Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-29

The Unknown Claimants of East " of
Northeast X and North 4, Y OF South %
North, Range 6 West 9Th +. also
the North n. u Of the Northwest z
except strip 2 rods wide off from
" OF Northwest V of Section Z. Town
snip 80 North. Range West 9th z ~.
and Joseph Duchoiaws. Joseph Dmch-
ers, John Walters, and the unknown
heirs, devisees, spouses. legal repre-
sentatives. grantees, mortgages. as
claimants Of the above named defend
ants or any of them, and OF James
Barr. deceased Defendants
To the above defendants:
You and each Of you are hereby noti-
fled that there Is now .S on f,s u me o1rt
OF Iowa in and for Delaware County, the
petition Of Albert M. Cloud and sherman
Harris, claiming that they are the ab ba
simple title of the real estate above
described. in caption hereof. subject 70
certain mortgages OF record their tue
being derived through mesne ,conveyances
from the United States. as shown ny
| abstracts of title lied with said petit
tion. That plaintiffs and their imme.
ten years last past In the actual, con-
| tinuous, notorious. exclusive and adj
verse possession of said real estate. un.
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lthey are credibly informed and believe
4 the defendants herein make some ad-
verse claim thereto. but any interest of
their estate, ana has been fully trans
/ ferred, conveyed, cut off by adverse pro-
ceedings and cOnveyances. abandoned
lions That the names and places Of
residence of the unknown claimants are
unknown to plaintiffs. nor have they
/ been able to ascertain the same.
Il THAT lfhf fpfaraSt nf said unknown de-
4 PENDANTS and the mode of devolution of
their title is as administrators. execu-
sees, heirs az law. grantees mortgaS
gees. assignees, judgment creditors. leg
al representatives and claimants OF some
Of the named defendants or of James
Barr. deceased, or OF their heirs. legal
Representatives and assigns, by reason
lof Irregularities In conveyances OR
other defects as shown IL abstract,
particularly as set forth In said petit
ton and hereinafter referred tot
The interest of the defendants JOS
eph Duchoslaw. and those claiming UNI
der them. arises by reason of the fact
that Patent was issued to Joseph Ouch;
". r. q s Or II. " 4 = Sec e. Twp. 40 %
ter Of date May g, ISIS, conveyance
law. as shown ~ deed recorded in Book
f. page 267. records of Delaware Coun-
4 ty, Iowa, and there remains unsatis.
led 95 rseoEa 0rsags Of date Ma}
4 IN Book A. page 1876, Of said records
Plaintiffs aliege said Joseph pucho
Duchoslaw, was one and the same per.
son. that said mortgage has long since
been fully paid and should be. satisfied
Waters and John Walters and those
claiming under them, arises by reason
q the records OF said county Showing
Waters received deed of E. " OF N. e
II u Sec. 2. twp 80 N. II. 9. West 9Th p.
M. recorded in Book 9, page 40. and Of
date June 26. 1866, John Walters and
I wife executed deed thereof. recorded in
Book IL. page 1877 Plaintiffs allege sait
John Waters and John Walters was one
and same person.
I. The interest of any defendants claim
/ les by reason: Of the fact that the rec
ords of said County, show that sait
amas T. Barr Of vas e The OF Sec q W
. So !. n. K & West 5th +. NJ. BY; deed il
Book e. page 267. above referred to. ant
thereafter decided a strip two; rods y
Was owner Of p II OF N. b 4 Of Sec
=, Twp. SO. N. n. o West 9Th p. M. b,
deed recorded in Book 10. page 1877
d aad 10 ne the nd
. in claimed by plaintiffs. Plaintiffs al
n lege that said James Barr die!
J on or about March 81. 1905
intestate, leaving as his sole heir at law
his son Henry j. Barr. who thereafte
decided to these plaintiffs the land here
Wherefore plaintiffs pray for deere
that their title in and to the:real es
tate as described in caption hereof. b.
established copfirmed and quieted 4
them as preseriptive right and It'll
and as full title in, fee simple: tina
!, the clouds on their title as hereinbefor'
referred to be, removed. and that TIN
, defendants and each of them. the un
known claimants to any of said realty
and all persons claiming by, through Q
, under them. be forever barred ant
estopped from asserting or. maintaining
any title or interest in said realty ad
verse to plaintiffs. and for such otie
, And that unless you appear theret
and defend on or before noon of tn
! second day of the May term. 1911, o
, said Court. which will commence an
be held at Manchester In said County
on Monday, the LIST dav of May, A, d
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