Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-29
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

In the District Court OF the State OF
Iowa, in and for Winneshiek
County, April 1916 term.
John Narveson, Plaintiff, VS.. Joseph
Mott and Mott, his
wife. John Johnson Ulleson and
Mrs. Ulleson, his
wife, and all the unknown heirs at
law, spouses, devisees, legatees,
grantees and ussignees, and all
other unknown claimants and
owners OF Lot numbered Three
subdivision of the Southwest
Quarter OF the Southwest Quarter
of Section No. Is, Township No
SO, North of Range s, West of the
9TH p. NJ, according to the record.
ed plat thereof, Defendants.
To the Defendants above named:
You and each Of you are hereby
notified that there is now on file in
the office of the Clerk Of Court, in
and for Winneshiek County, Iowa,
a Petition in Equity of John Narve-
son, as Plaintiff, in which he alleges
that he is the absolute owner in fee
simple of the above real estate that
through himself and his predecessors
in interest, through whom he claims
title, he has, for more than ten years
last past, been in peaceable, open,
notorious, continuous, exclusive and
adverse possession of the above des-
cribed 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 said premises, ad-
verse to this Plaintiff, but such
claims, if they now exist, are long
since barred by the Statute of Lin
itationS.
That the Defendant Joseph Mott
claims an undivided one-third inter-
est in said premises by virtue of q
certain deed, dated July 2. 1870, and
recorded on Page 4S1 of Book "T'
in the Recorders Office of Winnie
shiek County. Iowa.
That the Defendant John Johnson
Ulleson claims an undivided one
third interest, by virtue of certain
deed, dated December, 3, 1870, and
recorded on Page sos of Book 'T''
in the said Recorders office.
That the said Mrs.--Mott ana
Mrs. johnson Ulleson claim
interest by virtue of being spouses OF
said Defendants respectively.
That the rights or claims of right,
if such claims be made, by the un-
known Defendants, are based on in
heritances, rights of spouses. grants,
devises, assignments, coming by,
through or under the specifically
named Defendants.
That the Plaintiff is unable to
learn the names and residences of the
unknown Defendants, although he
has searched diligently to learn the
same.
That any right, title or interest
that said Defendants may once have
had, are long siace barred by the Sta
tute of Limitations, and Plaintiff
prays that the title be Quieted and
perfected in him. and that any cloud
or clouds be removed, in and to the
premises above described both as to
the Defendants specifically named.
and as to the unknown Defen-
dants, and that said defendants
and any person claiming by, through
or under them, be forever barred.
estopped and cut off from having or
claiming any right, title or interest
in and to said premises, adverse to
this Plaintiff, and that any Defendant
Appearing to contest Plaintiffs claim
of title, as prayed. be adjudged to
pay the costs, 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
second day of the next term or SAID
District Court, being the April 1916
Term, to be held in the Court House
in the City of DEBORAH, Iowa, COM
mencing on the 18th day OF April,
l1916, default will be entered against
you, and prayer rendered thereon
as prayed in said Petition.
Dated March 18th, 1916.
1O-4w AUBOLEE & NELSON,
Attorneys for Plaintlns.