The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-11-07
ORIGINAL NOTICE.


In the District Court of the State
of Iowa, in and for MahaSka County,
December term, 1912.
r. M. Thompson, Plaintiff, VS.:
The Unknown Claimants to the fol-
lowing described real estate situated
and lying in Mahaska county, iowa,
to-wit: Commencing at the southwest
corner of Section Twenty.three (23),
Township Seventy-five (75), Range
Seventeen 90 west; thence north
thirty 800 rods; thence east forty
three (43) rods and four (4) feet;
thence in southeaSterly direction
thirty-six 1861 rods and five 60 feet
to a point in the South Section line
of said Section Twenty-three (23)
Sixty-four (64) rods east of the south
west corner of said section Twenty.
three (23); thence west on the sec
ton line to the place of beginning,
containing ten Q0) acres, and Hor-
ace Reyes, and his unknown spouse,
and his unknown heirs, deviSees and
grantees, and Charles N. Mcdowell
and James w. Cole, and their un-
known heirs, devisees, assignees and
representatives, and unknown spouse,
and all persons claiming by, through
or under him or them, Defendants.
To each and all Of the parties and
unknown claimants named above in
the caption of this notice as defend
ants:
You and each of you are hereby mott
fed that there is now on file in the
office of the Clerk of the District
Court of Mahaska County, Iowa, the
petition of R. M. Thompson, as plain
tiff, claiming and alleging that he is
the absolute owner in fee simple of
all of the right, title and interest in
and to the real estate described above
in the caption herein, and said cap
ton is made part of this notice and
that lie and the persons by whom and
rived his title to said real estate have
had undisputed, adverse and contin-
uous possession for more than TWEEN
ty years last past; that you have
some claim, right, or title to said real
estate by reason of certain deed
made and executed by Horace Keyes
to HARRISON Bones, made and execut-
ed some time between the 4th day of
March, 1850, and the 18th day of May,
1850, and which has been lost and
a mortgage made by Benjamin F. Nor
ton and wife to Charles N. Mcdowell
and James W. Cole, on the 8th day
of October, 1851, and recorded the
same day in Mortgage Record &C."
page 712, which has been paid but has
never been released.
That you and your addresses are un-
known to him, and he Is unable to
give more particular description.
That he is now the owner of all of
the right, title and interest in and
to said real estate, and prays that he
be decreed to be the absolute owner
of said property, and that this decree
take the place of said deed, and that
the said mortgage be cancelled and
held for naught and that the title be
quieted and established In him.
Plaintiff pleads the statute of limita-
tons and general equitable estoppal,
and for such other and further relief
in equity as he may be entitled to.
And unless you appear hereto and
defend before noon of the second day
of the December term, A. d., 1912, OF
said court, which will commence on
the second day of December, 1912, de-
fault will be entered against you and
judgment and decree rendered there
on as prayed for in said petition.
For further particulars see petition.
J. G. PATTERSON,
15w4 Atty. for Plaintiff.