The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-10-31

! IN the DlSlflCt Court OIL the state
of Iowa, in and for Mahaska County
December term, 1912.
| r. NJ. Thompson Plaintiff, VS.:
The Unknown Claimants to the fol,
and lying in Mahaska county, Iowa.
to-wit: Commencing at the southwest
corner OF Section Twenty-three (23)
Township SeventyHive (75), Range
Seventeen Q7D west; thence north
thirty 800 rods; xhence east forty.
three (43) rods and four (4C feet;
thence in southeasterly direction
thirty-six 1867 rods and five (5) feet
to point in the South Section line
of said Section Twenty-three (23)
sixtyfOur t64) 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
fled that there is now on file in the
office of the Clerk of the District
Court of Mahaska County, Iowa, the
petition of r. NJ. Thompson, as plain
tiff, claiming and alleging that he is
1.-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 a part of this notice and
that ne and the persons by whom and
through whom he claims and has de-
rived his title to said real estate have
had undisputed, adverse and contin-
uous possession for more than TWEEN.
ity 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 Reyes
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
which was never recorded, and also
mortgage made by Benjamin F. Nor
ton and wife to Charles n. Mcdowell
and James w Cole, on the -Sth day
of October, 1851, and recorded the
same day in Mortgage Record &C"
page 712, which mas been paid but has
never been released. g..
That you and your addresses are un.
known TO him, and he is unable to
give a more particular description.
t That he IS now the owner of all Of
the right, tide 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
quoted and established in him.
Plaintiff pleads the statute of limita-
items and general equitable estoppal,
and for such other and further relief
lin 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. C. PATTERSON,
15w4. Atty for Plaintiff.