Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-03-19
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

In the District Court of the State OF
Iowa for Winneshiek County, April
Term, 1919
Charles falkland, Plaintiff,
VS..
The Unknown Claimants of the
southwest quarter of Section
twelve (l2) and the south nine
CO. acres of the east half of the
northeast quarter of the northwest
quarter of Section fourteen 90,
in Township ninety-eight (98),
range ten Q0), west of the 5th
P. NJ, in Winneshiek County, Ia,
and Gulbrand Erickson and -
Erickson, his wife, Gulbrand Erick-
son Melby and - Melby, his
wife, Martha Severson, John A.
Sheie, McGregor Western Rail-
way, a corporation, Ammund Mix
kelson Tvisme, Andrew Knudtson
Hougen, Tosten Sweningeson,
Defendants.
To the Unknown Claimants of the
southwest quarter of Section twelve
(l2) and the south nine (9) acres of
the east half of the northeast quarter of
the northwest quarter of Section four
teen 90 in Township ninety-eight
(98), range ten (l0), west of the 18th
P. NJ, in Winneshiek County, Iowa,
and Gulbrand Erickson and--Erick-
son, his wife, Gulbrand Erickson Melby
and his wife, Martha Severson,
John A. Sheie, McGregor Western Rail-
way, a corporation, Ammund Mikkelson
Tvisme, Andrew Knudtson Haugen,
ToSten Sweningeson, defendants
You and each of you are hereby noti-
fed that there is now on file in the Of
flee of the Clerk of District Court of
the State of Iowa for Winneshek Coun-
ty the petition of Charles Flatland, a
plaintiff, in which he alleges that he is
the owner in fee simple of the south
west quarter of Section II, and the
south nine acres of the east half of the
northeast quarter of the northwest quar-
ter Of Section Ia, in Township 90, range
10, west of the 5th P. NJ, in Winnie
shiek County, Iowa; and that you make
some claim adverse to plaintiffs estate
in and to said premises, and that the
claim of the unknown claimants arises
as heirs at law, devisees, legatees, Ste
ceSsors, aSsignees, or surviving spouSes
of one or more of the defendants above
named or in some other manner unknown
to the plaintiff, and that the plaintiff can
not state more specifically the nature or
extent of the claim of the defendants,
known or unknown; plaintiff alleges
that he and his grantors have been in
open. exclusive, notorious, and adverse
possession Of all of said real estate I'M
der color of title and claim of right for
more than ten years last passed, and
that whatever claim or interest the de-
PENDANTS, known or unknown, may have
had or may claim to have in or to said
premises, or to any part thereof, is fully
barred by the statute of Limitations
and that the names and residences of
the unknown claimants are unknown to
plaintiff, although he has sought dill
gently to learn the same Plaintiff asks
that his title to said premises as against
the claims of the defendants, known or
unknown, be quieted, and for other
equitable relief.
You are further notified that unless
you appear thereto and defend on or be-
fore noon of the second day of the April
term. 1919, of said court, which will be-
gin and be held at the court house in
DEBORAH. Iowa, on the l4th day of April,
1919, default will be entered against you
and Judgment and decree rendered
thereon as prayed.
WILLETT & NELSON,
11-4w. Attorneys for Plaintiff.