Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-08-03
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

his wife; Gunder Olson and
1890. his wife; Niels
Olson Seim; Nils B. Nilsson and
..... his wife;
Seim (wife of Nels Olson Seim)
Nels Nelson and :. his
wife; William Dresselhaus and
Emma Dreselhaus his wife;
Nelson, widow of An
drew Nelson; and all unknown
heirs, devisees, legatees, and
transferees of the above named
defendants; and all of the un-
known owners or claimants of any
right, title or interest in or to the
following described real estate,
tO-wit: East one half of North
West one fourth, and Lot One Of
South West one fourth of the
North West one fourth. and Lot
Two of the North West one
fourth of the North West one
fourth-all in Section Twenty
One, Township Ninety-Nine (99),
of Range Seven CD west of fifth
principal meridian.
You are hereby notified that you
are made defendants in an action
in equity in the district court OF
Iowa, in and for Winneshiek coun-
ty in which action julius o. Filing
sons plaintiff; that the petition in
said action is now on file in the Of
flee of the Clerk of said court; that
said petition states, in substance,
as follows: That said p.aintiff is alb
solute owner in fee simple of East
half of North West quarter, and Lot
One of South West quarter of North
West quarter, and Lot Two Of
North West quarter of North West
quarter-all in Section Twenty-One,
Township Ninety-Nine (99) North,
of Range Seven CD west of fifth
principal meridian; that for a period
of more than ten years last past
said plaintiff has, by himself and
by those under and through whom
he claims right and title to said real
estate, openly, VIGOROUSLY, continu-
ously, and adversely against all 9TH
ers, held possession of said real es-
tate, and that said holding has been
under an open claim of absolute
ownership of a fee simple interest
therein; that said plaintiff does not
know the names and residences of
the unknown defendants, though he
has searched diligently to learn the
same; that the claims of right or
interest made by said unknown de-
PENDANTS are based on grants, de-
viSeS, inheritances, or rights as
spouses derived by, under or
through the specifically named de-
PENDANTS; that plaintiff is credibly
informed and believes that the de-
PENDANTS make some claim of right
or title to said real estate adverse
to the rights of the plaintiff there
in, but that any rights they may
have at any time had have been
long since barred by the statutes of
limitation. Said petition prays
that PLAINTIFFS title and estate in
said real estate be established
against the adverse claims of the
defendants, and that said defend
ants and all persons claiming by or
through them be barred and for
ever estopped from having or claim
ing any right or title adverse to the
plaintiff in and to said premises,
and that the title thereto be quiet
ed in the plaintiff, and that any de-
PENDANTS setting up defense to this
action be adjudged to pay the costs
of this proceeding. And that unless
you appear thereto and defend be-
fore noon of the second day of the
September term, 1910, of said court,
which will commence at the court
house, in the city of DEBORAH, in
said county and state, on the 10th
day OF September, 1910, default will
be entered against you and judg-
ment rendered thereon.
C. S. BOICE,
31-4. Attorney for plaintiff.