Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
ORIGINAL Notes.

To w. g. Pittman and HARRIET Pitt
man, his wife: w. G. Pittman, Vim.
g. Pittman, and William G. Pittman;
Geo. w. Mason: n. Frank Spencer
and Il. r. Spence and their unknown
heirs and the unknown claimants
whether minors, sane or insane, or
other persons under disability Of lot
No. three (3) in block No. one "a
Ferner's addition to the town Of Mar
shall, Marshall county, Iowa:
You and each OF you are hereby not
flied that there Is now on file in the
office of the clerk Of the district court
of Iowa, in and for Marshall county,
the petition Of Anna Watko. claiming
OF you the quieting OF the title to lot
No. three (3) in block No. one a. Fern
ers addition to the town Of Marshall.
Marshall county, Iowa That she is
the owner Of said lot having received
the same by will Of her father, and
claims title by prior grantors for more
than twenty (20) years last past. That
the plaintiff and her grantors thru
whom she claims title have been In
continuous, open, adverse and motor
1ous possession for more than the per-
iod OF Limitation; that the defendants
and each of them have or claim to
have some right or title adverse to this
plaintiff in said real estate and that
certain clouds exist upon said title oc-
casioned by certain errors and mis-
takes or oversight; that the interest
OF the defendants whether known or
unknown is barred by the statute OF
limitations. That this plaintiff alleges
and believes the fact to be that w. q.
Pittman, VIM. G. Pittman and William
G. Pittman are one and the same iden-
teal person, that H. Frank Spencer and
H. F. Spencer are one and the same
Neutrality-suspicious.. That on March 13, 1888
one VIM. g. Pittman and wife, Harriet
Pittman, gave mortgage on the above
described real estate to Geo. w. Mason,
which mortgage also covered other real
estate for Five Hundred ($5O0.0O) Dol
lars and which mortgage was FORE
closed in the district court of Marshall
county as shown by Docket P., page 10
and judgment and decree rendered as
shown in said docket for $577.77 and
interest at 10 per cent from August ~,
1889, but execution was never issued
on said judgment and the said real es-
tate never sold, but evidently thru
some agreement or understanding be-
tween the parties at that time the ac-
ton to foreclose was abandoned and by
oversight the judgment was never sat
isfied of record and the said real estate
sold for taxes to one j. H. Augustine
thru whom this plaintiff receives
title. That the said Judgment is barred
by the statute of limitations; that the
taxes assessed against said land have
been paid by plaintiffs grantors dur
ing all of said time and said taxes
have not been repaid or any offer Of
repayment made. That the residences
and names of the unknown defendants
are unknown to the plaintiff; that she
has sought diligently to learn their
names and residences, but has been
unable to do so. That all of the above
named defendants were fully Invested
OF their entire title and interest in said
premises.
For further particulars. see PLAINTIFFS
petition on file as aforesaid.
Now. unless you appear and make
defense thereto. at or before noon Of
the I'd day of the next January term
Of said court, to be begun and held at
Marshalltown, Iowa, on the Sd day Of
January. "A. d. 1910, your default will
be entered and a judgment and decree
petition.
Dated this I'd day of December, A. D.
1909.
H. c. LOUNSBERRY,
Plaintiffs Attorney.