Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-03-25
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

In District Court of Iowa in and for
Winneshiek County, April Term,
A. d. 1914.
Samuel Stoskopf and Mary Stoskopf,
Cor Stoskoff) Plaintiffs, VS.. Rob-
ert c. Bowen. James Edgar Bow
en-, Isaac A. Smith, Andrew Nelson
(Baagne), Lars Olsen, Endre Nell
son, Andrew Nelson, Niels Oh
son Seim, John Hermondson, FL
ling Petersen, Nels j. Eide, Mar
agret Olson, Margarete Olson,
Nels Olson Noble, Benjamin Reed,
and all the spouses, heirs, devisees
legatees, transferees, mortgages,
assignees, personal representa-
tives, trustees, cestuis que trus-
tent, of the foregoing named de-
PENDANTS and all the unknown
owners or claimants of any right,
title or interest in or to the east
one-half of the southwest quart
er Except the south ten rods Of
the east five rods), and the south
west quarter of southwest
quarter of section twenty-five;
also the northwest quarter of
northwest quarter, Except the
south one rod of section
twenty-seven; also the south
one rod of northeast quarter Of
northeast quarter of section TWEEN
ty-eight, all the foregoing des-
cribed lands being in township
ninety-nine north, of range seven,
west of fifth principal meridian
in Winneshiek County, Iowa, De-
PENDANTS.
To the above Defendants:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that on or before the 18th
day of March, A. ID. 1914, there will
be on file in the office of the clerk OF
the District Court of Iowa in and for
County, Iowa, the petit
ton in equity of the plaintiffs herein,
in which petition the plaintiffs claim
that they are the owners in fee SIM
pie of the above described real es-
tate, and that any interest which any
of the defendants herein may have
once had in or to the here-in-above
described real estate has been lost
to them, or to either of them, by
reason of the adverse possession OF
the plaintiffs herein, and by the sta
tute of limitations; that plaintiffs are
informed and believe that
the defendants make some claim of
right, title or interest in and to the
said premises, hasing their claims
upon rights as spouses, heirs, devils
ees, legatees, mortgages, grantees,
trustees, personal representatives or
assignees, but further plaintiffs can
not state; that plaintiffs are credibly
informed and believe that the un-
known defendants make some claim
of right, title or interest in or to
said premises, basing their claims
upon rights therein coming to them
by, under or through the specifically
named defendants, but further as to
the nature of their said interests or
OF the derivation, or manner of devO-
luton of their said interests these
plaintiffs cannot more specifically
state; that plaintiffs are unable to
learn the names and residences of
the unknown defendants though they
have sought diligently to learn the
same; that the debt secured by a
certain mortgage made by Andrew
Nelson and Anna Nelson his wife,
to Benjamin Reed, dated May 1st
1876, and recorded in Book 20" on
page POI in the Recorders Office of
County, Iowa, has been
fully paid and that said mortgage
should be satisfied of record; that a
certain real estate mortgage made
by Nels j. Eide and Isabel Eide his
wife, to Nels Olson Noble dated May
l 9Th, 1873 recorded in said Record
er's office in Book *" on page AIS
should be satisfied of record, because
the debt secured thereby has been
long since fully paid. Said Petition
prays that said mortgages be cance.l-
ed, and satisfied of record, and that
plaintiffs title and estate in the
said premises be established against
the adverse claims of the defendant,
and that defendants and all persons
by under or through them
be barred and forever estopped from
having or claiming any right or III
tie adverse to the plaintiffs in and
to the said premises, and that the
title thereto be quieted in the plain
tiffs, and that any OF the defendants
setting up defence to this action
be adjudged to pay the costs of this
proceeding and for general equita-
BILE relief.
Now you are further hereby noti-
lied that unless you appear and de-
fend on or before noon of the sec
ond day of the next term of the said
court commencing at the Court
House in the city of DEBORAH, Iowa,
On the 10th day of April A. ID. 1914,
default will be entered against you
md judgment rendered in said cause
n accordance with the prayer of the
iaid petition. Dated at DEBORAH,
owa, this 10th day of March A. ID.
-9f4. 1914
BOICE & HOOK,
Affnrnauc 20 o..