Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-01
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
In the District Court in and for
Winneshiek County.
September Term, 1920.

Halvor H. Skadeland, Plaintiff,
VS..
Unknown Claimants Of the
South West Is. w. Il quarter
of the North East IN. E. NJ
Quarter of Section No. Four az
in Township No. Ninety Eight
(9S), N. in Range No. Nine (9)
and the North West IN. w. Il
Quarter of the South West Is.
w. NJ Quarter of Section No.
Four ca, in Township No.
Ninety Eight (9S), North of
Range No. Nine 90, West of
the 9Th P. NJ. 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, Nathalie
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. Il Quar-
ter of the North East IN. Ed
Township No. Ninety Eight (9S). N.
in Range No. Nine co, and the
North West On. Wa Quarter of
the South West Is. w. "a Quarter
of Section No. ca, in Township
No. Ninety Eight (9S). North of
Range No. Nine 60, West of the
5th P. NJ. 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 un
known to this plaintiff, and that the
plaintiff can not state more definitely
the nature and extent OF the claims
of the defendants, known or un-
Z r1o IN oil n
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 than
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,
CT may claim to have in or 10 said
real estate or any part thereof, is
fully and completely barred by the
Statute of Limitations; and that the
names and residences Of the un,.
known claimants are unknown to
plaintiff, although plaintiff has
sought diligently to learn the same;
plaintiff asks his title and estate to
the above described real estate, IS
against the claims of defendants,
known and unknown, be quoted in
plaintiff, and for such other and fur
ther 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
CT the September term, 1920 of said
Court, which will commence and be
keld at the Court House in DEBORAH,
Iowa, on the goth day of September,
1920, your default will be entered
against you, and judgment and de
cree rendered thereon as prayed.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, this 9th
day of August, 1920.
NJ. A. HARMON,
Attorney for Plaintiff.