Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-12
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

In the district court Of Iowa, in and
for Marshall county, March term 1914
J. P Cooper. as executor OF the es-
tate Of J. F. NJ. Cooper. deceased, and
on behalf Of the benefciaries OF said
decendent. plaintiff, VS.. the unknown
claimants of the west half Of the
northwest quarter and the northwest
quarter of the southwest quarter OF
section thirty five, and the northeast
quarter Of the southeast quarter and
the north twelve acres Of the south
east quarter OF the southeast quarter
of section thirtyfour. all in township
eighty three north, range eighteen west
OF the 5th p. NJ. Marshall county.
Iowa, whether sane. insane, minor or
under any disability; John A. Kelley.
Almina C. Kelley. ]. r. Han'bell. John
r. Hambel. Joseph Cooper, WIN. Mono
hon. William Monohon. Della L. B.
Conover Annette Gookin Boardman.
the unknown wife Of B. NJ. Winter Oct
~, 1877. S. G. Wiidman. Sylvester G..
Wildman. the unknown wife of Sylves-
ter G. Wildman Oct "a. 1878. Edward
Mason kesteven, William II. Du Bois,
VIM. H Du Bois, the unknown claim
ants Of said real estate by. thru or un-
der Henry f. ]. Boardmaa or Marie
r. Boardman: the unknown claimants
Of said real estate by. thru or under
any Of the defendants above named
either as grantee. assignee, beneficiary.
creditor, heir at law. sp 1use. surviving
spouse or in any other capacity;
whether sane. insane, minors or under
any disability. Defendants.
To the defendants above named OF
otherwise designated:
You, and each Of you, are hereby
notified that there is now Nied in the
office of the clerk Of the district court
the petition Of ]. P. Cooper, acting as
ficiaries Of the estate Of J. F. NJ. Coop
er deceased, as plaintiff. claiming that
at the time Of his death the said ].
F. NJ. Cooper was the absolute owner
in fee simple Of the west half of the
northwest quarter and the northwest
quarter Of the. southwest quarter Of
section tiirty-five and rhe northeast
quarter of the southeast quarter and
the north twelve acres of thu southeast
quarter of the southeast quarter OF
section thir;yfour, all in township
eighty three north. range eighteen west
CT the 5th P. NJ, Marshall county,
Iowa, and claiming that he acquired
title thereto by purchase and by him
self and his grantors the said j. F. NJ.
Cooper was in the actual, open, notori-
Gus, continuous, peacea5le, exclusive,
uninterrupted and adverse posse ssion
of said real estate and every part and
parcel thereof, under deeds and con-
veyances from the persons in posses
sion and the actual owners thereof and
under claim of absolute ownership,
paying all taxes, rates and assessments
thereon, for more than thirty years
prior to his death in 1911 and that
since said time this plaintiff. on behalf
Of such estate, has been in such pos
session.
Also claiming that you, and each
Of you, and all persons claiming by,
thru or under you, or either OF you. are
forever barred and estopped from hav-
ing, claiming or asserting any interest
in, claim to or Hen upon said premises
adverse to the estate Of said ]. +. NJ.
Cooper.
And plaintiff alleges in his said pc
tition and asks to have determined by
the court. as follows:
That John A. Kelley and Almina c.
Kelley, his wife, for q valuable con-
sideration fully paid to them released
all claim to any portion of the above
described real estate acquired by virtue
Of the tax decree to John A. Kelley
entered on or about the 23d day OF
April, 1858, and both John A. Kelley
and Almina c. Kelley by their failure
to make any claim to said premises
and their acquiescence in The posses
sion and ownership of said J. F. NJ
Cooper are forever barred and estopped
from claiming or asserting airy interest
in said premises adverse to the estate
Of said J. F. NJ. Cooper. and all persons
claiming under them, or either OF them
are likewise barred.
That Henry E. ]. Boardman for
valuable consideration to him paid
parted with his entire interest in and
TO the real estate hercsahefcre de.
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