Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

In the District Court of Iowa, in and
for Winneshiek County, April
Term, 1915.
Lawrence StortZ, Plaintiff, VS.. Rus
sci Taber, William Warner, J. Ed.
Brunnell. James l.. Cameron, and
all the unknown heirs at law,
spouses, grantees, devisees, lesa-
tees, MORTGAGES, assignees, claim
ants and owners of Lots number
ed Four CA and Five Co in
Block numbered Seven ca in the
Village of Hesper, County of Win
neshiek. State of Iowa, according
to the recorded plat thereof,
Defendants.
To the above named Defendants: -
You and each of you are hereby
notified, that there is now on file in
the office of the Clerk of the District
Court, Winneshiek County, Iowa, a
Petition in Equity of Lawrence
Stortz, as Plaintiff, in which he al
leges that he is the absolute owner
in fee simple of the above described
real estate; that through himself
and his grantors, through whom he
claims title, he has for more than
ten years last past, been in peacea~
BILE, open, notorious, continuous, eX-
elusive and adverse possession of the
above described premises, under
claim of right and color of title, as
against all the world.
That he is crediblv informed and
believes that the Defendants make
some claim to the above described
premises, adverse to this Plaintiff,
but such claims, If they now exist,
are long since barred by tie Statute
Of Limitations.
That Defendant Russell Taber
makes claim to said premises by rea
son Of deed, dated November 9th,
1854, and recorded on Page As of
Book 3D. and also by reason Of an
ether deed, dated December 3lst,
1858, and recorded on Page 5l2 of
Book e..
That Defendant William Warner
claims an interest by reason of
deed dated May 9Th, 1879, and =
corded on Page 436 of Book IL.
That Defendant James l.. Gamer
on claims an interest by reason Of
mortgage, dated April II, 1861, and
recorded on Page 202 of Book "A
That Defendant ]. Ed Brunnell
claims an interest by reason of
bond for deed, recorded on Page
SCI of Book st. All of the above
instruments being of record in the
Recorders Office of Wlnneshiek
County, Iowa.
That the rights or claims of right,
if such claims be made b. the IN
known Defendants. are based on in
heritances, rights of spouses, grants,
devises, requests, mortgages and as
signments, coming by, through or
under the specifically named Defen-
dantS.
That Plaintiff is unable to learn
the names and residences Of the I'M
known Defendants, although he has
sought diligently to learn the same.
That any right, title or interest
that said Defendants may once have
had are long since barred by the
Statute of Limitations.
That Defendant prays that his III
tie be perfected and quieted in him,
that any cloud or clouds be removed
as to the premises above described,
both as to the Defendants specitical-
~ named, anu as 10 al ulhuONu Nv
PENDANTS, and that said Defendants,
and all persons claiming by, through
or under them, be forever cut on,
barred and estoppeC from having any
right, title or interest in and to SAID
premises, adverse to this Plaintiff.
And that any Defendant appear
ing TO contest Plaintiffs claim OF IL
tie, as prayed in said Petition, be adj
Judged to pay the cost OF this pro-
ceeding, and Plaintiff prays for such
other and further relief as TO the
Court may seem just and equitable.
And unless you appear thereto ana
defend, on or before noon OF the "a
day of the next term, being the
April 1915 Term, to be held in the
Court House at DEBORAH, Winnie"
shiek County. Iowa, commencing on
the 10th day of April, 1915, de,
fault will be entered against you ana
judgment rendered thereon, accord
ing to the prayer Of said Petition.
AUBOLEE & NELSON,
11-4w Attorneys for Plaintin.