The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-12-11
In the District Court Of Iowa, in and
for Crawford County
F.O. IVENS. Plaintiff.

HI tAc DlStrlcG VOtFU vi slOWAs Ill anu
for Crawford County
F. o. 1vENS. Plaintiff
Geo. Mixtcr as executor of the es-
tate OF Avery Briggs. deceased, o.
Windsor: Mary L, Hooker and Thos
Hooker, her husband; Julia P; Du
| Doc and A, NJ. Duboc. her husband
| Louise Briggs Lyman, Chas, P,
| Lyman. her husband; Anna M. January
4 Briggs CaWklnS, i. Il, CaWklnS, Term
| her husband; Martha I. Briggs 1908,
Bracket. Rhodna B. Knox and c.
n. Knox, her husband; American ORIGINAL
| Baptist Missionary Union, corpor- NOTICE
alton; The American Baptist Home
! Missionary Society, corporation;
being the sole and only heirs at law
and devsees under the last will
| and testament of Avery Briggs,
| late of the County of Rock Island.
| in the State of Illinois. and the I'M
| known claimants of lot fourteen
| (l4l in block eighty-six (S6D in the
city of Denison, Crawford County.
| Iowa.
| Defendants.
To Geo. MiXter as executor of the estate of Az
cry Briggs. deceased o. Windsor, Mary L. Hook
er and Thos Hooker her husband; Julia p Duboc
| and A. M. Duboc her husband; Louise Briggs Ly-
man. Chas p Lyman. her husband; Anna M.
Briggs Cawkins, /. G. Cawkins. her husband.
Martha I. Briggs Bracket. Rhodna B. Knox and
| sionary Union. corporation; The American Bap-
fist Home Missionary Society. a corporation: being
the sole and only heirs at law and devisees under
OF the County of Rock Island. County of Cook in
| the State of Illinois. and the unknown claimants
| OF lot forteen Q4) in block eghty-sN 1861 in the
| City of Denison, Crawford , ounty, Iowa defend
| ants:
| You are hereby notified that there is file
in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of
| Iowa. in and for Crawford county. petition in
equity. by the plaintiff F. o. Ivens claiming that
he is the absolute owner in fee simple of the fol-
lowing described real estate situated in Crawford
county. Iowa. to-wt: Lot fourteen Q4) in block
eighty-six $751; in the city of Denison. Crawford
county. Iowa.
That on about the 10th day of March. 1879,
one. (Revo Avery Briggs. by mesne conveyances
from George Green the original patentee from
| the United States Government. of the real estate
of which said lot fourteen G4) in block eighty
six 1861 aforesaid is part and parcel became and
was the owner of said lot fourteen d4) in block
eighty-six 1861 in the city of Denison aforesaid
and that said Q2ev.l Avery Briggs departed this
Of Cook, in the state Of Illinois. on or about the
26th day of October. 1888. sliced of said lot four
teen 90 in block eghty-six (86) in the city OF
That afterwards the last will and testament and
codicil thereto of the said REV avery Brsggs was
admitted to probate in the probate court of Cook
county. in the state of Illinois the 18th day OF
November. 1883 and the said George Mixter de.
PENDANT above named appointed executor under
SAID WILL and to him Letters Testamentary with
copy of the will annexed were issued by sale
court.
That the said George Mixter as such execute,
by proper deed of conveyance sold and conveyed
said real estate. to-wit: Lot fourteen Q4) in blocl
eighty-six 1851 in the city of Denison aforesaid
on or about the 18th day Of April 1884 to Caron,
Stocks. and Fred Stoecks her husband
That said deed of conveyance was by the sale
Caroline Stocks and Fred Stocks. her husband
misplaced. lost. and was never filed for record
That they. the said Caroline Stocks and Free
Stocks in fact paid full consideration for said 10
: fourteen dD in block eighty-six 1857 in the cit.
of Denison aforesaid
That afterwards the said Caroline Stocks an,
Fred Stocks her husband. on about the 25tl
day of September, 1895. sold and conveyed by war
rant f deed said lot fourteen l4l in block eighty
, six 1861 in the city of Denison aforesaid to tn
! plaintiff herein. and thatthis plaintiff and hi
8 grantee have been in public.open notorious ad
We, verse possession, under claim Of right Of sal
the 18th day of April 1884, up to the present time
. That the unknown claimants to said property
h and the de PENDANTS other than George Mixter
in said lot fourteen [l4[ in block eighty-six [s6
aforesaid. adverse to the title and estate of thi
: plaintiff.
J That the conveyance from George Mxter as es
ecutor OF the estate of Rev. Avery Briggs afore
said to Caroline and Fred Stocks. the grantors
h the plaintiff herein. conveyed to the grantee
therein named the full and absolute title theret,
and that by reason of its being lost or destroyed
:, the pialntiH is unable to state and show to tn
} court whether or not all technical and legal +,
+ qulrements were complied with in its executio
and delivery: that the said Caroline and Ere
e Stocks paid to the said George Mixter as execu
Tor and to the estate of the said Rev. Avery Briggs
the full consideration and price therefor but tn;
: by reason of said conveyance having been lost ,
, DESTROYED before its being of record and no recol
q thereof appearing in the courts of this coul
ty. the unknown claimants thereto and the d
PENDANTS above named. other than George Mixte
- executor. have or claim to have some lien upon
interest in lot fourteen ll4,l in :bock eighty-s
1861 IN the city of Denison aforesai
> adverse to the title and estate of ii
plaintiff, but that said parties their heirs and a
D signs all unknown claimants long since have.
virtue Of the premises. acquiesced in title of tn
Z plaintiff in and to said lot fourteen Ia
in block eighty-six 1861 aforesaid. that :
b interest. if any, of each and all of the d
i has long since ceased lapsed and terminated al
that by reason of the facts recited in said petitio
there is now cloud upon the title of said plai
tiff in and to the said real estate
That the name or residence of all such unknow
claimants are unknown to this plaintiff. and tn
this plaintiff has sought diligently to learn Il
same. and that unless you and each of you all Il
above and foregoing defendants appear and d
fend on or before noon of the second day of Il
+ next Term of said District Court, to be held
Denison. Iowa. commencing on the 9th day
January. 1908. default will be entered against yo
and judgment and decree rendered thereon
f. prayed in said petition.
CONNER & LALLY.
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Upon reading the petition in the above entitl'
2 action. and inspecting the foregoing notice. Il
4 said notice is hereby approved, and ordered pu
! lished for six successive weeks in The Denison r
4 view. newspaper published and circulated
] Denison and in Crawford County. Iowa.
Dated this 10th day of December 1907
] A. CHURCH. One of the Judges of Il
{ Sixteenth Judicial District of Iowa al
Judge of said Court.
I DR.. H. C. Simpson was called [
Council Bluffs last week to inspect
valuable horse over the quarantine {