Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-18
ORIGINAL NOTICE
In The District Court of the State OF
Iowa in and For Winneshiek
County, February Term
1922.
Christian Schild, Plaintiff

The unknown claimants OF the fol-
lowing described real estate, towit;
the south half (SR) of the south
west (SWh) quarter of section
twenty (20), the north east (NE
" quarter of the south west
(SWA) quarter, the west half
,Wisl of the north west (NWA)
quarter. the south thirty two 1927
acres of the south east (SEA)
Quarter of the north west (NWA)
quarter, and the west eight Isl
acres of the northwest (NWA)
quarter of the south east (SEA)
quarter of section twenty nine
(29l. township ninty eight (9S)
north, range ten (l0) west of the
fifth p. NJ. in WinneShiek county,
Iowa. and Frederick Martill, Fred
erick Mattill, Andrew Martill, An
drew Mattill, Andrew Mattill and
wife Barbara, John Schild and his
wife kathrina Magdelina, Christine
Schild, Mary Schild, John Schild Jr.,
John Schield, Jr and his wife Nj.
f. Schield. Hannah Ruddick and
her husband George, Hannah Rud-
dick. Abraham Frederick Schild,
Peter Schild, and his wife Barbara,
Jacob Gesell, Mrs. Earl Star, Mary
Drummer, o. r. Toman, Mae To-
man, W. F. Toman, 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 the state of Iowa, in and
for Winneshiek county, the petition
of Christian Schild, as plaintiff, in
which he alleges that he is the abb
solute owner in fee simple of the
south half (Sia) of the south west
(SWA) quarter of section twenty
(20), the north east (NEA) quarter
of the south west (SWh) quarter
the west half (Wh) of the north
west (NWA) quarter, the south
thirty two 1927 acres of the south
east (SEA) quarter of the north
west (NWA) quarter, the west eight
(S) acres of the north west (NW
a quarter of the south east (SE
~ quarter of section twenty nine
(29), township ninety eight north
range ten (10) west of the fifth p.
NJ. in Winneshiek county, Iowa,
and that you make some claim adj
verse to plaintiffs estate in and to
said premises, and that the claim of
the unknown claimants arises as
heirs at law, divisees, legatees, sue
cessors, or surviving spouses of one
or more of the defendants above
named or in some other manner UNI
known TO the plaintiff and that the
plaintiff cannot state more specifical-
" the nature or extent of the claims
of the defendants, known or un-
known; plaintiff alleges that he and
his grantors have been in open,
exclusive, notorious and adverse pos
session of all of said real estate IN
der color of title and claim of right
for more than ten years last passed,
and that whatever claim or interest
the defendants, known or unknown,
may have had or may claim to have
in or to said premises or to any
part thereof, is fully barred by the
statute of limitations; and that the
names and residences of the unknown
claimants are unknown to the plain
tiff 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 quieted, and
for equitable relief.
You are further notified that un-
less you appear thereto and defend
on or before noon of the second day
of the Feb. term 1922, of the said
court which will begin and be held
at the court house in DEBORAH, Iowa,
on the 9th day of Feb. 1922, default
will be entered against you and
Judgment and decree rendered there
on as prayed.
! Dated at Ridgeway, Iowa, Jan. 3rd
1922. 0. 0. RUE,
Law Attorney for Plaintiff.