Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-01-23
Original Notice

In the District Court OF Iowa, in and and for
Mike Mertes, Plaintiff VS. Hiram H. II.
Bowen and - Bowen his wife, given
name unknown, J. W. Benedict, Carlos 3;
Bessie Walker, his wife, Moses f. Shinn,
Joseph G. Warnock, Oliver Logan. E u
Smith, J Lyman Frost, L Frost, Edward ID
Ballard, Il c Meek, Alexander Kincade,
(ohn D Rs Is Nielsen Nis NJ Johnson
messd0 and eh sdmund feH HualbaTt john John
Met;sker, Edwin LangwS4o9rthy,, Charles
Wilkes Mlle5 ,;a Ankeney Miller Joseph
Ashton sMaJ. James CIV Wood, Frede a SUM-
1ners, Andrew Preston, Richard c Meek
and all the unknown spouses, if any, of
each and all of the aforesaid. parties, and
| of the aforesaid parties and their I'M
known spouses, if any, and all of the UNI
ter of section twenty-five, township seven
| ty-eight, range thirty five, west of the 9th
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
the said northwest quarter of the afore-
said section, township and range. De
PENDANTS.
| To the above named defendants You,
and each of you. are hereby notified that
there is now on file in the office of the
county, Iowa, the petition of Mike Mertes,
| the plaintiff in the above entitled action
alleging that he is the absolute owner in
| fee simple of the following described real
property towit the northwest quarter of
Section twenty-five, Township seventy
eight, Range thirty-tive, west of the 9Th
p. NJ, Audubon county, Iowa, includin e
all of the town of Dayton, Iowa, said town
of Dayton being part and parcel of the
said northwest quarter as above des-
cribed; that onJ une 81, 1855, the defendant
Hiram I'll. III. Bowen made original entry
on the northwest quarter of the northwest
IS, west of the 5th P. NJ, that said defend
ant his unknown spouse and heirs. if any
make claim to said land through and
the defendant, j w Benedict, obtained
title from Moses + Shinn, to the west half
of the northwest quarter of Section y,
and that on March Is, 1857, the said defend,
ant obtained title from Audubon county,
to lot Of block and lot Of block 81, town ".
unknown spouse and heirs, if any, claim
title to said land through and under said
iendant: Carlos E. u Frost, obtained ni title
from Alfred Hebard and wife, to the
southwest quarter % of the northwest
range as aforesaid, that the said de
PENDANT, his unknown spouse and
heirs, if any. claim title to said land thru
uary %, 1870, the defendant, A j Preston
obtained title by tax deed from Audubon
county to the northwest quarter of the
quarter of the northwest quarter of Sec
ton %, aforesaid township and range, that
Sad hs s sad
that on November q, 1855, the, defendant
!. ard c. Meek and wife, to lot Of block {
and lot of block II, town of Dayton, that
said defendant, his unknown spouse and
heirs. if any, claim title to said land thru
and under said conveyance; thaton June
IL, 1856, the defendant. Joseph z. Warnock
obtained title from " Benedict and wife
to lot of block II, lot of block q, lot 2 OF
block 30, lot 2of block 26, town of Dayton
that said defendant, his unknown spouse
and heirs, if any; claim title to said land
on November 49, 1885, The defendant, Oliver
Z Logan obtained title from Audubon
county, to lot of block 13, and lots 3 and
PENDANT and unknown spouse and heirs
if any, claim title to said land, thru anc
ber s. 1870 the a g ssR
tanned title from Richard c Meek anc
wife to lot of block u, and lot of block 8
town of Dayton, that said defendant. his
unknown spouse and heirs, if any, claim
| title to said land thru and under saio
conveyance; that on November %, 1858
the defendant, ! Lyman, Frost. obtained
title from Audubon county to lot of blocl
2, town of Dayton, that said defendant
his unknown spouse and heirs, if any
I said conveyance; that on February II
1881, the defendant, ] !. Frost, obtained
title from at III bac county to IL lot
ton, and that on April s. 1851 the said de
: PENDANT obtained title from Audubon
county. to lot of block is and lot 5 o
] block %, town of Dayton, that the said de
, fendant, his unknown spouse and heirs i
: any, claim title to said land, thru and un
der said conveyances; that on April 8
1856, the defendants, Edward Gingery ant
+ Francis Everett, obtained title from Rich
ard Meek and wife to lot 4 of block 81, 10
2 of block rs, lot of block 81, lot of blocl
D 6. lot . of block IL, lot 2 of block g. lot o
block Is. lot of block 2, town of Dayton
e that the said defendants. their wives ane
@ heirs. if any, claim title to said land, thru
and under said conveyance; that on Apri
r g. 1886, the defendant, Samuel NJ Ballard
obtained title from Richard c Meek ant
wife, to lot l or block s, lot of block II. 10
q 8 of block 10, lot of block IL, lot of blocl
. 81, lot of block 10, lot of block 2, lot 4 o
b block IS, lot of block q, lot of block q
;, lot 6 of block 26, lot of block %, lot 6 o
u block 30, lot of block 81, lot s of block q
n lot of block q, lot 8 of block 49, and 10
= of block 7, town of Dayton, that the sait
II defendant, his unknown spouse aud heir
if any, claim title to said land thru ant
II under said conveyance; that on June q
1856, the defendant, Alexander Kncade
obtained title from Audubon county. 4
d lot of block 30, town of Dayton, that sal,
|, defendant, his unknown spouse and heir
Ii if any. claim title to said land thru an,
h under said conveyance; that on July q
- 1856, the defendant, John ID. Redfern, oil
q tanned title from Richard G Meek and wifi