Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-09-19
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

In the District Court Of Howard County,
Iowa.
Mrs. Augusta JONES' Plaintiff,
John NJ. Hoffman, w. II. Young & Co., I'm.
H. Young, Thos. l copper, and their un-
known grantees, mort ga gees and assignees
visees, and legatees, and the unknown
claimants Of the north east quarter IN. E.
~ Of the south Il, e, east quarter 81: n Of
Q00), north range twelve u2), west ofthe
5th p. m.
To the abe We named defendants:
You and each OF you are hereby notified
that there is now on file in the office of the
clerk OF the District court of Howard coun-
ty the tba in the
the absolute and unqualified owner In fee
sim pie Of the north east quarter IN: E. 4! Of
e hs 5 n 81 @
north Of range twelve Q2), west of the 9TH p.
M, and aid petition alleges that plaintiff is
e1edply informed that the defendants claim aim
real estate as in said petition described.
The said petition further alleges that the
apparent interests OF the said unkn 1wn
said defendants and the interests Of the I'M
known claimants and the mode of devolu-
ton thereof is as follows, to-wit:
then owner Of said premises executed to
VIM. II. Young, Win. Gray, and Thos.
Wbch
corded in book F, on pages 176-177:l78, of the
records Of mortgages in Howard county,
che District court OF Howard county, Iowa,
in an action in which w. II. Young & Co.,
was plaintitf, that w. II. Young & Co., was
VIM. Gray and Thos. II ooper, and owned ali
the interest that said VIM. II. Young, VIM.
Gray and Thos. Hooper had ever acquired
proceeding said real estate was sold to w. II.
Young 4 Co, and a sheritf's deed executed
to w. II. Young y Co., of the real estate in
real estate covered by said mort gage but the
recorder failed to or neglected to copy the
description of the real estate involved in this
when he recorded said sheriff S deed. That
Thos. Hooper transferred his interest in said
real estate to VIM. II. Young but the deed
showing said conveyance was never record
ed and is now lost.
That the persons d esignated as unknown
defendants or unknown claimants of said
described real estate deriv ed their title, or
interest in or lien upon if any they have or
ever had, by, through or under John NJ.
Hoffman, Thos. Hooper, W. Fl: Young 4 Co.,
or husband, or as grantee, assignee, devisee
or mortgage Of some ofthem.
That this plaintiff purchased said real Les es-
that she and her grantors through whom
she claims and derived her title have been in
actual, exclusive, peaceable, undisturbed
and notorious possession Of said real estate
for period of more than thirty years last
past under color Of title end claim OF right
during all of which time she and her grant
ors through whom she derived her title,
have claimed openly, VIGOROUSLY and pub
liciy to be the owners in fee simple of said
described re Il estate.
Plaintiff asks judgment and decree Of said |
Court, quieting In her the title to said prem |
Uses and forever barring and estopping the |
defendants and all persons claiming, by. |
through or under them or either of them |
from having or claiming any interest In said |
premises adverse 10 her title and that unless !
you appear thereto and defend before noon |
Of the second day of the-rnext ter m of the !
District court, of Howard county, Iowa,
which will be begun and held at Cresco, in |
said county, on the sixth day of October,
1913, your default will be entered against |
you and judgment and decree rendered
thereon as provided for by law.
JOSEPH GRIFFIN,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
The foregoing original notice is approved
and ordered published four consecutive
weeks in the Cresco Plain Dealer, a weekly
newspa per, published at Cresco, Howard
county, Iowa, the last publication to be not
less than ten days before the first day of the
next term of the District court of Howard
Witness my hand this eth day of August,
W, J. SPRINGER,
Judge OF the Thirteenth judicial District
of Iowa.