Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-12-03
Original Notice.

No. 70. Range No a., West of the 5th
P. NJ. Harrison County Iowa. and T. B.
johnson. Mrs. T. B. Johnson, and their
unknown heirs and the unknown claim
ants of the South three-eighths Of the
Northeast Quarter of Section No. s,
Township No. Is, Range No. "A, West
of the 9TH P. NJ. Harrison County, Iowa,
and w. A. Ellis and Carrie Ellis his
wife, Defendants. s
To W. D. Lawes, Mrs. W. D. Lawes.
and their unknown heirs, and all un-
known claimants of the East half Of the
South East Quarter of Section No. 8,
Township No. 70, Range No. A, West
of the 9Th P. M. Harrison County Iowa,
and T. B. johnson. Mrs. T. B. johnson,
and their unknown heirs and the un-
known claimants of the South three-
eighths of the Northeast quarter Of
Section No. 8, Township No. IS. Range
No. A, West of the 9Th p. M. Harrison
Co. Ia. and w. A. Ellis and Carrie Ellis
his wife, Defendants.
You and each of you are hereby noti-
fled that there is now on file in the Of
fee of clerk of the District Court Of
Harrison County Iowa, a petition of
the plaintiff Fred Brown claiming that
he is the absolute and unqualified own
er in fee simple of the following de-
scribed real-estate, to-wit:
The East half of the Southeast
quarter and the South three-eighths of
the North east quarter of Section No.
8. Township No Is, Range No. "A,
West of the 9Th P. NJ. situated in Har-
rison County Iowa: that the said de-
fendent w. d. Lawes obtained title to
the said East half of the Southeast
quarter of the said Section No. 8 on the
18th day of September 1865 by warranty
deed from James N. Mem anamie, which
said deed is recorded in the office of the
County Recorder of Harrison County
Iowa in Book 'M' page 81, and that
the said w. D. Lawes defendant a short
time thereafter executed and delivered
to the said James NJ McManamie q
warranty deed to the said premises re-
conveying the same to the said James
N. McMananie, but that said deed
from the said Lawes to the said McMan-
annie has been lost or destroyed and
was never placed of record. That the.
said w. d. Lawesand his wife, whoses
first name Is unknown to plaintiff area
both dead, and that they left certains
children, whose names and residencea
are unknown to plaintiff and that heR
has sought diligently to learn the same. 4
but that said children and heirs of said
Nv. d. Lawes and wife make some claimA
to said property adverse to the cstateY
of plaintiff in said property by rcasonA
of being such heirs: that the said del
PENDANT T. b. johnson obtained title toS
the said South three-eighths Of the
North east quarter of said Section MOI.
8 on March 26, 1868 by warranty deed
|from James McMillin, which said deed
lis recorded in the office of the county
recorder of Harrison Comfy Iowa in
Book 26 pages. That the said T. b.
johnson was Invested of the title td
said land by tax sale and tax deed excl
cuted to Marcellus Holbrook by john
w Wood, Treasurer of Harrison Coun-|
ty Iowa. on the 21st day of February
1874, which said tax deed is recorded ini
the office of the county recorder Of
Harrison County Iowa in Book 6, page
III. That the said T. B. johnson and
the said Mrs T. B. johnson defendants
are both dead, and that they left cer-.
tain children as heirs, whose names and
residence are to the plaintiff unknown,
and that he has sought diligently to
learn the same, and that the said GER
tain children and heirs of the said T. B.
johnson and wife make some claim to
said property adverse to the estate of
|plaintiff therein. by reason Of the said
deed of March 26, 1868; that the plain
4 tiff and those through whom he claims
title have been in actual open, visible,
notorious and hostile adverse possess
sion of all of said property above de-
scribed under claim of right and color
of title, for the twenty or more years
last passed claiming under and by vir-
tue of said deeds above mentioned, and
that whatever claim or int rest
4 the said defendants and unknown
heirs and the unknown claim ants
of said property have or claim to
have is barred by the statute of limita-
tions and by the adverse possession Of
the plaintiff and his grantors as above
4 set out.
And prays that his title and estate be
established against the adverse claims
of the defendants and each of them and
their unknown heirs and the said un-
known claimants of said property; and
that said defendants and their unknown
heirs and all unknown claimants of said
property and all persons claiming by
through or under them or any Ct them
be barred and forever estopped from
having or claiming any right or title adj
verse to the plaintiff in and to said
premises or any part thereof; and that.
the title thereto be quoted in the plain
tiff and for all equitable relief; and that
unless you appear thereto and defend
before noon Of the second day of the