Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-04


Howard Comfy.
F. j. Mead C. r. Mead and c..
b. Mead, Plaintiffs,
Peter f. Wilson and Joseph
Slice and their unknown
heirs and to each and all of
the unknown claimants of
the tract ofland beginning
at the northwest corner OF
Lot 6, Block II, Cresco, Ia.
according to the recorded
plat thereof; thence south
along the west side of said March Term
lot, $50 feet to the alley, 1908
thence east along the north
side of said alley 10 feet,
thence north IS feet in a line
parallel with the west side
of said lot, thence east par
allel with north side OF said
alley Is feet, thence north IS
feet In a line parallel with
thewest side of said lot to
the street thence west along
the south side of said street
25 feet to place ofbeginning;
Defendants.
To the Defendants above named:-
You and each: of you are hereby notified
that there is ON file in the office of the Clerk
of the District Court of Howard County,
Iowa, the petition of the foregoing plaintiffs,
above named, claiming that they are en-
Titled to the absolute ownership In fee simple
of the following described real estate situat ed
In Cresco, Howard County, Iowa; to-wit:-
Commencing at the northwest corner of
Lot G. Block u, cresco, Iowa, according to
the recorded plat thereof thence south along
the west side of said lot for a distance of $50
feet to the alley. thence east along the north
in line parallel with the west side Of said lot
thence east parallel with north side OF said
alley IS feet thence north IS feet in line:
parallel with the west side of said lot to the
street, thence west on the south side Of said
street 25 feet to the place of beginning.
That said land is located as above described
on Section ., Township 80 north, Range IL
west of the 5th p. IN.
That Peter L. Wilson made, executed and
delivered his warranty deed of said premises
Joseph Slice, but that said deed of record fails
| to show whether said Peter T.. Wilson was
married or not at the time of the execution
thereof and fails to show the signature of
wife of said Peter T.. Wilson thereto IL
married at said time.
That Joseph Slice made, executed and
delivered his warranty deed of said premises
October II, 1878, to Loinas Bros, but said deed
of record falls to show whether said Joseph
Slee vas n, mar ,1e OF not at the time OF
said Joseph Slice thereto If married at said
time. and also that said transfer of Joseph
Bros. were at said time.
AThat Thomas ]. Tomas and wife Elizabeth,
and Henry f. Tomas and Wife Ella T., did on
| the 18th day of May, 1879, make ex ecute and
deliver to Marvin Tinker, their warranty
deed of said Lot 6, Block II, Cresco, Iowa.
aforesaid, but fnils to show therein of record
that they were the firm of Tomas Bros. to
whom Joseph Slice decided said lot on the 18th
day of October, 1873
Plaintiffs ailege In said petition that they
purchased the real estate herein sought to be
quieted in them from said Marvin Tinker
and wife on the 30th day of July 1880.
That plaintiffs or their I'm mediate grantors
have beeni in undisputed and absolute pos
session of said premises above described for
I more than 20 years.
The foregoing plaintiffs ask to be adjudged
l to be he absolute owners in fee simple ofthe
pre- misses above described in the caption here
Of that their estate and title therein be for
ever Quieted and confirmed in them against
4 the adverse claims of each and all of the de-
PENDANTS and against all persons claiming
by, through or under them and that all
| claims In any way adverse to the foregoing
/ Plaintiffs be for ever barred and estopped
i and for such other and further relief rs the
court may deem equitable In the premises.
| And that unless you appear thereto and
\ defend on or before noon OF the second day
i OF the next term of the District Court OF
4 Howard County, Iowa, appointed to com
4 mence on the 9th day of March, 1905 your
default Will be entered and judgment and
decree rendered against you In accordance
tWith the prayer ofsaid petition.
n. A. BLACKBURN,
Attorney for plaintiffs.
4 The foregoing notice approved and ordered
1 published for four consecutive weeks, once q
i week, In the Twice-a-Week Plain Dealer, /,
newspaper published at Cresco, Howare
DATED, January, q, 1908.
fJudge OF the 18th judicial DISTRICT of Iowa