Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-12-25

John Hamnerand. Plaintiff.
West Quarter Q-4) Of the North East
Quarter 90 Of Section Three ~. ~
Township Eighty Nine {ss5, North Range a,Ee
a tract Of land described BY metes and
bounds as follows: Commencing at the
South West corner Of the North Hali
of said section Three (s). thence East
along the South line Of said south aai !
l-2) OF said North East Quarter Q.4)
said 1919 see' Sence rh Hestn 81 ~
rods. to the right-of-way OF the nj u,
cago Great Western Ry. Co.. thence IN
a Westerly direction along the SCUM nn ne
| Of the right of-way Of said Ry. co. 20
! the West line OF the said North Hail
d-4} Of said Section Three o.. thence
ander II. swiger, A. H. Swiger. Daniel
[ McCauly. DAM ]. McCauley. Lucius c.
Allen, L. C. Allin and Daniel Ferris. s.,
| Defendants.
To said Defendants:
You, and each Of you. are hereby noti-
fled that. there is now on fiie IN the Y OF,
flee Of the Clerk Of the District Court
Of Iowa; IN and 1 dor De "a re- aboye
named mar Se' plaintiff. alleging among other
things. that he is the absolute owner
in fee. subject only to moSssaxe n Ia1e
Greeley. Iowa. OF the following desc s:.i b.
ed real estate situated ,9: NJ IN sont e,a Wese
Quarter DIS Of the North East Quart:
er do Of Section Three 49,; In Town
ship Eiehty-nine go, North W. Range a1so
a tract Of land described by metes and and
bounds as follows: Commencing at me
South West corner Of the North HAN
Of said Section Three 49,: thence East
| along the South line Of said south 1aI,
Q-2) Of said North East Quarter ta;o
said 4da. sei ssnee r Hosth g
Great Western Ry. Co.. thenss In ,,n .
Westerly direction along ths S S r. i' to-
the West line Of the SAID NORTH n. HaM
g-2} Of the said North hre East tsenee
last described tract contains Eleven and
Three tenths I'll 800 acres of land
That said petition also contains the
| following allegattons: p
That on the 22nd day Of January. 1851
the defendant, Alexander n: STtse e os.
came the owneE 81 tie a.t Nersn %es oSs 1
do Of Section Three s.. rqwnsh 1tp
Eighty nine tss!: North Range rive 20
West Firth po H. and ssI.s sh to d s%
was duty recorded in the office Of the
| RECORDER OF Delaware County. Iowa. IN
| Book , e. Page 44s. And the PLAINTIFF
the the said slo Alexander II. sw1xer: and his
! wife. Margaret. conveyed said Fog ti
acres to Elih% 6: Harding on tie 1 tta
dss 81 A eenv cyan to said Eiihs
s Ssig Instead Rs Ae Of Alexander H. swis-
has x sns n ss deed
the Recorders office in Deisxare coun.
| ty. Iowa. and the A. H. swiger: VINO
deed recorded in said Recorders Office
| in Book e. at Page 452. was one and the
| same person.
That the defendant. Daniel l. McCe1ly
became the owner on August IT,. :, 1883 Ss.
scribed in the title hereof. which il To-
Gated in the North Hall u-2) OF the
North East Quarter Or Of n,. snid SEE &C.
ieges upon information and belief. that
| the defendant, Daniel L MtsCauly. sold
and conveyed the said real real e,; s to one one
! 1st. 1855. ana that his wire. Sarah:
joined him in safd conveyance to said
Samuel Moore. That the records OF
a paag deed t TO ssmue S9 Moore was signed
nSd on the plain s AYERS that the
in the initial letters may have Yecor been
The plaintiff further AYERS upon infor-
nation and belief that the grantee, Dan
Mecasi named me ; Is sra1ts sea IN ne sae
corder Of deeds Of Delaware County.
! Iowa. in Book I, at page sss, Of the re,
! cords Of said office. and the Danl !:
grantors In the deed recorded in said
Recorders office in Book 2. Page 1S3. OF
the records Of said Recorders Office
was one and the same person.
That. the defendant. Luc,ns G. Allen len.
d-4) Of the. North East Quarter CD
Of said Section Three 49,. on the 9th
day Of April, 1854. and that a patent
patent has been recorded in the office
I Of the Recorder Of deeds Of Delaware
County. Iowa. in Book 20. at page ~
flee. that said Iucius 6. Alien aad
Fanny, =. his wife, conveyed said For.
ty acres to A. F. Coon on the 9th a. Gay y
MSrSh s sS IN ueas
L 1I e. Alien. And the plaintiffs
further AYERS upon information ana pc,
was recorded In the Recorder,s o otn Do
Of Delaware County. Iowa. IN BOOK ~
at page 81: Of the records Of said Re.
| of the grantors in the deed to said A
F. Coon which is recorded In said Re
| corder'S office in Book 29, at rage oSS,
| Of the records of said Recorders Office
was one and the same person.
That as plaintiff is informed and be- e.
neyes the defendants: Alexander AIs;a1 Nh II
cauiy, penl j. Mccauiey Lucius G. Al
! len, .L.f. Allin and Daniel Ferris make
some claim adverse to him to said real
ty' described in: the title hereof or som
part thereof. but the plaintiff auese
: described in the title hereof. Is para
mount and superior to any claim or De
+ mand of the said defendants.
+ That the plaintiff claims title to- sal
. real, estate by mssne conveyances fron
t the said Alexander H. Swiger. DAME
i, those who have owned title to. sal
land, or any part thereof. by. throug
l or under conveyances from said parties
-: or any OF them. have claimed to DO II
to which. has descended through them.
That, the plaintiff has made. or caus
ed to- be made. diligent search and In
quiry to ascertain the names and place
. known claimants and the unknown de
. | PENDANTS in this action. II any there are
and that he Is unable to describe sal
unknown claimants and unknown defent
ants more fully Or definitely than
stated in this petition.
That as plaintiff is credibly informe
r and believes. said defendants or some {
n 4 them make some claims adverse to hi
: and that the said unknown claimant
and the defendants in this action. claiI
q ises described In the first paragraph
: this notice as assignees surviving spou!
4 es. heirs at-law. devtsees, legatees. {
!. legal representatives Of the partie
named or, described herein.
If interests and claims Of said unknow
claimants and defendants, would be