Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-16
oriuinai Notie.

James Keverny and Mrs. James Kew
erney, James Keveney and Mrs
James Keveney, R. NJ. Taylor AM
Mrs. R. NJ. Taylor, Richard NJ. Taylo
and Mrs. Richard NJ. Taylor, Mar.
Hungerford. widow Of Maurice Hun
gerford or Morris Hungerford
Ihomas Hungerford, Mrs. Thomas
Hungerford. Edgar NJ. Hungerfort
and Mrs. Edgar M. Hungerford, job,
Hungerford and Mrs John Hunger.
lord. Catherine Hungerford, Eliza
beth Hungerford. Julia Hungerford
Hannah Hungerford and Bridge
Hungerford, their husbands ant
wives. heirs at law, executors admin.
lstrators assigns, devisees, legatees
and the husbands, wives, heirs al
law executors. administrators, as.
signs, devisees. legatees of the saic
defendants and claimants, and un.
known claimants and unknown de.
PENDANTS and claimants to the north.
east quarter (NEA of the southeas,
quarter (SEA) of section two (2)
township seventy-two (72) range
fourteen 90. Wapeno county. Iowa
defendants.
To James Keverny and Mrs James
Keverny. James Keveney and Mrs
James Keverney, r. NJ Taylor and Mrs
r. M. Taylor, Richard NJ. Taylor and
Mrs. Richard M. Taylor, Mary Hunger
ford, widow of Maurice Hungerford or
Morris Hungerford, Thomas Hunger
ford. Mrs. Thomas Hungerford, Edgar
NJ. Hungerford and Mrs. Edgar NJ
Hnngerford, John Hungerford and Mrs
John Hungerford, Catherine Hunger
ford, Elizabeth Hungerford, Julia Hun
gerford. Hannah Hungerford and
w. ~
and wives. heirs at law. executors, ad :
ministrators, assigns. devisees. lega-
tees. and the husbands. wives. heirs at
law, executors. administrators. assigns,
devisees. legatees Of the said defend
ants and claimants. and unknown
claimants, and unknown defendants
and claimants to the northeast quarter
CNEA) Of the southeast quarter (SEK)
of section two (2), township seventy
two (72). range fourteen 90. Wapello
county, Iowa. defendants.
You are hereby notified that the petit
ton of the plaintiffs in the above en-
titled cause is now on file in the office
of the clerk of the district court Of the
state Of Iowa. in and for Wapello coun-
ty, stating that the plaintiffs are the
absolute and unqualified owners of the
northeast quarter (NEA) of the south
east quarter (SEK) of section two (2),
township seventytwo (72) range four
teen QG Wapello county. Iowa, and
that they and their prior grantors have
occupied same and have been in pos
session thereof in uninterrupted, peace
able. open notorious and adverse pos
session for more than forty years prior
to the filing Of this petition, but that
plaintiffs are informed and believe that
defendants make some claim adverse to
a n q ut fc,s s.,$~ II.
erty. and alleges that one, Morris Hun
gerford or Maurice Hungerford who
are one and the same person, died in
Wapello county, Iowa. on or about July
1869 leaving will willing said(proper-
" to Mary Hungerford. his wife, one
third in fee simple title and the re-
mainder to his children Thomas Hun
eerford. Edgar NJ Hungerford, John
Hungerford Catherine Hungerford.
Elizabeth Hunserford. 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.
leeatees. devisees heirs at law. assigns.
claimants. unknown claimants and UNI
known defendants claimants to said
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 dligent search: alleges thai
one r. NJ. Taylor, or Richard NJ. TAYLOR
and wife conveyed said real estate on
March u. 1857. to George w. Dresser
said deed being recorded in Book ] at
page "44 Of the records in the reco~t1-
ers office of Wapel1o county. Iowa Pc
tition also alleges that Pichard--M
Taylor and R NJ. Taylor are one and
the same person. that one James Kew
eney to whom George w. Dresser con-
"eyed said land on April 10 1864 and
whose name appears of recc"d as being
spelled James Keverny when he con-
veyed said property to Morris Hunger
ford on January s. 1856 recorded in
Book 2. at page 336-that in said deed
either by clerical error or otherwise,
when the anne should have been James
<eveney- that James Keverny and
James Kevanev are one and the same
person. and that the said James
<eveneY. at the time he conveyed said
and was a single man.
Plaintiff states also that by virtue of
he foreclosure of real estate mort
gage against Maurice or Morris Hun
yerford who are one and the same
on said real estate herein de-
'cribed. and under said foreclosure the
sheriff of Wapello county, Iowa. made
/ sheriff's deed to w. B. Wyckoff, the
said deed being recorded in Book I, at
page 21S of the records in the record
,r's office of Wapello county. Iowa. but
hat the said proceedings We're irregu-
ar in that one James Potter. admins
rator. and others We're made defend
lnts, and there are other irregularities
Is shown by plaintiffs petition. but
plaintiffs allege that said Irregularities
ind matters relative thereto are cured
" legislation and by the curative acts
# the general assembly of the state Of
owa, and that the said James Keverny