Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-17
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
In the District Court of Iowa, in 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 Christensen; and
all spouses, heirs, devisees, lega-
tees, grantees, assignees, and
transferees, of the foregoing
named defendants; and all
the unknown claimants of any
right, title, or interest in
or to the following described
real estate, to-wit: The West
one-half CIV. W of the North
West one-fourth IN. w. W
and the South East one-fourth
IS. E. ~ of the North West
one-fourth On w. NJ; all in
Section Nine co, Township Nine
ty Nine 500 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. " of the North West
one-fourth IN. w. NJ and the South
East one-fourth Is. E. ~ of the
North West one-fourth IN. w. NJ:
all in Section Nine CO., 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. "a and the South
East one-fourth IS. Z. W of the
North West one-fourth n. w. "a
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:
a 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 4O6, or deed
executed by David G. Swartz and
Ellie Swartz to Gunder Olson
Belland on October &c, 1872, filed
for record November II, 1872, and
recorded in the Office of Recorder of
Winneshiek County, Iowa, in Book
l of Deeds, on Page 2S9, or deed
executed by John Iverson to Chris
ten Christianson on July /, 1856,
filed for record July 1, 1855, and
recorded in the Office OF Recorder
of Winneshiek County, Iowa, in
Book G.. of Deeds, on Page 421;
that the plaintiff has searched dilig-
emily 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:
that said Gro Olson Bjelland, for a
period of more than ten years i'm
mediately preceding her death,
held and occupied said real estate,
openly, VIGOROUSLY, continuously,
and adversely against all others
but herself, always claiming fee
simple interest in said land; that
said Gro Olson Bjelland based her
right to take and hold possession of
said land on deed executed to her
by her husband, Gunder Olson Bjel-
land on June Is, 1896, filed for rec
ord on March 5, 1899, and recorded
in the Office of Recorder of Winnie
shiek County, Iowa, in Book "A of
Deeds, on Page 400; that at all
times since the death of said de-
cedent this plaintiff has held said
/ real estate for her estate.
Said petition prays that the title
and estate of the estate of said Gro
Olson Bjelland, deceased, be estab-
lished against the adverse claims of
defendants, and that said defend
ants and all persons claiming by,
under, or through them be barred
and forever estoped from ever hav-
ing or claiming any right or title
adverse to said estate in and to
said premises, and that the title
thereto be quieted in said estate,
and that any of the defendants who
wrongfully interpOse a defense to
this action be adjudged to pay the
cost of this proceeding. And that
unless you appear thereto and de-
fend before noon of the second day
of April, 1909 term of said Court,
which will commence at the court
house in the city of DEBORAH, Win