Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-01
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
I'm the District Court of Iowa in and
for Winneshiek County, Sep
TENDER Term, 1909.

Sarah A. Owens, plaintiff, VS.. John
Mckay, j. A. Packard, John A.
Packard Mercy Pease, wife of
Elom Pease, Mary Jane Moe, David
Jack .Jr., Kate Melting, Mary NJ
Miller. Sarah E. Melting. Eliza
beth j. Jack, Ellie Jack, minor,
Helen Jack, their unknown heirs,
devisees, legattees, grantees, legal
representatives, husband and wife
of each and all of said defendants
and the unknown owners and
claimants of the following describ-
ed real estate, to-wit: lot one Cd
of block three CD original Ossian
Iowa, Defendants.
To each and all of the above named
defendants:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that on or before the Sth
day of September, 1909, there will
be on file in the office of the Clerk
of the District Court in and for
Winneshiek county, Iowa, at his Of
fee in DEBORAH in said county and
state petition of the above named
plaintiff in which she alleges that
she is the absolute and unqualified
owner in fee simple of the following
described real estate, to-wit: lot one
Cd of block three CD original Os-
sian, Iowa.
That by herself and those through
and under whom she holds she has
for morethan ten (10) years last past
been in the open, notorious, exclu-
sive, peaceable, uninterrupted, Wis
IDLE and adverse possession of said
premises under claim of right and
color of title. That she is credibly
informed and verify believes that the
defendants known and unknown
make some claim to said premises
adverse to her interest therein.
That any claims that the defend
ants may at any time have had are
long since barred by the statute of
limitations. That the claims or in
terest in or to said premises made
by the unknown defendants are bas-
ed on grants, inheritances, devises
or assignments from or through the
specifically named defendants.
That the names of residences of
the unknown defendants in this &C
ton is and each and all unknown
to this plaintiff and she has made
diligent search to learn the same.
And asking that S. E. Brickner
or some other suitable person be
appointed to cancel the mortgage re-
ferred to and fully set forth in plain
tiff's petition and that the same be
held for naught, and that plain
tiff's title and estate in and to said
premises may be established against
the adverse claims of each and all
the defendants in this action known
| or unknown, and that said defend
| ants known or unknown and all per-
sons known or unknown claiming
by, through or under them or any
of them be now and forever barred
and estopped from having or claim
ing to have any right, title or in
terest in and to said premises adj
verse to this plaintiff and that a de-
cree be entered herein quieting her
title forever and that she have all
such other and further relief as equi-
ty and good conscience may permit
or require together with general
equitable relief.
Now, unless you appear thereto
and defend on or before noon of
the second day of the next term of
the District Court in and for Winnie
shiek county, Iowa, which will com-
mence on Monday the Goth day OF
September. 1909, default will be en-
tered against you and judgment
and decree rendered thereon accord
ing to the prayer of the petition.
w. M. ALLEN,
Attorney for Plaintiff
Judges Order.
The foregoing notice having been
examined is hereby approved ind it
is ordered published in the DEBORAH
Public Opinion a newspaper pub
lished in DEBORAH, Winneshiek coun-
ty. Iowa, once each week for four
(4) successive weeks.
A. ~ HOBSON,
Judge of the 18th Judicial Dis
trict of Iowa.
Dated August IA, 1909. 1874