The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-24
Original Notice.

and for Decatur County. February
Aivice Ramsey, John Ramsey. vi
ola Woods, Ida Chip and Eva Pal
mer, Plaintiffs.
vs RGSsrt M Nsncs ui M5s Ro Srz
hart, George A. Hawley, Mrs.
George A. Hawley, George d. Tenn
pie, Mrs. George d. Temple, and the
unknown heirs ana devisees or Rob
ert Warrick and Mrs. Robert War
Mitchell, Kinsey & Eckhart, George
A. Hawley and Mrs. George A. HaW-
ley, George d. Temple and Mrs.
George d. Temple, and all OF the un-
known claimants OF the northwest
quarter of the northwest quarter,
and the west one-half of the north.
east quarter OF the northwest quar-
the northwest quarter of section SIX
township seventy, range tWenty-slx,
TO The Above Named Defendants:
You and each of you are. hereby
notified that on or before the 10Th
day of January, 1918, there VIII De
on file in the office Of the Clerk Of
Iowa, the petition of the plaintiffs
aforesaid, claiming to be the abso-
lue and unqualified owners in fee
simple of the following described
real estate situated in Decatur
County, Iowa, to-wit: The north
ter and the west one-half of the
northeast quarter of the northwest
quarter, and the southwest, quarter
of the northwest quarter OF Sec. =.
Twp. 70, Range 26, Decatur County,
Iowa; that said plaintiffs now hold
title thereto and possession thereon
by purchase and as heirs-at-law,
legatees and devlsees OF Alexander
Ramsey, deceased.
That the said Alexander Ramsey
became the owner OF the northwest
quarter of the northwest quarter and
the west one-half of the northeast
quarter of the northwest quarter OF
se the s Fl day Of November, 1853
by purchase from John D. Baker,
the then owner, and by conveyance
by warranty deed of said date, said
deed being recorded in Book SO,
page 60 of the Records OF Decatur
county, Iowa, on the 18th day OF
That the said Alexander Ramsey
became the owner of the southwest
Section s. Township 70. Range rs,
on December 2. 1895, by purchase
from Decatur County Iowa, said
contract being recorded DECEMBER sen
tie 1f Records in Book 81 fs RaFe Ss
Iowa, and, also by tax deed from the
Treasurer of Decatur County, Iowa,
on Sept. 3, 1903, said tax deed being
recorded Sept. g., 1903, Book 1870.
page 4ss, Of the Records Of Decatur
County, Iowa; that he paid the full
purchase price thereof ha and TOOK nd In
said contract Of purchase, and re-
ceived patent thereof from the State
of Iowa, June g.. 1906. said patent
recorded in Book 116, page $50.
That the said Alexander Ramsev
and these plaintiffs as purchasers,
said Alexander Ramsey. have had
open, continuous, notorious and adj
verse possession of each and all of
the above described premises from
the dates of the respective purchas-
es thereof under said cOnveyances
and contracts of purchase. That the
some right, title or interest in and
to said premises. adverse to these
plaintiffs, but whatever right, title
or interest the said defendants may
have or claim to have in and to said
premises is Junior and inferior to
the right, title and interest of these
plaintiffs, and, praying that the
title in and to said premises, to-wit:
The northwest quarter of the north
west quarter and the west one-half
of the northeast quarter of the
northwest quarter. and the south
west quarter of the northwest quar-
ter of Section Six, Township Seventy.
Range Twenty-Six, Decatur county,
Iowa, be established and quieted II
named defendants and each ana axll
of them . foreyegs,. 10Sr