Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-15

VIII ol Jonn M. Green deceased :
Name Norton, Milton Norton.
Weber Norton, Mrs. Ella Clark,
Eliza Cox, CLARK son of
Mrs. Ella Clark, devisee and lega-
tee under will of John M. Green
deceased; John Erickson Amund-
rud and -Amundrud his
wife; E. Knudson & CLAUS Gun
derson; May Wigeland Guardian
of Christian Anderson and Anna
christian Cor christina Ander-
son Malessa Round, widow of Da-
vld Bound deceased, Mary Mulica,
Emma Chase, Hattie Bound, Ber-
tie Bound, Bee Bound; II. S. Tue
ker and ---Tucker his wife:
Aad A. Ringheim and Christence
Rlngheim his wife; Winneshiek
County Iowa, Harvey G. Tucker
and Tucker his wife; Gill
bert Rathburn and Mary L. Rath-
burn his wife, and all the spouses,
heirs, devisees, legate:s, mortga-
gees, personal representatives of
the above named defendants, and
all the unknown owners or claim
ants of any right, title, or interest
in or to East Half of Southwest
Quarter, and Lots Two CD and
Three CD of West Half of South
west Quarter of Section Two, and
Lot Two CD of Northwest Quart
er Of Northwest Quarter of Section
Eleven, and Lot Two GU of North
east Quarter of Northwest Quart
er, and Lot One Cd of Southeast
Quarter of Northwest Quarter of
said Section Eleven, all of forego-
ing real estate being situated in
Township Ninety-eight North, of
Range Eight West of Fifth Prin-
cipal Meridian in Winneshiek
County, Iowa, according to gov
eminent surveys, and of plats filed
in office of Recorder of Winneshiek
County, Iowa, on December 2Sth,
1875, and on March 8th, 1875, re-
spec'ively, and recorded in Book
8 of plats, on pages rs, and IS re-
spectivelv, Defendants
To the above Defendants:
You and each of yoH are hereby no
titled that on or before December
18th, 1915, there will be on file in
the office of the Clerk of the District
Court of Iowa in and for Winneshiek
County, Iowa, the petition in equity
of this plaintiff, claiming and alleg-
ing that he is the absolute and sole
owner in fee simple, free from liens
or membranes in favor of any one
or more of the defendants in this ac-
ton, of the following described real
estate in Winneshiek County, Iowa,
to-wit: The East Half of Southwest
Quarter, and Lots Two (2) and
Three of West Half of Southwest
Quarter of Section Two (2), and Lot
Two of the Northeast Quarter of
Quarter, and Lot Two of
Quarter of Northwest
Quarter, and Lot One Cd of South
east Quarter of Northwest Quarter
Of Section Eleven, (1D, in Town
ship Ninety-eight (9S) North, of
Range Eight (S) West of Fifth Prin- |
cipal Meridian; that he is credibly in
formed and believes that defendants
make some claim of right, tile or
interest in or to the above described |
real estate adverse to plaintiff, but |
that any such right, or interest which |
any one or more of the defendants |
may have once had in said real es-
tate has been long since barred by
the statute of limitations. and by the !
adverse possession of this plaintiff |
and those by, through and under |
whom he claims; that this plaintiff |
and those by, through and under |
whom he claims has held possession |
Of the said real estate openly, motor
ously, continuously, visibly, uninter- |
ruptedlv, adversely, at all times |
claiming a fee simple interest there
in, for period of more than ten
years last past, under color of title
and claim of right.
Plaintiff hereby directs your at
tention to his said petition on file |
IN said Clerks Office for a more de-
tailed account of plaintiffs allega-
lions and claims concerning the said |
real estate. You are further noti- |
led that plaintiff prays in his said |
petition that his title and estate In |
and to the said real estate be estab-
ished against the adverse claims of |
each and all of the defendants, and |
Of any and all persons claiming by, !
through or under them or either of |
hem, and that said defendants and |
Ill persons claiming by, through or |
under them or either of them be for
ever estopped and barred from hav-
ng or claiming any right, title or in
-erest in or to said lands adverse to |
plaintiff, and that the title thereto |
be quoted in the plaintiff, but no |
personal judgment is asked against |
any defendant.
You are further notified that un-
less you appear thereto and defend |
On or before noon of the second day |
Of the next regular term of said Dis
trict Court which will commence On
the 3lst day Of January A. ID. 1916,
at the Court House in DEBORAH, Iowa,
default will be entered against you,
and judgment and decree rendered
In accordance with the prayer OF
PLAINTIFFS petition.
i9-4 BOICE & HOOK,