Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-08

Winneshiek County, Iowa, April
Term, A. d. 1914.
Colben o. Blekeberg, Plaintiff, VS..
Freeman H. Rose, and----l
Rose his wife; C. Hartman Beltz-
hoover
er his wife; unknown heirs oil
George Johnson; Erick Olson and
Mary Olson his wife; unknown
heirs of Horatio w. Sanford;
Theodore Tollefson and Mrs.
Theodore Tollefson and Mrs.
Theodore Tollefson his wife; Ole
o. Bossol and Kresti Bossol his
wife; Bereth o. Bossol (Mrs.
Bereth Hesness or Hestness) and
Ole Hesness her husband; Bertha
o. Bossol Mrs. Bertha Morrison
and Robert Morrison her husband
Sarah o. Bossol (Mrs. Sarah ia
cobson) and A. c. Jacobson her
husband; Martha Bossol (Mrs.
Martha Baalson) and Carl Baal-
son her husband; Theodore o..
Bossol; Olavia o. Simonson nee
Bossol and Ole Simonson her hus-
band, Lot n. E. "A s. Z. "A Sec.
Assn. r 8, w. 9TH P. NJ, De-
PENDANTS.
To each and all of the above defen-
dants:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that there is now on file in
the office of the Clerk of the Dis
trict Court of Iowa, in and for Win
neshiek County, the petition of Col
ben 0. Blekeberg plaintiff in the
above entitled cause, claiming that
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undivided two seventies CD of the
north one-half On W of the north
west (NW " quarter of the south
west (SW VI quarter of section No.
three CD and the southeast (SE NJ
quarter of the northeast (NE W
quarter, and lot No. three go, Of
the Sub. Div. Of northeast (NE "
quarter of the southeast (SE ~
quarter of section No. four ca, in
township No. ninety-eight (9S),
north, in range No. nine co, west
of the 5th p. m; that the defendant
Theodore Tollofson is the owner in
fee simple of an undivided three
seventies CD of the above describ-
ed premises; that the defendants
bertha o. Bossol (Mrs. Bertha Nor
rison) and Sarah o. Bossol (Mrs.
Sarah Jacobson) are each the owner
in fee simple of an undivided one
seventh 90 interest in the said
premises; that the plaintiff and the
defendants who are alleged as own
ers in said petition, claim as heirs
at law, or as grantees of heirs at Jaw,
of one Erick Olson (also known as
Erick Olson BossoD, who died intes-
fot n Nav af CoiA
premises; that said plaintiff and the
said defendants avered as owners OF
said premises, have held possession,
by themselves, and those by under
and through whom they claim title
of the herein described lands, openly,
VIGOROUSLY, uninterruptedly, contin-
uOusly, visibly and adversely as
against all others, for a period Of
more than ten years last past, at all
times claiming fee simple interest
therein; That continuance of the
ownership as tenants in common of
said real estate is not desired by
plaintiff, or by defendants; that the
several joint owners are unable TO-
agree mutually upon division
thereof; that their best interests de-
mand that said property be sold and
the proceeds thereof divided equita-
bly,; that said petition prays that the
shares of the respective owners of
said real estate he confirmed as al
legged therein:
That partition thereof be made,
or IL said real estate can not be
equitably divided, then that sale
of said premises be ordered (and
plaintiff alleges such division can
not be made) and division of the
proceeds be made among them ac-
cording to their respective shares,
less costs and expense, thereof; that
a reasonable attorney fee be allowed,
with costs, and for other and furth-
er relief as to the Court seems equit-
able and just. Now unless you ~
pear thereto and defend o, or be.
fore noon of the second day of the
next regular term of said court com.
mencing at the Court House. in De.
corah, Iowa on the goth day OF
April A. ID. 1914, default will be en-
tered against You, and Judgment and
decree rendered accordingly. III
M. A. HARMON,
Attn,noxx Cor Dlo;-ksA