Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-03-31
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 |
(321s) of the Subdivision of
the Northeast Quarter of the |
Southeast Quarter (NEA
SEN 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 %
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 SEA- of Section
Sixteen (16) Township Ninety
eight (98) North of Range
Eight go West of the 9Th p.
NJ in Winneshiek County, Iowa,
according to the recorded plat
thereof filed March 20, 1891 in
Book "A"-of Town Plats page
220; a distance of One Humid
red Thirty-eight (13S) feet,
thence Northeast about One
Hundred Seventy-eight (178l
feet to point One Hundred
Sixteen (116) feet directly
north of beginning, thence
South to place of beginning,
and, E. HI. Keys and Mrs. e. II.
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 l.
Barthell, Charles T.. Barthell,
Ida M. Barthell, and Sophia w.
Barthell, Defendants.
To the defendants above named.
'nown and unknown:
You and each of you are berebv
otified that there is now on file IN
ne once OF the Clerk of the District
,ourt or Winneshiek County, Iowa.
ne petition of Gideon Seegmiller
nd w. Fl. Holmes, as plaintiffs in
'hich the plaintiff Gideon Seeg-
miller alleges that he is the absolute
wner in fee simple of the following
escriDed real estate, .to-wit: The
outh Eighty Feet Is. so it, off LOT
'hirty-two and One-half (32b) ,f
he Subdivision of the Northeast
.uarter of the Southeast Quarter
NEA SEQ of Section Sixteen
l6) Township Ninety-eight (981
.orth of Range Eight (S) West Of
ne 9TH P. NJ. in Winneshiek County
oWa' according to the recorded plat
lereof, filed March 20, 1891. in
ook "A of Town Plats on pags
70; and the plaintiff w. II. Holmes
lieges that he is the owner In fac
mpie OF the following described
eai estate to-wit: Commencing az
point Three Hundred Five (305)
,et North of the Northeast corner
Lot CD Block "a Original De.
)rah, Iowa, thence running West
with the South line of said
OF Thirty-two and One-half (321h)
the Subdivision of the Northeast
uarter of the Southeast Quarter.
Ne "A SEA- of Section Sixteen
lol township Ninety-eight (9S)
orth or Range Eight (S) West of
he 9TH T. nj. in Winneshiek County.
wa, according to the recorded plat
lereof hled March 20, 1891 in Book
q OF Town Plats page 22O, a dis.
nee OF One Hundred Thirty-eight
1852 feet, thence Northeast about
ne Hundred Seventy-eight 17S)
et TO a point One Hundred Sixteen
ll6) feet directly North of begin
ng, thence South to place of begin
ng' and that you make some
aim adverse to the estates of the
aintlHs In and to their respective
'emises, and that the claims of the |
known claimants arises as heirs |
law, deyisees, legatees, successors.
'slgnees, and surviving spouces of |
lie or more OF the defendants above |
imed, or in some other manner un- |
Town to the plaintiffs, and that the |
aintins cannot state more specifi- |
lily the nature or extent of the |
aims of the defendants, known or |
known; plaintiffs allege, each and |
I himself, that he and his grantors
I'VE been in open, exclusive, MOTOR
us, and adverse possession of all |
his said real estate under color of |
lie and claim of right for more
an ten years last past;- and that
hatever claim or interest the de-
ndants, known or unknown. NAV
I'VE had or may claim to have in or
said premises, or to any part
ereof, is fully barred by the
atnte of limitations; and that the
mes and residences of the un-
Town claimants are unknown TO
Q plaintiffs although they haze
rght diligently to learn the same:
aintins ask that their respective
les to said premises as against the
aims Of the defendants, known OF