Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-25
March Term
no the Defendants above named:-

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-
of the following described real estate situated
In Cresco, Howard County, Iowa; to-wit:- {.
Commencing At the northwest , corner .. Of
the recorded plat thereof thence south along
the west side orsaid lot for q distance OF 100
feet to the alley, thence east along the north
in a line parallel with the west side of said lot
thence east parallel with north side of said
alley Is feet. thence north rs feet IN n 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 lapd is located as above described
on Section %, Township 50 north, Range II
Win That Pe Pet Il. 'ilsan made, executed and
delivered his warranty deed of said premises
November p, 1873, to John l.. Peck and
to show whether said Peter e. Wilson was
married or not at the time Of the execution
thereof and falls to show the signature Of
wife of said Peter l.. Wilson thereto If
married at said time.
That Joseph Slice made. executed and
delivered hiswarranty deed fsatd premises
October II, 1878. to Loinas ilros., but Said deed
of record falls to show whether said Joseph
Slice was married or not at the time of
transfer and fails to show signature ofwife Of
said Joseph Slice thereto If married Mt said
time, and also that said transfer of Joseph
Slice fails to show of record who Lomas
Bros. We're at said time.
!. That Thomas j. Tomas and wife Elizabeth,
and Henry Il. Tomas and wife ELLA T.. did on
the 18th day OF May, 1879 make, execute and
deliver to Marvin Tinker, their warranty
deed of said Lot 8, Block II, Cresco, Iowa.
aforesaid, but falls to show therein OF record
that they We're the firm OF Tomas Bros to
whom Joseph Slice decided said lot OIL the llth
day of October, 1873.
Plaintiffs ailege IN said petition that they
purchased the real estate herein sought to be
quleted in them from said Marvin Tinker
and wife on the Both day of July 1926.
That plaintiffs or their I'M mediate grantors
have been in nndisputed and absolute pos
more than 20 years.
The foregoing plaintiffs ask to be adjudged
to be the absolute owners ia fee simple ofthe
premises above described Id the caption here
Of. that their estate and title therein be for
ever uuieted and confirmed In them against
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
and for such other and further relief rs the
court may deem equitable in the premises.
And that unless you appear thereto and
of the next term of the District Court of
Howard County. Iowa, appointed to COM
mence on the 9th day of March. sl908 your
decree rendered against you in accordance
\. 4, BLACKBURN,
Attorney for Plaintiffs.
The foregoing notice approved and ordered
published for four consecutive weeks, once q
week, In the TwIce-a-Week Plain Dealer, Il
newspaper published Mt Cresco, Howard
County, Iowa.
T.. E. FELLOWS,
Judge of the 18th judicial District OF Iowa