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

Range 8. The same property was
patented to Joseph Klenemeier and
was sold to Joseph Blender by Joseph
Kleinemeyer 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 G.
Crawford acquired title to the
West half of the Northwest quar-
ter of Section 81, and
Fractional Lot in Section rs, all
in Township IS, Range 8.
They conveyed the West half or
the Northwest quarter of Section n.
above described to ]. H. Bacon, and
Fractional Lot 4 in Section rs,
above described to August Seuse, but
the conveyances from James kurts
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. F. 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 ~,
Township 6S, Range 3, 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 568, the correct description OF
which tract is, commencing at an
elm tree (recorded In the govern
ment field notes. on the Section line
between Sections 80 and 80, 10
chains 25 links due south OF the
northeast corner of Section ~;
thence west 10 chains 81 links;
thence south IA chains 50 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
lis also deceased are Ernst Lange and
- LANCE, 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
IS, Range 3.
| Prior to June !, 1875, the said Paul
jLange 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
Lange and in connection with Emile
LANCE, the wife of the said Paul
Lange, conveyed to the said Herman
LANCE all of the interest OF the said
Paul LANCE In the land owned IN
common by them in Sections ~, 20
and 81 in Township 6S. Range 3, by
deed recorded in Book X, page 455,
of the records of Lee County, Iowa,
at Ft. Madison. The said Herman
LANCE 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 continuous posses
sion since said date.
The said Paul LANCE has since died
leaving as his only heirs, Carl e.
LANCE, Otto Lange, Herman Lange
and Paul Lange, Jr., his sons. Rosa
C. LANCE is the wife Of Otto Lange
and Anna Lange is the wife of Paul
LANCE, Jr.
Carl e. LANCE has been rendered
quit claim deed conveying said
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
II has refused to execute or deliver said
deed.
Lee County, Iowa. became the
owner Of Lot s in Section IL, Town
ship 6s, Range 2, by patent from the
State of Iowa on April IA. 1868, 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 tne
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 and SOL acres off OF the
West end of Lots and 8, Section /;
West half Of Section IL;
Northwest quarter Of Section IA;
Northeast quarter of Section %;
Lots 6 and 7, Section 20;
South half of the Southeast quar-
ter of Section 81, and
! Lot 8 in Section 81, all in Town
ship 6S, Range 3, 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, afterwai ds
Naomi Cook, Pamela LOCKER, Helen
Gibbs and Franklin LOCKER.
Franklin LOCKER died unmarried
land without issue, his four sisters
above named under the terms OF the
will of Othniel LOCKER becoming the
owners Of his share Of the abo7e dc