Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-03-09

To FRANCIS SWehla and
Swehla, his wife; Francis Swehla,
ST., ard - Swehla, his
wife; Ole Oleson Sherwin and
Sherwin, his wife; JOS
eph Stayskil and --- Stays
xii, his wife; Frank Schwekler
and Schwekler, his
wife; Francis Swehla, Jr. and
- Swehla, his wife; Nc
Gregor and Sioux City Railway
Company, Milwaukee and st. Paul
Railway Company, Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railway
Company; Swehla, wife
of Anton Swehla, Anne Swelha,
and Swelha, her hus-
band; J. j. Haug, August GERM
ger, and all guardians for or
trustees for, and all cestui que
trusts of any Of the herein de-
defendants, and all heirs, spouses,
grantees, deviseeS, transferees, by,
under or through the herein
named defendants, also all the un-
known owners or claimants of
any right, title, or interest in or
to the Northwest one fourth of
West Thirty acres of the North
East one fourth of the South East
one fourth, also West One hun
dred Forty rods of the North Ten
rods CT the South one half of the
South East one fourth. otherwise
described as "a strip commencing
twenty rods West of the North
East corner of the South East one
fourth of the South East one
fourth, thence South Ten rods
thence West One Hundred Forty
rods, to East line of the South
East one fourth of the South
West one fourth, thence North
Ten rods thence East One Hun
ming; all in Section Twenty eight,
Township Ninety-seven North,
Range Nine West of the Fifth
Principal Meridian, and contain
ing in all Seventy-eight acres.
DEFENDANTS.
You are hereby notified that on
or before the oath day of March,
1910, there will be on file in the
Office of the Clerk of the District
Court of Iowa, in and for Winnie
shiek County, the petition of the
plaintiff, Anna Swehla, claiming that
she is the owner in fee simple Of the
Ncrth West enc fourth OF the South
East one fourth and the West Thirty
acres of the North East one fourth
of the South East one fourth, and
of the West One Hundred Forty
rods of the North Ten rods OF the
South half of the South East one
fourth, otherwise described as "a
strip commencing twenty rods west
of the North East corner of the
South East one fourth of the South
East one fourth, thence South Ten
rods, thence West One Hundred
Forty rods to the East line of the
South East one fourth of the South
West one fourth, thence North Ten
rods, thence East One Hundred
Forty rods to place of beginning.
All of said lands being in Section
Twenty-eight, Township Ninety-sav-
en- North, Range Nine, West of the
Fifth Principal Meridian.
Said petition further states that
for a period of more than ten years
last past, plaintiff has, by herself,
and by those by, under and through
whom she held title to said real
estate openly, VIGOROUSLY, continu-
ously, and adversely against all the
defendants, and against the world,
held possession of said real estate,
at all times claiming fee simple
title therein; that plaintiff is un-
able to state the names and resi-
dences of the unknown defendants,
though she has searched diligently
therefor; that she is credibly in
formed, and believes that these de-
PENDANTS make some claim adverse
to the interests and estate of the
plaintiff in and to said property, but
that any rights that the defendants
may have once had have long
since been barred by the Statute OF
Limitations, or by transfers; that
she believes the defendants, except
defendants j. j. Haug and August
Geringer, make claim of fee simple
interest in said lands basing their
claims on grants, devises, transfers,
assignments, inheritances, rights as
spouses, derived by, under or
through the specifically named de-
PENDANTS. but more definitely this
plaintiff cannot state; that a certain
judgment by confession against
John l. Klimesh in favor of de-
PENDANT, j. j. Haug, dated December
goth, 1906, and recorded in Book
&C" on page 201, in the office OF
the Clerk of the District Court in
and for Winneshiek County, has
been fully paid and should be salts
fled of record; that a certain judg-
ment against Anton Swehla and
Mrs. Anton Swehla in favor of Aug
ust Geringer, dated August IL,
1909, and recorded on transcript
book &C." page 275, in the Office
of Clerk of the District Court in and
for Winneshiek County, Iowa, has
been fully paid. and should be can
celled and satisfied of record.
Said petition prays that said judg-
ments be ordered cancelled, and sa-
tisfied of record; that plaintiffs title
to said real estate be established
against the adverse claims of the de-
PENDANTS herein, that said defend
ants and all persons claiming by,
under, or through them be forever
barred and estopped from having
or claiming any right or title ad-
verse TO the plaintiff in and to said
land; that the title thereto be quiet
ed in the plaintiff; that any of the
defendants setting up a defense to
this action be adjudged to pay the
costs of thic procaadipp