Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-18

Howard County.
r. j. Mead, C. R. Mead and c.
b. Mead, Plaintiffs,
Peter e. Wilson and Joseph
Slice and their unknown
heirs and to each and all of
the unknown claimants of
the tract ofland beginningl
at the northwest corner of
Lot 6, Block IL, 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]
parallelwith the west side
of said lot, thence east par
allel with north side OF said
alley Is feet, thence north Is
thewest side of said lot to
hestreet, 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 the absolute ownership in fee simple
In Cresco, Howard County. Iowa; to-wit:-
Commencing at the northwest corner of
the recorded plat thereof; thence south along
the west side OF said lot for distance of $50
feet to the alley, thence east along the north
side of said alley 10 feet, thence north rs feet
in line parallel with the west side ofsaid lot
thence east parallel with north side Of said
alley 10 feet. thence north rs feet in n line
parallel with the west side of said lot to the
street % feet to the place of beginning.
That said land is located as above described
on Section %, Township SO north, Range IL
That Peter e. Wilson made. executed and
delivered his warranty deed of said premises
November q, 1873, to John e. Peck and
to show whether said Peter E. Wilson was
married or not at the time of the execution
thereof and fails to show the signature of
wife of said Peter f.. Wilson thereto IL
married at said time.
That Joseph Slice made, executed and
delivered his warranty deed of said premises
October II, 1873 to Tomas Bros but said deed
|ofrecord fails to show whether said Joseph
Slice was married or not at the time OF
said Joseph Slice thereto If married at said
time, and also that said transfer of Joseph
Slice fails to show of record who Tomas
Bros. were at said time.
That Thomas J. Tomas and wife Elizabeth,
and Henry e. Tomas and wife ella t., did on
the 18th day of May, 1879, make, execute and
deed of said Lot g. Block II, Cresco, Iowa,
aforesaid, but fails to show therein of record
( that they We're the firm of Tomas Bros. to
whom Joseph Slice decided said lot on the 18th
day ofOctober, 1878.
Plaintiffs allege in said petition that they
purchased the real estate herein sought to be
quoted In them from said Marvin Tinker
and wife on the Both day of July 1880.
That plaintiffs or their i'm mediate grantors
have been in undisputed and absolute pos
session of said premises above described for
more than 20 years.
The foregoing plaintiffs ask to be adjudged
to be the absolute owners in fee simple ofthe
premises above described In the caption here
of, that their estate and title therein be for
ever quoted and confirmed in them against
the adverse claims of each and all OF the de-
fendants and against all persons claiming
by, through or under them and that ali
claims In any way adverse to the foregoing
plaintiffs be for ever barred and estopped
and for such other and further relief as the
court may deem equitable In the premises.
And that unless you appear thereto and
defend on or before noon of the second day
of the next term of the District Court Of
Howard County, Iowa, appointed to COM
mence on the 9th day of March, 1908, your
default will be entered and Judgment and
decree rendered against you in accordance
With the prayer ofsaid petition.
n. A. BLACKBURN.
Attorney for Plaintiffs
The foregoing notice approved and ordered
published for four consecutive weeks, once a
week, In the Twice.a-Week Plain Dealer a
newspaper published at Cresco, Howard
County, Iowa.
Dated, January, q, 1908.
l.. Il. FELLOWS,
Judge of the 18th judicial District Of Iowa