Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-12-24
Original Notice.

known eirs. and all unknown claim
ants of the East half of tho Southeast
Quarter of Section No 9, Township
No. Is, Range No "A, West OF the 9th
p NJ Harrison County Iowa, and L. b.
johnson, Mrs. L. 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. -, Range No. "A, West
OF the 9Th p NJ Harrison County, Iowa.
and w A. Ellis and Carrie Ellis his
wife, Defendants
To w. D Lawes, Mrs. w. D. Lawes,
and their unknown heirs, and all UNI
known claimants OF the East half of the
South East Quarter of Section NO. s,
Township No. IS, Range No. "a, West
OF the 9TH p. NJ. Harrison County Iowa,
and i. b. johnson, Mrs L. b. johnson,
and their unknown heirs and the UNI
known claimants of the South three
eigh'hs of the Northeast quarter of
Section No $, Township No. IS. Range
No Al, West of the 9TH =. NJ. Harrison
Co la, 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
lice 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
or in fee simple OF the following de-
scribcd rcal-estatc, to-wit:
The East half of the Southeast
quarter and the South three eighths of
the North east quarter of Section No.
Is Township No is, Range No. Al,
West OF the 9TH p. NJ situated in Hair
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. s ON the
18th day of September 1865 by warranty
deed from James N McManamie. which
said deed is recorded in the office of the
County Recorder of Harrison County
Iowa in Book "M" page 3. and that
the said w. ID. Lawes defendant short
time thereafter Is ,cutcd and delivered
to the said James N. McManamie a
warranty decd to the said premises re-
conveying the same 10 the said ] ames
y. McNlanamie, but that said deed
from the SAID .awcs to the said McMan-
annie has been lost or DESTROYED and
WAS never placed of record That the
SAID w D Lawesand his Wife whose
FIRST name Is unknown to plaintiff, are
both lead, m that they left ce rtain
children, whose names and residence
are unknown to plaintiff and that he
has sought diligently to learn the same,
but that said children aud heirs of said
w. ID. LaWcs and wife make some claim
70 said property adverse to the estate
OF plaintiff in said property by reason
Of being such heirs: that the said de-
endant I 8 Johnson obtained title to
tho said South three-eighths of the
| North east quarter OF said Section No
$ ON March % 1868 by warranty deed
| from James McMillin, which said decd
| IS recorded in the office OF the county
recorder Of Harrison Comfy Iowa in
Book % p gcs. That the said Il. B..
johnson was Invested OF the title to
SAID land Nv tax sale and tax deed exc
,utcd TO Marcellus Holbrooll 10y John
| w Wood. Urea urcr of Harrison Coun-
Ity Iowa, on the 2lst clav of February
| lSl4, which said tax deed is recorded in
| the office Of the county recorder of
Harrison County Iowa in Book 6, page
u That the said !. II. johnson and
the said Mrs. L. y. johnson defendants
tie both dead, and that they left GER
| Hli children rs heirs. whose names and
rsaiscncc arc 10 the plaintiff unknown,
an( that he has sought diligently to
llealn the same. and that the said GER
ltaia children and heirs OF the said T. b.
4 Johnson and wife make some claim to
/ said property adverse TO the estate OF
\ plaintiff therein. by reason OF the said
doclsof Marci, %, 1863, that the plain
! tn and those through whom he claims
4 title have been in actual open, visible,
! loi9riolls and hostile adverse posses
/ SION d ell OF said property above de
/ cribed under ciaiim OF right and color
| of title. for the twenty or more years
last passcl clalning under and bv vir-
sc Of said dccls above mentioned, and
that whatever claim OF interest
1 tle sad defendant; aal unknown
! theirs aud the unknown claimants
ot said property have OF claim to
have is barred by the statute OF liniita-
tions and by the adverse possession of
The plaintiff and his srantors IS above
set out.
AID pravs that his title md estate be
established against the adverse claims
of the defendants and each OF them and
their unknown heirs md the said un-
known claimants Of said property, and
| chat said 'eicndaats and their unknown
| heirs and all unknown claimants OF said
property and all persons claiming by
/ through OF under them or any CT them
be barred aud forever estoppcd from
having or claiming any right or title adj
verse TO the plaintiff in and to said
promises or any part thereof and that
TIC title thereto be quoted in the plain
/ tiff and for all equitable relief; and that