Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-20
Original Notice.

In the district court of the state Of
Iowa. in and for Wapello county,
August terR. 1917.
Charles Springer and Hannah, Belle
Springer, plaintiffs.
Thomas Fait and the unknown heirs
and claimants. unknown claimants
administrators, legatees, heirs at law
Of Thomas Fait and Samuel Pack
wood, claimants to the south hall
(S1s) Of out lot No. three (S) in tbs
town Of Agency, Wapello county,
Iowa, defendants and unknown de.
fendents. Defendants
TO the said defendants Thomas Fait
I'd to the unknown heirs, husbands
:.i wives, administrators, executors
'erisees. and legatees and unknown
sefendants. unknown heirs Of the said
Thomas Fait and Samuel PackwooG
and to the claimants and unknown
claimants to the south half (s1k) OF out
tot No three co in the town O,
1gency. Wapello county, Iowa, de.
;enderts:
You are hereby notified that the petit.
ton of the plaintiff in the above en-
titled cause is now on file in the office
Of the clerk Of the district court Of the
Hate of Iowa, in and for Wapello coun-
~, Iowa. asking that their title be for
Eer quoted In them to the above de
scribed property, to-wit, the south halt
,Sh) Of out lot No. three in the town
Of Agency, Wapello county. Iowa and
stating that they have made diligens
search for the post office addresses a
Tiny and all of the defendants and have
tbeen unable to find them, and stating
that their title is derived through Sam
Buel Packwood deceased, and alleging
What Samuel Packwood was at one time
the owner of the said south half (Sh)
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Agency. Wapello county. Iowa, and that
he decided the same to one Edward
Dudley in his life time, about May T.
1857, but that said deed was never re-
corded. and was lost or destroyed and
plaintiffs through said deed are the
owners. in possession and such owner
ship and possession has been open, no.
advise to all defendants for more than
so years.
That one Thomas Fait obtained a
deed from one John NJ. Estes about May
"a, 1870 which deed is recorded In Book
recorders office Of Wapello county.
Iowa. but that the same was irregular
and the said Thomas Fait never made
any claim to the said property and
never occupied it.
That Hiram c. Humbert. husband Of
Lydia Humbert, deceased, made deed
to her on December 13, 1907. but that
the scrivener in writing the said deed
wrote the name Lydia Humlert" In
stead Of Lydia Humbert': that said
deed was recorded in Book 106 at page
$50 OF the records in the recorders Of
fee of Wapello county. Iowa.
Petition asks that plaintiffs title be
quieted In them and that each ana all
of the said defendants claim or right
thereto be forever barred, and stating
that the statute Of limitation bars any
claim Of any and all Of the said defend
ants, as we'll as the particular curative
acts Of the General Assembly Of the
state of Iowa.
For further particulars see petition
now on file.
And that unless you appear thereto
and defend before noon Of the second
day Of the next term OF the district
court Of the state Of Iowa, In and for
wapello county, being the August
term of said> court which will COM
mence at Ottumwa, Wapello county,
Iowa. on the 9th day of August, 1917,
default will be entered against you and
Judgment rendered thereon.
Dated at Ottumwa. Iowa. this 18th
day of July 1917.
A W. Enoch. Attorney for Plaintiffs