Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-04-05
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
Ellsworth j. Donaldson

AIilSWOTtn DE- DOudIUbOu
wife; Claldius Montey and - Montey, his
son, his wife; Joshua DeNoyel!es and =,
DeNoyelles, his wife; Peter G. Wagner and
Wagner: his wife; Henry Rush and =
smith MI; his VIE; John Rygg and 1wRyggF, e:
n s1s VIZ MsnkE kSsfa and EMss
Johnson i s his vile; i. 7. crittenden and
Crittenden, his wife; +. II. wentworth and
Wentworth, his wife; E. B. Lyons and
John hSosMi y or and her Meco Sf WIFE,
Warren Danforth and - Danforth, his
wife: and all cestui que trusts, uses, and
vies, Of the above named DEFENDANTS Ma. ana or
representatives of any OF the above defend
ants and all and each of the unknown own
ers or claimants and all and each of the
heirs, spouses, transferees, assignees grant
ees, devisees by through or under the here.
In named defendants and any and all
claimants of any right title or interest In
cept the west 8 feet of lot 10, in block II
Cresco, Iowa; the south Il Of lot | and the
west n of the south Of LOT 2 block u
Cresco, Iowa, and lots II, II and l3 In block
p Bergs Addition to Cresco, Iowa.
You are hereby notified that there Is on
Court of Howard County, Iowa, the petition
OF the above named plaintiff; Ellsworth ).
Donaldson: claiming that he Is credlbiy In.
claim adversely to this plaintiff in and to
the above described property or to some
part or parts thereof The plaintiff In his
and unqualified owner in fee simple Of all OF
the above described real estate. that for
more than ten years last past, plaintiff by
whom he secured title to said real estate
held said real estate openly, notoriously, alb
solutely and adversely against all the above
named deiendants ana agal nn tn a1, W t,ss
SO held with fee simple title absolutely there
in, that plaintiff has sought diligently to
ascertain the names and residences . OF eaGh
tiff AYERS that some or all OF the above de-
PENDANTS make claim of fee sim pie title TO
some or all of above real estate bottoming
said claim upon deeds, mortgages, transfers,
grants. inheritances, devisees,
rights as spouses derived by or through the
defendants specifically above named but
larry state: that W. W. Hungerford secured
an interest in W n lot 8 block II, Cresco;
Iowa recorded in "fsook c at page 2B6' and
est therein recorded in '.Book l at page ~"
to Sas STATE, :,s' that hat Nv. W" and "Wm. VI. Hun,
Ciaudius Montey secured an Interest in z
lot 9 block II Cresco, Iowa, being upon
record in Book b at page BIG and that
Gne1 in said property last described and
said last and later conveyance fails to state
that said "Montey" and Monty are one
and the same identical person. that "a, the iass
at page 4H,'' that the defendant Joseph
Thompson secured an Interest III last de.
scribed real estate, In this last transfer ana
later said Thorn psOn conveys same TO Joshua
DEN oyelles but said transfer falls to show
whether said Thomps was married or not
at the time thereof That said last convey.
ance is of record In "BOok d at page III" but
that following the last transfer there Is no
conveyance Of record to anyone from said
DeNoyelles. That defendant Peter g. Wag,
per conveys an interest in said "a OF lot
but does not state as to being single or
married at the time thereof the last convey.
ance being of record In "Book at page BIZ
who conveys an Interest therein with an
instrument acknowledged July ., 1876, and
same is of record in Book at page 42S' but
to whether said Rush was married or not at
the time of said conveyance. that this last
transfer is to Peter G. Wagner and in Book
z at page ls9' there is CONVEYANCE p 5ater
Wagner and wife hut the records fall to
show .'Peter G." and "Peter'' Wagner to be
one and the same identical person. That
James NJ. Smith conveys an interest IN said
real estate last described but falls to state as
to whether married or single at the time
thereof that the last and later transfer Is OF
and Henry Rygg secured an interest In the
real estate last described on record In Book
at page 159' and at later date John H..
a%n but the records fail 10 show said
John and Henry and John H." and Henry
H. to be respectively the same identicai
ing of record In "Book 36 at page lS4.' That
Francis Maxfield secured an interest in the
west n of lot y block II Cresco, Iowa, OF
date Frances Maxfield Conveys and interest
records re- ,s fsil to show that Francs and
person; that the last transfer is Of record in
:Book q at page 49," That Emory W.
johnson secured an interest In the south 4
OF .ors "a ana Ro oiocE o. nage s" and at a
later date there is a transfer from f. w:
johnson OF the last described real estate and
this last conveyance Is OF srec1rd f. n ep1
"Emory W." and .'E. W." johnson herein to
pc one and the same person That .Grittsn
a aea nna nave made eonSey
ances Of land last described OF reco ,rS IN IN
. aBSGR at paee at ah Ray ;hat
worth" and IL. 4. Crittenden and T.. II.
Wentworth" to be one and the same parties
and sole and only members OF the CO.
transactions conveyance ls made to Els.
worth J. Donaldson and at divers other
places in these property titles the names OF
Donaldson appear but this plaintiff AYERS
that they are ali one and the same person.
That T.. Il. Lyons secures an interest In Q "a
lot 10 block II Cresco, Iowa, Of record IN
"Book ID at page 243' but that the records
fail to show any transfer from said Lyons.
That John NJ. Mccoy secured an interest In
land last described and made matter OF
record in "Book f at page BY and that IN
"8ook j at page 1OS'' John Mccoy and wife
convey an Interest in said land last described
but the records fail to state that John M
person. That at "pagc l?2 Of Book v" War
rem Danforth secures an interest In the u
of lot 10 block II Cresco, Iowa, by a mortgage
and said mortgage Is satisfied by W. IAN
forth; but the records fail to show that Nv ar
rem" and "W." Danforth herein are one and
all ofthe records above cited are records o.
the Recorder of Howard County, Iowa, and
that decree Is demanded of the District
Court OF Howard County, Iowa, quieting and
removing any and all cloud and any and
all adverse interests OF anyone whomsoever
In and to any of all of the real estate 9 as a;
described in the caption hereof; that al OF
the rights which any or all of the defendants
may have had at any time adverse TO this
plaintiff have now, by VirtueiOf the law oil iowa
In such cases made and provided, and long
since become barred or have become o. no
validity by transfers and that this pialntiIi Is
the absolute owner In fee simple thereof: and
that unless you and each Of you appear mere
in and make defense thereto on or before
noon of the second day OF the next term OF
the above named Court which is to convene
on the 18th day Of May, 1910, default Will be
entered and Judgment and decree Will pc
petition. N. A. BLACKBURN.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
The foregoing Original Notice Is hereby
approved and ordered published once each
week for four consecutive weeks in the