The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-16
oriaInal Notice.

his wife, the unknown heirs of
Samuel X. McSpadden, deceased,
Thomas B. Morris and 49, Morris, his
wife, Mary F, Kilburn, Lillian F. Kill
burn, Mary H. 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 - Patrick, his wife,
Samuel B. Varney and $3.50 Varney his
wife, the unknown claimants of lots
four and FIVE in block one and all OF
block two, in the Town OF Agricola,
Mahaska county, Iowa; and the I'M
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
of Mahaska county, Iowa, the petit
tion of Francis M. I1ikens, as plaintiff,
claiming that he is the fee simple own
er of the above described real estate,
lto-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,
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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.
lquently, by an unrecorded deed, con
veyed to Henry Bushman lots four
and five 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
junrecorded deed, conveyed to William
Morrow lots one and eight in said
block two, who on March %, 1853
conveyed the same to Martin A. Oar
land, who on August %, 1864, con
yeyed the same to George w. Oar
land; that on April rs, 1855
said Santee conveyed to Samuel b
lVarney lots two and seven in sale
block two, who subsequently, by al
un-recorded deed, conveyed the same
TO Willis Edwards; that said Santet
subsequently, by an unrecorded deed
conveyed to Wells & Hover lots thre'
and six in said block two, who OF
March 5, 1868. conveyed the same Z
Samuel B. Phillips, who on 0ctobe
%, 1868, conveyed the same to jane
". PaIyl, who subsequently, by al
unrecorded deed, conveyed the same t
Willis Edwards. That said Santee sub
sequently,by an unrecorded deed, con
lyeyed to Isaac Allen lots four and nv
lin said block two. who on August
J 1856 conveyed the same to Albert G
Patrick, who subsequently, by an vi
recorded deed, conveyed the same Z
Fielding White, who on May Is, 1S5s
conveyed the same to John Morrow
who on December 10, 1858, conveye'
the same to Jacob H. Rubles, VIII
subsequently, by an unrecorded deed
conveyed the same to William j. T
, Barnes, who on Nov. 80, 1853, con
yeyed the same to George w. Dar
land, and on Feb'y 2S, 1865, sail
George w. Darland conveyed lots one
four, five and eight, in said blocl
two, to Abner Charles, who on Sept
%, 1868, conveyed the same to Sam
uel X. McSpadden, who on Dec.
1863, conveyed lots one and eight il
said block two, to j. A. Hawthorne
who on July 8, 1870, conveyed thu
same to Thomas B. Morris, who sub
sequently, by an unrecorded deed, con
veyed the same to j. II. Hutchinson
who on April 8, 1881, conveyed thu
same to Willis Edwards. That OF
august IL, 1873, said Samuel K. Nc
Spadden conveyed lot four in saiC
block two to T. p. Jacobs, who OF
August 1, 1873, conveyed the same t.
lF. A. Kilburn, who subsequently, BY
an unrecorded deed. conveyed tnt
same to John Noodle and w. F, Noodle
who on April Is, 1876, conveyed thu
same to Jacob G. Wymore, who OF
Nay Z, 1878, conveyed the same Il
Willis Edwards, and by mistake
wrote the name wv A. Edwards.
That sometime subsequent to Septem
Der 90, 1868, said Samuel X. McSpad
den, by an unrecorded deed, convey
I'd lot five in said block two to Willis
Edwards. And that subsequent to thu
conveyance of said premises to plain
tiff the said Willis Edwards died in
testate and his heirs at law conveyed
all of said premises to Jane Tolles
who conveyed the same to plaintiff
That plaintiff is credibly informed ant
believes that said defendants and un
known claimants make some CLAIM
adverse to him in and to said prem
Uses, and alleging that the only CLAIM
they, or either of them may have
therein, the same is junior and infer
ior to his title thereto and is barred
and cut off by reason of the foregoing
facts. And praying judgment and de
cree confirming and establishing thu
title by which plaintiff holds said
premises, as against all of said de
PENDANTS, known and unknown. ant