Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-13
Original Notice

In the District Court of Iowa, in and AND for
A M1ld %ae county; FeRFuary term 1893
Bowen and - Bowen his wife, given
name unknown, J. w. Benedict, Carlos E:
Frost, A; ]; Preston, Jay G Walker and
Joseph e. Warnock, Oliver Logan. + 3
Smith, J. Lyman Frost, ] L Frost Edward
Gingery and Francis Everett, Samuel n
Jeh n b Redfern Nielsen ses n Johnson, f'
WATSON, Richard c. Meek, James II Ash.
etsIer and Kdmund John
Wilkes Miller, Ankeneys Siiller, joseph
Crosswalt, Richard NJ Lewis, Charles
Ashton, James a Wood, Frederick Sum
| mers, Andrew Preston, Richard G Meek
and all the unknown spouses, if any, of
each and all of the aforesaid parties, and
the unknown heirs, if any, of each and all
of the aforesaid parties and their I'M
known spouses, if any, and all of the un-
known claimants of the northwest quar-
ter of section twenty-five, township seven
ty-eight, range thirty five, west of the 5th
f. NJ, Audubon county, Iowa, or any part
thereof, or of any lot or tract of land in the
town OF Dayton. being part and parcel of
said section, township and range. De-
PENDANTS.
To the above named defendants: You,
| there is now on file in the office of the
| Clerk of the District Court of Audubon
county. Iowa, the petition of Mike Mertes,
alleging that he is the absolute owner in
fee simple of the following described real
property towit: the northwest quarter of
eight, Range thirty-five west of the 5th
p. NJ, Audubon county, Iowa, includin g
ali of the town of Dayton, Iowa. said town
of Dayton being part, and parcel of the
said northwest quarter as above des-
| cribed; that on j une H. 1855, the defendant
| Hiram III. H. Bowen made original entry
| quarter of Section 90 Township rs, Range
IS, west of the 5th P. NJ, that said defend.
ant, his unknown spouse and heirs. if any
under said entry; That on March 26, 1856
the defendant, ] w Benedict, obtained
title from Moses Shinn, to the west hall
of the northwest quarter of Section %
township and range as above described,
and that on March is, 1857, the said defend
ant obtained title from Audubon county
of Dayton, and that said defendant, his
unknown spouse and heirs, if any, claim
title to said Land through and , nnder said
from Alfred Hebard and wife, to the
Of ss aeon e. tbs
range as aforesaid that the said de
PENDANT his unknown spouse and
heirs if any claim title to SAID land thr,
uary Is, 1870, the defendant, A j Preston
obtained title by tax deed from Audubon
northwest quarter and the southeas
quarter of the northwest quarter of Sec
ton 22 aforesaid township and range, tina
and heirs. if any. claim title to said land
through and under said conveyance
that on November a, 1855, the. defendan
! Moses f Shinn, obtained title from Rich
ard c. Meek and wife, to lot 5 of block
and lot of block IA. town of Dayton, tina
] said defendant, his unknown spouse an
heirs. if any, claim title to said land thr
t and under said conveyance; that on Jun
II, 1856, the defendant. Joseph c. Warnocl
I obtained title from ] W Benedict and wifi
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block 30, lot 2of block 26, town of Dayton
3 that said defendant, his unknown spous
and heirs, if any. claim title to said Ian
+. on November Is, 1856, the defendant, Olive
Z Logan obtained title from Audubo
county, to lot of block 49, and lots 3 and
of block u, town of Dayton, that said d,
| PENDANT and unknown spouse and heir
if any, claim title to said land, thru an
under said conveyance; that on Septen
Der Is. 1856, the defendant, E ID Smith, oil
tanned title from Richard c Meek an
wife to lot of block q, and lot of block
town of Dayton, that said defendant. hi
unknown spouse and heirs, if any, clair
title to said land thru and under sal
conveyance; that on November %, 1S5
the defendant, ! Lyman Frost, obtaine
2, town of Dayton, that said defendan
his unknown spouse and heirs, if an,
slain title to said lahd thru and und,
1857, the defendant, ] Il Frost, obtaine
title from Audubon county, to lot ,
| D
ton, and that on April 6, 1857, the said d
PENDANT obtained title from Audubo
county. to lot 8 of block Is and lot 5 ,
block %, town of Dayton, that the said d
,r fendant, his unknown spouse and heirs
any, claim title to said land, thru and III
d der said conveyances; that on April
, 1856, the defendants, Edward Gingery an
!, Francis Everett, obtained title from Ricl
,e ard Meek and wife to lot of block q, IL
~ of block 25, lot of block 81, lot Z of bloc
r. g. lot of block H. lot of block 3, lot ,
block Is, lot of block 2, town of Dayto1
!. that the said defendants. their wives an
4 heirs. if any, claim title to said land, thr
and under said conveyance; that on Apr
le 8, 1856, the defendant, Samuel NJ Ballar
a, obtained title from Richard C Meek an
IL wife, to lot or block 6, lot of block II, Il
8 of block 10, lot of block IL, lot of bloc
81, lot of block 10, lot of block 2, lot 4
y block Is, lot of block "a, lot 2 of block 2
lot of block rs, lot of block %, lot 6
block 30, lot 8 of block 81, lot of block 2
a lot of block n, lot of block IS, and /,
of block Z, town of Dayton that the sal
defendant. his unknown spouse and hei
if any, claim title to said land thru ar
Of under said conveyance; that on June {
1856, the defendant, Alexander Kincad
D! obtained title from Audubon county,
al lot 5 of block 30, town of Dayton, that sa
v defendant, his unknown spouse and hei
y, if any. claim title to said land thru ar
~ under said conveyance; that on July
" 1856, the defendant. John ID. Redfern, O