Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-13
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
In District Court of Iowa, in and
For Winneshiek County. Sep
TENDER Term, 1910

of the estate Of Charles E. AL
ington deceased, Julia Arlington,
George Arlington, Philip Arlington,
Rhoda Woodford, and the UNI
known heirs and unknown claim
ants of William Arlington, John
Arlington, Mary Neal, Celesta
Merrill, Emeline Tucker, Chauncey
E. Tucker, Julia Hart, Cordelia
Woodford, and Philemon Potter,
L. c. Christen, County Treasurer
of Winneshiek County, Iowa, and
Winneshiek County, Iowa, Ca cor
poration.), Defendants.
To the unknown claimants Of
s2247.03 Of the estate of Charles
E. Arlington deceased, Julia Alling-
ton, George Arlington, Phillip AL
lington, Rhoda Woodford, and the
unknown heirs and unknown claim
ants of William Abingdon, John AL
lington, Mary Neal, Celesta Merrill,
Emeline Tucker, Chauncey E. Tuck
er, Julia Hart, Cordelia Woodford,
and Philemon Potter, L. c. Christen,
County Treasurer of Winneshiek
County, Iowa, and Winneshie|
County, Iowa, Ga corporation. De-
PENDANTS.
You and each of you are hereby
notified that on or before the 2jth
day of July 1919, the Petition ir
Equity, of Horas E. Arlington, Plain
tiff, will be on file in the Office of the
Clerk of the District Court, in and
for Winneshiek County, Iowa, at his
Office in DEBORAH, in said county and
state, claiming:
par I That or n nnt he O0th
day of October A. q. 1880, ono
in Winneshiek County, State of Iowa,
died in said County and State, intes-
tate, unmarried, without issue, (and
his parents were both dead prior to
his decease) seized in fee of the fol-
lowing described real estate, situated
in said Winneshiek County, Iowa
to-wit:-
I The Southwest quarter of Section
No. Sixteen (16l, in Township No.
! Ninety-nine (99), in Range No. Ten
(10), West of the 9Th P. M. being
about 160 acres of land.
! Par. That at the time of the mar
riage of the father and mother OF
the said Charles E. Arlington, the
father was a widower with seven
living children, viz: Julia Arlington
George Arlington. William Arlington
John Abingdon, Phillip Arlington
Mary Neal and Celesta Merrill, and
his mother was a widow with five
living children, viz: Rhoda Wood
ford, Emeline Tucker, Julia Hart
Cordelia Woodford, and Philemon
Potter.
! That the said Charles E. Arlington
and Henry E. Arlington, were the
only issue born of said marriage.
Par. 3. That on or before the 18th
day of July A. D. 1885, said Henry
E. Arlington commenced an action in
the District Court, in and for Winnie
shiek County, Iowa, for the. par
tition of the above described real es.
tate. The brothers and sisters of the
half blood of said Charles e. Alling
ton, were named as defendants
therein. That said proceedings were
duly had therein, by which said rea
estate was duly sold and the distri
butive shares of each of the heirs OF
the said Charles E. Arlington, de.
ceased, was duly paid to all the
known living heirs, of said Charles
E. Arlington, deceased.
| Par. 4. That the remainder of the
moneys from said estate, after pay
ment of all expenses of administrd.
ton, and the distributive shares
aforesaid, and which remainder
amounted to the sum of Two Thous-
sand Two Hundred Forty-Seven anC
03-100 collars ($2247.03), was or
or about the 4th of January A. d
1905 paid to e. r. Haines, Treasurer
of Winneshiek County, State of Iowa
and that the said sum of S2247. 03 Of
, the estate of the said Charles E
Arlington, deceased, being the pro
ceeds of said real estate as aforesaid
| is now in the possession, or under
the control of l.. G.. Christen the
! Treasurer of Winneshiek County
State of Iowa.
Par. 5. That on or about the 18th
day of April, A. d. 1907, said Henry
E. Arlington, who was the only bro
Their Of the full blood lines of the
said Charles E. Arlington, deceased
intestate, for valuable considera-
ton, duly assigned. sold, transferred
and set over, all his rights, title and
interest, in and to the above $2247.-
03 to this Plaintiff, Horace e. Al
lington.
Par. 6. That assignment was made
in writing under seal, duly witnessed
and acknowledged, before John G..
Hart, Notary Public, in and for
Waupaca County, State of Wisconsin,
and filed for record in the Office of
the Recorder of Deeds, in and for
Winneshiek County, Iowa, on the
21st day of March, 1919, at the hour
of 1000 O'Clock a. m. of said day,
and Recorded in Book 1913 at page
PAT Ga copy thereof being attached
to petition of plaintiff and made a
part thereof, marked Exhibit "A")
Par. z. That on or about to-wit:
April goth, 1907, said Henry E. AL
lington, died at the age of eighty
years. That his half brother and half
sisters are made defendants in this
action, together with their unknown
heirs.
Par. 8 Plaintiff AYERS, on informa-
ton and belief, that the said defend
ant Julia Arlington never married,
and that she has not been heard from
for more than fifty years.
Par. 9.And plaintiff AYERS, on in
formation and belief, that the said
defendant, George Arlington, never
married, and that he has not been
heard from for more than fifty years.
Par. / O. That the defend mrs