Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-17
oriainaI Notice.

To W. G. Pittnan and Harriet Pitt
man. mis- wife; w. G. Pittman, VIM
G. Plttman. and William G. Pittman;
Geo. w. Mason; H. Frank Spencer
and H F. Spence and their unknown
heirs and the unknown claimants
whether minors sane or insane, or
other persons under disability of lot
No. three go in block No. one %
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
of Iowa, in and for Marshall county.
the petition of Anna Wstko claiming
of you the quieting OF the title to lot
No. three 80 in block No. one l) Fern
ier's 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 600 years last past. That
| the plaintiff and her grantors thru
i whom she claims title have been in
continuous, open, adverse and motor
/ ious 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. G.
Pittman, VIM. G. Pittman and William
G. Pittman are one and the same iden-
teal person, that H. Frank Spencer and
II. 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 (s50000) Dol
lars and which mortgage was fore
closed In ths district court of Marshall
county as shown by Docket p page IS
and judgment and decree rendered as
shown in said docket for s577.77 and
interest at 70 per cent from August 81,
1889, but execution was never issued
on said Judgment and the said real es-
tate never sold, nui evidently thru
some agreement or understanding be-
tween the parties at that time the ae-
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. Fl. 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 srantors dur
= ing all of said time and said taxes
: have no been repaid or any offer OF
:. repayment made. That the residence.
= and names of the unknown defendant.
are unknown to the plaintiff that sh'
has sought diligently to learn thei
names and residences, but has beef
unable to do so. That all of the aboy
named defendants were fully divestet
of their entire title and interest in sal,
premises.
For further particulars, see plaintiff
petition on file as aforesaid.
Now. unless you appear and max
defense thereto, at or before noon o
the I'd day of the next January teri
of said court, to be begun and held a
Marshalltown, Iowa. on the Sd day @
January, A. d. 1910. your default wi
be entered and a judgment and deere
rendered thereon as prayed for in sal
petition.
Dated this I'd day of December, A. /
1909.
Fl. c. LOUNSBERRY,
Plaintiffs Attorney
Order of Judge as to Original Notice
The above and foregoing origins
notice after inspection and examina
ton of the petition of the plaintiff
approved by me this 3rd day Of De
Icember A. D., 1909, and the same
ordered published in the Times Reput
; lican. newspaper of general circula
ton in Marshall county, Iowa, on<
each week for period Of four cor
secutiye weeks.
c. B. BRADSHAW.
Judge of the 18th judicial district !.
Iowa: ss