Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-26
Original Notice.

To defendants, Alice Lardel and
Andrew Lardel, her husband, Emily
r. Omlie and ...... Omlie,
her husband, William Klontz and
Mrs. William KlontZ, his wife, and
the unknown heirs of each of the
above named defendants and the un-
known claimants and owners of the
following described real estate to-wit:
The southwest quarter of the south
east quarter, and lots two and four
east quarter and the southeast quart
er of the southwest quarter, and lots
two and three of the northeast quart
er of the southwest quarter, all in
section thirty-three, township nine
ty-nine north, range seven west of
the fifth P. NJ. Also a piece of land
in the northeast corner of the north
east quarter of the northeast quarter
in section five, township ninety-eight
north, range seven west of the 5th
p. NJ, described as follows: Com
mence at northeast corner of north
east quarter of the northeast quarter
of said section five, thence west Is
rods, thence south rods, thence west
Z rods, thence south 3 rods thence east
% rods, to the east line of said forty,
thence north on forty line twelve rods
to place of beginning, containing one
and one-quarter acres all in Winnie
shiek county, Iowa.
To the above named defendants:-
You are each hereby no.
titled that on or before the
10th day of April, 1913. there
will be on file in the office of the
clerk of the district court of the state
of Iowa, in and for Winneshiek coun-
ty, at DEBORAH, in said county and
state, the Petition in Equity of AL
bert Moen, as executor OF the last
will and testament of Frank l.. Stin-
son, deceased, claiming that Frank
l.. Stinson, deceased. died the abso-
lowing described real estate to-wit:
The southwest quarter of the south
east quarter, and lots two and four
of the northeast quarter of the south
east quarter and the southeast quart
er of the southwest quarter, and lots
two and three of the northeast quart
er of the southwest quarter, all in
section thirty-three, township ninety
nine north, range seven west of the
fifth p. NJ. Also a piece of land in
the northeast corner of the northeast
quarter of the northeast quarter in
section five, township ninety-eight
north, range seven west of the 9Th
p. NJ, described as follows: Com
mence at northeast corner of north
east quarter of the northeast quarter
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rods, thence south rods, thence west
Z rods, thence south rods, thence
east % rods, to the east line of said
forty thence north on forty line
twelve rods to place of beginning
containing one and one-quarter acres
all in Winneshiek county, Iowa. That
plaintiff Is creditably informed and
believes that the defendants and each
cf them make some claim adverse
to the estate of plaintiff in said prop
erty. The said plaintiff states the
interests which the various parties
defendant claim to have and the man
ner in which the same is claimed to
have been derived as follows to-wit:
That upon to-wit August goth,
1891, one Michael Omlie died seized
in fee of the southwest quarter of
the southwest quarter of the south
east quarter of section 33, township
SO north, range 7 west of the 9Th p
NJ, in Winneshiek county, Iowa; that
said Michael Omlie died testate and
by the terms of his will he devised
said real estate to Ole Nj. Omlie and
defendants Alice Lardel and Emily
r. Omlie, in equal undivided inter-
ests. No conveyance of said prem
ises executed by defendants Alice
Lardel and Andrew Lardel, her hus-
band and Emily IR. Omlie and. -.
Omlie, her husband, purporting to
convey title from them, is of record
in Winneshiek county, Iowa, and as
to whether one has ever been exec
uted, this defendant knows not.
That upon to-wit December 18th,
1853, one William Klonts obtained
and caused to be recorded special
warranty deed to lot of the north
east quarter of the southeast quart
er of section 33, township 80 north,
range z west of the fifth p. Nj. in
Winneshiek county, Iowa.
That thereafter William Klontz ex-
ecuted warranty deed to said prem
ises to John Adam Kern, but said
warranty deed was destroyed by fire
before the same was ever recorded
in the recorders Office in Winneshiek
county, Iowa.
That If there are any other un-
known claimants or owners of said
real estate. except as above set out.
then the owners and claimants of the
same are unknown to this plaintiff,
although he has sought diligently to
learn the names and residences OF
such unknown owners and claimants.
That the unknown heirs and claim