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

wife; Hannah Birdsell and hus-
band; Christian Anderson and
wife; Anna Christian Anderson
and husband; John Thompson
and wife; Melinda Simmons and
husband; Jason futile and wife !;
Joseph G. futile and wife: AM
mon Nesheim and wife; Julina
A. Skinner and husband; McCor-
mick Harvesting Machine Com
pany; and all heirs, spouses, de-
visees, legatees, grantees, trus-
tees, estates, guardians, cestuique
trusts, transferees Of the above
named defendants, and all the un-
known owners or claimants of
any right, title or interest in or
to Lot Two CD of the S. E. "A
of the N. w. u, and East Half
of S. w. u. and Lots Two GU
and Three CD South West "A of
the N. E. u, and Lot l of N. w.
a of S. E. u, and S. w. a of
S. E. "a, Gall the foregoing being
in Section Eleven I'D, and Lots
One "a, Two ca ard Six CO.
and Five 60, N. W. n of N. E.
n Sec. Fourteen (14, and Lot
One Cd N. E. "a of N. w. u
Sec. Fourteen (14), GALL the fore
going being in Township Ninety
eight North, COS NJ, Range
Eight (S), West of the Fifth
Principal Meridian, in Winnie
shiek County, Iowa.
DEFENDANTS.
You are hereby notified that on
or before the 18th day of March,
1910, there will be On file in the
office of the Clerk Of the District
Court, in and for Winneshiek Coun-
ty, Iowa. a petition of the plaintiff
Nicolay Klingenberg, in which he
claims that he is the owner in fee
simple of the following described
real estate, to-wit: Lot Two, S. Z.
"a of N. w. u, and E. u of S. w.
u, and Lots Two and Thee of S. w.
"a of N. E. u, and Lot One of N.
w. Il of S. E. u, and S. w. "A
of S. e. u, (all the foregoing being
in Section Eleven) Lots One, Two,
Five and Six of N. w. "a of N. E.
Il in Section Fourteen; Lot One of
N. E. a of N. w. n of Section
Fourteen, all the foregoing being in
Township Ninety-eight North, Range
Eight, West of the Fifth Principal
Meridian in Winneshiek County,
Iowa.
Said petition further states that
for a period of more than ten years
last past, plaintiff has, by himself
and by those by, under and through
whom he holds and claims title to
said real estate. openly, VIGOROUSLY,
continuously, and adversely against
all the defendants and against the
world held possession of said real
estate, and at all times claiming a
fee simple interest therein.
Said petition further states that
plaintiff is unable to state the
names and residences of the UNI
known defendants, though he has
searched diligently therefor Said
petition further states that he is
credibly informed and believes that
the defendants make some claim adj
verse to the estate of the plaintfff
in said property. but plaintiff states
that if any rights in said real es-
tate defendants once had, said
rights have long since been barred
by the Statute of Limitations.
Said petition further states that
plaintiff believes the defendants
(unknown) make claim of fee
simple interest in said land, basing
their claims on grants, devises,
transfers, assignments, inheritances,
rights as spOuses, derived by, under
or through the specifically named
defendants but more definitely this
plaintiff cannot state. Said petition
further states that a certain mort
gage given by Elef Knudson and
Georgina Knudson his wife, to Hen
ry Paine, dated December 5th 1875,
filed for record in the Office of the
Recorder of Winneshiek County,
Iowa, December 14th, 1876, re-
corded in Book CO.,, page 54S, and
describing N. E. u of the S. w. u
of Section Eleven I'D, Township
Ninety-eight, North, Range Eight
West of the Fifth Principal Meri-
dian, remains unsatisfied of record
and plaintiff further states that the
debt secured by said mortgage has
been paid in full. but if perchance
there should be any of said debt re-
naming unpaid it has been long
since barred by the Statute of Limi-
tations, and this plaintiff asks that
an order be made satisfying and
cancelling said mortgage of record.
Said petition further states that
the debt secured by certain mort
gage given by Peter RCney and Mary
Rooney, his wife to George Phelps
dated March 5, 1864, filed for rec
ord in the office of the County Re-
corder of Winneshiek County, Iowa,
March 9Th, 1864, Recorded in Book
&C" on page 1913. has been paid in