Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09

In the District Court of the State of
Iowa in and For Winneshiek
County. April Term, 1921.

EVefette smith, PlalntlT
VS..
The unknown claimants
of the following des-
cribed real estate. to-
wit: The South West (SWA)
Quarter of the North East
(NEA) Quarter, the North
Ten (10) Acres of the North
West (NWk) Quarter of the
South East (SEh) Quarter,
Lot One of the North East
(NEA) Quarter of the South
West (SWk) Quarter, and Lot
Four (4) of the North West
tNWh) Quarter, of the South
West (SWk), Quarter, all be-
ing in Section Twenty-four (24)
Township Ninety-Eight (9Sl
North, Range Ten (l0) West of
the 5th p. M. in Winneshiek
County, State of Iowa, and
Silas Wheeler - Leonora
Wheeler-Silas p. and Daniel
Wheeler-Sylvester p. Wheel
er-Silas p. Wheeler-and
his wife Josephine S.-Ruby
Douglas Sarah Rose -
Martin V. Nichols-M. V.
Nichols-Samuel S. Wanna
tre-Samuel S. Vanmatre
Joseph David
Vanmatre-David Wheeler
Hiram l.. Lewis, 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 Dis
trict Court of the State of Iowa, in
and for Winneshiek County, the pc
tition of Everette Smith, as plain
tiff, in which he alleges that he is
the absolute owner in fee simple of
the South West (SWA) Quarter of
the North East (NEA) Quarter, the
North Ten (10) Acres of the North
West (NWh) Quarter of the South
East (SEh) Quarter, Lot One ~
of the North East (NEAl Quarter
of the South West (SWA) Quarter,
aud lot Four (4) of the North West
(NWA) Quarter of the South West
(SWA), all being in Section Twenty
Four (24), Township Ninety Eight
(98) North, Range Ten (10) West of
the 9Th p. nj. in Winneshiek County,
State of Iowa; and that you make
some claim adverse to the plaintiffs
estate in and to said premises, and
that the claim of the unknown claim
ants arises as heirs at law, devisees,
legatees, assignees, or surviving
spouses of one or more of the de-
PENDANTS above named OF in some
other manner unknown to the plain
tiff, and that the plaintiff cannot
state more specifically the nature or
extent of the claims of the defend
ants, known or unknown; plaintiff al
leges that he and his grantors have
been in open, exclusive, notorious,
and adverse possession of all of said
real estate under color of title and
claim Of right for more than ten
years last passed, and that whatever
claim or interest the defendants,
may claim to have in and to said
premises or any part thereof, is fully
barred by the statute of limitations;
and that the names and residences
of the unknown claimants, are UNI
known to the plaintiff although he
has sought diligently to learn the
same.
Plaintiff asks that his title to said
premises as against the claims of
the defendants, known and unknown,
be quoted, and for equitable relief.
You are further notified that unless
you appear thereto and defend on
or before noon of the second day of
the April term 1921, of said court
which will begin and be held at the
Court House in DEBORAH, Iowa, on
the 18th day of April, 1921, default
will be entered against you and
judgment and decree rendered there
on as prayed.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, March
7th, 1921.
o. o. RUE, Attorney for Plaintiff.
Designation of Newspaper.
The undersigned Clerk on the
above named court, hereby desig-
mates, DEBORAH Public Opinion, a
published at DEBORAH,
Iowa, as the paper in which the
Original Notice in said action shall
be published, as to all defendants,
known and unknown, and it is &C
cordingly ordered that the said
notice be published once each week
fer four successive weeks in the
aforesaid newspaper as provided by