Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-02

the plaintiffs interest in the said prop
erty, and alleges that one, Morris Hun
gerford or Maurice Hungerford, who
are one ard the same person, died in
Wapello county, Iowa, on or about July
1869 leaving will willing said proper
ty to Mary Hungerford, his wife, one
third in fee simple title, and the re-
mainder to his children Thomas Hun
gerford, Edgar NJ Hungerford john
Hungerford. Catherine Hungerford
Elizabeth Hungerford. Julia Hunger
ford, Hannah HungerfOrd and Bridget
Hungerford Plaintiffs also state in
their petition that they have made dill
gent search for the residences and post
offices addresses Of the above named
defendants. allege that the said persons
are deceased and state that they have
made the administrators, executors
legatees, devisees, heirs at law. assigns
claimants. unknown claimants and un-
known defendants claimants to said
property, defendants herein. and state
that they have been unable to find any
of the said persons or the post office
addresses OF the same although they
have made diligent search: alleges that
one r. Nj. TAYLOR. or Richard NJ Taylor
and wife conveyed said real estate on
March Il, 1857, to George w. Dresser
said deed being recorded in Book J at
page 344 of the records in the record
er's office of Wapello county. Iowa. Pc
tition also alleges that Richard NJ.
Taylor and r. NJ. TAYLOR are one and
the same person. that one James Kew
enev to whom George w Dresser con-
Reyed said land on April 10, 1864 and
whose name appears Of record as being
spelled James Keverhy when he con-
ryed said property to Morris Hunger
ford on January 6. 1865. recorded in
Book .. at page 336-that in said deed
either by clerical error or otherwise.
when the name should have been James
keveney. that James Keverny and
James Keveney are one and the same
person. and that the said James
koveney, at the time he conveyed said
land was a single man.
Plaintiff states also that by virtue of
the foreclosure of a real estate mort
gage against Maurice or Morris Hun
gerford. who are one and the same
person. on said real estate herein de-
scrihed, and under said foreclosure the
sheriff of Wapello county, Iowa, made
a sherff's deed to W. B. Wyckoff. the
said deed being recorded In Book I. at
page 91S Of the records in the recovd-
er's office of Wapello county Iowa. But
lar in that one James Potter. admins
traitor. ard others were made defend
ants, and there are other irregularities
as shown by plaintiffs petition. but
pla intiffs allege that said irregularities
and matters relative thereto. are cured
by legislation and by the curative acts
Of the general assembly of the state of
Iowa I~and that the said James keverny
named therein as the Judgment plain
tiff. is the same James Keveney who
conveyed the same property to Morris
Hungerford by deed recorded in Book 2
at page 33s of the records in the record.
er's office of Wapello county. Iowa.
Plaintiff further alleges that one
James T. Hackworth obtained tax
deed for the said property on the fifth
day of October. 1875 recorded in Book
l. at page 161 Of the records In the re-
corder's office of Wapello county, Iowa,
and that ne afterwards conveyed the
same to one w. B. Wycoff. and that the
said deed was recorded in Book Z, at
page 217 of the records OF Wapello
county. Iowa, plaintiffs aver and claim
that the said tax deed cuts off and bars
any claim of any other person therein
Petition asks that plaintiffs title to
the northeast quarter (NEA) OF the
southeast quarter (SEA) of section
two t3) township seventy two G2)
range fourteen 90. Wapello county.
Iowa, be forever established in they
and Quoted in-them, and that the
claims of all of the defendants be bar
red and cut off and foreclosed and for
such other and further relief as equity
and good conscience will decree.
And unless you appear thereto and
defend before noon of the second day
of the next term. being the March term
OF said court. which will commence AT
Ottumwa. Iowa, on the 18th day OF
March. 1917, default will be entered
against you and Judgment rendered
thereon.
Dated at Ottumwa, Wapello county
Iowa, this 14th day of February. 1917
A. w. Enoch. Attorney for Plaintiffs