The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-29

hauxe o. Inc same property was
patented to Joseph Klenemeier and
was sold to Joseph Blender by Joseph
lleinemeye- and wife. The different
spellings of the names given above
all refer to one and the same person,
and all title acquired by the patent
described above passed by the deed
to Joseph Blender.
James Kurtz, Elizabeth Kurtz and
Lydia Ann Kurtz by the decree OF
partition in the estate OF Robert &.
Crawford acquired title TO the
West half of the Northwest quar-.
ter OF Section 81, and
Fractional Lot in Section 2S. all
in Township 6S, Range 8.
! They conveyed the West half of
the Northwest quarter of Section 81,
above described to j. III. Bacon, and
Fractional Lot 4 in Section 2S,
above described to August Seuse, but
the conveyances from James Kurtz
and Elizabeth Kurtz were lost or de-
stroyed before recording. All of their
interest in the above described prop
erty is now the property of the plain
tiffs herein.
VIM. +. KurtZ and David J. Kurtz
claimed some interest in the above
described property, but their interest
is unknown to the plaintiffs herein
and Is now the property of the plain
tiffs.
Ernest Lange acquired title to the
North part of Lot / in Section 80,
Township So, Range 8, from tbs
heirs of Christian William Stempel
and conveyed q acres out of the
middle part of said lot to August
Brodt by deed recorded in Book A,
page 56S, the correct description of
which tract Is, commencing at an
elm tree {recofded In the govern
ment field notes) on the Section line
between Sections 80 and 33, 10
chains 25 links due south of the
northeast corner Of Section 80;
thence west 10 chains 81 links;
thence south IA chains 60 links;
thence east 10 chains 81 links to the
Section line; thence north along said
Section line IA chains SO links to be-
ginning. August Brodt took posses
sion of the tract as above described
by metes and bounds and his posses
sion and title are now the property
of the plaintiffs herein.
| Ernest LANCE Is now deceased his
heirs and the heirs of his wife who
| is also deceased are Ernst LANCE and
- Lange. his wife, Mary Speckel-
meyer and --- Speckelmeyer, her
husband. and Fanny Groat, now
Fanny Schmidt. and - Schmidt.
her husband.
Paul LANCE and Herman LANCE
purchased from the heirs of Chris
tian William Stempel the southeast
Quarter of Section 20,
That part of Section 80 lying North
of Green Bay Slough, and
That part of Section 20, lying South
of Green Bay Slough, all in Township
GO, Range 3.
Prior to June /. 1875, the said Paul
LANCE executed and delivered to
Frederic Guolick a power of attorney
| to convey his interest in said prop
erty and on June /, 1875, the said
Frederick Guolick, or as his name
appears of record Freed Guolick, for
and in the name Of the said Paul
LANCE and in connection with Emile
LANCE, the wife of the said Paul
LANCE, conveyed to the said Herman
LANCE all of the interest OF the said
Paul Lange in the land owned in
common by them in Sections 20, 20
and 80 in Township 68, Range 8, by
a deed recorded in Book X, page 455,
of the records of Lee County, Iowa,
i at FIT. Madison. The said Herman
ILange at the time of the delivery of
said deed entered into the posses
sion of the said property and he and
| his grantees including the plaintiffs
herein have had contip' .ous posses
sion since said date.
| The said Paul Lange has since died
leaving as his only heirs, Carl e.
How r af
! and Paul LANCE, Jr., his sons. Rosa
c. Lange is the wife of Otto Lange
and Anna LANCE Is the wife of Paul
LANCE, Jr.
Carl E. LANCE has been rendered
property to the present owners,
plaintiffs herein and has at the same
time been rendered $1.25 to pay for
the costs of executing the same, but
has refused to execute or deliver said
deed.
Lee County, Iowa. became the
owner of Lot 5 in Section 18. Town
ship 68, Range 2, by patent from the
State of Iowa on April Il, 1863, and
prior to May 18, 1886, conveyed the
said property to Rachel Bedford, but
said deed has been lost or destroyed.
The said grantee entered into the
possession of said premises and her
possession and title have passed
through her grantee to the plaintiffs
herein.
Othniel LOCKER died testate seized
Of
Lot 6 aud COL acres off of the
West end of Lots and 8, Section l;
West half of Section II;
Northwest quarter Of Section IA;
Northeast quarter of Section %;
Lots 6 and 7, Section 26;
South half of the Southeast quar-,
ter of Section 81, and
Lot s in Section 81, all in Town,
ship 6S, Range 8, and by his last will
and testament left the above de-
scribed property to the following
named grandchildren: John Milton
LOCKER, William LOCKER, Louisa
Hyter, Naomi LOCKER, Afterwards
Naomi Cook Pamela LOCKER. Helen
Gibbs and Franklin LOCKER.
Franklin LOCKER died unmarried
and without issue, his four sisters.