Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-10

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 half
$50 of out lot No. three CD in the
town of Agency, Wapello county,
Iowa, defendants and unknown de-
fendents. Defendants.
To the said defendants Thomas Fait,
and to the unknown heirs, husbands
and wives, administrators, executors,
devisees. and legatees and unknown
defendants, unknown heirs of the said
Thomas Tait and Samuel Packwood
and to the claimants and unknown
! claimants to the south half $50 Of out
| lot No three go in the town of
| Agency. iWapello county, Iowa de-
fendents:
| 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 ofethe district court ofsthe
state of Iowa, in and for Wapello coun-
| ty, Iowa. asking that their title be for
ever ouieted in them to the above de-
scribed property, to-wit, the south half
! tSh) 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 or
| 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 time
/. the owner of the said south half (S1s)
| OF out lot M. three go in the town OF
| Agency, Wapello 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 The
! owners. in possession and such owner
ship and possession has been open, no
| torious. peacea BILE. uninterrupted and
| advise to all defendants for more than
| so years.
| That one Thomas Fait obtained a
deed from one John NJ. Estes about May
: 241S70 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 tta said Thomas Fait never made
any claim to the said property and
! never occupied il, ,'
/ That Hiram c. Humbert, husband OF
Lydia Humbert, deceased. made deed
/ to her on December 10, 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
\ 1888 OF the TPtDIuS III TIE Ietoio'i Va
I fee of Wapello county. Iowa.
Petition asks that plaintiffs title be
uuieted in them and that each and 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 well as the particular curative
acts of the General Assembly Of the
state of Iowa.
| For further particulars see petition
nov 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 fol
| wapeEo county, being the August
term of said court which will com
mence at Ottumwa, Wapello county
Iowa. on the 27th day OF August 1911
| default will be entered against you and
| Judgment rendered thereon.
| A W. Enoch, Attorney for Plaintiffs
! Dated at Ottumwa, Iowa. this 18th
day Of July 1917.