The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-22

Range 3. 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 deco
to Joseph BENDER.
James Kurtz, Elizabeth Kurtz and
Lydia Ann Kurtz by the decree Oh
partition IN the estate of Robert &.
Crawford acquired title to the
West half of the Northwest quar-
ter of Section FL, and
Fractional Lot in Section rs, all
in Township IS, Range 8.
They conveyed the West half or
the Northwest quarter of Section u,
above described to j. III. Bacon, ana
Fractional Lot 4 in Section ~,
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 f. Kurtz and David ]. 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 LANCE acquired title to the
North part of Lot 1 In Section 80
| Township IS, Range 3, from tbs
heirs of Christian William stempeI
and conveyed q acres out OF the
middle part of said lot to August
Brodt by deed recorded in Book a,
page SOS, 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 Is links due south of the
northeast corner Of Section 80;
thence west 10 chains 81 links;
thence south IA chains SO links,
thence east 10 chains 81 links to the
lSection 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
ii eirs and the heirs Of his wife who
lis also deceased are Ernst Lange and
- LANCE, his wife, Mary Speckel-
lmeyer and - SpeclSelmeyer, her
husband, and Fanny Groat, now
Fanny Schmidt, and - Schmidt,
her husband.
Paul Lange and Herman LANCE
purchased from the heirs of Chris.
titan william Stempel the southeast
jquarter of Section 20,
That part Of Section 81 lying North
Iof Green Bay Slough, and
That part of Section 20, lying South
of Green Bay Slough, all In township
!6S, Range 3.
Prior to June /, 1875, the said Paul
LANCE executed and delivered 70
Frederic Guoliek a power Of attorney
Ito convey his interest in said prop
erty and on June l, 1875, the said
Frederick Guolick, or as his name
appears Of record Freed Guolick, for
and in the name of the said Paul
ILange and In connection with Emile
Iange. the wife of the said Paul
LANCE. conveyed to the said Herman
/ b ange all of the interest Of the said
Paul LANCE in the land owned in
common BY them in Sections ~, Is
and 80 in Township 68, Range 3, by
a deed recorded in Book Il, page 455
Of the records of Lee County, Iowa
iat RI. Madison. The said Herman
Lange at the time Of the delivery Of
. said deed entered into the posses
/ sion Of the said property and he anc
| his grantees including the plaintiffs
, therein have had continuous posses
sion since said date.
The said Paul Lange has since dice
; leaving as his only heirs, Carl e
: LANCE. Otto LANCE, Herman Lange
. and Paul LANCE, Jr., his sons. Rosa
) G. LANCE is the wife Of Otto Langt
| and Anna LANCE ia the wife OF Pau
: LANCE, Jr.
Carl E. Lange has been rendered
, quit claim deed conveying salt
: property to the present owners
plaintiffs herein and has at the same
: time been rendered $1.25 to pay fo
, the costs of executing the same, bu
) has refused to execute or deliver SAIL
5 deed. \,
8 Lee County, Iowa. became tn
: owner of Lot in Section ~, Iown
! ship 6S, Range 2, by patent from tn
r State of Iowa on April IA, 1858, AM
r prior to May IS, 1886, conveyed tn
said property to Rachel Bed1ord. pu
!. said deed has been lost or destroyed
-"
/. nossession of said premises and he
possession and title have passe'
a through her grantee to the plaintiff
y herein.
:. Othniel LOCKER died testate seize
e Of q,
Lot S and SOL acres off of tn
}, West end of Lots and 8. Section l
h West half OF Section IL;
/; Northwest quarter of Section Ia
J, Northeast quarter of Section ~;
T. Lots 6 and 7, Section rs;
a South half of the Southeast qual
ter of Section 81, and
r. Lot s in Section 81, all in Towr
r, ship 6S, Range 3, and by his last wi
}. and testament left the above d.
a scribed property to the fo'lowin
v named grandchildren: John Milo
5. LOCKER, William, LOCKER, LOUIS
<. Hyter. Naomi LOCKER, afterwaid
l. Naomi Cook, Pamela LOCKER. Aete
e Gibbs and Franklin LOCKER,
"a FRANKLIN LOCKER died unnarrIe