Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-21
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

SSii NuiDl aHSoH, 1dHHd Luna, VI. II.
shannon, Claiborne Day, C. Day,
Claiborn Day, Claibourn Day, Ole
Anderson, Day & Shannon, Hance
Peterson, deceased, Karie Anderson,
Andrew o. Flaskerud, Erick o.
flaskerud, Knut o. Flaskerud, Car
RE o. Flaskerud, Gunhild Faldnes,
DINA Faldnes, and all the spouses,
helrs, deyisees, legatees, grantees,
mortgages, trustees and cestuis que
trust, of the foregoing; and all the
unknown owners or claimants of any
right, title or interest in or to the S.
"a OF S. w. Il of S. E.A of Section
10, S. w. Il of S. w. "a and Lot l
of S. e. Il of S. w. Il of Section IL,
\. w. Il of N. E. u and Lot l of N.
E. Il of n. E. Il and Lot of S. E.
"a OF n. E. Il of Section l 3 and COM
mencing at point on north line of S.
E "A of NE. Il of Section Is, 3. rs
chains Z. of y. w. corner-thence
west to n. w. corner of said 40 acres
thence south 1884 chains to Chi
Cago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul Rail-
way track-thence along said Rail-
way 2.66 chains-thence to point of
| beginning (said last described land
being also known as Lot 2 of the S.
E. Il of the n. E. a of said Section
49, and the n. E. Il of the n. w.
"a Of Section Is; all the foregoing
described lands being in Township
| 81 North, of Range West of the
Fifth Principal Meridian, in Winnie
shiek county, Iowa.
Defendants.
You are hereby notified that there
se,
Clerk of the District Court of Iowa
in and for Winneshiek County, Iowa,
the Petition in Equity of the Plain
tiff, Daniel J. Falness, in an action
in said Court in which you are made
defendants. Said petition states that
the plaintiff is the absolute owner
in fee simple of the foregoing de-
scribed real estate; that for a period
OF more than ten years last past,
plaintiff has, by himself and by those
under and through whom he claims
right and title thereto has, openly
VIGOROUSLY, continuously, and ad-
versely against all others, held pos
session of said premises, at all times
claiminga fee simple interest there
in; that plaintiff is credibly inform
ed and believes that the defendants
make some claim of a fee simple in
terest in said premises, but plaintiff
states that any rights which any of
the defendants may have once had
have been long since barred by the
statute OF limitations; that the rights
or claims of rights of the unknown
defendants in said premises are bas-
ed as this plaintiff believes, on some
nj orht re anroNino tn thnp, nv NJ,
through the specifically named de-
PENDANTS, but further plaintiff can
not state; that plaintiff is unable to
learn the names and residences of
the unknown defendants though he
has searched diligently therefor; that
defendant Jorgen Gulbranson gran
tee in certain deed dated Febru-
airy 23rd, 1856, filed for record in
the office of the Recorder of Winnie
shiek county, Iowa, on October 18th,
1855, recorded in Book "B" on page
307 thereof, and Gorgen Gulbrand-
son, grantor in a certain deed dated
February 5th, 1859, filed for record
in said Recorders Office, March 25th,
1859, recorded in Book Econ page
SIS thereof, are one and the same
person; that defendant Hanna Lund,
grantee in certain deed, dated Feb
ruary 9Th, 1859, filed for record in
said Recorders Office March 25th,
1859, recorded in Book "E" on page
els thereof and Hannah Lund gran
tor in a certain deed dated March
22nd, 1859, filed for record in said
| Recorders office, March 18th, 1859,
recorded in Book "E" on page sos,
are one and the same person; that
! defendant G. II. Shannon grantee in
certain deed dated September goth,
! 1859, filed for record in said Record
| ers office on September 2Sth, 1859,
recorded in Book "F' on page 1876
thereof, and Geo. H. Shannon, gran
tor in a certain deed dated August
9th, 1869, filed for record in said
Recorders office October Sth, 1869,
recorded in Book "T' on page 242
thereof, are one and the same per-
son; that defendants, Claiborne Day,
c. Day, Claiborn Day and Claibourn
Day are all one and the same per-
son, that the names have been in
advertently and by oversight and
mistake spelled and written differ
emily in various deeds and convey
ances describing the herein describ-
ed premise.
That defendant, Day & Shannon,
grantee in a certain deed dated De-
Cember 2Sth, 1859, filed for record
in said Recorders Office on April 16,
1860, recorded in Book F. on page
Acc thereof, are the same as Clai-
born Day and Geo. III. Shannon, gran
tors in a certain deed dated April
10th, 1860, filed for record April
18th, 1860 and recorded in Book ''F''
on page 466; that defendant Ole An
derson was grantee in a certain mort
gage, dated December End, 1898, fill
ed for record in said Recorders Of
flee, December 9Th, 1898, recorded
in Book 80 on page 32S thereof, and
that the said Ole Anderson was the
same identical person as Ole Ander-
i so1-Flaskerud who died January Gath
1899, and on whose estate letters OF
Administration were issued on Feb
ruary 9Th, 1899, by the Clerk of the
District Court of Iowa in and fol-
Winneshiek county, which estate is
indexed in said Clerks office in Book
G on page rs thereof; that the gran,
tors in certain Satisfaction of said
mortgage, which said Satisfaction i:
dated August 23rd, 1911, filed fol
record in said Recorders Office or
September 9th, 1911. recorded il