Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-09-29
Original Notice

In the District Court of Harrison
County. Iowa. November Term 1910.
Joreen Hansen. Plaintiff. VS. The Rt
known claimants of Lot No. 6 in slock
No. "a Of the original Town of Mis-
souri, Valley, Iowa. Defendants.
To The Rt. Rev. James OGorman
and the unknown claimants of Lot No
8 in block No. "a OF the Original Town
of Missouri Valley. Iowa, Defendants:
You are hereby notified that thee is
on file in the Office of the Clerk of the
District Court of the said County and
state. the petition of the plaintiff claim.
ing that he is the absolute and unquali-
fed owner in fee simple and in the ac-
tual.possession Of Lot No. = in Block
No ~ OF the original town Of Missouri
Valley. Iowa. That he is credibly in
formed and believes that the defend
ants, the unknown claimants of said
property make some claim to the same
adverse to the estate of the plaintiff
herein.
Par. 2 That the claim of the said
unknown defendants is made because
Of the fact that the said property was
decided by the Blair Town Lot and
Land Co.. to the Defendant. the Ri
Rev James O'Gorman on January -,
1872. which said deed is recorded in
Book 2 page Al of the Deed Records of
Harrissa County. Iowa. and that the
said Rt. Rev. j mes O'Gorman is now
deceased having died some time prior
to October 3. 1892. and left surviving
him certain brothers and sisters whose
names and residence are unknown to
plaintiff that he has sought diligently
to learn the same.
Par. 3. That the said deed to the
said Rt. Rev. James O'Gorman was
made in trust for the St. Patricks
Church of the Parish of Missouri VAL
ley, Iowa. but that the said deed failed
to recite the fact of the said trusteeship,
and on October B, 1892 Henry Cos
grove, Bishop of Davenport, Iowa,
made conveyance of the said proper
ty to one James McCauley by deed
dated October 3, 1892, and recorded in
Book No. sc page 3lS of the deed rec
ords of Harrison County, Iowa. which
said deed to James McCauley conveyed
all the interest of the said St. Patricks
Church. And that by reason OF the
said conveyance and by reason of the
said trusteeship the said PIT. Rev
James O'Gorman and his heirs had nc
interest i'll or title to the said property
Par. 4. That the plaintiff and those
whom he claims title have held contln-
uous. open, notorious, hostile and ad-
verse possession of said property since
October 3. 1892. and whatever interest
or right the heirs of the said Ri. Rev
ames O'Gorman had in said propert,
had been extinguished by the said ad
verse possession
Wherefor plaintiff prays judgment
against defendant for the establishment,
of plaintiff S estate against the advers,
claims of the defendants in said prem
ISIS and that the defendants be barred
and forever estopped from having o
claiming any right or title to the sait
premises adverse to the plaintiff ane
for all equitable relief and for costs o
suit.
And that unless YOU appear and de
fend before noon of the second day o
the next term of the District Court
commencing at Logan. in said County
on the First Day Of November, 1910
default will be entered against you ane
judgment rendered thereon.
Dated this 26th day of Septe Der
1910.
Jorgen Hansen.
Plaintiff
c. w. Kellogg.
Atty. for Plaintiff
o2O
New Mackeral and Salmon
at G. U. Myers, Phone 100.
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