Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-09-06
ORIGINAL NOTICE,
In the District Court OF iowa. In and
for Delaware County.
October Term. 1911.
Herman WesthOtf

The Unknown Claimants o. that trac,
Hat u-2) OF the Nortl, East Quar-
ter d-D. and the South West Quar-
ter Gid. Of the North East Quarter
u-D. Of Section Twenty-Five 60:
Corner OF the South East Quartz.
l-4D OF Section Fifteen l5j. aid
running thence West On the Sect:",
line Ihirty,one ana one.rom;,tt
erly direction Thirty 800 rods TO the
center oil the road. thence following
the center, OF the road ma son ~,
rods, thence South Ten ana One
Fourth tlu 80 rods to place o. h.-
ginning and a strip OF land tii-
teen u5) 1eet wide OF from tue
ter d-lns of Section Twenty-Five CD
all In Township NiiMty t9o), No u
isanse Three 90. West OF the Fiiti
lis, Nm &c. laiiis. John Il. l:lns
Mrs John II. Ellis. $. A. Nobel. Ka.n-
urine Mabel. Mrs. A. Kip. John +,
4 Aa'sl s h"ama G Gl.lam soa ''as Ssii
Nebcl. Gerhard Heinrich Jasper. Cath
crime Jasper rastovel. Mrs. Anaa
JASPER Diers. Miss l.lzzie Jasfui,
Mrs Gerhisd Heinrich JASPER. NJ NJ
bic Ellis. Nlckolas A.lckaei. Mrs.
Nicholas Micknel. Joseph Gebhasc
Mrs. Joseuh Gebhare. Michael i'uez
Josenh Alicnael fustz. Joseoh AIishl-
aeI Putt. Peter Putt. Anna -Puet2
,licrting. Villa: Herring Katie Pteta
HertinS and the Unknown surviving
spouses. heirs at law. dcvisees. legal
representatives.. grantees. mortgagct $.
assigns, judgment creditors. or clai,n-
ants against the estates of the de-
PENDANTS above named or any OF
them.
Defendants.
To the above named defendants:
You and eaclf Of yo,. IRE hereby no:l-
lfficc OF tho Clerk Of the District Conr'
Of Iowa, in and for delaware ContItE
F.. petition in equity In which the PLAN
Il That lie is the absolute owner in Zee
5i;npie OF the following. ucseribed r. a
state. to-wit: Tie East Hair u-2) OF
che North East e.uartcr, I'D. az ana "a, ~.
&nth , Mest o SInaf.ef - of scc,.o
iwenty-Two CD. and c9mm a,t., s., a. a,
he South East corner Of the South t;itsl
quarter I'D. OF Section Fifteen t''1
and running thence West on The sec
ION line Thirty-One and One fouith
(3l Id rods. thence in a Northeast. tls
direction Thirty tS0) rods to the ceEie,
of the road. thence Following the center
ton rwentySeven (2D rods. the; &C
South Ten ana One Fourth 90 -
rods to place of beginning. and 81 IL
of lana tl1teen (ljl lcel WIucE Oh it'''
lie North side OF the South West Quar-
:er 90 of Section Twenty-Five %
ali IN Township Ninety 600. No tn
i:ange Three 60. West of the Fifth r
That the piaintiff is crediblv info n
I'd and believes that the defends It.
make some claims adverse to the hi r
est of the plaintiff In said real est"te
and the defendants in this action. cain
some right: title or interest therein rs
lssisnees. surviving sponses. heirs u
'aw devisees. ieGateea or legal re- re-
scribed herein.
I, That the unknown defendants ella N
ing by. THROUGH or under Walter Il is
said real estate described as folio Is
The East Half u-2) of the North ras
Quarter GU, r. CD Of Section TWENTY ' S
Three 90; that said claims are der,ys'
iioin the fact that said Waller Ellis
obtained title to said land from h,
United States government By pa;cn
ing as yet. been recorded ana said Ger,
tificate OF original entry bearing ,tat'
May 1st 1916 aud recorded in Book I, i,
the Recorders office of Delaware Cotin
ty. Iowa. and the records of Delaware
County. Iowa, do not show that he cv
Ell thereafter parted with the title there
to. and the plaintiff alleges the ract I.
said Walter Ellis died intestate leaNin.
no widow or children. and that his on,,
surviving heirs-at-law were the fna
lowing named brothers and sister: Ab
bic Ellis. w. G. Ellis and j. II. FL is
that no administration was ever grant
ed on the estate of the said Walter r.l
ms. deceased. but that immediately pite
his death his brothers and sister .foi.e
said, to-Wit: Abbie Ellis. w. c. mi
ana ). III. Ellis, entered into the. nos
session of said real estate and claiine,
ownership thereof by Inheritance IRON
their brother the said Walter Ills
that fiom the date on which the sal,
Walter Ellis received the title to %ai,
premises from the United States :,ov
ornment. he and his heirs and .tley. see
and all subsequent grantees fnclu lin
the plaintiff herein. have held the opel
and adverse possession OF said nreE.iS.
down to the present time under a cain
of right, and have been in the open an,
adverse possession OF the same du,.in'
all that time.
That VIM. C. Ellis the grantee in TIN
deed to the East Half G-2). of TIN
North East Quarter d-4j, OF said Sec
ton Twenty-Five t22). which was re
corded in Book "a. Page q. in the of
flee of the Recorder of Delaware Coun
ty Iowa. and W. c. Ellis. one of tn
grantors in the deed to said real estate
which was recorded in Book %. PaG
27O. in the office of the Recorder o
Delaware County. Iowa. was one an
the same person, and the said w. c