The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-01-07
ORIGINAL. NOTICE

9tDuM ORIGINAL NOTICE ba5itJn
In the District Court Of the State of
Iowa, lin and for Crawford County-At
the January Term. 1920. ~. re-,
Henry J. Schmadeke, Plaintiff, +
VS. %Z+I
Catherine Nissen, formerly Catherine
Thompson; Charles Thompson and his
wife, Mrs. Charles Thompson, true
first name unknown; Christiana Pog-
tina Poggensee, formerly Christiana
Thompson; Margaret Ketelsen, some.
times written Maggie Ketelsen, for.
I merly Margaret Thompson, and her
husband, Andrew Ketelsen; Mary
Hansen, formerly Mary Thompson
and her husband. Claus Hansen
Peter Thompson and his wife, Catha-
rina Thompson; Anne Thompson, pres
ent name unknown, and her husband
-----------, name unknown; Louisa
Riessen, formerly Louisa Thompson,
and her husband, John Riessen; Fried.
erica Eichner, sometimes written
Frederecka Eichner, formerly Fried
erica Thompson, and her husband
Henry Eichner; and if any Of said
defendants be deceased, their heirs,
assigns, legatees, vendees, lessees,
! grantees, surviving spouses, and le
gal representatives.; and all the
I unknown heirs, assigns and le-
gal representatives, of Peter Thomp.
son, late of Crawford county, Iowa,
. deceased; and all the unknown claim
: ants to the Southwest quarter, and
the Northeast quarter, and the South
east quarter except 10 acres for GEM
etery in the Southeast corner of said
quarter section, all in Section rs,
Township IS North, of Range 40,
"oct nf tho ID NJ Ctr~a ufnr1
county, Iowa, Defendants.
To the Above Named and Described
Defendants:
You and each of you are hereby mott
fed that there is now on file in the
Office of the clerk Of the district court
Of the state Of Iowa, in and for Craw
ford county, the petition in equity Of
the plaintiff Henry J. Schmadeke, claim
ing that he is the absolute and unquali-
fed owner in fee simple of the follow
ing described real estate situated in
Crawford county, Iowa, to-wit: The
Southwest quarter, and the Northeast
cept 10 acres for cemetery in the south
east corner of said quarter section, all
in section 25, Township 85 North,
Of Range 40, West 7Tof the 5th
P. M; and that plaintiff and his
under color of title and claim
Of right, have been in the open. undis-
turbed, adverse, hostile and continuous
possession Of the said real estate for
more than forty years last past; and
that the three quit-claim deeds to said
real estate, executed and delivered by
the defendants, Christina Poggensee,
Maggie Ketelsen and her husband, An
drew Ketelsen, and Henry Eichner and
his wife Frederecka Eichner, to the de-
Peter Thompson, which said
three quit-claim deeds are recorded in
the office of the county recorder of
Crawford county, Iowa, in book number
n of deeds, on pages 491 and 1872, are
null and void and of no force and effect
and that they conveyed no interest in
said real estate to said defendant, Peter
Thompson, for the reason that the said
yrantors in said three quit-claim deeds.
1T and prior to the time of executing
and delivering the same, had no inter
asts in said real estate. That plaintiff
n his petition prays that his title to
said real estate be established and quiet
ID as against each and every one Of the