Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-01-30
Original Notice

Original Notice
In the District Court of Iowa. in and for
AUDUBON county. FEBRUARY term 1905.
Bowen and - Bowen his wife, given
name unknown, J. w. Benedict, Carlos E.
Frost, 4; J.; Preston. Jay Walker and
Joseph G. Warnocls, Oliver c Logan, E d
Smith, j. Lyman Frost, L Frost, Edward
Singery and !, Francis Everett, Samuel NJ
ohn ID Redfern. Nielsen NJ Johnson, J b
mead and Edmund durlburt, John
Wilkes Miller, Ankeney Miller, Joseph z
Crosswalt, Richard n Lewis, Charles
Ashton. James A Wood, Frederick Sum
mers, Andrew J 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
known claimants of the northwest quar-
ter If section twenty-five, township seven
weight, range thirty five, west of the 9th
Z. NJ, audubon county, Iowa, or any part
thereof, or of any lot or tract of land in the
town OF Dayton being part aud parcel of
the SAID northwest quarter OF the afOre-
PENDANTS.
To the above named defendants: YOU
and each of you. are hereby notified that
there is now on file in the office of the
Clerk of the District Court of Audubon
| county, Iowa, the petition of Mike Mertes,
the plaintiff in the above entitled action,
alleging that he is the absolute owner in
| fee simple of the following described real
property towit: the noTthwest quarter of
eight. Range thirty-tive, west of the 5th
F., N.Y. Audubon county, Iowa, including
ali of the town of Dayton, Iowa. said town
| OF Dayton being part and parcel of the
said northwest quarter as above des-
cribed; that on June u, 1855, The defendant
Hiram a. Do Bowen made original entry
on the northwest quarter of the northwest
| quarter of Section q, Township IS, Range
| 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 26, 1856,
| the defendant, J W Benedict, obtained
title from Moses F Shinn, to the west half
of the northwest quarter of Section %,
township and range as above described
and that on March IS, 1857, the said defend.
ant obtained title from Audubon county,
! of Dayton, and that said defendant, his
unknown spouse and heirs, if any, claim
PENDANT. Carlos E. Frost, obtained title
from Alfred Hebard and wife, to the
Of seeon e. ns nGIhw sn
range as aforesaid, that the said de
PENDANT, his, unknown spouse and
heirs, if any, claim title to said land thru
uary 25, 1870, the defendant, A j Preston
obtained title by tax deed from Audubon
county to the northwest quarter of the
| northwest quarter and the southeast
quarter of the northwest quarter of Sec
| ton q, aforesaid township and range, TIL at
and heirs, if any, claim title to said land
through and under said conveyance
that on November u, 1855, the. defendant
Moses + Shinn, obtained title from Rich
ard c. Meek and wife, to lot 5 of block 6
and lot of block II, town of Dayton, that
said defendant, his unknown spouse and
heirs. if any, claim title to said land thru
and under said conveyance; that on June
OBJ ained title from " Behedict and s wife
to lot of block IL, lot of block 81 lot 2 OF
| block 30, lot 2 of block 26 town of Dayton
that said defendant his unknown spouse
and heirs, if any; claim title to said land
Oh Novemb Der IS, 1856, the defendant, Oliver
| & Logan obtained title from Audubon
county, to lot of block 49, and lots and
| of block u, town of Dayton, that said de
| PENDANT and unknown spouse and heirs
| if any, claim title to said land, thru and
| under said conveyance; that on Septeu
| tanned title from Richard Meek anG
| wife to lot of block q aud lot / of block 8
town OF Dayton, that said defendant. his
unknown spouse and heirs, if any, claim
title to said land thru and under SAID
conveyance; that on November %, 1865
the defendant, J Lyman Frost, obtained
2, town of Dayton, that said defendant
his unknown spouse and heirs, if any
CLAIM title TO SAID lana, thru and under
said conveyance; that on February ~
title from Audubon county, to lot o
block Band lot of block II, town of Day
ton, and that on April 6, 1857, the said de
PENDANT obtained title from Audubon
county. to lot 5 of block Is and lot 5 o.
block -, town of Dayton, that the said de
fendant. his unknown spouse and heirs il
any, claim title to said land, thru and un
der said conVeyances; that on April 8
1886, the defendants, Edward Gingery anG
Francis Everett, obtained title from Rich
ard Meek and wife to lot of block q, LOT
2 of block 25 lot of block 81, lot of block
6. lot of block IL, lot 2 of block 3, lot O.
block -, lot of block 2, town of Dayton
that the said defendants. their wives anG
heirs. if any, claim title to said land, thru
and under said conveyance; that on Apri
8. 1856, the defendant, Samuel NJ Ballard
obtained title from Richard c Meek an(
wife, to lot or block 6, lot of block IL. lo
of block 10, lot of block II, lot of blocl
Il, lot Sof block 10, lot of block 2, lot o
block IS, lot of block q, lot 2 of block q
lot of block rs, lot of block %, lot 6 o
| block 30, lot of block 81, lot of block 22
lot of block q, lot of block Is, and 10
of block I, town of Dayton that the sale
defendant, his unknown spouse aud heir:
if any, claim title to said land thru ant
under said conveyance; that on June e
! 1886, the defendant, Alexander kincade
obtained title from Audubon county, Il
lot of block 30, town of Dayton, that saie
if any. claim title to said land thru ant
under said conveyance; that on July q
1856, the defendant John ID. Redfern, OF
tanned title from Richard e Meek and wifi
| to lot of block 10, and lot / of block 2e
town of Dayton, that the said defendant