Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10
Original Notice

Thomas Mardesen, Plaintiff VS.. Louden
name unknown. John S: Baldwin and
known. Granville lille NJ n: Dodge Saig and u
Bo 4 Pe hs msa Pegpa Ris %
given name unknown. Nelson I. spoor
and - Spoor his wife, given name I'M
husband, given name unknown, Menona
given name unkn ! .!JL 4hn 7 Baldwin
wife, given name unknoWn. And ua ali of Of
Maen hs aen at lis Ge hSnafn
Baldwin and - Baldwin his wife, Gran
vile N. Dodge and - Dodge his wife,
e E. spo sna and Peg spoor his hs w wife
Menona BaEciay and = Barclay her hus.
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 noti-
OF the Clerk Of the District Court Of Audu-
the in the Of aboRe
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, 1855, Louden Mullen and Bar
saTa k geS Rf M odse! 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, 1857, the
undivided one.third of the above des-
cribed premises were conveyed by John T,
Baldwin and wife, and G. NJ: Dodge and
wife to the defendant B. X. Pegram. and
Of Audubon county, Iowa. that the said
defendant and wife, or any one for them
ever reconveyed the same.
min r. Pegram. conveyed the undivided
one-third Of the above described premises
to the defendant, Nelson T. Spoor, and
Of Audubon county, Iowa. that the. said
defendant and wife, or any one for them,
the o same sv That the
premises were conveyed by Granville N:
Dodge to the defendant Anna Dodge, and
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, 1867,
Robert NJ. Barclay conveyed the undi-
yided one-third of the aforesaid premises,
to the defendant, Menona Barclay, and
that the record of transfers Of Audubon
county, Iowa, does not show that the said
defendant and husband, or any one for
them ever reconveyed the same
That on or about the 2Sth day of March,
1887, the above described premises were
conveyed by Louden Mullen and Barbara
E. to the defendants John I. Baldwin and
G. NJ. Dodge, and that it does not appear
[ from the records of Audubon county,
Iowa, that the said defendants and their
wives, or any one for them, ever recon-
yeyed all of their interest in and to the
aforesaid premises.
The plaintiff further alleges in his petit
ton that he is unable to learn whether the
defendants herein. Louden MulIen and
- Mullen his wife, lhn S. Baldwin
and - Baldwin his wife, Granvilie n.
Dodge and Dodge his wife, wife 3; ,l T..
Dodge and - Dodge her husband, Nelson
Barciay and Barclay her husband,
John I Baldwin and Baldwin his
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
state. That the unknown heirs at-law of
the aforesaid defendants and other Claim
y ants of the aforesaid property, if any,
claim by and through the aforesaid de-
A PENDANTS by reason of the aforesaid con-
q veyances, and that their names and
Iplaces of residence are to the plaintiff un.