The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-02
original Notice.
State Of Iowa. Mahagka County. ).

Samuel X. McSpadden, deceased,
Thomas B. Morris and -- Morris, his
wife. Mary F. Kilburn, Lillian F. Xii.
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
land - Rubles, his wife, James w.
Playl and - Playl, his wife, Albert
G. Patrick and Patrick, his wife,
Samuel B. Varney and 49, yarney his
wife, the unknown claimants of lots
four and Ave 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, deyisees,
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. Likens, as plaintiff,
claiming that he Is the fee simple own
er of the above described real estate,
to-wit: Lots four and five in block
one and all of block two in the Town
of Agrieola, in Mahaska county, Iowa;
and that he and his grantors have,
for more than twenty years last past,
been in actual, continuous, notorious,
adverse and peaceable possession
thereof, under claim of right and col
or of title; that plaintiff derived title
to said premises as follows. to-wit: The
defendant Washington Fl. Santee made
entry thereof as appears from patent
recorded in book 81, page 542, of the
records of said county, and subse-
quently, by an un'ecorded 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
unrecorded deed, conveyed to William
Morrow lots one and eight in said
block two, who on March 90, 1859,
conveyed the same to Martin A. Oar
land, who on August %, 1864, con-
yeyed the same to George w. Oar
land; that on April 25, 1855,
said Santee conveyed to Samuel B.
varney lots two and seven in said
block two, who subsequently, by an
un-recorded deed, conveyed the same
to Willis Edwards; that said Santee
subsequently, by an mrecorded deed,
conveyed to Wells & Hover lots three
and six in said block two, who on
March 3, 1868, conveyed the same to
Samuel B. Phillips, who on october
%, 1868, conveyed the same to James
W. Paiyl, who subsequently, by an
mrecorded deed, conveyed the same to
Willis Edwards. That said Santee sub
sequently,by an unrecorded deed, con-
veyed to Isaac Allen lots four and five
in said block two, who on August l,
1856, conveyed the same to Albert g.
Patrick, who subsequently, by an I'M
recorded deed, conveyed the same to
Fielding White, who on May Is, 1883,
conveyed the same to John Morrow,
who on December 10, 1858, conveyed
the same to Jacob II. Rubles, who
subsequently, by an unrecorded deed,
conveyed the same to William ]. P.
Barnes, who on Nov. 80, 1868, con-
veyed the same to George w. Oar
land, and on Feb'y %, 1865, said
George w. Darland conveyed lots one,
four, five and eight, in said block
two, to Abner Charles, who on Sept
90, 1868, conveyed the same to SAM
uel X. McSpadden; who on Dec. Z,
1869, conveyed lots one and eight in
said block two, to j, A. Hawthorne,
who on July 8, 1870, conveyed the
same to Thomas B. Morris. who sub
seouently. by an unrecorded deed. con-
veyed the same to ]. H. Hutchinson,
who on April 8, 1881, conveyed the
same to Willis Edwards. That on
August IL, 1873, said Samuel X. Nc
5padden conveyed lot four in said
block two to T. P. Jacobs, who on
August 1, 1873, conveyed the same to
f. A. Kilburn, who subsequently, by
an unrecorded deed, conveyed. the
same to John Moode and w. +. Moode,
who on April 1S, 1876, conveyed the
same to Jacob G. Wymore, who on
May Z, 1878, conveyed the same to
Willis Edwards, and by mistake
wrote the name NV. A. Edwards.
That sometime subsequent to Septem-
Der 22, 1868, said Samuel K. McSpad-
len, by an unrecorded deed, convey
ID lot FIVE in said block two to Willis
Edwards. And that subsequent to the
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,
VINO conveyed the same to plaintiff.
That plaintiff is credibly informed and
believes that said defendants and UNI
known claimants make some claim
adverse to him in and to said prem
ises, 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 the
title by which plaintiff holds said
premises, as against all of said de-
PENDANTS, known and unknown, and
said unknown claimants of said prem
ises. And that said defendants and
.,,,,1,,nouvn claimants and the unknown