Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-29
Original Notice of Amendment to
Petition.

To Ida Richards, z. T. Gardner.
William Y. Eager, Abe Richards,
Isaac ]. Todd, Lydia T. Arm
strong, Matilda Barnes, Henrietta
Mahaffy, Edwin j. Todd, George
E. Todd, Lizzie Salisbury, Fred G..
Todd, Evangeline M. Stone, JOS.
ephine M. Elliott, Frederick j
Todd, Phillip j. Todd, Stephen Nj.
Todd, Wendell c.. Todd, Willard
F. Todd and Helen d. Todd, de-
PENDANTS:
You are each hereby notified that
en- or before the 21st day of Janu-
airy, 1910, an amendment to the petit
ton of Orphanus A. Richards, plain
tiff, will be filed in the Office of the
clerk of the district court of Iowa,
in and for Winneshiek county, and
in the cause of Orphanus A. Rich
ards, plaintiff, VS.. Amanda Bauch-
man ct al, defendants, now pending
in said court.
BY said amendment plaintiff
naGes q. T. Gardner, William y.
Eager and Abe Richards parties de-
PENDANT to said cause.
Plaintiff alleges in said petition
that on to-wit: The 5th day of
September. 1909, one Harriet Todd
died testate, seized in fee of the
following described real estate, to-
wit: The northwest quarter of the
northwest quarter of section IA,
township 100 north, range 10 west
of the Fifth p. NJ, and lot of
the southwest quarter of the north
west quarter of section IA, township
100 north, range 10 west of the
Fifth P. NJ, and lot 1 of the north
east quarter of the northeast quarter
of section Is, township 100 North,
range 10 west of the Fifth p. M,
of the northeast quarter of section
Is, township 100 north, range 10
west of the Fifth P. NJ, and the
west one-half of the northeast quar-
ter of the northwest quarter of Sec
ton So, township 100 north, range
10 west of the Fifth P. M, and lot
8 of the southeast quarter of the
northwest quarter of section 35,
township 100 north, range 10 west
of the Fifth P. M, all in Winneshiek
county, Iowa.
Plaintiff alleges in the amended
petition that one George Todd, de-
ceased, had a brother by the name
of James Todd, who died prior to
the death of Harriet Todd, deceased,
and left surviving him as his chill
dren and heirs at law, defendants,
Isaac ]. Todd, Lydia T. Armstrong,
Matilda Barnes, Henrietta Mahaffy,
Edwin j. Todd, George f. Todd
Lizzie Salisbury, Fred G.. Todd and
Ida Richards, each of which are en-
titled to an undivided one one-hun-
dred-twentieth U-120) part of said
real estate.
That said James Todd, brother of
George Todd, deceased, had another
son by the name of John c. Todd
who died prior to the death of Har-
riet Todd, deceased, and who left as
his children and only heirs at law,
living at the time of the death of
Harriet Todd. deceased, defendants,
Evangeline M. Stone. Josephine M.
Elliott, Frederick J. Todd. Phillip j.
Todd, Stephen M. Todd. Wendell G.
Todd, Willard F. Todd and Helen
d. Todd, each of which are entitled
to an undivided one nine-hundred-
sixtieth (1-96O) part of said real
estate.
Plaintiff alleges the foregoing as
an amendment and correction to his
original petition filed in said cause,
and together with such amendment
and correction, demands judgment
as prayed in his original petition.
And that unless you appear there
to and defend on or before noon
of the second day of the January
term, A. ID. 1910, of said court,
which will commence on the 31st
day of January, A. d. 1910, at the
court house in DEBORAH, Iowa, de-
fault will be entered against you
and judgment and decree rendered
thereon.
r. w. CUTTING.
5O-4 Attorney for Plaintiff
NnTVCE IN pRORATE.