Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-30
ORIGINAL NOTICE.


To the unknown spouse OF Lorenzo u.
Gordon and the unknown heirs OF
said spouse: James w. Quinn, the
unknown spouse of said James w.
Quinn. the unknown heirs of James
w. Quinn: b. +. Singer and his un-
known spouse and heirs OF each'
John D. Mellick and his unknown
Spouse and heirs of each: j. ID. Me-
lick and his unknown spouse ana
heirs of EACH John d. Melick ana
his unknown spouse and heirs OF
each, J, y. Neelick and his I'M
known spouse and heirs of each;
John d. Meeiick and his unknown
spouse and heirs of each; William
IA. Jacobs and his unknwn spouse
and heirs of each: the unknown
spouse and heirs of Henry T.. -
Boardman. deceased Cyrus K.
LYONS and his unknown spouse and
the heirs Of each; Joshua McClarnan
and his unknown spouse ana the
heirs of each; Joshua Mcl-arnan ana
his unknown spouse and heirs OF
each: Elias Cozod and mis- unknown
spouse and heirs of each: Alexander
Smith and his unknown spouse ana
heirs of each: the unknown claim
ants of the SCI OF the NEA of sec
ton "a township 81 range Is west OF
the 9Th p. NJ. OF Iowa, also the I'M
known claimants Of lot of sub
division OF the south west quarter OF
the north west quarter OF section ID
township 81 range II west OF the 9TH
P. NJ. Of Iowa.
You are hereby notified, that there
Is now on file in the office of the clerk
Of the district court of Marshall coun-
ty, state of Iowa. the petition of AL
bert Bottom claiming of you decree
Of said court establishing plaintiffs es-
tate in the following described real es-
tate in Marshall county. State Of Iowa,
to-wit:
The SEA OF the NEA of section "a
township 81 range Is west of the 5th
P. NJ OF Iowa; also lot . of sub-divi
ION Of the SWA of the NWl4 of section
10 township "a range II west of the
5th P. NJ. Of Iowa and that you be
barred and forever estopped from hav-
Ing or claiming any right or title to
said real estate adverse to plaintiff:
Said petition alleging tha. plaintiff
Is the owner in fee simple of the fol-
lowing described real estate in Mar
shall county, Iowa. to-wit: The SEA
Of the EEA Of section ~ township "a
range 10 w. 5th p. NJ. Of Iowa, also
lot 2 of the subdivision Of the SW II
pf the NWA of section 10 township "a
Range II W. 9Th P. N. Of Iowa and
further alleging that plaintiff and his
yrantors have been in actual. uninter-
rupted, open, notorious and adverse
possession of said land for more than
10 years last past under claim and
color OF title.
That defendant Lorenzo d. Gordon
obtained title to said forty acres tract
1851. and In March. 1852. conveyed
same to Mary Gordon by deed recorded
in book "a" page ~ of deed records
Of the recorders office of Marshall
county. Iowa, In which deed the wife
Of said Gordon did not release dover
and alleging that the dover right of
said wife is barred by lapse of time.
That said Mary Gordon in Septem
Der, 1858. conveyed said forty acre
tract to James W. Quinn by deed re-
corded in book "A" page 4sS of said
deed records and said Quinn decided
same to b. r. Singer by deed recorded
In book 9 page of said deed records,
said Quinn signing his name ]. w.
Quinn, but plaintiff alleges that said
james w. Quinn and J. w. Quinn are
one and the same person and after
wards plaintiff became the owner in
the regular chain of title.
And alleging that in December, 1851.
n
lot referred to as ten acre tract from
the United States and afterwards Elias
Cozod become the owner of said ten
acre tract and conveyed the same to
John ID. Mellick and undivided one
half and to Cyrus r. Lyons the other
half as shown by deeds recorded in
book pages 296 and 322 respectively.
said Cozod signing his name Elias
Cozard and plaintiff alleges that said
Elias Cozod and Elias CoZard are one
and the same person;
That said Cyrus r. Lyons conveyed
said ten acre tract to J. D. Melick
and Joshua McCIarnan by 6eei re-
corded in book 8 page 33l If said deed
records, said Cyrus r. Lyons signing
his name Cyrus Lyons and Plaintiff al
leges that Cyrus R. Lyons and Cyrys
Lyons are one and the Same person |;
That Joshua McClarnan conveyed
his interest In said ten acre tract to ].
d. Meelick in deed recorded in book
Il page 173 Of said deed records sign
ing his name Joshua McLarnan.
That John D. Meelick and John d.
Melick conveyed to Alexander Smith
by deeds recorded in book 16 pages s
and SCI respectively and plaintiff al
leges that the names Joshua Mcclar-
nan and Joshua McLarnan wherever
appearing In foregoing CONVEYANCE
either as grantor or grantee are one
and the same person and that the
John d. Mell!ck, ]. D. Melick, J,
d. Meelick, John D. MeeIick and John
D. Melick wherever the same appears