Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-20
ORIGINAL NOTICE,

anu III w lHHeSnleK county. Sep
TENDER Term, 1910.
George Allen, Plaintiff VS.. Amos w
Kramer, Lewis f. Holcomb. West
d Norris, Harry T. Shufelt, Chas
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 L,
Walch, their unknown heirs, de-
visees, legatees, grantees, legal
representatives, husband and wife
or each and all of said defendants
ana the unknown owners and
claimants of the following describ-
ed real estate, to-wit: lots ele-
ven I'D, twelve (12), thirteen
(l3D, fourteen 90, fifteen
| (1O, sixteen (16), seventeen
90. and eighteen 1S) of block
number ten 10) of Body, Iowa,
Defendants.
To each and all of the above named
attendants
You and each of you are hereby
notified that on or before the 9Th
day or 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 G3), fourteen G4),
fifteen (15), sixteen O6), seventeen
90, and eighteen (1S) of block
number ten G0) 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 coo 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 &C.
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 paid 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 certain power of at
torney was executed by Louisa
Wood is one and the Same person
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 il
one and the same person as the de-
| PENDANT John Walch.
That the defendant Mary T.
Walsh who once owned en- 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 oil
the unknown defendants In this &C.
ton is and are each and all un,
known to this plaintiff and he has
sought diligently to learn the same
And asking that S. E. Bricknel
or some other suitable person be
appointed to CANCEL the mortgages
! above referred to and that they be
held for naught, that plaintiff
title and estate in and to said lanG
may be established, and that the
defendants and each of them anC
all persons known and unknown
claiming by, through or under then
or any of them be barred and for
ever estopped from having or claim
ing to have any right, title or in
i SOACoI III anu " TIC Sdlu
adverse to this plaintiff. that a de
cree be entered herein quieting hi
title forever against the claims o
each and all of the defendants IL
this action known or unknown
that he have all such other ant
further relief as equity and goot
conscience may permit or requir
together with general equitable re
lief.
Now unless you appear theret
and defend on or before noon of tn
second day of the next term of tn
District Court in and for Winnie
shiek county, Iowa which will com
mence on Monday the 10th day o
September, 1910 default will be en-
tered against you and judgmen
and decree rendered thereon accord
ing to the prayer of the petition.
w. Nj. ALLEN.
Attorney for plaintiff
JUDGES ORDER.
J The foregoing notice having bee
examined is hereby approved an
ordered published in the Decora
Public Opinion. newspaper pull
lished in DEBORAH, Winneshie
county. Iowa once each week fo
four CAD successive weeks.
NJ HORSON