Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-06
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

In the District Court of the state CT
Iowa for Winleshiek county,
February Term, 1918.
Everett H. Tollefson plaintiff, VS.. the
unknown claimants of the west
half of the northwest quarter,
and the northwest quarter OF
the southwest quarter of section
nine CO.., township one hundred
GOO, Range Nine CO. west of
the 5th p. NJ, and William
Parkhurst, James N. Barlow,
julius w. Elliott. E. R. kellogg
& Company, Buford & Tate,
John w. Shultz, Daniel G.. KEEL
log, Henry Nicholson, Joseph S.
Mclaughlin, and Lucy M. Nc
Laughlin, his wife, Joseph Nc
Laughlin, Jr., and Lucy Nc
Laughlin, Marcus Mclaughlin,
Anna Bell Mclaughlin, Perry A.
Wanless, Oliver Wanless, Leon
ard StandriIg, and Ira Hubbell,
Defendants.
To the unknown claimants of the
west half of the northwest quarter,
and the northwest quarter of the
southwest quarter of section nine
60, township one hundred (10O),
range nine CO., west of the 9Th P.
NJ, and William Parkhurst, James
n. Bartlow, julius w. Elliott, E. r.
kellogg & Company, Buford & Tate,
John w. Shultz, Daniel G. Kellogg,
Henry Nicholson, Joseph S. Nc
Laughlin, and Lucy M. Mclaughlin,
his wife, Joseph Mclaughlin, Jr., and
Lucy Mclaughlin, Marcus McLaugh-
lin, Anna Bell Mclaughlin, Perry A.
.Wanless, Oliver Wanless, Leonard
Standring, and Ira Hubbell, defen-
dants:
You ald each of you are hereby
notified that there is now on file in
the Office of the Clerk of the District
Court of the state of Iowa for Win
EFT IL. Tollefson, plaintiff, in which
he alleges that he is the owner in
fee simple of the West Half of the
Northwest Quarter and the North
west Quarter of the Southwest Quart
er of Section 8, Township 100, Range
8 West of the 5th p. NJ, Winneshiek
County. Iowa; and that you make
some claim adverse to plaintiffs es-
tate in and to said premises, and that
the claim Of the unknown claimants
arises as heirs at law, devisees, lega-
tees, successors, assignees, or sur
viving spouses of one or more OF the
defendants above named OF in some
other manner unknown to the plain
tiff, and that the plaintiff cannot state
more specifically the nature or extent
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known or unknown. Plaintiff alleges
that he and his grantors have Deen
in open, exclusive, notorious, and ad-
verse possession of all OF said real
estate under color OF title and claim
of right for more than ten years last
passed, and that whatever claim or
interest the defendants, known or
may have had or may claim
to have in or to said premises, or TO
any bart thereof, is fully barred by
the statute OF limitations, and that
the names and residences or the un-
known claimants are unknown 10
plaintiff although he has sought dill
gently to learn the same. PlalntlH
asks that his title to said premises as
against the claims of the defendants.
known and unknown, be quoted, ana
for other equitable relief.
You are further notified that un-
less you appear thereto ana uelenu
on or before noon OF the SECOND oay
of the February term, 1918 OF salu
court which will begin and be heid at
the court house in DEBORAH, Iowa on
the 4th day of February, 1918, DC,
fault will be entered against you ana
Judgment and decree rendered there-
on as prayed. D,Y
PICKETT. SWISHER & FAREWELL
1-4w. Attorneys for PlalntiH
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