Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-24
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
In the District Court OF Iowa, i'm and
for Winneshiek County, April
Term, A. ID. 1909.

Edwin Hover, as executor of the
estate of Gro Olson Bjelland,
deceased, Plaintiff, VS.. Gunder
Olsen Bullend, Gunder Olson Bel
land, Christen Christianson; and
all spouses, heirs, devisees, lega-
tees, grantees, assignees, and
transferees, of the foregoing
named defendants; and all
right, title, or interest in
or to the following described
real estate, to-wit: The West
one-half CIV. NJ of the North
West one-fourth IN. w. H)
and the South East one-fourth
IS. E. " of the North West
one-fourth On. w. NJ; all in
Section Nine ca, Township Nine
ty Nine 900 North, of Range
Seven CD west from the fifth
principal meridian, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, Defendants.
To Gunder Olsen Bullend, Gunder
Olson Belland, Christen Christian
son; and all spOuses, heirs, devisees,
legates, grantees, assignees, and
transferees of the foregoing named
defendants; and all the unknown
claimants Of any right, title, or in
terest in or to the following describ-
ed real estate, to-wit: The West
one-half CIV. W of the North West
one-fourth On. w. " and the South
East one-fourth Is. f. W of the
North West one-fourth IN. w. NJ:
all in Section Nine 90, Township
Ninety-nine (99) North, of Range
Seven CD west from the fifth prin-
cipal meridian, Winneshiek County,
Iowa.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED,
that on or before the First day of
April, A. ID. 1909, there will be on
file in the Office of the Clerk of the
District Court of Iowa, in and for
Winneshiek County, the petition of
the plaintiff, in which he states that
he is the executor of the estate of
Gro Olson Bjelland, deceased; that
said Gro Olson Bjelland was, at the
time OF her death, owner in fee
simple of the following described
real estate, to-wit: The West one
half CIV. " of the North West one
fourth On. w. " and the South
East one-fourth Is. E. W of the
North West one-fourth N. w. ",
all in Section Nine 90, Township
Ninety-nine (99) North, of Range
Seven CD west from the fifth prin-
cipal meridian, Winneshiek Coun-
ty, Iowa; that he is credibly inform
ed and verify believes that defend
ants make some claim adverse to
the estate of said decedent in said
real estate; that the claims of right
by defendants are based on some or
all of the following deeds, to-wit !:
deed executed by David G. Swartz
and Ellie, his wife, to Gunder Olsen
Bullend on March z, 1868, filed for
record on March 10, 1868, and re-
corded in the Office of Recorder of
Winneshiek County, Iowa, in Book
p. OF Deeds, on Page 406, or a deed
executed by David G.. Swartz and
Ellie Swartz to Gunder Olson
Belland on October 26, 1872, filed
for record November ~, 1872. and
recorded in the office of Recorder of
Wlnneshiek County, Iowa, in Book
or Deeds, on Page 289, or a deed
executed by John Iverson to Chris
ten Christianson on July 1, 1856.
filed for record July 1, 1856. and
recorded in the Office of Recorder
OF Winneshiek County, Iowa, in
Book C.. of Deeds, on Page 421.
that the plaintiff has searched dilig-
ently but has been unable to locate
the unknown defendants; that the
claims OF right, title or interest of
the unknown defendants are deriv-
or inheritances, by,under, or through
the specifically named defendants.
that any rights which defendants
may at any time have had in said
premises have long since been bar
red by the statute OF limitations.