Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-10-13
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
In the District Court in and for
Winneshiek County.
November Term, 1920.

Halyor H. Skadeland, Plaintiff,
VS..
Unknown Claimants of the
South West IS. w. NJ quarter
of the North East IN. E. u
Quarter of Section No. Five go.
in Township No. Ninety Eight
(98), N. in Range No. Nine 90
and the North West IN. w. II
Quarter of the South West Is.
w. " Quarter of Section No.
Four ca, in Township No.
Ninety Eight (9S) North of
Range No. Nine 90, West Of
the 5th P. M. according to the
recorded plat thereof Charles
Avery, Mrs. Charles Avery, (his
wife), Edward Avery, Mrs.
Edward Avery, (his wife, ;,
Caroline w. Grant, and Grant,
her husband, Warren w. Grant,
and Clarena w. Grant, his wife,
Edward B. Avery, Mahitable
Avery, his wife, Benjamin F..
Alden, and Catherine Alden, his
wife, and Elizabeth Alden,
Israel Avery, deceased, their
heirs at law, devisees, legatees,
successors, or assignees, spouse
or spouses, Defendants.
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 of Winneshiek County, Iowa,
the petition In Equity of Halvor H.
Skadeland, in which this plaintiff al
leges that he is the absolute owner
in fee simple of the following desert
bed real estate, to+wit:
The South West Is. w. NJ Quar-
ter Of the North East IN. f. W
Quarter of Section No. Five (5), in
Township No. Ninety Eight (9S). N.
in Range No. Nine 90, and the
North West IN. w. W Quarter of
the South West Is. Wa Quarter
of Section No. (4), in Township
No. Ninety Eight (9S), North of
Range No. Nine co., West of the
5th P. M. according to the recorded
plat thereof; and that you make
some claim, or claims adverse to
the title and estate of the plaintiff,
| in the above described real estate,
and that the claims of the unknown
claimants, arise, as heirs at law, de-
visees, legatees, successors, assign
ees, spouses, or surviving spouse OF
one or more of the defendants above
named or in some way or manner I'M
known to this plaintiff, and that the
| plaintiff cannot state more definitely
the nature and extent of theIelaims
of the defendants, known or I'M
known; plaintiff alleges that he and
his grantors have been in open, ex-
elusive, notorious, and adverse pos
session of all of the above describ-
ed real estate, under color OF title
and claim of right for more thar
ten years last passed, has paid
taxes thereon and improved said
real estate, and that whatever, claim
or claims, or interest the defendants
known or unknown, may have had
or may claim to have in or to sale
real estate, or any part thereof, Is
fully and completely barred BY thu
Statute of Limitations; and that the
| names and residences of T the un
known claimants are unknown 10
lCrlaintiff, although plaintiff has
sought diligently to learn the same
plaintiff asks his title and estate tC
the above described real estate, a.
aeeinst the claims of defendants
known and unknown, be quieted il
plaintiff, and for such other and fur.
Their equitable relief, as deemed
equitable by the Court.
You are further notified that un
less you appear thereto and defend
On or before noon of the second day
of the November term, 1920 of said
! Court, which will commence and be
held at the Court House in DEBORAH
Iowa, on the 18th day of November
1920, your default will be entered
against you, and judgment and de-
cree rendered thereon as prayed.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, this 13tl
| day of October, 1920.
NJ. A. HARMON,
Attorney for Plaintiff.