Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-05-02
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
In the District Court of Iowa, in and
for Audubon County

IOr AUDUBON JOuHty
May Term, A. d. 1912.
George Fiehtemier,
Plaintiff,
David Egerton or Edgerton and
- Egerton or Edgerton, his
wife, given name unknown, Ma
ris Austin, Marietta and
Marietta, his wife, given name
unknown. VIM. Washington,
Marietta and Marietta
his wife, given name unknown,
and all of the unknown heirs,
next of kin ,devisees, legatees, as
eignees and grantees OF each and
all of the above named defend
ants, and all persons claiming
by, through or under them, and
each and all of the unknown
claimants of lots one a., two
(2), seven ca and eight 90
OF block fourteen Q4, town Of
Extra, Iowa,
Defendants.
To each and all of the above named
defendants:
You and each of you, are hereby no.
titled that there is now on file in the
office of the clerk of the District
Court of the said Audubon county
Iowa, the petition of George Fieh-
Semier the plaintiff in the above enti-
tiled action, claiming and alleging that
he is the absolute and unqualified
owner in fee simple of lots one % two
(2), seven ca and eight (S) of block
fourteen Q4, town of Extra, Iowa;
that the plaintiff is informed and be-
lieves that you, the defendants David
Egerton or Edgerton and - Eyer
ton or Edgerton, his wife, their un
known heirs, next of kin, legatees,
ydevisees, assignees and grantees,
block IA, town Of Extra, Iowa, and
that said claim is based on con-
veyance made by one D. B. Reese,
also known as Daniel B. Reece, made
TO said David Egerton or Edgerton,
about the year 1857, said conveyance
covering lots and 16 of section 4,
township 70. range 35, part of said
sand being plated and subdivided by
the said David Egerton or Edgerton,
and part of same designated as lot
8, of blck IA, town of Extra, Iowa:
That about the year 1880, one J. A.
Marietta died seized and possessed of
said lots 1, 2, and 8 of block IA,
town of Extra. Iowa, leaving surviv-
ing him his widow, Hannah J. Mari
eta, and the following children, to-
wit: Alvin S. Marietta, Maris Austin
Marietta, Dorsey Joseph Marietta,
Nathan Jacob Marietta, Mary
Hannah Marietta, and VIM.
Washington Marietta, and that about
the year 1883 the said widow, Hannah
]. Marietta died, leaving surviving
her. as her sole and only heirs at law,
the children above named; that about
the year 1883 the above named Alvin
him as his sole and only heir at law,
the plaintiffs grantor. Walter K. Mar
delta; that about the year 1901, Marin
Sda Elsy Marietta, one of the above
named heirs, died, without having
married and without issue, leaving
surviving her as her sole and only
heirs at law. the said Maris Austin
Marietta, Dorsey Joseph Marietta,
Nathan Jacob Marietta, Mary Hannah
Marietta. VIM. Washington Marietta
4sand Walter X. Marietta:
That the plaintiff Is informed and
believes that you. the defendants
iMaris Austin Marietta and - Mari
eta, his wife. given name unknown,
VIM. Washington Marietta and -
Marietta.his wife, given name unknown
their unknown heirs, next of kin. de-
yisees, legatees. assignees and gran
tees, make some claim adverse to the
plaintiff to the said lots /, 2, and 8
block Ia. town of Extra. Town, as heirs
, at law OF the said J. A. Marietta. Han
I nah ]. Marietta, Alvin S. Marietta and
Merinda Elsy Marietta, all deceased;
that the defendant alleges that the
claims Of all of the defendants herein
are unfounded, and are not valid in
Law nor equity; that the defendant is
4 informed and believes that all of the
unknown claimants, if any, of said
lots /, 2. 7 and of block IA, town of
Extra, Iowa, base any claim they may
have, on the fact that no administra-
ton was had Of the estates of Hannah
j.. Marietta, Alvin S. Marietta and
Merinda Elsy Marietta, nor on the es-
! tate Of either one of them; that the
plaintiff is unable to learn whether the
defendantsDavid Edgerton ofEdgerton
and Egerton or Edgerton, his
wife Maris Austin Marietta and -
Marietta his wife, VIM. Washington
Marietta and = Marietta