Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-04-10


Plaintiffs.
The Unknown Claimants OF the 1o hers-
/ sing described lands or any par.
y .of. viz: The South Half d-2). OF o, Inc
H Ho,t,x E Ews 4 tss r01@n9shp
& Seven So. North Range SIX %; ar MeS.
'%of the Firth a,, =; NJ. 1oseuh C. Jones,
t,}and the unknown spouses. heirs at-law
I, 5tievisers. legal representatives, gran.
t,tees. mortgages, asslsh s::,ains1 the
!! estates of the defendants above han'eu
tf Or referred to, or any OF them'
'{};SS Defendants.
"a THE ABOVE DEFENDANTS:
,.You, and each of you. are h esie y n1 Ihe
office of the Clerk Of the DISTRICT t,n Toui q
f.iowa, In and for Delaware count County, IRIS
petition in . equity are IN the @i absolute anu
ttract Of real estate descriee Hrth as EAST .nI
Ss,h hei So & }:ct S5 II SoSs@
R RSMge Six es5. west Of the Fifth o p
NJ. That plaintiffs and tne assassinn Of
,s.',,a been in the adverse posseSsion VI
s sppia real estate, above described LOT
more than ten years last past as has
ers thereof: that such . posse n@nIinuous
ana exclusive under color OF tue ,s a..a
aiaim of right and at all times adverse
ana hostile to the world.
Plaintiffs state o,. on nnsor hoIa or are
making some claim to the premises au
Verse TO the plainti1fs. e
f3irhat the claim to an interest IN say
real estate. made by s the ,n,t ue, de-
PENDANTS claiming by. through or o uh the
him, is derived from the fact that tn e
records Of said county snow ~ tha Sst ~ Of
In Book 5. rage 34s. OF the deco rec
ords OF said county. the said de . intart
est in or to portion Of said IoI real
estate. and nowhere upon the records
OF said county is there = :; SHOWN VIVA or re,
s Sire DE- by the grantee Of his inter
est in said properly Hereunder. The
plaintiffs state the fact to be' nov, now
ant had in and to said property. or IN,
der said bond, has been fully satisfied
and said bond has been cancelled and
Void by the statute Of limitations. and
that the said defendant and ne person
claiming by. through or under him, no"
terest in and to said property under
and by reason Of said bond. and that all
right, title and interest of said defend,
ant therexndsr is now VIZ me prGperty anu
That the claim to an interest in the
real estate described above. made by
the defendant. Catharine Douglas, and
those unknown defendants claiming by.
or under her. is derived from
the fact that the records Of said county
show that by certain deed dated 18th
of April 1885, and shown Of record In
Book E. Page 149. the said Catharine
Douglas was named as grantee and
portion Of the property above described
was attempted by said deed to be con-
y mr.
does there appear any deed or convey
ance from the said defendant: Paint
ifs state the fact to be that by a
certain deed dated end Of July, 1855.
shown OF record in Book E, Page 1855,
the said Catharine Douglas under the
name Of Catharine NJ. Douglas. conveyed
all her right. title and interest in and
to said property to the grantee there
in named. Joseph c: Jones. and further
In the deed recorded in Book E, Page
149, above referred to- had no right,
title or interest in and to said prop
erty, and that all interest which the
said Catharine Douglas had or could
Claim in and to said property Is now
the property of these plaintiffs.
That the claim to an interest in said
real estate above described made by the
defendant. Joseph C. Jones, and those
unknown defendants claiming by,
through or under him. is derived from
show, that by certain deed of date
md July. 1855, shown of record in Book
= Page 1855. portion Of said property
was attempted to be conveyed to the
said defendant, and nowhere upon the
records is there shown a doed or con-