Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-14

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Leamings additioa to Marietta, Mar
shall County. Iowa, now vacated. Ill
the above bSlng situated In Section
Thirteen (13). In Townshlp Dighty-fenf
(S4l. North. Range Nineteen (1S). w0se
OF the 6th p. n. Marshall county, state
OF Iowa!
And that you ana each Of you. no -
eredibly informed end believes. make
some claim adverIe to the estate Of
plaintiff In said premises. ana you and
each Of you have Transferred and con-
veyed any sud all interest that you may
at any time have had in said premises
by good ana sufficient conveyances ct
. 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 aud each Of
you have ct various times. altho Of
sound mind and fun age. and never
having been convicted Of crime. ne
selected and refused to pay the taxes
on said above described real estate or
some part thereof. although the said
taxes were duly levied ana assesssd.
ana that said real estate. after due
publication and adveStisement. and ct
the proper time. was lawfully sold In
public competition to the highest bid
der for cash to various persons, re.
spectively, which persons arc the prior
srantors Of the plaintiff; that after duo
time ana 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. tho said purchasers. at
said times. respectively. said taxes not
being paid and no redemption in any
instance being made. applied to and
received from tho County Treasurer Of
Marshall County. Iowa. regular tar
deeds, which were duly recorded, and
the said grantees named In each Of
such deeds entered into possession OF
said real estate ut said various times
and under said various deeds. and that
they and their successors and assigns
have continued In possession Of saiA
real estate since said time. ana that
you ana each Of you. at various times.
AZ in said petition particularly desig-
mated, by good and sufficient convey
ance. at q time when the grantor a
such conveyance was possessed Of fur
power. right and authority to make and
execute the same. transferred and con.
veyed any and all interest you or any
Of you at 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. or any
part thereof; all a. in said petition par
ticuiariy set forth, &c -a!cs. ycs. ana
each a you are referred.
Plaintiff further alleges in said petit
ton that there are persons whose
names and residences are unknown 70
this plaintiff. although this plaintiff has
sought diligently TO learn the same, who
claim an interest in said real estate
hereinbefore described. or some part
thereof, adverse TO plaintiff - the un-
known heirs at law. survivors, devisees.
or grantees respectively. Of the defend
ant above named. and that the un-
known persons claiming an interest In
said real estate. or some part
thereof. by Inheritance. grant. devise.
or dover right. through or from tho
above named defendants. ~ 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 and al Of
said defendants and unknown claim
ants. 10 barred by the statute Of limita-
tions: that the plaintiff and hi ps1or
sFankors in the chain tof title bAwestesn
in absolute, open. apparent. undis-
turbed. adverse ana undisputod pos
session Of said premises, under claim
Of right and color Of title. for moro
than Ten (lO) years last pest, ana that
the above named defendants. heirs.
devisees. assigns creditors. and the
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 promises or any part thereof. upon
the part Of any such defendants or UNI
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 (1o) year0 last past. and
have paid the taxes and assessments
on said premises without offer Of re-
payment OK Iu0 U8M0 Oy any PERSON
claiming an interest In said lands: that
the plaintiff is unable TO more definitely
state how the interest Of any such ln-
known person or persons has been de-
rived than 10 in said petition stated.
but plaintiff verify believes ana ayers
that all such persons have been divsst-
ed Of any interest they may have had
In said premises by reason Of the con.
veyances executed as above stated. re-
leases and satisfactions Of any Mems as
therein declared. and that each and all
Of the above named defendants aud
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 and
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 advsrse TO
this plaintiff In and TO the said prem
ises and that the title thereto b
quieted and established in plaintin. ana
for such other and further relief as
NAV he equitable In the premises.