Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-30

OF the E Il of Sec IA; all In Twp 90. North,
Range West Of 9TH NJ. James Vaughn,
10 nj Davis, E @ Davis, John Waters. John
Waters. Joseph Brunskill d Graves. 4 J
prlestly. E!zabeth cIabb. - Crabb her
C'!arissa NJ Beach, aud tho unknown spouses,
deylsees. heirs at aw. assigns, grantees and
e,a;mahts, under each or any of the above
realty, Defendants,
To the above defendants
You and each Of you are hereby notified that
there IS now on me- ~ the office Of the Clerk of
County, the petition In equity OF Melvin W Bat.
terton and Charles Batterton, Plaintiffs,
claiming that they are the absolute and IN
West quarter % of the North West quarter
~ Of section Thirteen N3): the East half 90
Of the North East quarter Cs). and the North
III snd the East half Iii q The South Vest
quarter IA OF the North East quarter Xxi Of
section Fourteen Il4l; all IN Township Nine.
Principal Meridian: that James Vaughn, defer-
dant was OF date December %. 1855. when he
conveyed the N VIZ Of the N W il Of Sec IS,
unmarried, and that = Vaughn his wife, de-.
PENDANT, is barred of any tight OF dover in said
lands; that the defendants john J DAVIS Il Son.
John Davis aud f G Davis. at one time owning
an undivided one.half interest and title In last
above described lands and the said John J Da-
! ed and neg ected 90 pay the taxes on said lands
for the years 1853. 1865 and 1869. and the same
were sold and tax deeds duly acQ tired therefor
In D 1862, ISL and 1873. and possession taken
| and adversely held continuously since said dates
under said deeds by plaintfs and their prede-
cessori IN title. whe eby said def sndants are
defendant John Waters is the same person as
iohu Waters defendant, who with the defen-
d ut Joseph Brunski'l by deed filed February
5. s7e; ,ecerlled in Book IS. page 500. Deed Rec
ords of Delaware county. Iowa. conveyed an un
divided on 2-hrlf of said last above described
realty to pred ecessor in title under whom plain
| said grantors in sa last described deed took a
mnftgage on said lands October 2. 1871, from
their said grantee. which they filed for record
Mortgage Records of Land of Delaware County,
Iowa: that said Indebtedness thereby secured
matlred October ?. 1872, and was paid but not
statute Ct limitations; that d Graves, defendant
| acquired TAX sale deeds to said above described
ds for the unpaid taxes of the year A D 1868,
| tins med David Greaves conveyed said lands
October &c. 1878. under which these plaintiffs
calm and they aver that said ID Graves is the
| sims person as said grantor Dav Greaves that
| thereafter M same LANDS were sold for subSe-
quent taxes and title and possession Hereunder
acquired tythese plaintiffs whereby the said d
Graves was barred OF all title and rights to said
lands under his taX deeds: that T j Priestly. de-
PENDANT. who In ID 1891 by an assignment acquir-
ed an Interest In mortgage recordedin Book ..
Il
ware County. Iowa. Is barred by decreeo OF court
in action brought and further the said mort
gag. Is barred by statute Of Limitations
ruary 0, lSSSAwas an unmarried woman and by
her deed of that date was Invested Of all right
and title TO an interest In the n E 4 of 8 E \ Of
| said Section IA of said lands; that Edna L Beach
Angelina F Beach and Glarlssa NJ Beach, defen-
dants who were minor defendants in suit
brought In Circuit Court Of Delaware County
| Iowa. at the April Term, A d 1885. were In fact
served with the original notice in said suit, al
though proof thereof Is not apparent Of record
and they are now barred under the statute OF
| Limitations and of right from claiming any little
or interest in the East11 OF S VIZ ofN E 4 OF
| Section IA Of said lands. For more specific
and detailed setting forth of the devolution Of
the title of plaintiffs and their rights as para
mount to each and all of any apparent or post
bic rights OF each and all of the defendants here
In, reference is hereby ma 9 to the peti ion now
residence OF all the defendants herein are un
known to plaintiffs. That the plaintiffs and
lheii grantors and predecessors In title. have
been for more than ten years last past and nav
are In the actual, undisputed, unequlvocal open
adverse. exclusive, visible. continued and motor
'ous possession Of all said realty under claim O
right and color of title and by virtue of the fact.
rec ted snd abstract of title filed with said pc
tition, have obtained q title by prescription e
Al OF said re, n.y. as also title ~ fee simple
ants and any and all persons named as defer
dants or claiming or appearing to haye some
Fight nser through any Of said defendant
forever barred and estopped from asserting OF
maintaining any right, title or interest advers.
to the plaintiffs in ard to any portion Of sait
realty, and he title and right of possession
thereto be Quleted In them and the clouds OF
their title be removed, as In said petition pray
ed. and for such other relief as may be deemed
just and equitable
4 Now unless you appear thereto and defend, OF
or before noon OF 9 second day Of the Marcl
FERN. A D 1907, of said our', which will begtl
at Manchester. in said Coun y. gu Monday tn
llth day Of March, 1907, default Will be IN
tered ngatnst you and Judgment and { ecree b.
rendered o s therein prayed.
Dated January 81, 1907.
| YORAS. AREOLDS fORAN