Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-03-24
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

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 (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 Dis riot
Court, Winneshiek County, Iowa,
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, lie has for more than
ten years last past, been in peacea~
BILE, open, notorious, continuous, en-
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 credibly informed and
believes that the Defendants make
some claim to the above described
premises, adverse to this Plaintifl,
but such claims, if they now exist,
are long since barred by the Statute
ofeLimitatiOns.
That Defendant Russell Taber
makes claim to said premises by rea-
son of deed, dated November 27th,
1854, and recorded on Page AZ OF
Book 3D. and also by reason of an
other deed, dated December 31st,
1858, and recorded On Page 512 OF
Book e..
That Defendant William Warner
claims an interest by reason of a
deed dated May 9Th, 1879, and =
corded on Page 436 of Book Il
That Defendant James L. Gamer,
on claims an interest by reason or
mortgage, dated April IL, 1861, and
recorded on Page 202 of Book "A
That Defendant j. Ed. Brunnell
claims an interest by reason OF a
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 IN
known Defendants, are based on IN
heritances, rights OF spouses, grants
devises, requests, mortgages ana as
signments, coming by, through oI
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 nave
had are long since barred by the
Statute of Limitations. -.
That Defendant prays that his u
tie be perfected and quoted In MIN
that any cloud or clouds be removed
as to the premises above described
both as to the Defendants specimen
lIy named, and as to all unknown De
PENDANTS and that said Defendants
land all persons claiming by, througn
Tor under them, be forever cut OH
barred and estopped from having any
right, title or interest in and to saio
PREMISES, adverse to this Plaintiff.
And that any Defendant appear
ing to contest Plaintiffs claim OF u
tile as prayed in said Petition, De ad
Judged to pay the cost of this pro
ceeding, and Plaintiff prays for suci
other and further relief as to th'
Court may seem just and equitable
And unless you appear thereto ane
defend. on or before noon or the -
dav of the next term, being th'
Anril 1915 Term, to be held in th'
Court House at DEBORAH, Winnie
shiek county, Iowa, commencing OF
the 18th day of April, 1915, de
fault will be entered against you am an,
Judgment rendered thereon, accoru
;ng 10 the prayer of said Petition.
mo AUBOLEE & NELSON,
,,-4w Attorneys for Plaintifi