Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-03-10
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
In the District Court of the State of
Iowa In and for Winneshiek
County. April Term, 1920

Kari Wick, Sena Lubke, George
Wick, Theodore Wick, Emma
Wheatman, Clara Wick, Clarence
Wick, Oscar Wick, Gena Wick and
Reuben Wick, Plaintiffs.
The Unknown Claimants of the
East One (1) Foot off Lot
Seven 90, and Lots Eight (S)
and Nine co. Subdivision Of
Lots One Cd and Four (G,
Block Fourteen 14), Original
DEBORAH, Iowa, except commenc-
ing at a point GA feet South of
the Northwest Corner of said
Lot Eight CD Subdivision of the
North One-half (Nh) of Block
Fourteen (14) thence South to
Dry Run, thence Northeast
along Dry Run to Water Street,
thence West to a point 239 feet
East of the Northwest Corner
of said Block Fourteen (14.
thence Southwest to beginning,
being property decided to the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway Co., a corporation, in
accordance with deed dated
October 4, 1882 and recorded in
Book IN" on page 388 in the
Recorders Office in and for
Winneshiek County, Iowa; also
the West One-half (Wb) of the
Southeast Quarter (SWA) of
Section Thirty-five (35). Town
7N'~ Ninety-eight (9S) North of
Range Nine (9) West of the 9Th
p. NJ. in Winneshiek County.
Iowa, and the Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railroad Company, the
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST.,
Paul Railway Company, a cor
poration, Calhoun (Claiborne)
Day, George II. Shannon, John
Day and Elizabeth Day his wife.
John F. Day and Mrs. John F.
Day his wife, Elizabeth Day,
Richard V. Day and Sarah DAY
his wife, S. g. Tuye, Margaret
Madden, Mao Madden, Perry
Madden and Mrs. Perry Madden
his wife. Will Madden and Mrs.
viii Madden his wife, Defend
ants.
To the defendants above named
known and unknown:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that there is now on file IN
the office of the Clerk of the District
Court, in and for Winneshiek Coun-
ty, Iowa, the Petition of Kari Wick,
Sena Lubke, George Wick, Theodore
Wick, Emma Wheatman, Clara Wick,
Clarence Wick, Oscar Wick, Gena
Wick and Reuben Wick, plaintiffs, in
which the said plaintiffs allege that
they are the undivided owners in fee
sim nla nf hn fnI1 \
real estate, situated in Winneshiek
county, Iowa, to-wit: The East One
Foot % off Lot Seven CD and Lots
Eight 80 and Nine co. Sub-divis-
ion of Lots One "a and Four (4)
BLOCK Fourteen (14) Original De-
corah, Iowa, except commencing az
point GA feet South of the North
west Corner of said Lot Eight go
Subdivision of the North One-half
(N12) of Block Fourteen C4)I
thence South to Dry Run, thence
Northeast along Dry Run to Water
Street, thence West to a point 239|
feet East of the Northwest Corner of
said Block Fourteen (14), thence
southwest TO beginning, being prop
erty decided to the Chicago, Milwau-
kee d st. Paul Railway Co., cor
poration, in accordance with deed
dated October 4, 1882, and record
ed in Book M on page SSS in the
Recorders Office in and for Winnie
shiek County, Iowa; also the West
One-half (WR) of the Southeast
Quarter tSWA) OF Section Thirty
hve $3.50 Township Ninety-eight
t9S) North of Range Nine co. West
OF the 9Th p. NJ; that the plaintiffs
are the surviving widow and sole and
only heirs at law of Erick T. Wick,
also known as Erick Tostenson
Week, also known as Erick Tosten-
son Week, also known as Erick Tos-
tenson, also known as E. r. Wick, de-
ceased; that the defendants Margaret
Madden. Noe Madden, Perry Madden
and Mrs. Perry Madden his wife,
VIII Madden and Mrs. Will Madden
his Wife. claim an interest in and
to the East One I'd Foot off Lot
Seven CD Subdivision of Lots One
q and Two GU Block Fourteen
tl4) original DEBORAH, Iowa, be-
cause OF an indefinite description in
deed executed by Richard Madden
tnow deceased and the said defend
ants are his surviving widow and
heirs at law;
That the defendant, Milwaukee &
St Paul Railroad Company, clairl
an interest in and to the West One
half (Wh) of the Southeast Quarter
(SEA) Section Thirty-five (35)
Township Ninety-eight (9S) North
OF Range Nine co. West of the 9Th
p NJ. because of a Quit Claim Deed
dated August 2, 1869, recorded in
Book IS" on page GIG, which said
deed reserves right of way across
said premises, and which said right
of way has never been claimed or
used by said defendant.
That the other defendants above
named, known and unknown, make
claim to the above described premis-
es, or TO some part thereof, and that
the claims of the unknown claim
ants arises as heirs at law, devisees,
legatees, successors. assignee.
mortgages, or surviving spouses OF
one or more of the defendants above
named, or in some other manner ur-
known to the plaintiffs, and that the
Plaintiffs cannot state more speciti-
caily the nature or extent of the
claims of the unknown claimants or
any of them;
Plaintiffs al1ege that they, AMI
their grantors. or predecessors In