Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-08-31
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
In the District Court of Audubon
County, Iowa, October Term,
1911.

John w. Scott, Plaintiff
George w. Caldwell and
Julia A. Caldwell, his
wife,. James S. Smith,
Mrs. Mary l.. Everett,
William R. Woodward
and Phebe Woodward,
his wife, Cynthia A.
Woodward, Alias Cynthia
A. Munhall and T. Mum
hall, her husband, Char
les H. Johnson and Clar-
india j. Johnson, his wife.
The unknown heirs and
devisees and legal repre-
sentatives of Angelina j.
Mckay, deceased The
unknown heirs and dew
isees and legal repre-
sentatives of j. B. Stew
art, deceased. The un-
known heirs and devil
sees and legal repre-
sentatives of Horace Ev-
erett, deceased. The un-
known heirs and devil
seees and legal repre-
sentatives of John Cav
in, deceased. The I'M
known claimants of the
South East quarter of
the North East quarter,
and North half of South
East quarter and South
West quarter of South
East quarter of Section
Is, in Township IS North,
of range 35 West p. M.
in Audubon County, Iowa.
Defendants.
To each and all the foregoing named
defendants.
You are hereby notified that the
petition of the Plaintiff,
John w. Scott,
is now on file in the office of the
Clerk of the District Court of Audu-
bon County, Iowa, averring that he
is the absolute and unqualified owner
in fee simple of the South East quar-
ter of the North East quarter, and
the North half of the South East
quarter, and the South West quarter
of the South East quarter of Section
Is, in Township IS, North, of Range
So West P. M. in Audubon County,
Iowa, and that he owns, holds and
claims same by regular, consecu-
tive chain of title, direct from the
United States to himself. Can abb
stract of the title is set out at length
in petition.) And averring that he is
in actual possession of the whole OF
said premises, and that he and those
under whom he claims title, owner
ship and possession thereof have been
in the actual, visible, distinct, open,
notorious, exclusive, hostile, adverse,
continuous possession thereof, in
good faith, under claim of right, title,
ownership and color of title, as
against each and all of the defend
ants aforesaid for 40 years last past.
That Plaintiff is credibly Informed by
the public records of Audubon County,
Iowa, and from other sources, and
believes that the defendants afore-
said make some claim to said prem
Uses adverse to the claim, title, own
ership and possession OF Plaintiff
thereto. That the manner in which
said claims of the defendants, re-
spectively, arose or were derived, eX-
cept as stated in the petition, are I'M
known to Plaintiff, and that he is un-
able to state more fully how the same
arose or were derived by them. But
that said claims of defendants are I'M
founded, invalid. inequltable and I'M
lawful and of no validity, against the
title, ownership and possession of
Plaintiff and that said claims of
defendants are clouds upon the title
of Plaintiff to said premises, which he
seeks to have removed.
He AYERS that one George w. Cald-
we'll and wife conveyed TO one James
S. Smith by deed dated Dec. II, 1868,
the South East quarter Of the North
East quarter of said Section Is. That
by clerical error the name of said
grantor was written in said deed,
George w. Caldwell and G. M Cald-
we'll and G. M. Caldwell. That by
mutual oversight and mistake of the
grantors and grantee as to the con-
tents of said deed, it was delivered
by the grantors to the grantee, who
accepted same in ignorance of said
mistakes and misnomers. That the
correct name of the grantor was
George w. Caldwell, etc.
He AYERS that on or about Feb. 8,
1869, one Angelina ]. Mckay executed
toe j. B. Stewart a Power of Attor-
ney dated Feb. 8, 1863, to sell and
convey portion of the premises in
controversy. That said grantor
signed said instrument as A. J. Nc
Kay and that her full name was An
geline j. Mckay, etc.