Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-08-07
Original Notice

In lfle DlSLfleU .COurl OF Harrison
County, Iowa. September Term 1913.
NJ. 5. Meats, Plaintiff. vs. Joseph
Walton, Mary Walton. his wife. JOS
eph Walton. in. and Mary Walton,
his wife, John Walton, Mary Walton,
his Wife jeremiah u. Walton and
Mary Walton. his wife, the unknown
heirs OF John Walton, de ,eased. and
Nancy Dye, the husband of Nancy
White. husband of IoveN White,
christian name unknoMn Mary A.
Mansfield. the husband OF Mary A.
Mansfield. christian name unknown.
Joseph Wesley Walton and wife OF
Joseph Wesley Walton. the unknown
heirs dev iseeS OF any and all OF the
parties above named, and all parties
interested i'm the estates oil any of
ants to That portion OF the southwest
southeast quarter of southwest quar-
ter vi section No Is. and that portion
OF the northeast quarter of the norlh-
west quarter of section No I. llerein-
after particularly described. all in
township IS north, range No. 43 vest
of ) p. NJ. Defendants
To the above named defendants
and each of them. and to the ,lr-
known claimants of the land herein
deScribed
You and each of You are hereby
notified that there is now on lille in
the office of the clerk of the district
court of Harrison County. Iowa. Il
petition. 10y the plaintiff, NJ. $. Meats,
claiming that that he is the absolute
and unqualified owner OF the following
specifically described tracts or parcels
OF land, being and lying i'm the south
west quarter OF the southeast quar-
ter OF section No. u and i'm the south-
east quarter OF the southwest quar-
ter OF section No Is. and i'm the north
east quarter OF the northeast quarter
of section No. !. all i'm township NO.
IS north, range 45 west OF 5th p. NJ,
Harrison County. Iowa, viz: Com
mencing at the northeast corner of
the southwest quarter of the south
east quarter of said section No. 6,
running thence south to the soulll-
east corner OF said 40 acre tract. said
corner being. OF having been. 10y gem
eral acluleScence and acceptance,
recognized as being in the center OF
the channel OF the Boyer river al said
place, thence following the center of
the stream to a point where said CEN
ter channel interSects the south line
OF the 40 acre tract, last described.
thence west on said south lime to the
southwest corner of said 40 acre tract:
thence south on east line of the
northeast quarter of the northwest
quarter of section No. I. to II point
where said line intersects the center
of the channel of the Boyer river
Inn ~ "a. al l 10 Mt #
the channel OF said Boyer river,
through the northeast quarter OF the
northwest quarter OF section No. 1,
and across the southeast corner al the
southeast quarter OF the soutil-
west quarter of section No. +,
and continuing along the center of
the channel Of said Boyer river to
the point where said channel inter
sects the north line OF the southwest
quarter OF the southeast quarter OF
said section 6; thence east to the place
Of beginning.
That plaintiffs title to all Of the
land bounded as above stated was OBJ
tanned by purchase about March /,
1913, from X. +. Brundige Who had
obtained title thereto by diverse con-
yeyances and Who together With his
successive grantors have had and
held continuous open. notorious, un-
disputed and adverse possession OF
said land under color OF title and
claim of right for more than twenty
years. And asking that certain de-
.fects In the record title Of said land
and more especially in relation to
conveyances made by various de-
PENDANTS above named, be correct
ed, made explicit and all de-
fects caused by the confusion of
names OF defective descriptions, be
cured and removed.
Alleging that the unknown claim
ants are all such PARTIES as might i'm
any manner have or claim on might
have at any lime had OF claimed any
Interest in said tract OF tracts oil
land on any part thereof, and all such
as would bv reason of being heirs,
beneticiaries On devisees Of any of the
parties above named OF in any Nay
interested in their estates, have tak
Ell OF have been entitled to any inter
est in said lands.
Alleging also that plaintiIl haS
made Cillgent search To learn HE
names Of such heirs. deNisees on beae
ticialies but has been unable To leaf.,s
the same ether than as set out itS44Se
Said petition praNs that plaiHtih
title to all vi said land he established
and confirmed and that any p.al
title, interest OF equity that aily al
the defendants might have OF tdills
in and to said land, or any pa1 ere
vi he extinguished and forever ailed
and that plaintit1's title llleTel be
forever uuieted against all stlcl ran
les, named, known and unknown. and
all such claimants and for an such
further relief as To the court may APP
pear just and equitable
And unless You appear thereto and
defend before noon Of the second day
OF the next term vi said district
court, To he commenced and held at
Logan. Iowa. on the second day oI
September, 1913 default will be en-
tered against You and Judgment and
decree rendered herein as prayed i'm
said petition, to which petition. ref
erence is made for further particulars.
Nj. $. Moa1s. Plaintiff
j. s. Dewell and Ross Mclaughlin.
Attys.
ORDER
On examination of the petition i'm
the above entitled ease. it is found
that the foregoing notice is sufficient
and the same is hereby approved.
1t is further ordered that said no.
tice be published once each week for
four consecutive weeks i'm The Mis-
souri, Valley Times, a weekly news
paper printed and published in Hair
riSon County, Iowa, the last publica-
tion to be more than ten days before
the first day of the next term of said