Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-23

DEED TO the above described property to
w. 8. Rice which deed was filed May
10. 1856. and recorded in book d, page
22i. In the Office Of the recorder OF
Marshall county. Iowa, was In fact on
said date AZ unmarried person, and In
fact had no interest 81 any name, ma
ture, Or Kind In said property. on the
date OF said conveyance.
That at the time George Atwater
conveyed by quit claim deed to Thomas
b. Abel the above described property
on June II, 1855. which deed was filed
on July q. 1856. and recorded In book
D. page 3s2. In the Office Of the re-
corder Of Marshal county, Iowa, was
In fact At the date Of said conveyance
an unmarried man, and the said George
Atwater had. no interest OF any name,
nature, or kind in said promises on the
date OF said conveyance, and said con-
VeyHnce was an irregular conveyance.
That Thomas B. Abel. grantee OF
George Atwater az above rot forth
never recsived any title to the premises
above described a. said conveyance
being a quit claim deed and executed
June ~. 1855. filed July q, 1856, and re-
corded in book D. page $50, In the Of
fee OF the recorder OF Marshall county. Z
Iowa, was an irregular conveyance. ana
there was no dover interest to vest In
MRS. Thomas B. Abell . . Il
That Leroy Spencer, who executed
q warranty deed for the premises above
described on April ~. 1855. was at the
time Of said conveyance m unmarried
person. and Alexander F. Ewing.
grantee last above named, and "A. r.
Ewing. who on the 26th day of Feb
ruary 1856, conveyed the above de-
atunu 49, v-,...
which deed was fled on March Is, 1855,
and recorded In book 8, page 321 in the
Office OF the recorder OF Marshall coun-
ty, Iowa, were In fact one and the same
person. y
That Temperance Ewing, who CON {.
veyed tho above described premises to
Delos Arnold on May 8, 1859. which
deed was nled May g. 1859. and re-
eoeded In book 81, page IS. In the office
Of the recorder Of Marshall county,
Iowa. was at the date OF said convey
ance an unmarried woman.
That F. Rewey, one Of the grantees
In the warranty deed executed by De-
los Arnold for tho above described,
premises on Dec. II, 1870, which deed
was filed on Dec. p. 1870, and recorded
in book .3S. page 81. In the Office OF the
recorder OF Marshall county, Iowa, and
Fayette Rewey to whom the undivided
one-half OF the premises last above de-
scribed were conveyed by J. G. Coburn
and wife. which deed was executed on
July 81. 1885. filed on July 81. 1886. and
recorded in DOCK ISL, PAGE $50. In the
Office OF the recorder OF Marshall
county, Iowa were in fact one and the
same person.
That Greenleaf NJ, Woodbury., to
whom A. +. Ewing on April II; 1868.
executed a real estate MORTGAGE on the
premises above described which mort
gage was filed April IA. 1853. and re-
corded in book U. page 161, in the OF
fee OF the recorder OF Marshall county.
Iowa, and G. NJ. Woodbury., who on the
2eth day OF April. 1870, released on the
margin Of the record Of mortgages in
book u. page ISL, in the Office OF tho
recorder OF Marshall county. Iowa, the
mortgage last above referred to were
In fact one and the same person
That Mary Cooke to whom John c. y
coburn ard wife and Fayette Rewey
and wife executed q real estate mort
gage on the premises above described
on July Is. 1878, which mortgage was
recorded in book IS. page f42. In the
office OF the recorder OF Marshall coun-
ty. Iowa, and Mary Cook. who executed
a release OF the mortgage last above
described on Sept. IL. 1871. which rS.
lease IN recorded In book H. page l74f
In the office OF the recorder Of Mar
shall county, Iowa, were In fact one
and the same person: and Mary Cook
to whom said parties Last above named
executed real estate mortgage IN
Sept 81. 1881. which mortgage was r.
corded In book LOG. page ~. in the &f-
fee Of the recorder OF MARSHALL county.
Iowa, and Mary Cooke. who released
said mortgage on Aug. Is, 1886. which
release was recorded In book las, page
50. were In fact one and the same per-.
son. ~. ~ N
II il further claimed and averred
that the petitioners and their inmedi-
ate grantors for more than ten years
last past have been IN actual, con-
tinued. visable. distinct. open, notof-.
ious. hostile. and adverse possession Of s
the above described premises under
claim OF, right and color OF title. and
that al claims OF any OF the defendants
or OF their heirs. whether known or
unknown. and OF any Of the unknown
claimants or their heirs are fully
barred by the statute OF limitations Of 2
this state. That the unknown heirs OF
c8SA "a shc 6pONc SAutisNu .uSlcIU1tIbSf
the unknown creditors, and the un-
known claimants whether some, insane.
or minors are made defendants because
Of any claims they may or might as
sert in or to the real property above
described. that the exact interest such
persons have or claim to have or how
the same Is derived. or claimed TO be
derived, or the mode OF devoIution
thereof, is unknown to these plaintiffs.
and that any claim that may be as
serted by either OF the heirs. known or
unknown. or unknown claimants, un- n
known creditors. Of the defendants
ID junior and inferior to the
claims OF the plaintiff. and the same
Is barred and all persons named or res
ferred to are estopped from making
any claim to the said real estate; that
the names and residences Of such per- Il
song ~ are mentioned or referred to-
above. are unknown to tiieSe petition ~
ers: that diligent search has been
made to learn the same or facts relat
Ing thereto or to the claims, II any they n
have. to the interests Of the said de-
PENDANTS. or their unknown heirs, un- IS
known creditors, or unknown claim
ants, and are set forth as definitely ~
can be done.
Plaintiffs pray that their claim of
ownership In said real estate be es-
tabiished In fee simple AZ against any