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ORIGINAL NOTICE.In the District Coiut of Benton county, Iowa, JTewSMeskimSis vs The Unknown Claimantsot northwest quarter (H) of northwest quarter tfe) of section tourteeu (I4)aud lot seven (7) in section ten (10) and lot four (4) in section eleven(11) all ill township eighty-live (85; north range nine (01 west of 5th P. M., Benton county, Iowa: D. D. Brode. Mrs. — Brode wile of D. D, Brode, Mrs — Brode wife of David D. Brode, Charles Hall and Mrs. — Hall wife of Charles Hall, Mrs. — Hall wife of Charles P Hall, Frances P. Merrlam and Mrs. — fitemam wife of Frances P. Merriain. Mrs. — Mernam wife ofF. P. Merriain, Henry Parkhurst and Mrs. -Parkhurst wife of Henry Parkhurst. Goodwin Tavlor and Mrs. — Taylor wife of Goodwin Taylor *‘To said defendants: You are hereby notified that there is now on lile in the office of the Clerk of said Court a petition in Equity of plaintiff in the above entitled cause asking that the title to the northwest quarter (hi) of the northwest quarter (U) of section fourteen (14) and lot seven (7) in section ten (10) and lot four (4) in section eleven (il) ail in township eighty-live (85) north range nine (9) west of 5th P. M., Bunion county, Iowa, be quieted in him against your adverse claims and those claiming through you adverse to plaintiff. Plaintiff claims to be the owner of said premises, his title being derived as follows: 1). D. Brode received a patent from the state of Iowa Januarv If. 1856. for the northwest quarter (hi) of the northwest quarter (h) of section tourteeu (14) township eighty-live (85) north range nine (9) west of 5th P. M.. and he signing his name David D. Brode, conveyed said premises to Margaret A. I^iTaurette without stating whether lie was married or sing e. That said conveyance operated to place in grantee a fee simple title to said premises. That Margaret. A. Cline ami husband conveyed said premises to desse M..Sherry. The said grantor and Margaret A. LaTaurette being one and the same woman. That said Jess-* M. Sherry and wife conveyed said premises to the nlaintiff.That Charles Hall and Thomas Maxwell made original entry of lot seven (7) in section ten (10) in township eiirlny-live (85) range nine (0) west of 5th P. M. Subsequently said Charles Hall,signing his name Charles P. Hall, conveyed an undivided Vi interest in said premises to Thomas Maxwell without stating wliethe or not he was married or single, that said conveyance place din Thomas Maxwell a fee simple title to said premises.That Thomas Maxwell, wife joining, conveyed said premises to Frances P. Marriam, who conveyed same, wife joining, by attorney in fact,without placing power of attorney on record, to Henry Parkhurst, that said conveyance placed fee simple title to said premises in Henry Parkhurst.That on April 28.1854, M. John Inman made original entry of lot four (4) in section eleven (11) in township eighty-live (85) north range nine (9) west of 5th P. M. ana subsequently, wife joining, conveyed same to Goodwin Taylor.That on December 15, 1873, both lots of land above described were sold for taxes of 1872 by the then County Treasurer, and on the 31st day of July, 1877, said Treasurer executed and delivered a tax deed for both of said lots to Joseph S. Winans tlie original title for said lot seven (7) being at date of tax sale and deed in Henry Parkhurst., and the original title for 6aid lot four (4) being at date of tax sale and deed in Goodwin Taylor. That said Joseph 8. Winans, single, on the 27th day of July, 1889, conveyed both of said lota of land to the plaintiff. 1 lint plaintiff lias had, open and adverse, possession of all of the premises described in this notice for more than ten years last past aaaitist all the defendants above named. That he and those acting for him have made diligent inquiry to learn the whereabouts of all of said defendants and have made diligent inquiry to lind who are the heirsat law of said defendants, and i. 1 persons claiming any interest in and to any of the above described premises, either as wife, husband, assignee, heirs at. law or devisees of any of said defendants are made defendants herein as unknown.Plaintiff prays judgement and decree quieting title in him and lor other equitable relief.Unless yon appear thereto and defend on or before noon of the second day of the next January session of the District eourr to be begun and hoklen at the Court House in Vinton, Iowa, on the ijth day of January, A. 1)., 1.890, default will be entered against you and decree rendered thereon. M. J. TOBIN,Attorney for Plaintiff,Vintox. Iowa. Nov. 20.1895,I,G. W. Burnham. Judge of the nth Judicial District of Iowa, upon reading the foregoing notice, do hereby approve same as being in all respects regular, and such as required by law in c-ises of unk -own defendants, and same is hereby ordered published for six successive weeks in the Benton Comity Tim rs, a weekly newspaper, published at Vinton, Iowa.O. YV. BURNHAM,2fi:0 Judge I7th Judicial District.
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Benton County Times
Vinton, Iowa, US
Thu, Nov 28, 1895
Page 4
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