The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-03

for Crawford County, September Term.
1916.
William koepke, Plaintiff,
vs.
Oscar S. Gates. Gates wife of
oscar s. Gates ------. ViScher wife
of Cornelius Vischer, l;unice Saylcs.
Asa Hesser Gammcll, and the unknown
wives and husbands. heirs; devisccs,
personal representatives, grantees or
assigns of any of said persons, and all
the unknown claimants to any right
title or interest in and to Lots Three
go and Four % in Block Forty-four
t4D in the city Of Denison, Crawford
county. Iowa, Defendants.
To the Above Named Defendants:
You and each of you are hereby nOti-
fled that there is now on file in the Office
Of the clerk Of the district court of the
state of Iowa, in and for Crawford coun-
ty, tile petition of the plaintiff, William
Koepkc stating that he is the absolute
owner in fee of Lots Three CD and -Four
a. in Block rorty-four (4D in the city
OF Denison, Iowa: that under color OIL
title and claim Of right he and his grant
orS have been in the open, undistlrhed
and adverse possession continuously or
said real estate for more than the ten
years last past: that on the third day of
July, 1856, one Oscar S. Gates obtained
title to said Lot Three ca and on the
fifth day of June, 1858. said Oscar ).
Gates conveyed the same to one Cor
nelus Nischer, by warranty decd, under
the name of O. S. Gates, and that the
said Oscar S. Gates and Q. $ Gates were
one and the same person that no witc
joined with the said Oscar 5. Gates or
O. S. Gates in tie execution OF said deco
above referred to- and that because
thereof the wife, if any. Of the said Os,
if deceased, her husband, her heirs.
dnvsecS, personal representatives, grant
ees OF assigns, all unknown claimants.
claim to have some interest in or lien
title and estate of plaintiff: that on the
seventh day of September, 1858. the said
Cornelius Vischer. by warranty deed.
conveyed said ., Lot Three CO TO one
with said Cornelius Nischer in the exc
cution Of said deed and that because
thereof the wife, if any, of said Cornelius
Nischer, and if deceased her husband.
her heirs, devisees, personal represent
ativcs, grantees and assigns, all I'M
known claimants claim to have some IN
tereSt in or lien upon said Lot Three
co adverse to the title of plaintiff; that
on the seventh day of January, 1859. said
George w. Calkins, under the name OF
Geo. ". Calliins by warranty deed, con-
veyed said Lot Three 80 to one Eunicc
Say les; that no wife Joined with tic said
George W. Calkins in the execution OF
said deed and because thereof his said
wife, if any, and if deceased, her hGS-
p;lfH, ner, rnclrS, uCNlSCcS. peiSoidi Iep-
rcsentatives, grantees or assigns. all UNI
known claimants, claim to have some in
tcrest in or lien upon said Lot Three CD
adverse to the title Of plaintiff: that on
the second day Of July, 1873, the said
Eunice Sayles. under the name of Eunice
G. Sears. together with her husband,
David +. Sears, by warranty deed, con-
veNed said Lot Three 90 to one Morton
S. Sayrc, said deed containing a recital
therein that said Eunice G. Sears was
formerly Eunicc G. Sayles: that said
Eunice Sayles. liunice G. Sayles and
Eunice G. Sears were one and the same
cnt discrepancy in the names of F:unice
SaNlcs, grantee. and Eunice G., Sears.
srantor. the SAT-, Fiunice Sayles. If living,
and il deceased. her husband. her heirs,
dcvisecs, personal representatives. grant
ees or assigns claim to have some inter-
est in or lien upon said Lot Three CD
adverse to the title of plaintiff; that on
the Goth day of SeDtember. 1874, one
Asa Messer Gammell obtained title to
Lot Four ca above described by war
ranty deed thereof from one Samuel a.
Nightingale and wife, and on the 18th
day of January. 1881. said Asa Messer
Gam,nc!i then unmarried, conveyed said
Lot Four (D under the name Of Asa NJ
Gammele to one Morton S. Sayre: that
NJ Gammclc were one aud the same per-
son. but that because OF the apparent
discrepancy in said names the said Asa
MeSscr Gammell. if living, and If de-
heirs. dcvisnes. personal representatives.
grantees ana assigns all unknown claim
ants. claim to have some interest in or
lien upon said premises adverse to the
title Of plaintiff: that the title to said
Lots Three and Four, passing through
various mcsnc conveyanccs. vested in
this plaintiff under and by virtue of
warranty deed thereof from one J. w.
Miller. .tr and Wife, which deed bears
date April -. 1916: that the adverse
claims of said defendants constitute n
cloud upon the title and estate Of
plaintiff in said real estate: that said
adverse claims and interests in said real
estate have long since ceased lapSed
and determined and all said defendants +
have long since acqniesced in the title
of nlainttf and his g.antors.
You are further notified that plaintiff
in said petition asks that Il decree of
said court he entered quoting his title
in and to said real estate as against any
adverse claims YOU and each of you may
have against same and barring and eStop-
ping YOU and each of you from having
or claiming any right, title or interest
in or lien upon said real propcrty adj
verse to the title and estate of plaintiff 81
therein. For further particulars see pc
titOn now on file.
Now, unless YOU appear thereto and
defend before noon of the second day of
the next term of said court commencing
at DeniSon. Iowa. on the fifth dav OF
Sentember. A. y. 1916. default will he
entered against Won aud decree rendered
thereon as prayed in said petition
WILLIAM KOEPKE.
Plaintiff.
ry W. +. Kahler. Attorney for PLAINTIFF.
Upon readin" the above notice the
same is approved and ordered published
for four consecutive and successive
weeks in the Denison Review. Il weekly
published at Denson, Craw-
ford county. Iowa.
Dated April %. 1916.
tTi%na,D r. w. MONAGHAN.
Clerk of the District Court
l7-lt Of Crawford County, Iowa