The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-31
Original Notice.

Original Notice.
IN the District Court of Iowa in
ana for Decatur County. February
.i.'ice Ramsey, John Ramsey, vi
ola woods, Ida Chip and Eva Pal
mel, Plaintiffs.
oSGrt M Msncs mi Mfs Ro srs!
lance Mitchell, Kinsey 4 Eek
a Gorge A. Hawley, George p. Tenn
.liiS, Mrs. George u. Temple, and the
l.kuown heirs ana devisees of Rob
ell. 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-.
ter, and the southwest quarter of
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
y,
on file in the office of the Clerk of
the District Court of Decatur County,
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 H. Decatur earth
west Quarter Of the northwest quar-
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
by purchase. and as heirs-at.laW,
legatees and deyisees 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
sse eaer Ct The o Ranse S
on the 8th day Of November, 1893,
by purchase from John D. Baker,
the then owner, and by conveyance
by warranty deed of said date. said
deed being recorded in BOOK 20,
page 60 Of the Records cor ,1 Ct Decatur Dec, af
county Iowa = Eos on the l'n oay OF
That the said Alexander Ramsey
became the owner of the southwest
lection s, Township 70. Range rs,
on December ?. 1898, by purchase base
the Records of Decatur County,
Iowa, and, also by tax deed from the
Treasurer of Decatur County, Iowa,
on Sept. 3. 1908, said tax deed being
recorded Sept. g., 1903, Book $50,
page 49S, of the Records Of Decatur
County, Iowa; that he paid the full
mediate possession thereof under
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 RAMSEY
and these plaintiffs as purchasers,
said Alexander Ramsey have had
open, continuous, notorious and ad-.
verse possession of each and all of
the above described premises from
the dates of the respective purchas-
es thereof under said conyeyances
and contracts Of purchase. That the
defendants have or claim to have
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-wlt:
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 in
the plaintiffs, and that the above
named defendants and each and all
of them be forever barred and es-
topped from having or claiming any
right, title or interest in and to said
premises adverse to these plaintiffs,
and for such other and further re-
lief as may be just and equitable
in the premises and for costs.
For. full and complete. statement
tition.
You are further notified that UNI,
lees you appear thereto and defend
before noon of the second day of the
February Term of said District
Court of Decatur County, lowe. to he
held at Leon, Iowa, on the 1th. day
of February, 1913, a default will be
rendered thereon.
McGinnis & McCinnis,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
State of Iowa. ISIS.
Decatur County,
|. kalph Rumiey, hereby certify
qualified and acting Clerk of the Dis
t-ict Court If Decatur County Iowa