Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-23
COURIER
WANT ADS

| WdpellO 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
i gerford. Edgar NJ. Hungerford, John
! Hungerford. Catherine Hungerford
Elizabeth Hungerford, Julia Hunger
F, 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 I'M
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. M. Taylor. or Richard NJ. Taylor
and wife conveyed said real estate on
March II, 1857, to George w. Dresser,
said deed being recorded in Book 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
eney to whom George, W. Dresser con-
veyed said land on April 10, 1864 and
whose name appears Of record as being
spelled James Keverny when he con-
veyed said property to Morris Hunger
ford on January G. 1856 recorded in
Book 2, 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
keveney. at the time he conveyed said
land. was 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-
scribed. and under said foreclosure the
sheriff of Wapello county, Iowa. made
a sheriff's deed to w. g. Wyckof. the
said deed being recorded in Book {. at
page 21S of the records in the record
er's office of Wapello county. Iowa, but
that the said proceedings We're irregu-
lar in that one James Potter, admins
traitor, and others We're made defend
ants. and there are other irregularities
as shown by plaintiffs petition. but
plaintiffs 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. and that the said James Keverny
named therein as the judgment plain
tiff. is the same James Keveney who
the same property to Morris
II ungerford by deed recorded in Book 2
at page 335 of the records in the record |
er's office of Wapello county Iowa.
Plaintiff further alleges that one !
James I. Hackworth obtained tax
deed for the said property on the fifth |
day of October. 1875. recorded in Book |
I, at page 161 of the records in the re-
corders office Of Wapello county Iowa. |
and that Ne afterwards conveyed the !,
same to one w. E. Wycoff and that the
said deed was recorded in Book I, at |
page 217 of The records of Wapello ,
county, Iowa, ,aintiffs aver and claim .
hat the said tax deed cuts off and bars
any claim Of any other person therein.
Petition asks that plaintiffs title to
he northeast quarter (NEA) OF the
southeast quarter (SEA) of section
wo ca township seventy-two G2)
'ange fourteen 40, Wapello county.
owa, be forever established in they
md quoted in them. and that the
'laims of all of the defendants be bar
ed and cut off and foreciosed. and fcr
such other and further relief as equity
md good conscience will decree
And unless you appear thereto and
lefend before noon of the second day
# the next term, being the March term
# said court. which will commence at /
)ttumwa, Iowa. on the 18th day of
March. 1917, default will be entered
gainst you and judgment rendered
hereon.
Dated at Ottumwa. Wapello county, Il
owa, this 1Ath day of February, 1917. Il
A. W. Enoch, Attorney for Plaintiffs