Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-12-09
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

In the District I OurI OF iowa, Ill duu
for Winneshiek County. February
Term, 1915.
Emil Rosenthal, Plaintiff, VS.. Joseph
r. Gilman and Mrs. Joseph T. Gil
man, his wife, Chas. Gill and Mrs.
Chas. Gill his wife, and the City
of DEBORAH, Iowa and their un
known heirs, grantees, divisees
ana their husbands and wives, an5
the unknown owners and claimants
of the following described real es
tate, to-wit: Lots 8, 10, IL and
-, together with all the streets
and alleys of ellis Addition ID
West DEBORAH, Iowa, otherwise
known as Lot of the subdivision
of the south east quarter OF the
north west quarter of section 10.
township SO, range s west OF the
9TH p. NJ. Defendants.
To above named defendants:
You. and each of you. are hereby
notified that there is now on file III
the Office of the clerk Of the Dis
trict Court of Iowa, in and for Win
neshiek County the petition of plain
tiff in the above entitled cause, alle3-
ing that he is the absolute owner
in fee simple of the above described
premises; that he and his grantorS
have been in open, continuous, eX-
elusive. hostile and adverse posses
sion of said premises under claim OF
right and color OF title for more than
twenty wears last past; tina he Is
credihly informed and believes that
the defendants, or some OF theni'
make some claim adverse TO MIN IL
and to said premises; and alleging
that Joseph r. Gilman and Mrs. Jo-
seph T. Gilman, his wife; Chas. GIN
and Mrs. Chas. Gill, his VIE, are
dead and that the names and places
of residence of the heirs OF SAID par
ties. their assiSnees, gran ees' ue.
yisees and the unknown claimants Oh
said above described premises are
unknown to plaintiff, although lie
has made diligent inquiry to ascer-
tain the same and that said unknown
heirs and claimants have, or clalin
TO have, some interest in all or Ger
tain portions of the above descrlDeo
by reason of the fact tnaI
their husbands, wives, ancestors
grantors or assignors have held title
TO all or certain portions OF SAID pre-
misses and no subsequent conVeyanc.s
from them appear OF record; ana al
leging that said premises were plat
ted and dedicated by said Joseph l..
Gilman and Chas. Gill and wives to
the town of West DEBORAH as Gall $
Addition thereto in 1857 and that In
a about 1892 said plat was vacated py
the town council of West Decorah,
Iowa. that no record of such vaca-
ton appears in the Recorder once
of Winneshiek County, Iowa, that
plaintiff and his grantors have been
in continuous, hostile, open posses
SION of said premises for more IMAM
twenty years last past ana that the
rights of the public to claim any IN
terest to the streets and alleys latd
out in said plat has long since been
lost and the public is now estopped
to claim any easement in said streets
and plaintiff is now the absolute
owner thereof by prescription; ana
asking that it be decreed that pam
tiff is the absolute owner in Zee SIM
ME of all of the above described
PREMISES and that his title be quiet
ed i'm him as against each and all or
the defendants, and that it be order
ed and adjudged that the defendants
each and all of them, and all persons
claiming by, through or under them,
or either of them be forever barred
and estopped from having or claim
ing any right, title, interest or lien
in or upon said premises as against
plaintiff, and for such other and fu:
Their relief dc may be deemed equita-
BILE.
And unless you appear thereto and
defend On or before noon OF the Sec
ond day of the February. 1919 term
of said District Court, to be begun
and held at DEBORAH, Iowa. in and TO-
said county, commencing on Monda!
the 1st day of February, 1919, your
default will be entered and Judg
ment and decree rendered against
YOU thereon in accordance with the
prayer Of said petition.
C. n. HOUCk,
4o-4w. Attorney for Plaintiif