Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-12
Original N Office.

10 Danlel N. rSdSHioliu, -. 49, 49,
mond, Elizabeth b. Raymond, AlVa
Raymond Anna Raymond, Benz Stout
Mary Stout, Andrew Cowan. Jennette T.
Cowan, Samuel L. Kavanaugh. Addie
Surbaugh, Thomas Surbaugh, FRANK
Burns, Walter ]. Lafferty, May Sher-
wood, T. c. Sherwood, w. c. kavan-
augh, NJ. E. Kavanaugh, ID. e. E. Mil
Ter and the unknown claimants OF the
property hereinafter described:
You and each Of you are hereby no
titled that there is now on file in the
office Of the clerk of the district court
Of Wapello county, Iowa, the petltlon
of the plaintiffs claiming that they are
the absolute owners In fee simple or
the following described real estate sit
uated in Wapello county. Iowa, to-W1t:
Part Of the Ek of the SWA Of sec. ,,
beginning at point 1906 chains w. OF
sc corner of SWA, thence N. 15ko E.
31.50 chains, thence n. 671ao w. 1854
chains to point 2.97 chains S. Of NV
corner of Ell Of SWA, thence s. to
SW corner Of E1s of SWA. thence p.
to place of beginning; also part or
SWA Of NWA in sec. 9. beginning at
q stone 3.59 chains n. Of SW corner of
NWA of said section. thence n. 1914
chains, thence E. $50 chains, thence s.
20 chains, thence w. II links, thence \.
69Ao w. 9.S9 chains to beginning,
1884 acres, all in twp. 70, r. Is, and
that said defendants or any of them
have no right, title or interest In said
real estate or any part thereof; said
petition alleges that on May II. 1864,
Alva Raymond and Daniel K. Ray
mond took title from Bird Pritchett for
said tract Of land in said section, town.
ship and range described as follows:
Commencing at a stone near NE cor
ner Of VIZ of SWA of said section,
thence running along the road from
Eddyville to Ottumwa to an oak
stump on the E. side Of the creek and
to the line then owned by f. r. Man
ming. thence southwesterly In a
straight line to a stake on the section
line OF said Manning's land, thence
westerly along said section line to a
stone cornering the land of said F.. r..
Manning; that on April Is, 1865. D. r..
Raymond and Elizabeth B. Raymond.
his wife, Alva Raymond and Anna
jamin Stout the same tract or piece Of
land under the same description; that
by deed acknowledged March 10. 1869.
Benjamin Stout and Mary Stout, his
wife, conveyed to Andrew Cowan the
same tract or piece of land under the
same descriptions; that by deed dated
September 8, 1870, Andrew Cowan and
Jennette e. Cowan, his wife, conveyed
to Richard Butcher the same tract or
piece Of land under the same descrip-
ton: that said description was mac
curate and erroneous and the correct
description is as hereinbefore given OF
the tract in said E1z OF SWA Of said
sec. and asking to have said correc-
ton made accordingly: that said Dam
lei X. RAYMOND and D. R. Raymond is
February rs, 1887, Samuel l. Kavan-
augh and wife conveyed to John H.
Miller the undivided II interest in
the tract or piece of land described as
w. IS acres Of WIZ of SWA Of sec, 3,
twp. 70, r. Is in Wapello. county, Iowa;
that on April rs, 1887, Elizabeth Smith
conveyed to John Fl. Miller the undi-
vided 1t interest In said tract or
piece Of land under the same descrip-
ton; that said Elizabeth Smith is now
deceased land the defendants. Addie
Surbaugh, Frank Burns Walter J. Laf
ferty and May Sherwood are among
her heirs and that Thomas Surbaugh is
the husband Of Addie Surbaugh and T.
c. Sherwood is the husband Of May
Sherwood: that September 3, 1887; w.
his wife, and D. E. e. Miller conveyed
to John H. Miller the undivided 2-7 in
terest in said tract or piece of land I'M
der the same descriptions; that said de-
scription Of said. tract or piece of land
was inaccurate and incorrect and the
tract intended to be conveyed is as
hereinbefore described as the tract in
9 and asking to have same corrected
accordingly; that the same relief is
asked against the unknown claimants
of property of all the defendants here
matter named to whom this notice Is
directed as 1t Is not known where they
reside, whether they are living or dead,
and as to their spouses, heirs and
10 nj u poI
D. r. Raymond, Elizabeth B. Ray
mond, Alva Raymond, Anna Raymond,
Benjamin Stout, Mary Stout, Andrew
Cowan, Jennette e. Cowan. D. E. E.
Miller; that the correct surname is
"Kavanaugh"; and asking to have the
same so declared as against Samuel L.
Kavenaugh, as his name is spelled in
his deed and as against w. G. KaVan-
agh and M. E. Kavanagh as their
names are spelled in their deed: that
the plaintiffs have made diligent search
and inquiry as to the facts and names
and places Of residence Of the surviv-
ing spouses, heirs at law. and devisees
OF the said defendants just hereinbe-
fore named and have been unable to
learn their present places of residence
or whether they are living or dead or
the names or the residences of their
surviving spouses, heirs at law, and
deyisees, and for that reason make
their unknown surviving spouses, heirs
at law and devisees parties defendant
herein as unknown claimants of prop
erty: that the interest they have or
claim to have in said real estate Is
such as they may have taken as sur
viving spouses, or by inheritance or
devise from said respective ancestors
or devisors Of the same or derived or
claimed to have been derived by such
inheritance or devise: that the names
and residences of said unknown claim
ants of property and each Of them are
unknown to the plaintiffs and that
they have sought diligently to learn
the same; that said petition asks that
the plaintiffs title to their real estate
as hereinbefore described be quieted
and ,esta blished in them and that they
be decreed to be the absolute owners
in fee. simple thereof and that each and
all Of said defendants be barred and
estopped from having or claiming any
interest in said real estate or any part
thereof adverse to them and for gen.
eral equitable relief and judgment for
costs against any Of the defendants
who may appear and resist the prayer
OF the petition. For further particulars
you are referred to said petition on