Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-21

plated ~ Blocks Nine to Thirty-two
% to 32) inclusive. in Boardman
Leaming's addition to Marietta, Mar.
shall County. Iowa. now vacated. All
the above being situated in Section
Thirteen (13). in Township Highty-four
(S4). North. Range Nineteen (1S). west
Of the Sth p. m, Narshall county, State
Of Iowa.
And that you ana each Of you. he b
cfedibly informed ana believes. make
some claim adverse to the estate Of
plaintiff in said premises, ana you and
each Of you have Transferred and con-
veyed any ana all interest that you may
at any time have had In said premises
by good and sufficient conveyances 1t
Q time when the grantor Of such con.
veyances was possessed of full power.
right and authority to make and exc
cute the same. or that you and each OF
you have at various times, altho OF
sound mind ana full age, and never
having been convicted of a crime. ne
collected ana refused TO pay the taxes
on said above described real estate or
some part thereof. although the said
taxes were duly levied and assessed.
and that said real estate. after duo
publication and advertisement. and at
the proper time. was lawfully sold In
public competition to tho highest bid.
der for cash to various persons. r..
spectively, which persons are the prior
srantors Of tho plaintiff; that after due
time and after the period of redemp-
ton had fully lapsed In each instance.
as required by Law. and after due notice
to said persons and heirs. and parties
in possession. the said purchasers. at
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being paid and no redemption in any
instance being made, applied to and
received from the County Treasurer OF
Marshall County. Iowa, regular tax
deeds. which were duly recorded. and
the said grantees named in each OF
such deeds entered into possession OF
said real estate at said various times
and under said various deeds. and that
they ana their successors and assigns
have continued In possession OF said
real estate since said time. and that
you and each Of you. at 3arious times.
as in said petition particularly desig-
mated, by good and sufficient convey
ance, at q time when the gfantor OF
such conveyance was possessed OF fuli
power, right and authority to make ana
execute the same. transferred ana con-
veyed any and all interest you or any
of you It such time had IN said prem
ises, or some part thereof. and assigned.
transferred. conveyed and released each
and every interest at any time held by
you or any Of you IN and to said
premises, or any part thereof at such
time, or fully satisfied. cancelled and
revoked any claim or lien held by you
or any Of you on said premises. OK any
part thereof: all az in said petition par
ticulaYly set forth. TO which you ana
each Of you are referred.
Plaintiff further alleges IN said petit
ton that there are persons whose
names and residences are unknown to
this plaintiff, although this plaintiff has
sought diligently to learn the same. who
claim an interest in said real estate
hereinbefors described. or some part
thereof. adverse to plaintiff a. the un-
known heirs at law. survivors, devtsees.
OF grantees respectively. OF the defend
ant above named. and that the UNI
known persons claiming an interest In
said, real estate. or some part
thereof, by Inheritance, grant. devise.
or. dover right. Through or from the
above named defendants. az to each OF
which unknown claimants and above
named defendants this plaintiff ayers
that any right. claim Of title or inter-
est upon the part Of each end All. OF
said defendants and unknown claim
ants, il barred by the statute OF limita-
lions; that the plaintiff and his prior
erantors in the chain Of title have been
in absolute. open. apparent. undts.
turbed, adverse and undisputed pos
session Of said premises under claim
Of right and color Of title. for more
than Ten (10) years last past, and that
the above named defendants. heirs.
devisees. assigns creditors. and tho
surviving spouse of any such defend.
ants or unknown claimants are wholly
| Invested OF any right or claim OF title
in and to the said premises, by reason
| Of the conveyances in said petition
particularly designated, or by reason OF
the statute Of limitations. which bars
any claim, right or lien In and to the
said premises or any part thereof. upon
the part Of any such defendants or un-
known claimants, and that this plaintiff
and his prior grantors have taken and
held possession Of said premises under
claim Of right and color Of title for
more than Ten (10) years last past. ana
have paid the taxes and assessments
on said premises without offer OF re-
payment OF the same by any person
claiming an interest In Sald lands; that
the plaintiff is unable to more definitely
state how. the interest of any such UNI
known person or persons has been de-
rived than is in said petition stated.
but plaintiff verify believes and AYERS
that all such persons have been divest-
ed Of any interest they may have had
in said premises by reason Of the con-
veyances executed az above stated. re.
leases and satisfactions Of any liens az
therein declared. and that each and all
OF the above named defendants and
unknown claimants are non-residents
Of the state Of Iowa, and plaintiff makes
no claim for personal judgment against
any of said defendants or unknown
claimants, and plaintiff prays in said
petition that his fee simple title in and
to the above described premises be
established and confirmed In plaintiff
against the adverse claims Of the de-
PENDANTS above named, and unknown
claimants. and that the said defend
ants and all unknown claimants ana
all persons claiming by. through Or
under any Of them be barred and for-
ever estopped from having or claiming
any right title or interest adverse to
this plaintiff in and TO the said prem-
ises. and that the title thereto pc
quieted and established in plaintiff. ana
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