Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-11
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
In the District Court Of Iowa in ar
for Marshall County.


In the District Court Of Iowa in and
for Marshall County.
VIII H. Chance and Ella Chance,
Plaintiffs. VS.. Lewis White, Drusilla
Smith and Mt. Smith. her husband,
Reuben Campbell and Mrs. Camp
bell, his wife, Leonard FAIR. widow
er, A. W. vanocker and Mrs. Vanock-
err his wife, Sarah E. ReQua and any
and all unknown heirs or descend
ants Of each and all Of said defend
ants. whether sane or insane or min
ors, and all persons under legal dis
ability and all unknown claimants 10
any right, title or interest IN and 10
the s. E. !. Of the n. W. Z and the
NJ Of the n. W. i, all in section No.
II. in Township No. IS, north. and OF
range No 20, west Of the 18th P. II.
of Iowa, also their heirs, devisees, as
signees, creditors. spouse, surviving
spouse or otherwise, defendants.
To the Above Named Defendants arc
Unknown Claimants:
You and each OF you are hereby nott-
fled that there Is now on ale IN the Of
fee Of the Clerk Of the Disrric, Court
In and for Marshall County, Iowa. the
petition Of W4il H. Chance and Ella
Sn0uCS, Y" uoso -0i4 i-s--A-SS SAt " 49,
: Henry Chance and Ella Chance).
claiming that they are the absolute
owners in fee simple 10 and praying for
the quieting in them Of the title to the
2 following described premises situated
IN the County Of Marshall and State OF
Iowa. to-wit: The S. E Z OF the y. W.
4 and the n. Il OF the n. ". Y. ell il
Section No. II, in Township No. SIS.
~ West =
the 5th P. NJ. OF Iowa. which they
claim by purchase and conveyance %
them by warranty deed from James L.
Reid and Jennie E. Reid on the 10th
day OF February A. D. 1913 ana that
they and their g-anrors have been in
open, adverse, continuous and exclu-
sive possession thereof under color d
title and claim OF right for over fifty
years last past, making Improvements
and paying al taxes thereon assessed
against said premises during al OF said
time.
Also claiming as follows: That
DFpsilla Smith. who owned a portion
OF said premises al one time and con-
yeyed same to Lewis White on Deem
Der II, 1857, vas then a single and IN
married woman. and that Sarah z.
Requa, who conveyed q portion % said
premises on November l. 1889 20
Leonard Farr. was at that time
widow.
That the tax title decree obtained
on September q, 1887, by Delos Arnold
to the NJ Of the NV. and the Sc 4
of the N.W.A Q. said Section. Town
ahip and Range, was erroneous and II
regular, al-ho the said Deios Arnold
conveyed the SEA Of the NV.
thereof to George Krogsr On December
Is, 1874. but when they discovered the
irregularities or errors in said tax de-
cree, they ca Oh conveyed all their right,
title and interest in and 20 said prem
1ses TO Leonard Farr By quit claim
deeds which he owned by purchase IN
fee simple, but the quit claim deeds
SO conveying to him said prem
Uses, were lost or destroyed, and the
said Delos Arnold and George Kroger
never entered into possession Of said
premises, never paid any taxes thereon
nor made any claim or claims thereto.
That all the defendants. their heirs
and descendants, and claimants herein
named, whether known or unknown.
whether sane or insane OF minors. are
made defendants on account Of some
right OF claim they DO or might assert
ito said premises. which IS unknown 20
these plaintiffs, and that the names and
;residences Of such defendants and
claimants are unknown TO plaintiffs,
saIthough they have diligently sought 20
learn of same but have been unable 20
sdo so, and that any claim, demand or
sright Of said defendants, unknown de-
pendants and unknown claimants and
ttheir heirs. whether sane or insane or
minors, or anyone claiming by. through
( or under them, are without merit or
fright and long since barred by tie
fetatute OF limitations. all Of which will
tmore fully appear by reference to said
epetition now on file herein and 70
(which you are referred for further in
fformaaon.
Also plaintiffs ask that the title TO
said premises which they OWL by pur-
chase and conveyance TO them as here
rim set forth, be confirmed, esta bnshed
and Quoted in fee simple IN them as
against any and all claims and de-
mands Of every nature and kind OF the
defendants and each and az q then!
and all persons claiming, by, through
,or under them and that they be de-
creed to have no right title or inter
E .aat in and 10 said premises. and the
unknown defendants and claimants
and their heirs and descendants
whether sane OF insane or minors be
forever barred and estopped from
iclaiming or asserting any right, title
.or interest in and to said premises or
Ito any part thereof and that plaintiffs
be found and decreed to be the abso-
flute and unqualified owners thereof.
Now unless you appear and make
defense thereto at or before noon o!
the next September Term Of Court to
;be begun and held at Marshalltown
!, Iowa, on September 1. A D. 1918, your
default will be entered and a judgrnen.
q and decree rendered theron as prayed
for in said petition.
Dated this 18th day Of July A. D
1913.
WILL H. CHANCE and
ELLA CHANCE,
Plaintiffs.
BY J. NJ. HOLT,
Their Attorney.
ORDER FOR PUBLICATION.
State Of Iowa, Tama County, SIS.
!, C. B. Bradshaw, one OF the Judges
4 OF the District Court Of the Seven.