The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-11-16
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

In the District Court of Iowa. in and
for Crawford County, January term,
Patrick Fineran. Plaintiff.
Bast Alexander & Company, William H.
Bast. Mrs. w. H. Bast. Basil w. Alex
ander, Mrs. Basil W.. Alexander, r.
the s heirs e. Of e. '. Bast a ana
the unknown claimants of the West
half (WK) of the Southwest quar-.
ter (SWA) Of section thirty-five $3.50,
Range thirty-nine (39), West of the
Fifth (5th Principal Meridian, Craw-
ford County, Iowa. Defendants.
You and each Of you are hereby mott
Office of the Clerk of the District Cour,
in the State Of Iowa in and for Craw-
ford County, Iowa, petition in equity
ieging that he is the absolute and un-
qualified fee simple owner of the West
half CIV VI. of the Southwest quarter
(SW ~ of section thirty-five $3.50
ksRge thirty.niHs {ss5, Vest West Of o1 the
County, Iowa, and that under color of
title and claim of right he and his
notorious, undisturbed and continuous
adverse possession of said premises for
more than ten years last past; that a
patent to the above described land was
issued by the government of the United
States to one Alexander S. Robertson on
the LIST day of May, 1850, and through
him by various mesne conveyances. the
July, 1860, Conveyed EYED by ). G. RAMSEY
and wife to the partnership of Bast,
Alexander & Company, Of St. Louis,
Missouri, defendant herein, composed of
II. Bast. Basil W. Alexander, G. v.
Bast and r. G. Lansing; and that by
further mesne conveyances since said
date the property on the 23d day of
J. Barrett her husband, Earl Barrett,
joining, to the plaintiff herein, she be-
Ing in the possession of said property
and the owner thereof at the time Of
ship of Bast, Alexander & Company
has never made any conveyance to any.
one one, of said property, and 139 ,,, while two Of
and Basil ". Alexander. their wives
joining, have conveyed said property to
plaintiff and his grantors, G. v. Bast
and r. G.. Lansing, two of the partners
ance to no one; that the said G. v. Bast
has since the date of said conveyance
of said property PRO- to said partnership de-
parted 5dls liIe ana me names an eh RESI- reSi
and representatives of said G. v. Bast
are unknown to the plaintiff, although
ne has made diligent effort to ascertain
" Bast may have some claim or inter,
est, right or title to said property, the
plaintiff alleges in said petition that
such claim, interest, right or title. SO
made by said defendants are junior ane
inferior to the plaintiffs ownership and
title to the same. Cor particulars see
petition now on file in this case.)
Now unless you appear thereto and
defend before noon Of the End day Of
the next term of said Court, commenc-
ing at Denison, Iowa, on the 23d day OF
January, 1911, default will be entered
against you and judgment and decree
rendered as prayed in said petition
CONNER & LALLY,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Upon reading the foregoing petition
and inspecting the foregoing notice,
said notice is hereby approved and or
iered published for four consecutive
weeks in the Denison Review, a news
paper printed and published at Denison,
Crawford county, Iowa.
Dated this Sth day of October, 1910.
F. NJ POWERS,
One of the Judges of the 18th Ju-
45-4t dicial District of Iowa.