Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-03-24
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
In the District Court of the State of
Iowa in and for Winneshiek
County. April Term, 1920.

Gideon Seegmiller and w. H.
Holmes, Plaintiffs.
VS..
The Unknown Claimants of the
South Eighty Feet Is. S0ft.) |
off Lot Thirty-two and One-half
(S21s) of the Subdivision of
the Northeast Quarter of the
Southeast Quarter (NEA
SEA) of Section Sixteen (16)
Township Ninety-eight (9S)
North of Range Eight (S) West
of the 5th p. NJ. in Winneshiek
County, Iowa, according to the
recorded plat thereof filed |
March 20. 1891, in Book "a"
of Town Plats on Page 220; |
also commencing at point |
Three Hundred Five (305) feet |
North of the Northeast Corner
of Lot One Cd Block One 1)
Original DEBORAH, Iowa, thence
running West parallel with the
South line Of said Lot Thirty
two and One-half (321a) of the
Subdivision of the Northeast
Quarter of the Southeast Quar-
ter (NEA SEQ of Section
Sixteen (16) Township Ninety
eight (9S) North of Range
Eight 60 West Of the 5th P.
NJ. in Winneshiek County, Iowa,
according to the recorded plat
thereof filed March 20, 1891 in
Book "A" of Town Plats page
220; distance of One Humid
red Thirty-eight (138) feet.
thence Northeast about One
Hundred Seventy-eight (178l
feet to a point One Hundred
Sixteen (116) feet directly
north of beginning, thence
South to place of beginning,
and, E. II. Keys and Mrs. E. Fl.
Keys his wife, John M. Barthol
and Martha Barthol his wife,
John George Barthell, John w.
Barthell, Howard F. Barthell
and Mathilda Barthell his wife,
Sophia A. Barthell. Harriet /.
Barthell, Charles E. Barthell,
Ida NJ. Barthell, and Sophia w.
Barthell, Defendants.
To the defendants above named,
1own and unknown:
You and each of you are hereby
,tified that there is now on file in
e office of the Clerk of the District
ourt of Winneshiek County, Iowa,
e petition of Gideon Seegmiller
I'd w. H. Holmes, as plaintiffs in
hich the plaintiff Gideon Seeg-
iller alleges that he is the absolute
vner in fee simple of the following |
'scribed real estate, to-wit: The |
'uth Eighty Feet Is. so it, off Lot
1irty-two and One-half C32h) of |
e Subdivision of the Northeast
larter of the Southeast Quarter
'EA SEQ of Section Sixteen
81 Township Ninety-eight (98) |
nth of Range Eight (S) West of |
e 9TH P. VI. in Winneshiek County, |
wa, according to the recorded plat |
ereof, filed March 20, 1891, in
'ok "A" of Town Plats on page |
o; and the plaintiff w. H. Holmes
eges that he is the owner in fee |
nple of the following described |
al estate to-wit: Commencing at !
point Three Hundred Five (3O5) |
It North of the Northeast corner
Lot (1 Block Cd Original De-
rah, Iowa, thence running West |
rallel with the South line of said |
It Thirty-two and One-half (32h)
the Subdivision of the Northeast
larter of the Southeast Quarter
'EA SEA of Section Sixteen
90 Township Ninety-eight (98) |
nth of Range Eight go West Of |
Q 9TH p. NJ. in Winneshiek County,
wa, according to the recorded plat |
ereof filed March 20, 1891 in Book
y of Town Plats page 22O, a dis
nee of One Hundred Thirty-eight |
3S) feet, thence Northeast about
lie Hundred Seventy-eight I7S) |
ct to point One Hundred Sixteen
l6) feet directly North of begin
ng, thence South to place of begin
ng; and that YOU make some |
him adverse to the estates of the |
aintiffs in and to their respective |
emises, and that the claims of the |
known claimants arises as heirs !
law, devisees, legatees, successors,
signees, and surviving spouces of |
lie or more of the defendants above |
,med, or in some other manner un-
Town to the plaintiffs, and that the |
aintiffs cannot state more specifi-
lily the nature or extent of the
aims of the defendants, known or
known; plaintiffs allege, each and
r himself, that he and his grantors
ave been in open, exclusive, motor
us, and adverse possession of all
his said real estate under color of
tie and claim of right for more
ian ten years last past; and that
hatever claim or interest the de-
known or unknown, may
ave had or may claim to have in or
said premises, or to any part
lereof, is fully barred by the
atute of limitations; and that the
ames and residences of the un-
lown claimants are unknown to
e plaintiffs although they have
ught diligently to learn the same;
aintiffs ask that their respective
les TO said premises as against the |
aims of the defendants, known OF