Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-09-13
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
In the District Court Of Iowa. In an;
for Delaware County.
October Term. 1911.
Herman Westhoff.

The Unknown Claimants o. that trac
ter l-4). and the South West Quar-
ter u-4). OF the North East Quartz
u-D. Of Section Twenty g.; 81
Corner OF the. South East Quartz
u-4). Of Section Fifteen u5). an
running thence West on the sectio;
2 line Thirty One and One curt
e esL direction Thirty 1s0 rods 70 u,
center Of the road. thence followlil;
the center of the ROAD in south
easterly direction Twerty-seven AZ e..
Fourth 10 Id rods 10 place OF be
ginning, and strip OF land FIJI.
teen (i5l feet wide off from tn
North side OF the soH1n MeTt Q1 1at
ali in Township Ninety (9O. Norti
kange Three CD: West OF the Fritz
=. NJ. Walter Ellis. Mrs. Walter III
M r.; jehn Il Eiiis. $; a Ssoel ;os Kali +
Mabel. Thomas Giliixm,, elias Way
Ae,s Sioan G Gracs sG asnar c se5i
crime Jasper Tastovel. Mrs. Anna
Jasper Diers. Miss Lizzie Jasper
Mrs. Gerhard Heinrich Jasper. NJ. NJ
b Ellis tSi H. Elis: Joseph Grimes. AZ a.:
Nicholas Mickael. Joseph Gebhal c
joseph Michael P4etz. Joseph Mich
ael Putt. Peter Putt. Anna Puets
Herting and the Unknown surviving
spouses, heirs-at-law, devisees. legal
representatives.. grantees. mortgages.
assigns, judgment creditors. or claim.
PENDANTS above named Or any Of
them. -
Defendants.
70 the above named defendants:
You. and each OF you. are hereby mott.
led that there Is now on file In the
,ffice of the Clerk OF the District Court
" Iowa. In and for delaware County
That he is the absolute owner In fee
simple Of the following described rea,
state. to-Wit: The East Han 60 ,S o.
south West Quarter 90. OF ,he
rWenty-Tw t22). and Commencing at 4.
he serth East e e9rp sac IF the Sea Us.
md running thence West on the sec
ion line Thirty One and One Fourth
81 Lad rods. thence IN q Northeastetly
sa roa h tSence e o 1Hss the
# the road in a Southeasterly direc-
ion Twenty-seven (27 rods. THENCE e
south Ten and ne.Fourth 90 1t. i-D
Sds anS to P Pnes Of ue ees wae or n
he North side OF the, South West Quar- Quar-,
err u-D of Section Twenty-Five (2so.
III in Township Ninety 900. North
range Three CD. West OF the Fifth (.
That the plaintiff is credibly inform
ID and believes that the defendants
make some claims adverse to the inter
md that the said unknown claimants
md the defendants in this action. claim
ome right. title or interest therein us
lssignees. surviving spouSes. hers-at-
Of the parties named or de-
'cribed herein.
That the unknown defendants claim
NJ by. through or under Walter ans,,o Ellis IS;
:aid real estate described as follows:
Quarter u-D, OF Section Twenty: Tive
rlrs s s.; that sa! aid claims are .deriSsd
,btained title to said land from the
United States government by: patent
ificate Of original entry bearing date
May LIST. 1916 and recorded in Book l. in
he Recorders office Of Delaware Coun-
sounty. Iowa. do not. show that lie sv:
sr thereafter parted with the title there.
o. and the plaintiff alleges the fact tc
De that at date prior to May 2l. 1875,
said Walter Ellis died intestate leaving
10 widow or. children. and that his only
hetrS-at-law were the fo.-
owing named brothers and sister: All.
Die Ellis. w. c. Ellis and j. IT ELLIS.
nat no administration was ever grant,
20 on the estate OF the said Walter III.
~. deceased. but that immediately afte,
MS death his brothers and sister fore.
said. to- wit: Abbie Ellis. II. a. Ellis
and J. H. Ellis. entered into the nos.
session of said real estate and cIaimef
ownership thereof by inheritance from
their brother the said Walter Ellis
mat from the date on which the sniG
Walter Ellis received the title to sniC
premises from the United States gov.
he and his heirs and devisees
and all subsequent grantees includins
The plaintiff herein, have held the ooeI
and adverse possession of said premise.
down to the present time under a claim
Of right. and have been in the open anc
adverse possession of the same dun in;
all that time.
That VIM. c. Ellis the grantee in the
deed to the East Half G-2). of the
North East Quarter Q-4). Of said Sec.
ton Twenty-Five (22). which was re.
corded in Book "a. Page "a. In the of
flee of the Recorder of Delaware Coun-
ty. Iowa, and w. C. Ellis. one Of the
grantors in the deed to said real estate
which was recorded in Book q. Page
20, in the office of the Recorder o.
Delaware County, Iowa, was. one ant
the same person. and the said w, C