Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-02

Defendants.
TO the above defendants:

To the above defendants:
You and each of you are hereby noti-
fled that there is now on file in the
of Iowa in and for Delaware County,
a petition in equity in which Plaintiff
claims that he is the absolute and IN.
tract of real estate described as tie
East one-half t,a) of the South three
f9nrth oi @ Of tse ni
tic t1.' East half (1h1 Of the West one-Lalf
% OF the South three fourths (A) Of
east ns H a'tcr (M9. and beagnnns at tie
northeast corner Of the Southwest auar-
ter ,(A) Of the Nortl;s;.st quarter I, 90
900 North. Range -Four "a West Of the
5th +. M running thence West Fifty
6 rods thsnse South 5 r Tdrty Ge
nss,nnnr. Al II section Ten 90 Tpwn.5
Cd West OF the 5th p. M.
That the plaintiff and his grantors
have been in the adverse possession ssso OF
said real estate above described for more
| than ten years last past as owners
thereof that such possession has been
| actual. open. notorious. continuous and
exclusive. under color ole of title and claim
hostile to the world.
Plaintiff states on information and be-
| lief and from examination of the records
the public records in Delaware County
which are relied upon by plaintiff in
| support of his title to said premises
or are making some claim to the prem
Uses adverse TO the plaintiff herein:
THAT the claim to an ha interest ,d IN the
| the defendant George w. Owen and
those unknown defendants claiming by.
or under th n a. aG
ty show that the said George w. owen
became the owner OF said property
government and his receipt from tile
e The Northwest quarter. az, q re
10. copy of said patent appearing Of
record in Book 2. page 40 and that no
where a d the oM OF sad
have decided or parted with the title to
said land, but plaintiff states the fact
a tn ut to to- his receipt of patent therefor
from the government. sold and conveyed
said land for a good and sufficient con- on,
conveyance being by deed executed in
regular form. which through oversight.
was not recorded and the same has been
veyance said I1noch Cummings took FOs-
session OF said land and possession
thereof has been held hy linn and Is
timc and that all interest, right and
tl,le of the said defendant In and 10
said land is now the property Of tile
| plaintiff.
real estate described herein made by
The ~dcfend:,nts Elias I'oust and Opha
Miller and those unknown defendants
claiming. by. through or under them or.
| itner II them are derived from the fact
that the said Elias Foust was named
. him a portion! OF s;,id property de-
scribed herein. which deed is is shown q, Of
fsrSpa Fact p shat Ii the said deenaani
| Opha Miller is named and described rs
an heir Of one John, Kahl, deceased;
c %h1 ad sezea "a aa
portion of the property described herein
sn"W by od the 1s ass sds eeSE zS a e
ana Book 3. page 5. showing list Of
neirs. in the Clerks office of said
county and that no dee, decd or conveyance S u,
elias Fouat or the said Oplla Miller up.
IN the records Of said county conveying
sai states the fact to be that ali
interest of the said Elias Fonst was COM
veyed by deed Of ELIAS Foust dated
record in Book 81. page 100. the said
grantor being one and the same person
IS tt" said ELIAS Eonst named as gran ,-
"A. page 3S2. and all interest Of the
said Opha Miller has been transferred
and conveyed by the certain, deed Of
record in Book 80, page 4s7. the said q
I
as the said Opha Miller, hier of John
! kah. deceased
That the mode of devolution of the
| interests or alleged interests and claims
Of the unknown defendants is as as
signs grantees. successors. successors
in interest Judgment creditors. mort
| Sagces.. surviving spouses. heirs. heirs
at-law, personal Representatives, de-
ySeCS. lcEatces or claimants against
the estates of one or more of the said
named defendants, or Of the unknown de-
PENDANTS.
That the names and residences of the
unknown defendants are unknown to the
plaintiff. that plaintiff has made dill
same.
That wherever in this notice or the.
petition of plaintiff on file. reference Is
made to a book and page and no full
to the deed records of Delaware Coun-
ty, Iowa.
rlaintiff therefore prays for. judgment
and decree of Court quicting and ,es-
,nd establishing the. title therein in
they plaintiff as full and complete fee
simple title against the adverse claims
Of the defendants and each Of them
said defendants nor any of them have
any right, title or interest therein of
any kind and that they and each OF
them and all unknown claimants and
der them or any of them. be forever
barred and eston"cd from having Or
claiming any right. title or interest in
said premises and for such other and
'eems just in the premises. and that
unless you appear thereto and defend
N or before the second day of the 'Oc-
'oher Term 1911, of said Court, which
Delaware County. Iowa on Monday. the
9Th day of October, 1911, Judgment and