Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-09-05
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
In the District Court Of Howard County,


In the District Court of Howard County,
Iowa.
Mrs. Augusta Jones, Plaintiff,
John Nj. Fl offman, w. II. Young e. Co.. VIM.
II. Young, Thos. / copper, and their un-
known grantees, mort gagees,and assignees,
and If dec 1ased, their unknown heiIs, de-
visees, and legatees, and the unknown
claimants Of the north east quarter IN. f.
A) of the south east quarter Is. r. ~ OF
section eight (s) ia township one hundred
lOOj, north range twelve tl2), west OF the
9th p. m.
TO the above named defendants:
You and each OF you are hareby notified
that there is now on file in the office of the
ty. Iowa, the petition Of the plaintiff in the
above entitled action claiming that she is
the absolute and unqualified owner in fee
the South east quarter Is. +. ~ of section
eight tS). in township one hundred 900,
north OF range twelve (l2}. west of the 9Th p.
credbly inioi med that the defendants claim
S me interest adverse to her title in said
real estate as in said petition described.
The said petition further alleges that the
apparent interests of the said unkn )wn
heirs. assignees, grantees and legatees of
said defendants ana the interests of the M
known claimants and the mode of devoiu-
ton thereOfi is as follows, tO-wit:
On March l6, 1870, John NJ. II HOFFMAN the
then owner of said premises executed to
Wm. H.. Young. VIM. Gray and Th ;,S
other real estate which mortgage was re-
corded in book F. on pages 176-17,l1e, OF the
records of mortgages in Howard county,
Iowa. That said mortgage was fOreclosed IN
the District court of Howard county, Iowa,
in an action in which w. II. Young Il Co.,
was plaintiff, that w. II. Young 4 Co.; was a
VIM. Gray and Thos. Hooper, and owned all
the interest that said VIM. II. Young, VIM:
Gray and Thos: Hooper had EYER aeg"rea
proceeding said real estate was sold to w. n:
Young & Co., and n sherif's deed executed
to w. II. Young & Co., of the real estate In
volved in this action together with the other
real estate covered by said mortga &c but the
| recorder failed to or neglected 70 copy the
action into the record OF the sheriff deed
when he recorded said sheriff S deed. That
Thos. Hooper transferred his interest in SAD
real estate TO VIM. Fl. Young but the deed
showing said conveyance was never record
ed and is now lost.
That the persons designated as unknown
defendants or unknown ella INFANTS 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 M.
Hoffman, Thos. Hooper, W. II: Young q &C.,
or W III. II. Young, or their heirs or as wife
or husband, or as grantee, assignee deVlsee
or mortgage of some OF them.
That this plaintiff purchased said real es-
tate rom Fred Parchman ON March 3. 1913
that she and her grantOrS through whom
she claims and derived her title have been IN
actual. exclusive, peaceable, undlstur bed
ana notorious possession OF Sstlu 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
licly to be the owners in fee simple OF said
described Ee Il estate.
Plaintiff asks jud gment and decree Of said
Court, quieting in her the tile 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 next term 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
1873 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
county, lowa.l
Witness my hand this 9th day of August,
1918.
w. j. SPRINGER,
Judge Of the ThirteeL tn judicial District
of Iowa.