The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-26
Original Notice.


To Washington H. Santee, Jane San
tee, w. e. Likens and - Likens
his wife, the unknown heirs of
Samuel K McSpadden, deceased,
Thomas B. Morris and - Morris, his
wife, Mary F.. Kilburn, Lillian F. Kill
burn, Mary II, Moody, w. A. Moody,
Abbie S. Moler, John Moler, Claude
Blanchard, Rose Terrell, b. o. Terrell,
George P. Burtchby, Jacob H. Rubles
and - Rubles, his wife, James W..
Playl and - Playl, his wife. Albert
G. Patrick and NV Patrick, his wife,
Samuel B. Varney,and - Vaney, his
wife, the unknown claimants of lots
four and five in block one and all of
block two, in the Town of Agricola,
Manaska county, Iowa; and the un-
known heirs at law, legatees, devisees,
grantees, husbands and wives of said
defendants and unknown claimants OF
said real estate, defendants.
You, and each of you, are hereby no
titled that there is now on file in the
office of the clerk of the district court
ton of Francis NJ, Likens, as plaintiff,
claiming that he is the fee simple own
er of the above described real estate,
to-wit: Lots four and five in block
one and all of block two in the Town
of Agricola, in Mahaska county, Iowa;
and that he and his grantors have,
for more than twenty years last past,
been in actual, continuous, notorious,
adverse and peaceable possession
thereof, under claim of right and col
or of title; that plaintiff derived title
to said premises as follows, to-wit: The
defendant Washington H. Santee made
entry thereof as appears from patent
recorded in book 81, page 542, of the
records of said county, and subse-
quently, by an unrecorded deed, con-
veyed to Henry Bushman lots four
and fiye in said block one, who on
Nov. 5, 1875, conveyed the same to
Emily Wilson, who on Feb'y IA, 1877,
conveyed the same to Willis Edwards.
That said Santee, subsequently by an
unrecorded deed, conveyed to William
Morrow lots one and eight in said
block two. who on March 20, 1853,
conveyed the same to Martin A. Oar
land, who on August %, 1864, con-
veyed the same to George w. Oar
land; that ON April %, 1855,
said Santee conveyed to Samuel b.
yarney lots two and seven in said
block two, who subsequently, by an
un-recorded deed, conveyed the same
to Willis Edwards; that said Santee
subsequently, by an unrecorded deed,
conveyed to Wells & Hover lots three
and six in said block two, who on
March 8, 1868, conveyed the same to
Samuel b. Phillips, who on October
%. 1868, conveyed the same to James
". faiyl, who subsequently, by an
unrecorded deed, conveyed the same to
Willis Edwards. That said Santee sub
sequently,by an mrecorded deed, CON
veyed to Isaac Allen lots four and five
in said block two, who on August J.,
1856, conveyed the same TO Albert @.
Patrick, who subsequently, by an I'M
recorded deed. conveyed the same to
Fielding White, who on May 10. 1898,
conveyed the same to John Morrow,
who on December 10, 1858, conveyed
the same to Jacob H. Rubles, who
subsequently,. by an unrecorded deed
conveyed the SAME 10 William J. P.
Barnes, who on Nov 30, 1868, con-
veyed the same to George w. Oar
land, and on Feb'y rs, 1865, said
George w. Darland conveyed lots one,
four. Ave and eight in said block
two, to Abner Charles. who on Sept.
%, 1868, conveyed the same to Sam
uel X. McSpadden, who on Dec. q,
1863. conveyed lots one and eight In
said block two, to j. A. Hawthorne,
who ON July 0. 1870. conveyed the
same to Thomas B. Morris. who sub
sequently, by an unrecorded deed, con-
veyed the same to J.-H. Hutchinson.
who on April 3, 1851. conveyed the