Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-03-17
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, lega-
tees, mortgages, assignees, claim
ants and owners of Lots number
ed Four (4) and Five CD in
Block numbered Seven CD 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
BILE, open, notorious, continuous, ey-
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 43 of
Book "B'' and also by reason of an
other deed dated December 31st,
1853, and recorded On Page SIP of
Book e..
That Defendant William Warner
claims an interest by reason of
deed dated May 9Th, 1879, and q
corded on Page 436 of Book a..
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 j. Ed. Brunnell
claims an interest by reason of
bond for deed, recorded on Page
SCI of Book Sc. All of The above
instruments being of record in the
Recorders Office of Winneshiek
County, Iowa.
That the rights or claims of right,
if such claims be made By the uI-
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 un-
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 IT,
tie be perfected and quoted in him,
that any cloud or clouds be removed
as to the premises above described,
both as to the Defendants specifical-
ly named, and as to all unknown De-
PENDANTS, and that said Defendants,
and all persons claiming by, through
or under them, be forever cut OFF,
barred and estopped from having any
right, title or interest in and to said
premises, adverse to this Plaintif.
And that any Defendant appear
ing to contest Plaintiffs claim OF IT,
tie, as prayed in said Petition, be ad-
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 and
defend, on or before noon or 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 18th day of April, 1915, de-
fault will be entered against you and
Judgment rendered thereon, accord
ing to the prayer of said Petition.
AUBOLEE & NELSON,
11-4w Attorneys for Plaintiff.