Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-23

March Term. 1910.
Helen K. McElmeel. Eugene McElmeel.
John p. McElmeel Martin j. NOEL
meel. ltosanna L. Pierce and Gerald
i. McElmeel,
plaintiffs.
The Unknown Claimants of the West
Half CD of the South West quarter
Cd and the North East quarter tA)
ec ths sHH Wanty eEf Eight spaTss s 81
o. West Of the 9Th F. M. and Mrs.
lamss Gra Wilson Sex %Se
w, II. Austin. John Wilson. John Will
sop. Sr.. Mrs. John WILSON. sr.. Will
Eddy. defendants.
To said defendants:
You. and each of you, are hereby noti-
lied that there is now on file in the Of
dce of the clerk of the District Court of
iowa. In and for Delaware County. the
)etiuon in equity of the above named
plaintiffs. alleging among other things
that they are the absolute owners In
zeal estate. to-Wit; The Vest one-haif
IF the South West quarter and the
Sorth East quarter OF the South West
foMnshlp Of Eighty nTen'y ISL Slight No ss1
That attached to said petition marked
Exhibit IA. and made part thereof.
allegations of said petition show from
and through whom the plaintiffs claim
title to the above, described premises,
.ries on said abstract appear Of record
In the public records of said county.
That It is also alleged in said petition:
ham. Mrs. W. ii. Austin and Mrs JOIN
Wilson, Sr, nor any one of them. ever
had, or could have had. any interest in
said real estate or any part thereo
or some part thereof, on account of con
seyances. or some conveyance, made
prior to January list. 1855. in which they
neither said Mrs. James Graham. Mrs.
w. II. Austin nor Mrs. John Wilson. ST..
under them, have ever commenced any
action to recover dover or other in
terest In the above described real estate
said three last named defendants filed
any notice of dover or other claim
g said land or any part thereof. in the
Supplement Code of Iowa, and by rea-
son OF such failures said defendants. If
estate; or any part thereof. are forever
barred from enforcing same
That Alexander Wilson who became
ne o nS fpe Of so the North sti East
S Ssstlon R rs ToEM,n aa Eighty Esht
sr,c NJ co under and by virtue Of the Bis
ance No. 2. of said Exhibit .'A", was |
me same person, who as Alexander Will
son o, Sr; conveyed said 40 acres to
at No. 8. of said Exhibit "a"
That w, II. Austin husband of the
grantee g, .. shown at canysyanee No 6, of
United States government the North
West quarter lA) of the South West
quarter 4sia, 6Al Of section 2s. Township
5 West sls n the sS ft Mo1 r Range aDs Te
ed the patent therefor to issue Ell In the
name mar Of his wife. Rachel Austin. That
sad Rachel hei,,a Austin died intestate and
Of land to, anyone. and that after The
1H d Of said Rachel Austin. the said
W. Va ~ Austin conveyed said 40 acers Of
peyance NO. Z. of said Exhibit "A".
That John Wilson. the grantee in con- l.
Ihe icy nc . No; g. OF said Exhibit IA. was
sr. executed the conveyance shown n;
No. Q. Of said Exhibit "A" as grantor.
That the mortgage made to William
OF sad Exh hhDwn ~ %as pnIs
' "a shown at conveyance No 2sa. of
all. AID Exhibit "a. was intended as a
That the mortgage made to r. Tap
ing, as shown BY .conveyahce No. Is.
4 said Exhibit "a. was paid in full
nd that the release OF said mortgage.
hoWn at conveyance No. 90 of said Fx-
ibit "a. was Intended as valid ,
eGord release OF said mortgage.
oIhat the tax sale on October 3rd. s
he Southwest u OF Section IS. Town.
MP So, North Range 8, west Of the 9Th t
y and should be cancelled Of record
That the dQfandQpfa MrS Cuc 4,
am. Alexander Wilson. Alexander VIII 9