Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-03-11
Original Notice

In the District Court of Iowa, IN and for
Winnesheik County, April term A. ID. 1900.
To Hans Larson aud wife COR widow -
Crawford, wife of of George Crawford ON June
II. IS56;--CIawford, wife of John Craw-
ford on September 10. 1859; - Topper
wife of Seneca A. Topper on April IL. $751;
Crawford husband of Elizabeth A. Crawford
on September2l, lSS5:--Shannon wife of
George ii. shan on on April Is, 1870; Frank
lin A. Perdue and wife; kegin j. Perdue and
wife:-Aaker wife of Ole O. Aaker on
February IL, 1870; john T. Galby and wife:
Drengman Aaker; Ole Olson Aaker; Joseph.
inc Galby and husband; Letiie M. Gaiby and
husband: Rachel Peterson and husba nd; Eliz.
abeth A. Crawford: Hans Lanison and
wife; Galby & Aakers; and all spouses; heirs,
grantees, devises ano assignees of the above
named and all the unknown owners or
claimants OF any right, title or interest in or
TO the following descr bed real esta TO wit:
The West one half of the North east one
fourth, and the North one. half of the North.
west one fourth all in Section Six, Township
Ninety Seven Moth, of Range Nine west from
! The filth prnci pal meridian; and Lot Three Of
lthe Southwest one-fourlh OF the Southwest
! one fourth OF section Tbirty-one, Township
Ninet, eight North, of kauge Nine West from
the firth princi pal meridian. ana all in Winnie
shek county, and Safe of Iowa, defendants.
You and each of you are hereby notified
4 that there is now Oh file in the Office. of the
Clerk of the District Court of Iowa, In and Tor
Winneshiek county, the petition of Henry
Hove, Plaintiff. claiming that he * the abso-
lutte owner in fee simple of the following des-
cribed real estate to-wit the W est one hair OF
the North East one fourth, and the North half
OF the North West one fourth, all in Section
Six, Township Ninety Seven North of Range
Nine west fIon the NTH principal meridian:
and Lot Three of the South West one fourth
OF the South West one fourth OF Section Tnir-
ty One, Township Ninety Eisht North, OF
or Range Nine west from the fifth primer pal
meradIan, and ali IN WinneshleK County, and
state OF iowa. That by himself ana those by
under and through wnom he holds, he has,
fora period OF more than ten years last past,
openly VIGOROUSLY. continuously. and auvei-
sely against every one held possession of and
claimed title To saiu premises, basing his SAID
claim and POSSESSION of color OF title ana a
claim OF right That ne Is crediDly Informed
and verify believes that the defendants make
some claim adverse To his interest IN SAID
premises.
That any claims which defendants may
have at any time mad are long since barred
by the statute oflimilations. That the clainIs
of interest in or 10 SAID premises MADE by The
defendant unknown claimants are based on
grants, inheritances. devises or assignments
derived from or through the speclncalIy
named defendants.
That although he has made diligent search
he has been unable To learn the names OF SAID
unknown defendants. said petition furthei
prays that .plaintitf title ana estate ~ sald
real estate be established against the adverse
claims of the defendants and that SAID de1eil-
dants and all persons claiming by, under, OF
through them be barred and forever estopped
from ever having or claiming any right on title
adverse to the plaintiff in or 10 the sad prem,
Uses: that any cloud ON piaintih title 10 sald
land arising out of any claim of riShl' ute, Oh
interest i'm or 10 said premises 10y defendants,
be removed, and that the title 10 said real
estate be Quilted in the plaintiff; also that the
defendantlwho interposes defense 10 TINS ac
ton be adjudged to pay the cost of inns pro
ceedng.
And unless you appear and answer thereto
on or before noon of the second day OF the
next term OF said Court, to be held at Decorah,
i'm and for said county commencing on the
10th day OF April, A. D.. 1905, your default
will be entered and Judgment rendered az 1iIst
you in accordance with the prayer OF Said pc
tition G. :. BOlCE.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
The foregoing Original Notice is approved
and it is ordered that the same De- pubiisned
-four consecutive weeks in The Public Opinion
newspaper published weekly at DEBORAH,
Winneshiek county, Iowa, the last publication
to be not later than fifteen days before Aprii
20, 1908. J.. II. fEl>LoWS,
Judge District Court, 18th Judicial District
of Iowa. ia
Dated March ~ 1908.