Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-12


failed to include the full description OF
the tract Of land therein attempted to
be described by metes and bounds but
which Is now said Lot Two (2) afore-
said. but that the purchaser. Almon A.
Snow, went into possession Hereunder
and paid the consideration therefor
and that said Thomas B. Abel was
thereby duly Invested of all right, title
and interest therein, and that Florence
Abel Byrnes Is his sole and only sur
| viving heir at law and she has in in
terest In fact in said real property.
That one Almon A. Snow acquired
title to Lot Two (2) OF the above de-
scribed Northwest Quarter Of the
Northwest Quarter (NW Y of NV ~,
| section. township and range aforesaid
and conveyed the same to one John
consideration, and said John Klemp-
nauer went into possession OF said
property. the same now being Lot Two
(2) as aforesaid. being owned by this
plaintiff but that through mistake. err
ron or oversight said deed became lost
and destroyed and was not placed of
record, but nevertheless said John
Klempnauer became vested with full
A. Snow and all surviving heirs were
thereby Invested of all right, title and
interest in and to said property
That the county of Marshall did on
the 10th day of March. 1864, make and
execute by its treasurer to one John
Klempnauer tax deed Of conveyance
of Lot Two (o) of the said Northwest
Quarter of the Northwest Quarter
of ~ coil
township and range aforesaid and that
said deed by mistake, and error err
roneously described said property but
that the purchaser at said tax sale
which was regular In all respects, and
which was executed after due notice Of
expiration and from which no redednp-
ton was made by the owners thereof,
went into possession of said property,
and that thereby all persons thereto
fore having any interest, title or own
ership in said property was duly d.
vested Of the same and PLAINTIFF AYERS
that the persons by, through and I'M
der whom he claims title We're in per-
sonal continuous. open, adverse and
notorious possession of the above de-
scribed real estate under claim Of right
and color Of title for more than the
period of the running of the statute of
limitations as against each and all of
the defendants set forth in said petit
ton and all of their heirs at law.
grantees and of any unknown person
or persons whether minor heirs or in
sane persons. claimants Of the afore-
said property. and that any claim OF
any such claimants known or unknown
as against the fee title of this plaintiff
Is Junior and inferior and the rights
of all such claimants as against this
plaintiff have long since been barred
by the statute OF limitations and pray
ing that plaintiffs title be established
and confirmed in himself in fee simple
as against the adverse claims Of the
defendants and each of them and all of
the unknown claimants hereinbefore re-
ferred to and all persons claiming by.
thru or under them, and that all such
persons be forever barred and estopped
from having or claiming any right OF
title adverse to this plaintiff, and for
such other and further relief as to the
court may seem just and equitable IN
the premise.
For further particulars you are re-
ferred to plaintiffs petition to be on
file as aforesaid
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 sth
day of September. A. D.. 1915, your de-
fault will be entered and a decree rem
dere1 thereon as prayed for in said
petition.
Dated this 4th day Of August. A. d.
1915.
CARL A. JOHNSON. Plaintiff.
BY F. E. Northup, His Attorney.