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<br />� 2 of Hall County,Nebraska;," and the de�endant Union Pacific Rai.lroad Company is a corporatio�
<br /> duly or�anized and existing under the laws of the United States. �
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<br /> 2. Plaintiff further complains of said defendants. both known and unknown,and for cause ;
<br /> of action alleges that the plaintiff is the owner,by fee simple title absolute,of Lot TRo
<br /> (2) in Block Seventy-ni.ne { 79) of the Original Town,no� City,of Grand Island,in Hall County,
<br /> Nebraska,�nd that plaintiff and those through whom he derived title to said premises,bp sundry
<br /> mesne conveyances and testaments ,have been�''actual ,open,notorioua,peaceable,continuous ,exc].usp.ve,
<br /> and adverse possession and occupaney of said premises,and all of the same,under claim af own�er-
<br /> Peftor� ship thereof,since the 29th day of �etober,1�70,and f�r more that� fifty-four years last past.
<br /> 3. plaintiff further alleges that on or about the 9th day of Ma.y,ls�67,and under said date,
<br /> one G. M. Dod�e (�hose full and correct name xas Gren�ille �I. Dodge) ,trustee for the defendant ' ..
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<br /> Union Pacific Railroad Cornpany,entered into a written contract with one Henry A. Koenig and A�
<br /> Thorspecken,trustees,to hold in trust for the people of the town of Grand Island,in Hall '
<br /> County in the state of Nebraska,for schoal purposes or churches,to convey to the said Henry
<br /> A. Koenig and A. �'horspecken,�s sueh trustees, said Lot 2 in Bi�ex 79 of the Original Town,now i
<br /> City,of Grand IsZand,whieh said written eontract was,on the 30th day of Apri1,1�6�,filed
<br /> for record in the office of the County Clerk and ex officio Register of Deeds of Hall County:';,
<br /> Nebraska,and was on said date duly recorded in Book A at Page 1�1�2 in said office; that at the;
<br /> time of the execut ion of said �rritten contract,eaid Henry A. Koenig and A. Thorapecken were
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<br /> the trustees of School District Number 2 of Hall County,and now legally known as The School '
<br /> Distriet of the City of Grand Zsland,i�tthe Count� of Ha11,in the State of Nebraska,one of _
<br /> the defendants herein;that on or about the �3d day of �a.y,1�7�,and under eaid date,9�mH.Platt;y
<br /> Director,A.Thorspecken,9doderator,and Ed Hooper,Treasurer ,then being officers of said School '
<br /> District Nu�ber 2 of Hall County,now legally known as The 8chool Distriet of the City of Gra�hd
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<br /> Island,in �he Gounty of Hall,in the State of Nebraska,one of the defendants herein,by their ��
<br /> c�riting ,assigned and transferred all the right,title,and interest of said �chool District
<br /> Number 2 in and to said written cantract �o recorded in Book A at Page Z�2 in the off3ce of the
<br /> County Clexk and ex offici� Register of Deeds of H�11 County,Nebraska,�hich said written ass��n-
<br /> ment was,onthe 6th day of June,1�70,filed for record in the office of the County Clerk and e�
<br /> �fficio Register of Deeds of Hall County,Nebraska,and wae,on said date,xecorded in Book C at:
<br /> Page 192 in said Office; that said Aenry A. Koeni�; and A. Tb.orspecken are both long since dead,
<br /> and tha� plaintiff,a.fter ctiligent investi.gation and inquiry, is unable to ascertain $nd does
<br /> not know whether any successor or successors in trust were ever appainted to succeed the esid
<br /> Pettar Henry A. Koenig and A. Thorspecken as trustees,in the event they were named as sueh� trustees ia
<br /> any other capacity than as trustees of said School District Number 2 of Hall County,in said
<br /> �rritten contract,and after diligent investigation a.nd inquiry,plaintiff is unable to ascerta�.n
<br /> and does not kno� the names or v�hereabouts,if in the state of Nebrasks,or the residence,of
<br /> ' the person� named as successors in trust to the said FIenry A. Koenig and A.Thorspec;�en,truste�es,%�'
<br /> if any such successors were ever appoin�ted; that the consideration for the assignment of said
<br /> written contraet,so recorded in Book A at Page 142 in the office of the County Clerk and ex
<br /> offieio Re�ister of Hall County,Nebraeka,was the transfer by said Union Pacifie Railro�.d Com�-
<br /> pany to said Schaol Distrfet N�2ber 2 of Hall County,now The Sehool District of the City of ''
<br /> Grand Island,in �he County of Hall, in the state of Nebraska,all of B2ock Number �� af the I
<br /> ' Ori�ina�. Town,now City,of Grand Island,which is still o�ned and used for school purposes by
<br /> the defendant The �chool District of the City of Grand Island,in the County of Hall, in the
<br /> State of Nebra.ska,but such consiaeration does not appear of record,nor does the authority
<br /> of said officers of said school District �tumber 2,of Ha�.l County,no�v The School Di$trict of
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