Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-02-04
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
In the District Court of Iowa, i'm and
for Winneshiek County.

Lewis Magnuson and Charles
Magnuson, Plaintiffs
VS..
The unknown claimants of the
SWA of the NEA OF Sec. 2-9S
10; the ER of the SWA and
the SEA of the NWA of Sec.
2-9S-10; and the SEA of the
NEA of Sec. 2-9S-10, in Winnie
shiek County, Iowa; their UNI
known heirs, wives, husbands,
devisees, legatees and heirs;
John Olson Helgenest; James
II. Easton, Roy Easton, his son.
George H. Goodwin and to
George H. Goodwin, guardian of
the estate of Joseph Ness; C. e.
Hathaway; Joseph Noyes; l. j.
Case & Co., corporation; S. w.
Mattison; Engbretson and Gull
lickson; L. r. Severson; j. j.
Marsh; Harvey Olson; Galby &
Aakre; George c. Cobb; Joseph
Ness; j. C. Rollins, Hebrin
Anderson; their unknown heirs,
wives, devisees and legatees,
Defendants.
To the above named defendants
and to each of them:
You are hereby notified that there
is now on file in the Office of the
Clerk of the District Court of Iowa
in and for Winneshiek County, Iowa,
petition in equity of the above
named plaintiffs Lewis Magnuson and
Charles Magnuson, claiming that
they are the absolute, joint and un-
qualified owners in fee simple of the
following described real estate, to-
wit: The Southwest quarter of the
Northeast quarter (SWA NEA) of
Section Two (2), Township Ninety
Eight (9S) Range Ten GO); The
East half OF the Southwest quarter
tEk SWA) and the Southeast
quarter of the Northwest quarter
(SEA NWA) of Section Two Cd
Township Ninety-eight (9S) Range
Ten (10), and the Southeast quarter
OF the Northeast quarter (SEA
NEA) of Section Two ca, Town
ship Ninety-eight 1881 Range Ten
40 in Winneshiek County, Iowa.
That they have been in the actual,
exclusive, peaceable, open and no.
torious possession of said real estate
for more than twenty years last past
under color of title claiming to own
said title openly, VIGOROUSLY and
publicly as against all the world
under an Administrators Deed to
said property dated December 20,
1898 and recorded in said county in
Book "a, page 445 and by deed of
Mary Magnuson, recorded in Book
of deeds 5S, page All and dated
July 10, 1896.
Plaintiffs aver that you and each
of the defendants above named and
tie unknown claimants, claim to
have some right, title, interest in
and to the above described real es-
tate, but plaintiffs aver that what
ever title. or claim you have is
unior and inferior to plaintiffs title
to said property and that each and
ell of your claims to said property
above described or any part thereof,
is barred by the statute of limita-
tons and that you are now forever
barred and estopped from claiming
or having any right, title and inter-
est in and to said property by reason
OF adverse, peaceable and exclusive
possession under color of title by
these plaintiffs to said property.
The plaintiffs pray that the title
to all of said above described pro-
perry be quieted in them and that
they have Judgment for costs against
any defendant appearing to contest
plaintiffs right in this action.
NOW THEREFORE unless you APP
pear thereto and defend on or be-
fore noon of the End day of the
regular April 1920 term of the said
District Court to be held at DEBORAH,
iowa, commencing Monday the 18th
day of April, 1920. your default will
he entered and judgment and decree
rendered against you in accordance
with the prayer of said petition.
Dated January 29th. 1920.
E. r. ACRES, Attorney for plaintiffs
ga.
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