Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-08-05
ORIGINAL NOTICE

J.
Iowa. Sept Term 1909
Harry r. Morrow, Plaintiff. vs.
Chambers Hester. George Dennis, Lau
ra Dennis. his wife. Rachel Denn.s.
present name unknown, the husband Of
said Rachel Dennis, Dora Dennis, the
husband of Dora Dennis, name un-
known, Isaac Dennis, the wife # Isaac
Dennis. first name unknown. Clarence
Dennis, wife of Clarence Dennis, first
name unknown. Charles Dennis, the
wife Of Charles Dennis. first name un-
known. Charles Martin, Ellen Martin,
his wife. Laura Cook and Tom Cook,
her husband, Goldie Fathschild, the
husband Charles Fathschild the UNI
known heirs of James William Hester
deceased, Mrs. Cora Hester, his widow,
Margaret Ann Stephens, William Ste
phens, Amanda Jane Harvey, the hus-
band of Amanda Jane Harnev, first
name unknown. William Alfred Hester
and Hester, his wife also the unknown
heirs of Susan Elizabeth Antibus and
to all other persons, who are in any
manner heirs of or who are in any
manner interested in the estate OF Ste
phen Hester and Sarah Ann Hester.
Harrison Barnes and Susan Barnes.
his wife, and 20 the unknown heirs of
said Harrison Barnes, and Susan Barnes
his wife. and all persons interested in
their estates. Ephraim Ellis, the
wife of Ephrain j. Ellis, the heirs of
SAID parties. their names are unknown,
James Callahan, Jr and all persons in
any manner interested in the real es-
tate hereinafter described, Defendants.
To each and all of the above named
Defendants. and to all persons describe
ed or referred to herein, 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 Harrison County,
Iowa, a petition by the Plaintiff, Harry
r. Morrow, claiming that he is the alb
solute and unqualified owner of all that
part lying South and East of the Sol
dier River, in Southwest quarter of
Southwest quarter, section %; Also
the Northwest quarter of the North
west quarter and Southwes. quarter of
Northwest quarter of section ~; Also
all Southeast quarter of Northeast
quarter. and all that part of Northeast
quarter of Northeast quarter of section
IS, beginning at Northeast corner of
said Northeast quarter of Northeast
quarter section IS, running West 26
rods thence Southwesterly to the
South side of said 40 acre tract at a
point 26 Rods East of the Southwest
corner of said forty acre tract, thence
east ON the line 81 rods to Southeast
corner Of said tract, thence North to
place of beginning.
That he acquired all of said land bv
purchase for full and valuable consid !.
GRAFTON, alleging that certain bond
for deed to portion thereof given by
Benjamin Sherman to Harrison Barnes
about August 30, 1867 and recorded in
Book X on page 547 was forfeited, re-
leased or relinquished by said Harrison
Barnes and the same should be cancel.
| ed of record.
| That certain tax deed issued Dec. 6
ls12 and recorded in book S page 594
conveying part of said land to James
Callahan ]r., has been barred and ex.
tinguished and asking that the same be
Cancelled of record also that the title
held by the Defendant Ephraim j
Ellis, under deed recorded in book G
at page 36, by which portion of sale
land was conveyed by William ]. Bonel
be likewise eStinguished; that certain
deeds, executed by Stephen Hester and
Sarah Ann Hester, found in book 40 on
page BOO and book 80 on page 467 ane
also deed executed by Solomon Hester
and wife, Margaret b. Hester to Isaiah
q. Ludwig, found in book 81, pa &c 60;
be reformed TO express the in tent Of
the parties making the same, and be
held to convey all the title to tho
| Northwest quarter of the Northwest
quarter of section u. township 10
range 10 and asking that all interest of
all OF said parties be cxtinguished anc
| forever barred
| Alleging that the unknown heirs and
the unknown grantees of the Dcfen-
dants named, and also of said Stephen
| Hester and Sarah Ann Hester and said
Harrison Barnes and Susan Barnes are
such persons as would be in any man
| ner, heirs of the estate of said parties
or i'll any manner interested therein
and that the other unknown Defen
dants are any and all such parties as
would be in any manner Interested in
any Of the Defendants named or in
their estates or in any manner interest
ed in any of the real estate above de
scribed alleging that the nam es OF such
persons cannot be learned, though dill
gently sought. nor can further descrip-
ton of such persons be given and ask
| ing that all such claims, if any, be ex-
tinguished and forever barred and
that Plaintiffs title to all of said land
be established and forever quieted and
for all such other relief as is Sc out il
said petit on.
And unless you appear and dcfene
before noon of the second day of the
next term of said District Court, com.