Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-06
Original Notice

= Nike Mertes, Piaintiff VS. vs. Hiram I II f. H.
Bowen and = Bowen S his wife, given
Bessie Walker, his wife, Noses F. Shinn,
Joseph e. Warnock, Oliver {, Logan, p
Gingery and Francis Everett, Samuel NJ
Ba " e + e Meek, Alexander Kincads,
mead and Edmund Hurlburt, John
Metsker, Edwin Langworthy, Charles
Wilkes MileS Ankene Y Miller Joseph
Ashton, James A Wood, Frederick Sum
rners, Andrew Preston, Richard c 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 UNI
known spouses, if any and all of the I'M
known claimants of the northwest quar-
ter of section twenty-five, towns hip seven
' ty-elght, range thlrty.tive, west of the 9Th
+. ~, Audubon county, Iowa, or any part
town of Dayton being part and parcel of
the said northwest quarter of the afore-
said section, township and range. De-
! PENDANTS.
4 TO the above named defendants: You,
and each of you. are hereby notified that
Clerk of the District Court OF Audubon
county, Iowa, the petition of Mike Mertes
he 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-fve, west of the 5th
+. NJ, Audubon county, Iowa, including
all of the town of Dayton, Iowa. said town
of Dayton being part and parcel of the
said northwest quarter as above des.
crbed; that on j une 81, 1855, the defendant
| Hiram III. III. Bowen made original entry
on the northwest quarter of the northwest
50, west of the 5th p. NJ, that said defend
ant, his unknown spouse and heirs. if any
make a claim to said land through and
under said entry; That on March g. 1856
the defendant, j w Benedict, obtained
title from Moses f Shinn, to the west hall
of the northwest quarter of Section %
and that on March is, 1857, the said defend
ant obtained title from Audubon county
to lot of block and lot 5 of block 81, towr
of Dayton, and that said defendant. his
unknown spouse and heirs, if any, claim
title to said land through and under saic
conyeyances; that on June u, 1865, the de
from Alfred Hebard and wife, to the
Quarter Of s Section as tow y ans
PENDANT, his. unknown spouse anc
heirs, if any, claim title to said land thru
and under said conveyance; that on Jan
uary %, 1879, the defendant, A Preston
obtained title by tax deed from Audubon
county to the northwest quarter of the
northwest quarter and the southeas
quarter of the northwest quarter of Sec
ton 20, aforesaid township and range, tina
the said defendant. his unknown spous
and heirs, if any, claim title to said land
; that on November q, 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 am
heirs if any, claim title to said land thr
and under said conveyance; that on Jun
II, 1856, the defendant, Joseph c. Warnocl
btained title from ] w Benedict and wifi
to lot of block r. lot of block q, lot G
block 30, lot 2of block rs, town of Dayton
that said defendant. his unknown spous
and heirs, If any: claim title to said Ian
through and under said conveyance: tina
: on November Is. 1856, the defendant, Olive
& Logan obtained title from Audubo
1 county, to lot of block IL, 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
4 under said conveyance: that on Septen
Der IS. 1886, the defendant, e p Smith, Of
tain ttie Of fT1 na B7ch mar o Mex "
town of Dayton, that said defendant. hi
: unknown .ns t spouse , and heirs, if any, clai!
to hat ahf aea ndsT
the defendant, ;. Lyman Frost, obtaine
title from Audubon county to lot of bloc
9, town of Dayton, that said defendan
his unknown spouse and heirs, if an
claim title to said land, thru and undo
said conveyance; that on February !
title from Audubon county, to lot
block and lot 3 of block II, town of Da,
ton, and that on April 6, 1857, the said d
PENDANT obtained title from Audubo
county. to lot s of block Is and lot 5
block o. town of Dayton, that the said d
fendant, his unknown spouse and heirs
any, claim title to said land, thru and III
der said conveyances; that on April
1856, the defendants, Edward Gingery an
Francis Everett, obtained title from Ricl
ard c Meek and wife to lot of block 81 Il
of block 25, lot 2 of block 81, lot Z of bloc
6. lot of block II, lot 2 of block 3, lot 4
block Is. lot of block q town of Dayto
that the said defendants. their wives an
heirs. if any, claim title to said land, TIN
and under said conveyance; that on Apr
9, 1856, the defendant, Samuel NJ Ballar
obtained title from Richard Meek ar
wife, to lot or block 6, lot of block IL, Il
of block 10, lot of block IL. lot of bloc
Il, lot of block 10, lot 3 of block 2, lot 4
block 10. lot of block q, lot 2 of block =.
lot of block 26, lot of block 25, lot 6
block 20, lot of block 81 lot 8 of block .
lot of block n, lot of block 10, and 1
of block 7, town of Dayton, that the sa
defendant, his unknown spouse aud hei
if any, claim title to said land thru al
under said conveyance; that on June
1856, the defendant, Alexander kincad
obtained title from Audubon county.
lot of block 30, town of Dayton, that sa
defendant, his unknown spouse and hei
if any, claim title to said land thru al
under said conveyance; that on July