Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-02

S!aft ssrsh e Clark Gt.rk c h"fy D.
HHll'' Ratsss H Harriet Jane Li.ibridg.
=: iorIsr Coonrod limerick. Alfre
Goats Ezra P. Goats. Mary a. Coat:
d ana the Yeuo unknown spouses. heir.
mortgages, assigns. judgment creditor
; Or eainlants against the estates G
me attendants above named or re
Defendants.
To the Above Defendants:
You: and each OF you. are hereby not
IIied that there Is now on file in tn
office OF the Clerk OF the District Court
OF iowa. An and for Delaware County
a 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 90. Of the Norti
West quarter l-4) and the North Eas
Quarter 1-D OF the South West Quar-
ter do. and the South Three Fourth
CD. Of che South West Quarter 90
OF the South West Quarter 90. ant
the North One Eighth Q-s).of the Soutl
West Quarter Q-D, OF the South Wcs
Quarter do. and the South East Quar-.
ter Oh. Of the North West Quarter
go of the South West Quarter I'D
|
the South West Quarter u-4). all in
Section Twenty Four (24). Township
Eighty Eight (SS) North Range Five,
| (o). West OF the Fifth p. III.
That the plaintiff and his grantors
have been In the adverse possession OF
said real estate, above described. 1of
more than ten years last past as owners
thereof; that such possession has been
actual. open. notorious. continuous and
10 and IT
OF right and at all times ADVERSE anu
noslne to the world.
rluintnf states on information and
ueiirl, luat urlelltnnts nOiu. Or al . MAJ
ing so,.le CLAIM TO The premises ADVERSE
~ The palntllf. l.,
ruul me clalm to an interest in SAID
real estu.e. made ny delehuants' 'oA.A
.,,u.v., Luther NJ. LAWS. W'l'o
-, W., e,enry l.. LAWS Charles y. LAWS
LAWS, re,er JuheNn, John VI
y. f. rur.er. tneDe AiiIt Noou' ~
=, ,.v,, lcacuel RI. Bates. cinma t..uAo
-,.r. Deilllu DAVIS. Fred DAVIS 81. 'nu1
,,,,v,,. Cuurl.s NJ. Davis. Frank a. Dus,s
". ". DAVIS. t.le amor y y1oIss Shaw.
S ,,,......u,, SHAW. Anurew ehaw. Li'i'e
,.n,sttorp Bertha Robson. Shera
sn:,W. I.vuert Shaw. Francis ioMen. 1 NV
.mns,. uUkl,own ueiendants claiming W ;
through VI under them. " eaA focI:
* derived from the ~.
.nen'' "a, - records OF salu county sAoM
mat by u certain deed dated - guy .E -
Janu...y, 1ooa. recorded III DUN Quar-
,.,re 3vs conveyed the South Eass 49, 800
.e.s or inc SCUM west Quarter, OF sac sac
section twenty -Four. The saio , "U.,
.sensom, g4antor. reserved 50 aua a.
-, ~. lana IN said deed conveyed q.
Vas ,N occ upsd by nnll pond. and , .nat to by
ned uuteu II Jay or March, 100. -
-. vInr4l ne same property as SHOWN u -,
cord IN pook -. tas tyanh trantors. ex.
' D..i and reserved SO much OF said Tor
~ as was covered by mill ponu. sev ee
.een auu ONE hall u! - .sI ;qth ~
.otem,uer. lyv., conveying the south ia.
(l-sj. OF the North Half Oh 1, i OF same ane
SCUM West Quarter Old. OF tue S ao,ith
last Quarter 40. OF the south West
quarter 10. OF said Section Twenty
ruur tz4), shown OF record ~ Soo .9ran ~,
,,age ,6I def endant Peter Jakeiin, gran,
tor excepted and reserved q MN ponu
site therein. stated to have been reseI
we'd in deeu FROM heirs Of Wiliiam DAVIS
W, conveying said property, last describ-
ed, shown OF record In Book ~. Rage =
John rorter. grantor. made the same eA
eeption aud reseryati o., 90 ~ asad shove
OF William Davis. In Book Book, n
Lather NJ. Davis and phebe 4: Wood, m
Book a. al Of the soS VIZ, oSarts raf
a. Of said Section Twenty-Four CD
was conveyed, and that by said deed .
teter !akelin; shGw .1 n said !, BOOK 800 Ndr
In Half N-s). ef the South West Quart
er u-4). or the South West Quarter
d-4). and all Of the South East Quart
erI-D. OF the South west Quarter Q-4),
of said Section Twenty Four (24). was
and that by said deed OF John
Porter grantor. shown OF record in said
Sas Conveyed CO.. s ana i that although ex
ception ana reservation was apparently
'lIl'!e OF some portion OF said property
TACT no ,.art ut said pond vas upon said
property. Or any Of 1t. and said except
ION ana re..-l vation In said several deeds
= to 4ss e1yef any Of
The sau;o werr written in said deeds not
L. Indicate any particular property
that was In fact covered or occupied by
said pond, but only to protect the gran
l"t.s in s:td decd in the event that any
portion ii sal pond was upon said prop
erty. the grantors not "rihE certain with
sail m'nd did thea. nr at any time. COW
81 ar occupy any I.Or'!cn of said land.
AM tina: al! Of said property in said
by said deeds without exception or reser
walton. and all the title and interest OF
he Elantfs' in the property described
to All he,arn. ,'.. property OF the @rant
pert: OF this plaintiff, and said grant
prs nor any ny, Of the defendants herein,
That the claim to and interest in
said real estate made by the defend
ants. Rachel +. Bates. Lydia c. Shaw
and ndw Mar. a, y paws. and s Tho, those 9n-
through or under them. are derived
from the fact. that they were named
as legatees in the will of William Dav-
Is, and We're to receive legaciss there
OF said estate was to
be be closed on the filing of receipts
Of said legatees. and no such receipts
IN the exact names of said legatees
are ftled. Plaintiff. states that all
viii have been paid to them: ut that they they
have recelpted therefor. that the re-.
ceipt in said estate matter. filed and
signed by Rachel II. Bates. was sign
ed by: and is the receipt OF the said
ed by NJ v. Davis. was in fact signed
by. and IS the receipt OF Martin V.
Davis. and that although no receipt is
shown ofkLydia c.. Shaw. she receiv-
for. and has no further right title. in
terest Or claim in said estate or the
property Of said William Davis: that
said estate Is closed and neither of
said DEFENDANTS have any claim. right
Davis
That the claim to and interest in
Jasper Clark, Cornelia Maxwell, George
I. Clark. Lucy b. v. Clark and Sarah
Clark, and the unknown claimants claim
ing by, through or under them.or either
OF them. are derived from tho fact that
John Clark was named as grantee in
n certain deed of date 26 November, 49,
~, converting the South West Quarter