Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-03
Original Notice.

In the district court Of tbs state Of
Iowa. in and for Wapello county.
August term, 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
(S1a) Of out lot No. three g. IN tho
town Of Agency, Wapelfo County,
Iowa, defendants and unknown de-
fendents. Defendants.
To the said defendants, Thomas Fait.
and to the unknown heirs, husbands
and wives, administrator. sDeoutors.,
devisees. and legatees and unknown
defendants, unknown heirs Of the aid
Thomas Fait and Samuel Pacvood
claimants to the south half (S1a) Of cut
lot No. three (s) in the town OF
Agency. Wapello county, Iowa, de-
fendents:
You are hereby notified thatthe peti-
ton Of the plaintiff in the above en-
titled cause Is now on file In the ofdce
Of the clerk Of the district court Of tho
state of Iowa in and for Wapeito coun-
ty, Iowa. asking that their title be for
scribed property, to-wit. the south half
$50 Of out lot No three In the town
OF Agency, Wapello county. Iowa, and
stating that they have made diligent
search for the post Office addresses of
any and all of the defendants and have
been unable to find them. and stating
that their title is derived through Sam
uel Packwood deceased, and alleging
that Samuel Packwood was at one Tina
the owner of the said south half (Shl
of out lot No. three ca in the town Of
Agency. Wapeflo county. Iowa, and that
he decided the same to one Edward
Dudley in his life time, about May 4.
1857. but that said deed was never re-
corded. and was lost or destroyed and
plaintiffs through said deed. are tho
owners. In possession and such owner
ship and possession has been open, no.
torious. peaceable, uninterrupted and
advise to all defendants for more than
60 years.
That one Thomas Fait obtained a
deed from one John NJ. Estes about May
"a. 1870 which deed is recorded In Book
II, at page of the records in the
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 Is, 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 1o6 at page
3S9 of the records in the recorders Of
flee of Wapello county. Iowa.
Petition asks that PLAINTIFFS title be
Quoted in them and that each and all
of tho said defendants claim or right
thereto be forever barred, and stating
| that the statute Of limitation bars any
Tim 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 Tor
| Wapello county. being the August
| term of said court which will COM
mence al Ottumwa. Wapello county
Iowa. on the 21th day of August. 1917,
default will be entered against you and
| Judgment rendered thereon.
i A. w Enoch. Attorney for Plaintiffs
| Dated at Ottumwa, Iowa. this 17tn
| day of July 1917.