Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-13
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

u 4NolilS, marry L. SHuIelC, CndS.
Hartung, Ella l.. Rowland, Cath
crime Gilchrist, VIM. l. Gilchrist,
James Young, Louisa Wood, Lou
lisa Woods, Patrick Powers, P.
Powers, John Walsh, Mary T.
Walsh, John Walch, and Mary T.
Walch, their unknown heirs, de-
visees, legatees, grantees, legal
representatives, husband and wife
of each and all of said defendants
and the unknown owners and
claimants of the following describ-
ed real estate, to-wit: lots ele-
ven Cd, twelve (12), thirteen
G3, fourteen G4, fifteen
G5), sixteen G6), seventeen
90, and eighteen (1S) of block
number ten (10) of Body, Iowa,
Defendants.
To each and all of the above named
defendants
You and each of you are hereby
notified that on or before the 9Th
day of September, 1910 there will
be on file in the Office of the Clerk
of the District Court in and for
Winneshiek county, Iowa at his Of
flee in DEBORAH in said county and
state petition in equity of the
above named plaintiff in which he
alleges that he is the absolute and
unqualified owner in fee simple of
the following described real estate,
to-wit: lots eleven I'D, twelve
Q2), thirteen (13), fourteen C4,
fifteen G5), sixteen (16), seventeen
90, and eighteen 18) of block
number ten (10O of Body. Iowa
That through himself and his grant
ors and the former grantors through
whom he claims title and through
whom his chain of title runs he has
for more than ten (10) years last
past been in the open, notorious,
visible, continuous, adverse, peace
able, hostile, exclusive and unin-
terrupted possession of said pre-
misses under claim of right and
color of title.
That he is credibly Informed and
verify believes the fact to be that
the defendants known and unknown
make some claim to said premises
adverse to his interest therein.
That any claims which the defend
ants may have at any time had are
long since barred by the statute of
limitations. That the claims or inter-
est in and to said premises made by
the unknown defendants in this ac-
ton are based upon grants, inherit
ances, devises or assignments de-
rived from or through the specific
ally named defendants.
That certain mortgages in plain
tiff's petition fully set forth have
long since been full tdid off and
discharged by the same were never
cancelled of record.
That the defendant Louisa Wood
who once owned an interest in the
above described real estate is one
and the same person as Louisa
Woods.
: That the defendant Patrick Pow.
ers to whom a certain power of at
tOrney was executed by Louisa
Wood is one and the Same perso
as the defendant p. Powers by whom
said power of attorney was exer-
cised
That the defendant John Walsh
who once owned an interest in and
to the above described premises is
PENDANT John Walch.
ihdt thS uclelludHC mary L.
Walsh who once owned an interest
in and to the above described pre-
misses is one and the same person
as the defendant Mary T. Walch.
That the names and residences of
the unknown defendants In this &C
ton is and are each and all I'M
known to this plaintiff and he has
sought diligently to learn the same.
And asking that S. E. Brickner
or some other suitable person be
appointed to CANCEL the mortgages
above referred to and that they be
held for naught, that plaintiff S
title and estate in and to said land
may be established, and that the
defendants and each of them and
all persons known and unknown
claiming by, through or under them
or any of them be barred and for
ever estopped from having or claim
ing to have any right, title or in
terest in and to the said premises
adverse to this plaintiff, that de-
cree be entered herein quieting his
title forever against the claims of
each and all of the defendants in
this action known or unknown;
that he have all such other and
further relief as equity and good
conscience may permit or require
together with general equitable re-
lief.
Now unless you appear thereto
and defend on or before noon of the
second day of the next term of the
District Court in and for Winnie
shiek county, Iowa which will COM
mence on Monday the 18th day of
September, 1910 default will be en-
tered against you and a judgment
and decree rendered thereon accord
ing to the prayer of the petition.
w. M. ALLEN,
Attorney for plaintiff.
JUDGES ORDER.
The foregoing notice having been
examined is hereby approved and
ordered published in the DEBORAH
Public Opinion, newspaper pub
lished in DEBORAH, Winneshiek
county, Iowa once each week for
four CD successive weeks.
A. N. HOBSON,
Judge of the 18th Judi
cial District of Iowa.
Dated July 8, 1910. 28-4.