Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-26
Defendants.
To the Above Defendants:

49, GU ~ OF any OF them,
Defendants.
To the Above Defendants:
You. and each OF you. are hereby not
ilied that there is now on file in tn
o!1lce OF the Clerk OF the District Court
or Iowa. In and for Delaware Count,
petition in equity In which plaintiff
claims that he Is the absolute and un
qualified owner in fee simple OF tina
tract of real estate described as tn
South East quarter G-4). OF the Mort
West quarter Q-4) and the North Eas
ter Q-4). and the South Three Fourth
(3-D. Of the South West Quarter DO
of the South West Quarter 90: an
the North One Eighth N-S).o the Sout
West Quarter u-4). OF the South Yves
Quarter u-4). and the South East Quar-
Q-D az u,e South West Quarter l-4)
and the South East Quarter l-4), o
the South West Quarter (1-4)., all IL
Section Twenty Four (2A). TOWNSHIP
eighty Eight (8S) North Range Five
90. West OF the Fifth p M.
That the plaintiff and his grantor:
have been in the adverse possession O
said real estate, above described. iol
more than ten years last past as owner:
thereof: that such possession, mas peer
actual, open. notorious. continuous ane
exclusive under color OF title and clalh
OF right and. at all times ADVERSE ane
nosIne to- the world.
Plaintiff states. on Information AM
pele.. mat defendants hoi0s or are 1IsA n.
ing some claim 10 tne PREMISES 80
20 the plaintiff. T., soid
.aai es,.re made by Defendants. Soht
Luther NJ. LAWS. w anaaAu
DAVIS. heLry ~ Davis, Cn afAe9 ; ..o,..
Anna ri. Layls, refer Jakenn' JUN
or. -, b. eorLer. fneoe ANN $780, ',,r.-
~ = 4. v, . ttarnel n. Bates, emma nSr
-, Is..r,na Dayis, Fred Davis. Arthnr ~
,,.vis. CHARLES NJ. DAVIS. frank A. C ~ :.
$500 laws. Eleanor @. RuneAls. SU a :.
shaw. Jonn h.. shaw. vioien i.I,is
onu. ...;l shaw. AhuEeS ~,
Armstrong. Bertha Robson. Sn sno
Snaw. l,UUert Shaw. Francis no ',,tn,. nv.
NOSE ul.Sno ,'n,e re1 1nsm. Or either q
through ,,,, % o. u derived from the fact.
.hnI the records OF saio -, doy Of
MAJ by certain deed oateu ~ - HI.
an a.. xy.;. Conveyed the South East oual !,
.er. OF the south west Guars se, 4 % iohn
section twenty Four. The SAID s wV.r..
season. ,,ns s'a IN Said DEED conveyed =.
vas occupied by mill pono; any 1vsa con.
iced ual.u Il Jay OF Marcn. 100, ~ re
jeylng the same property as snuwn M
. avis nanu Thebe a. Wood. grantors. ex.
% ~ al and RESERVED so much OF said iot'
" as was covered ny mill ponu. s1v e,.s
cen ami one halt ~ 1a,eS ietho Of
!. ovenper, 1909 conveying me Soue ~ the
! -. Of the North Half Cd; OF lHe
,outh West. Quarter "a. Or the south
Vest Quarter ~. ~ an tha t So,,th West
Iuarter u-4), Of said Section Twenty
: our It2A)., shown OF record IN BOOK -
'age ssl. defendant. Peter 9ak sci, nond
ita therein. stated to have been Tsser,
ed In deed from heirs OF William DAVIS
md that by deed dated ?th Octoper. ~
d. shown Of record In Book 49. Page 4
ohn Porter. grantor. made the same ex
:eption and reservation Plaintiff state'
he fact to be that by said q deco saoa aDoHe
luther n. Davis and Phebe A. Wood. N
Book "a, all OF the South East. Quart
II I-41. OF the South West Quarter ON
D. Of said Section IWsnty {. e dea 80 =,
;ster Jakslin. shown Ia said Book y
iii OF the south Half l-2) Of the Nor
h Half u-D q the South nth West n 9aa a. er
10, and ali Of the South East Quart
,r(l-a), OF the South west Quarter Q-4),
# said Section Twenty Four l24. was
conveyed anu tnat by sA!O OeeN " So1tn
'ortert grantor.; shown Of record in said
Book -. all OF said last described trac
vas conveyed. and that although sx-
.eption ana reservation was apparently
Is bei,,s Occupied by said mill pond. in
uct no part vi said pond vas upon said
property, or any. of 1t. aid said except
On and reservation In said several deeds
ware imperative to cover any OF the
property in. said deeds described; that
he same were written in said deeds not
g indicate any particular property
said poMa. ,buI only 10 protect the gran
or.s in said deed in the. event that any
,ort.nn ii sal pond was upon said prop
'rty. the graptOcs not }.,s'H certain with
sail pond did tlici.. ar et any time. COW
II nr o..cupv any Eor'!cn OF said. land;
ini tina: al! or said property In said
le'.ls ues.rifeI Mas ~ taGt, ,convey e..
yation. ana all the title land, interest OF
HE xraat.ax in the property described
IN SAID EAstsai ale.s w.s thereby passed
perts Of this plaintiff. and said grant
Drs nor any of the defendants... herein,
have any right. title or interest therein
said real estate made i,by the. defend
and Martin ". Davis. and those I'M
through o or nnder Them a are derived
from the. fact. that they We're named
as legatees in the, will Of William Dav-
is. and were to receive legaciss there
Of said estate was to
Of said legatees. and no such receipts
fed paint States St sa'a that al
monies due said defendants under said
will have been paid to them: that they
have receipted therefor. that the, re.
int tpnH sal a TOO ~,nkt n,, {I1A
signed by Rachel H. Bates. was sign
ed by. and Is the receipt OF the sale
Rachel r. Bates, that the receipt fiji:
ed &c! by a " Davis. was in fact signee
Davis. and that although no receipt /.
shown Of Lydia c. Shaw. she receiv.
ed the money her due. receipted there,
terest or Claim in said estate or tn III
property OF said William Davis; tina
said estate is closed and neither o
said defendants haye any claim, RICH
the ts a Of q sa s T Of estate W fxs,
Davis.
said real estate made BY defendant.
John Clark, olive Clark. Andrew Clark
Jasper Clark. Cornelia Maxwell. Georg
L; Clark. Lucy B. v. Clark and saral
ing by. through or under them.or eithe
of them. are derived from the. fact tina
John Clark was named as grantee ;. 4
a certain deed Of date 26 November. IS
As. conveying the South West Quartz
40. of the South West Quarter u-4)
of said Section Twenty Four t2D. show
of record in Book A. Page 1877. and n
conveyance Is shown of record wheret
said John Clark transferred or convey
ed his interest In the North One Eight
a-s):&o Of the South West Quarter q
said Section Twenty Four (24, Plaintiff
states the fact to be that said h.1 prop prop
Clark. and deed properly executed cor
yeyng said property to s one All, Alfred Goat
recorded, same has been lost: that a
property OF said John nuo Clark IN 49,, sal 81
PENDANTS has been fully. conveyed. an
became the property Of the said Attire
him by will to his son Ezra p. Coat
and was by Ezra F. Goats; conveyed :
record IL Book d. Page i7s. wherel