Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-11-16

known claimants make some claim
to said real estate adverse to the es-
tate and title of the plaintiffs
That plaintiffs have been for more
than ten years last past in the act
tual continuous, visible, notorious
exclusive, hostile and adverse pos
session of said real estate under a
claim of right and color of title
thereto, which has been at all times
under a claim of absolute ownership
and adverse to the claim of any OF
the unknown defendants or unknown
claimants of said real estate. That
plaintiffs are unable to state definit-
ly what claim or interest said I'M
known claimants or unknown de-
PENDANTS have or claim to have in
said real estate, but that wherever
interest they may have or claim to
to have therein, or any part thereof,
plaintiffs aver that the same is claimed
adverse to the right, title and inter-
est of plaintiffs in and to said real
estate. That the said unknown
claimants and unknown defendants,
or part of them, base their claim to
title or interest in the real estate
above described either as grantee,
legatee, devisee, assignee, or heir at
law of the defendants hereinafter
named, or some of them, or through,
or as the surviving spouse, grantee,
legatee, devisee, assignee, heir at
law or legal representatives of one
or more of the said defendants. That
said Henry Jameson at one time
owned Lot 30 of said Section 16, hav-
ing acquired title by deed from Dav-
id Edgerton, and thereafter conveyed
all his title therein to c.. w. Deeds
and Artimecus Deeds, executing said
deed under the name OF w. III. jane
son. That thereafter said Artimecus
Deeds executed deed to said premises
unto j. s. Burns, under the name of
A. Deeds; that said ]. S. Burns and
wife on April Goth, 1878, conveyed
said premises unto the defendant,
John Rhoads, who executed deed
therefor October 22nd, 1880, unto
johnson Divelbiss, under the name of
John Rhodes; That said Johnson
Divelbiss on Feb. 22nd, 1881, conveyed
said premises unto G.. w. Chase, I'M
der the name of Johnson Divelbliss;
that the defendant, Nathaniel Ham
lin, acquired title to Lot 80 in said
Section 16 by patent, and on June
10th, 1867, conveyed same unto Mary
Fetish, Admin of the estate of William
b. Fetish; that said Mary Fetish on
May 18th, 1874, executed deed there
for unto Samuel Major under the
name of Mary NJ Fetch. That John
Frost obtained title TO said premises
by deed dated December 21st 1879,
from Samuel Major. and thereafter
conveyed all his interest therein I'M
to Christia Ann Chase. That the de-
PENDANT, Nathaniel Hamlin, received
deed to Lot 40 in said section 16 by
a deed from Washington Bartlett and
on March 21st, 1873, conveyed same
unto Josephine B. Lewis, under the
name of ~ Hamlin. That on Nov.
22nd, 1878, said premises were sold
under tax deed to Charles Van Cord
err plaintiffs grantor, and all the
interest of said Josephine B. Lewis
and husband was thereby Invested.
That j. w. Whitney received deed
therefor dated Feb. 22nd, 1881, from
Address Parker and on October 9Th,
1882, executed deed therefor under
the name of w. j. Whitney unto
George w. Chase. through whom
plaintiffs derive title. That William
Walker received Patent from the
Government dated January GOTH
1865 for a portion of said premises
and still claims title thereto. That
Hattie A. Strenahan received deed
for said premises January 9th, 1877
from Fred Bectold and wife, and
thereafter executed deed therefor un-
to Andrew Burns under the name Of
Hallay A. Strenahan. That Moses
F. Shinn acquired tile to portion o.
said real estate by Original Entr,
from the Government and on Marcel
Sth. 1856, convyed said premises un
to w. II. III. Bowen. who on Feb. IA
1857, executed deed therefor undel
the name OF VIM. H. II. Bowen ant
wife unto Norman Archer; that Isaa,
Jansen received deed to said real es
tate April End, 1866, from Job u
zn2S sees tz1lu Wife con
: veyeu said premises unto Mrs. Hat
tie A. Strenahan; that said Mrs. Hat
tie A. Strenahan executed deed TO
said premises, dated August It'll
1876 unto Andrew Burns, under tn
name of Hallay A Strenahan an
husband. That plaintiffs claim It'll
to said premises through the sal
Andrew Burns. That Samuel G. Hay
ward obtained Patent to Lot "A 1
said section 16 on Dec. 22nd. 1866, an
on July 18th, 1867, executed dee
therefor unto Levi Zaner under tn
name of s. G.. Hayward and wife
that said Levi Zaner and wife on jar
4th, 1868. executed deed therefor un
to Hannah Jameson, who thereafte
on Feb. 7th, 1876, executed a dee
for said premises to the defendan
Alice Dugon. That whatever title O
interest said Alice Dugon and hus
band has In said premises the sam
is junior and Inferior to plaintiffs L
tie therein. That Daniel Baily o
April 18th, 1865, received deed for tn
N.Y. Eh NWA NWA in said sectio
II and on February 10th, 1866. exc
cuted deed therefor to Levi Zane
under the name of Daniel Bailey. Ths
Alvin Herrick received deed for sal
premises on Nov. II, 1870, and on Ma
22nd, 1874, executed deed thereto
unto Emerson Z. Herrick, the wife {
said grantor failing to join in sal
deed. That Alice Huland on Jun
18th. 1888, received deed for sal
premises, and on August 18th, 1888
conveyed the same under the name {
Alice T.. Hulin and husband unit
George w. Chase, through whoi
plaintiffs derive title thereto. Tha
the defendant Leslie f. Herrick pull
chased said premises from Emerso
+. Herrick and wife on Sept. 19tl
1874, and on June 18th, 1876, under tn
name of Lesley E. Herrick conveye
the same unto Emmerson Z. Herricl
That said Emmerson L. Herrick o
March 18th, 1878, executed deed Their,
for unto Samuel Weaver, under tn
name of Emerson E. Herrick and wife
That said Samuel Weaver conveye