Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-13
G1), range twelve (12). in Wapello
county Iowa Defendants,

CID, range twelve CID, IN WapeLo
county. Iowa. Defendants.
To said defendants and to each and
all Of them, and to the unknown claim
ants of the southwest quarter of the
southwest quarter of section two (2),
township seventy-one CID, range
twelve (12), in Wapello county, Iowa:
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 petition
Of the plaintiff claiming that he Is the
absolute owner in fee simple Of the
southwest quarter Of the southwest
quarter of section two (2), township
seventy-one (7D, range twelve (l2). IN
Wapello county. Iowa. and that said
defendants or any Of them have no
right, title or interest in said real es-
tate or any part thereof; that prior to
the 10Th day OF May. 1855, Allen u.
Caywood died intestate: that he left as
his surviving widow. Matilda Caywood,
and as his heirs at law. Alfred Cay
wood. Alexander Caywood. Orlando
Caywood, Leander c. Caywood, Eme-
line Shore, Sarah Jane Hunt Ann Stipe
and Pcrlina McCleary:, that said
widow and all said heirs at the time
Of the proceeding hereinafter named
We're single except Emeline Shore and
her husbands name was James Shore,
Saran jane f1uHl, WHOoo 'uSpoHu =
name was Simeon Hunt, Ann Stipe,
whose husbands name was William
stipe and Perlina McCleary. whose
husbands name was William Nc
Cleary;% that Alfred Caywood and
Matilda Caywood were appointed ad-
ministrator and Administrative of the
estate and brought proceeding IN the
county court Of WapellO county, Iowa,
to sell the real estate belonging to the
A ~ ~ M
to pay debts; in said proceeding to sell
real estate, In the notice thereof In the
order OF sale and in the deed made
hereunder the land was described as
the southwest quarter OF the northwest
half Of section 2, township II, range IL,
in Wapello county, Iowa; that said de-
scription Is incorrect, inaccurate and
indefinite and does not properly de-
scribe the land intended to be sold and
conveyed; that the parties named are
the widow and only heirs at law OF
Allen G. Caywood, deceased, so far as
plaintiff has been able to learn and
IL there were other heirs of Allen G..
Caywood,, deceased, or other parties
interested in said land at the time Of
said proceeding. they and their UNI
known spouses are included in and
made parties heretot as among the
unknown claimants Of said real estate;
real estate comes through said pro-
ceeding, and on account thereof there
is a cloud thereon; that in some parts
Of the proceeding the surname was
spelled "Cawood,'' but the correct
spelling OF the surname is "Caywood:"
that on March II, 1855, Alfred Shore,
George Shore and James Shore gave to
James Shore deed for certain land
in Wapello county, Iowa. described as
eo1l m, irl ~
south quarter Of section two, township
seventy one, range twelve. In the
northwest corner, containing SO 1-3
acres, recorded in land deed record III"
page 500, Of Wapello county, Iowa.
records that on March II, 1855, Alfred
Shore. George Shore and James Shore
executed to Alfred Shore decd for the
one third G-3) of the southwest quar-
ter of section two. township seventy
containing SO Ia acres, in Wapello
county, Iowa, recorded in land deed
record III" page 529 Of Wapello coun-
ty, Iowa. records; that on March II.
1855, Alfred Shore, George Shore and
James Shore executed to George Shore
deed for the one third (13) part OF
the south quarter of section two.
township seventy lone, range twelve, in
the southwest corner, containing So 1-3
dCTeS, Ill " dpCILO COuhSyS ~" a, ASSoA
ed in land deed record HI" page 53O,
Of Wapello county, Iowa, records; that
said descriptions in said three deeds
last mentioned are inaccurate and inn
perfect and cast a cloud upon the title
Of the plaintiff in and to said land be-
longing to him as hereinbefore de-
scribed; that there is no conveyance
on record, conveying to said grantors
in said three deeds last mentioned any
interest in said land that they were
in some way connected with the heirs
OF Allen G. Caywood. deceased; that
Emeline Caywood, daughter Of Allen
G. Caywood, married man by the
name Of Shore as the plaintiff herein
is advised; that the grantees in said
three deeds last mentioned have not
conveyed away whatever interest they
acquired under the said deeds to any
one as shown by the records Of Wapel-
10 county,, Iowa; that the plaintiff
herein does not know and has been un-
able to learn whether or not the grant
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