Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-04-02

of Audubon County, Iowa, the petition
of Myrtle Ross and Drucie Ross, plant
ifs, claiming that they are the absolute
and unqualified owners in fee simple of
the following described real estate,
to-wit:
The Northwest One Quarter "a, of
Section Twenty Eight (2S), Township
Eighty. One (S1) North, Range Thirty
Five (35), West of the 9TH, z. NJ, in
Audubon County, Iowa.
And claiming that said plaintiffs have
been in adverse possession and occupa-
ton of said above described real estate
for more than ten years last past,
And stating that you make some
claim to said above described real estate
adverse to the interest of the plaintiffs
therein,
And said petition contains the follow
ing allegations relating to the interest
or interests of the unknown defendants
or claimants: and the mode of devolu-
ton thereof:
That certain persons unknown to
these plaintiffs claim TO have some in
terest in or to the above described real
estate, claimed to have been derived by
descent. devise, legacy, assignment.
grant or by other means unknown to
these plaintiffs. from or through Carlos
Hecox and - Hecox, his wife, or from
or through one or the other of them in
dividually: that certain unknown per
sons claim to have some interest in or
to said real estate claimed to have been
derived, by some of the said means or
by other means unknown to these
plaintiffs, from or through Albert Isham
and Annie Tor Anna Isham. his wife,
or from or through one or the other of
them individually; that certain unknown
persons claim to have some interest in
or to the aforesaid real estate claimed
to have been derived, by some of the
said means or by other means unknown
to these plaintiffs, from or through A.
D. Guthrie and - Guthrie, his wife
or from or through one or the other of
them individuality that certain un-
known persons claim to have some in
terest in or to the aforesaid real estate
claimed to have been derived, by some
of the said means or by other means
unknown to these plaintiffs, from or
through - Guthrie, the wife of Amos
D. Guthrie; that certain unknown
persnus claim to have some interest in
or to the aforesaid real estate claimed
| to have been derived, by some of the
said means or by other means unknown
to these plaintiffs, from or through
John B. Gregory and - Gregory, his
wife, or from or through one or the
other of them individually; that these
plaintiffs are unable to more fully and
exactly state the interest claimed, OF
the method by which it is derived in
said real estate by any of said unknown
claimants; that the name or names and
residence of said unknown claimants
are unknown to these plaintiffs; that
these plaintiffs have sought diligently
to learn the same.
And praying that these plaintiffs be
decreed TO be the absolute owners in
fee simple of said real estate and
further praying that the title thereto
be quoted in plaintiffs and that you
and each of you and all persons claim
ing by through or under you or any Of
you be blrred and forever estopped
from having, or claiming, any right or
title thereto adverse 10 the plaintiffs.
For further particulars you are hereby
referred to the petition now on file.
| Now unless You appear and defend
before noon of the second day of the
next term of said court to be held al
Audubon, in said County and State,
commencing on the 9TH day of May,
1914, A. D., default will be entered
against you and decree rendered thereof
as prayed.
Joe H. Ross and s. c. Kerberg,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
APPROVAL OF NOTICE AND ORDEE
Il
OF JUDGE
Upon reading the petition in the actor
of Myrtle Ross and Drucie Ross, plant
ifs, VS. Silas A. Burnap ct. al, defend
ants, Number 1916 Equity, Audubon
County, Iowa, District Court, the fore,
going Original Notice is hereby approx,
ed and ordered published in the Audu.
bon Republican, weekly newspaper
published at Audubon, Iowa, said
paper being the one most likely to give
notice to the unknown and Other
claimants and defendants, once each
week for four successive weeks.
Dated March Goth, 1914
j. B. Rockafellow,
Judge Fifteenth Judicial District Of
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