Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-10
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

In the district court Of Iowa. In and
Tor Marshall county. September term,
A. d. 1915.
caulneld. piaintin, W. David
d. Rockhill and ROckhill, his
4 wife: E. Grewell. Ezekiel Greweil
! and Grewell. his wife: e.
Rockhill. Ellis Rockhill. Jonas C.
Mooney and Mary Mooney. his wife:
John w. Plummer and -- Plum-
mer, his wife: VIM. NJ. Mansfield
and Mansfield. his wife; AL
fred Cummins and Cummins,
his wife; ]. w. Plummer. George
Whealen, and Mary whealen. his
wife; Jacob Weaver and Sarah A.
Weaver. his wife; Lot Holmes and
Eliza Holmes. his wife: David Rock
hill. d. D. Rockhili, A. T. Miller and
Emily Miller. his wife; C. 8. An
drews and Andrews. his wife:
the town Of Liberty, Marshall coun-
ty. Iowa; Aetna Life Insurance Com
pany, Jonathan j. Broome and Benz.
Douglass. as executors OF the estate
of Levi p. Stone, deceased: Anthony
Pierce. Charlotte Pierce A. n.
Pierce, Daniel Asherwood. David
Blair, Thos. Woods, Thos. Hance
and Hance. his wife: and any
and all unknown heirs. or descend
ants Of each and all Of said defend
ants. whether sane or insane. or
minors, and all persons under legal
disability. also their spouses and
surviving spouses and all unknown
claimants to any right. title or in-
terest, In and to the northwest quar-
ter IN. w. " Of section No. TWEEN
ty-seven (27). in township No.
eighty-five (s5) north. range No.
twenty (20), west Of the 9Th princi-
pal meridian, in Marshall county.
Iowa.
70 the above defendants and unknown
claimants Of the above described
land:
You are hereby notified. that there is
now filed in the Office Of the clerk OF
the district court, in and for Marshall
county, Iowa, the verified petition Of
Thomas Caulfield, claiming Of you that
he is the owner in fee simple, of tho
north west quarter IN. w. ~ OF Sec
Ion No twenty-seven (27), township
No. eighty-five (s5) north, range No.
twenty (20) west Of the 9Th principal
meridian In Marshall county, lows,
and that he became such owner by
purchase from William H. Stipp and
wife: the then owners of said land:
hat he and his grantors obtained title
TO said Premises from the United
States by conveyances and devolutionA
he complete chain Of which II fully
set out in said petition: that he IL in-
'ormed that you and each Of you. have
,r, make some claim to the said props
,rty or a portion thereof, but he AYERS
hat said claim is junior and inferior to
plaintiffs title and ownership; that the
plaintiff and his grantors have been
n continuous, open, notorious. hostile
and undisturbed possession Of all said
past under claim of right and color Of
title: that the town Of Liberty which
vas plated on part Of said premises
and all OF the streets. alleys and the
public square thereof, have been wholly
abandoned for more than ten years
asst past and that title in fee simple
70 all the lots in said town Of Liberty
IS vested in this plaintiff; also claim
ng that you and each and all OF you
Are barred and estopped from having
or asserting any claim in or to said
premises. or any part thereof. adverse
10 the plaintiff.
That the names and residences Of
the unknown claimants and unknown
above referred to. are UNI
known to the plaintiff and that he has
sought diligently to learn OF same.
The plaintiff asks as relief. that his
title to said land be Quoted and COM
Hrmed in him by decree OF said court:
that the apparent defects In said title.
II any such there be, be corrected by
said decree and that you. SAID defend
ants and unknown claimants and each
Of you be barred and estopped from
at any time, making any claim adverse
to the plaintiffs title in and to said
real property or any part thereof.
For further information. you are re-
ferred to the original petition and copy
thereof, now on file in the office Of tho
clerk OF the district court Of Marshall
Iowa.
No personal judgment - asked
against any defendant.
Now unless you appear and make
defense thereto, at or before noon OF
the second day of the next September
term OF said court to be begun and
held at Marshalltown, Iowa. on the
9Th day of September A. D. 1915, your
default will be entered and q decree
rendered thereon as prayed for in said
petition.
Dated this gath day Of July a. D.
1915.
THOMAS cAULFIELD.
Plaintiff.