Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-11


dOocf4bed real estate eo.sele:
The South Half <aa) Of the North'
west Quarter CNsvNl ana the South
west Quarter (Sw4) Of the Northease
Quarter (NE1A); all Of Section Sixteen.
In Township Eishty-four (s4). North.
Nange Eighteen (1s), West OF the 9Th
and that you and each OF you. he -
credibly informed and believes. make
some claim adverse to the estate Of
plaintiff IN said premises; that you
ana each OF you have Transferred ana
conveyed any and all interest that you
may at any time have had In said
premises. By good and sufficient con-
veyances. at time when the grantor
Of such conveyances was possessed Of
full power. right and authority to make
and execute same or that you and each
Of you have ct various times. although
Of sound mind and full age and never
having been convicted OF a crime, neg
lected and refused to pay tho 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. offer due
publication and advertisement and at
tie proper time. was lawfully sold In
public competition to the highest bid
der. for cash, to various persons. res
spectively. which persons are among
the prior srantors Of the plsintiff: that
after due time and after the period Of
redemption had fully elapsed in each
instance. 40 required by law. And after
due notice to the said per0ons and
heirs and parties in possession. the
said purchasers, At tho said times, re-
specttvely. said taxes not being paid
and no redemption in any instance be-
ing 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 such deeds entered
into possession OF said real estate at
said various times and under said va
rious deeds and that they and their
successors and assigns have continued
in possession OF said real estate since
said time; and that you and each OF
you. at various times. as In said Pc
tition particularly DESIGNATED, have by
good and sufficient conveyance. at >
time when the grantor OF such convey
ances was possessed Of full power.
right and authority to make and exc
cute the same, Transferred and con-
veyed any and all interest you or any
Of you at such time had in said prem-
Uses, and assigned, transferred, con-
veyed and released each and every in
terest 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, or any part thereof.
The plaintiff further alleges In his
said petition that by the terms OF the
conveyances in said petition desig-
mated. to which you and each Of you
are particularly referred. and by the
intent Of the parties. thru plaintiffs
prior grantors. he has become fully
vested with the fee simple title to the
premises hereiubefore described. and
is now the absolute owner thereof.
Plaintiff further alleges in said petit
ton that there are persons whose
names and residences are unknown to
this plaintiff. aitho this plaintiff has
sought diligently to learn the same.
who claim an interest in said real es-
tate hereinbefore described. adverse 70
plaintiff. as the unknown heirs at law.
survivors. devisees or grantees. re-
SpeCtlVelS, OF inc ue4SuO1uSS 0OOvO
named. and the unknown persons
claiming an interest In said realty. Or
some part thereof by inheritance. de-
wise. grant 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 Il.
tie or interest upon the part Of each
and all of said defendants and un-
known claimants is barred by the
statute Of limitations: that the plain
tiff and his prior grantors In the
chain OF title. have been IN absolute.
open. apparent, undfsturbed, adverse
and undisputed possession OF said
premises. under claim Of right and coll
or Of title for more than ten (1c) years
last past, and that the above named
defendants. heirs, devisees. assigness,
creditors and the surviving spouse Of
any such defendants, are wholly di-
vested Of any right or claim Of title
in and to the said premises by reason
Of the conveyance1 In said petition
particularly designated, and that this
plaintiff and his prior. 8rantors have
taken and held possession OF said
premises under claim OF right and color
of title, for more than ten 10) years
last past. and have paid the taxes and
assessments on said premises without
offer of repayment Of the same BY any
person claiming an interest in said
lands; that the plaintiff Is unable TO
more definitely state how the interest
Of any such unknown person or per-
sons has been derived than is in said
petition stated, but plaintiff verify be-
lieves and AYERS that all such persons
have been Invested Of any such inter-
est they may have had in said premises
by reason of conveyances executed an
above stated and that each and ill Of
the above named defendants and IN
known claimants are non-residets Of
the state Of lows, and plaintiff makes
no claim for personal judgment
against any Of said defendants or un-
known claimants.
Plaintiff prays in said petition that
his fee simple title in and to the above
described premises be established and
confirmed against the adverse claims OF
the defendants above named. and UNI
known claimants, and that the said a.:
PENDANTS and all unknown claimants
and all persons claiming by, through
or under any Of than be- barred and
forever estopped from having or claim
ing any right. title or interest adverse
to this plaintiff. in and to the said
premises, and that the title thereto b
Quieted and established in plaintiff;
And nlaintifp further, proyR, that the