
and forever estopped from having or
claiming any right or title adverse to the
plaintiff. in and to the said premises, and
that the title there to be quieted in the
plaintiff. and the cloud on his title thereto
removed.
And that unless you appear thereto and
defend before noon of the second day of
the next term of said court, commencing
at Audubon, County of Audubon, and
State of Iowa on the 18th day of February,
i 1907, default will be entered against you,