Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

ORIGINAL NOTICE.
10 the unknown spouse Of Lorenzo d.
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. f. Singer and his UNI
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 and
heirs of each: John D. Melick and
his unknown spouse and heirs OF
each; j. d. Meelick and his un-
known spouse and heirs of each;
John ID. Meelick and his unknown
spouse and heirs of each; William
H. Jacobs and his unknwn spouse
and heirs Of each: the unknown
spouse and heirs of Henry E. ].
Boardman, deceased; Cyrus r..
Lyons and his unknown spouse and
the heirs Of each; Joshua McClarnan
and his unknown spouse and the
heirs of each; Joshua McLarnan and
his unknown spouse and heirs of
each; Elias Good and mis- unknown
spouse and heirs OF each; Alexander
Smith and his unknown spouse and
heirs Of each; the unknown claim
ants of the SEN of the NEA Of sec
ton "a township 81 range Is west Of
the 5th P. NJ. OF Iowa, also the I'M
known claimants of lot 2 of sub
division of the south west quarter Of
the north west quarter Of section 10
township "a range II west of the 5th
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 sE1l Of the NEA Of section "a
township 81 range Is west of the 9Th
p. NJ. of Iowa; also lot of sub-divis-
ion of the SWA Of the NWA of section
10 township 81 range IT west Of the
9TH 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 tina; 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 NEA Of section "a township 81
range 10 w. 9TH p. NJ. Of Iowa, also
lot of the subdivision Of the SWA
of the NyVA Of section 10 township "a
Range IL w, 9Th p. NJ. Of Iowa and
further alleging that plaintiH and his
grantors 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 defendan. Lorenzo D. Gordon
obtained title to said forty acres tract
from the United States in December,
1851. and in March, 1852, conveyed
same to Mary Gordon by deed recorded
in book "A" page 81 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 1873 of said
deed records and said Quinn decided
same to B. F. Singer by deed recorded
in book 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.
lot 2 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
Iohn d. 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
Sozard and plaintiff alleges that said
Elias Good and Elias Cozard are one
and the same person:
That said Cyrus r. Lyons conveved
said ten acre tract to J. d. Melick
and Joshua McClarnan by deed re-
corded In book 9 page 331 Of said deed
records, said Cyrus r. Lyons signing
his name Cyrus Lyons and PLAINTIFF AL
eyes that Cyrus r. Lyons and Cyrvs
Lyons are one and the same person.
That Joshua McClarnan convened
lis interest in said ten acre tract to A.
,. Meelick in deed recorded in book
Il page 173 of said deed records sign
ns his name Joshua McLarnan.
That John d. Meelick and John n |
Nelick conveyed to Alexander smith
'y deeds recorded in book 16 pages g
ind o91 respectively and plaintiff AL |
eyes that the names Joshua McClar- |
IAN and Joshua McLarnan wherever
appearing In foregoing conveyance
either as grantor or grantee are one
md the same person and that the /
lanes John D. Mellick. ]. D. Melick. !.
,. Meelick. John d. Meelick and John
Melick wherever the same appears
IS grantor or grantee in said convey.
lnces are one and the same person.
That on June I, 1871, Norman Jacobs
md William H. Jacobs became the
,wner Of said ten acre tract by sher-
ifs deed based on foreclosure of mort
,age given by John d. Meelick and
oshua McLarnan to Cyrus Lyons and
plaintiff alleges that the interest of
aid William III. Jacobs is forever
Jared by the statute of limitations:
That one Henry z. J. Boardman now
deceased obtained deed Of said ten
ere tract from Greenleaf M wood