Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-09
orisi1aI Notice.

r oNeilufl, TItIltllls,
VS.. Original Notice
James Keverny and Mrs. James Kew
| erney, James Keveney and Mrs;
| James Keveney, r. NJ. Taylor ana
Mrs. r. NJ. Taylor, Richard M. Tayior
Hungerford, widow of Maurice Hun
| gerford or Morris Hungerford'
Thomas Hungerford, Mrs. Thomas
Hungerford, Edgar M. Hungerford
and Mrs Edgar NJ Hungerford, John
Hungerford and Mrs. John Hunger
ford, Catherine Hungerford, Eliza
beth Hungerford. Julia Hungerford,
Hannah Hungerford and Bridget
Hungerford, their husbands and
wives, heirs at law. executors. admin
istrators, assigns, devisees, legatees,
and the husbands. wives. heirs at
law, executors, administrators. as
signs, devisees. legatees of the SAID
defendants and claimants, and I'M
known claimants and unknown de-
PENDANTS and claimants to the north
east quarter (NEA) of the southeast
quarter (SEA) of section two CD,
township seventy-two CID range
fourteen G4). Wapello county. Iowa,
defendants.
To James Keverny and Mrs. James
Keverny, James keveney and Mrs.
James Keverney. r. NJ. Taylor and Mrs
r. NJ Taylor. Richard NJ. Taylor and
Mrs. Richard NJ. Taylor, Mary Hunger
ford, widow of Maurice Hungerford or
Morris Hungerford, Thomas Hunger
ford. Mrs. Thomas Hungerford, Edgar
NJ. Hungerford and Mrs. Edgar NJ.
Hungerford, John Hungerford and Mrs.
John Hungerford Catherine Hunger
ford Elizabeth Hungerford, Julia Hun
gerford, Hannah Hungerford and
Bridget Hungerford. their husbands
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
(NEA) Of the southeast quarter (SEA)
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 (SEA) of section two CD,
).
teen G4) Wapelo county, Iowa, and
that they and their prior erantors 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 ard believe that
defendants make some claim adverse to
the plaintiffs interest in the said prop
art1 al
gerford or Maurice Hungerford. who
are one and the same person. died in
Wapello county, Iowa, on or about July
1869 leaving a 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
gerford, Edgar NJ. Hungerford. John
Hungerford. Catherine Hungerford'
Elizabeth Hungerford. 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.
legatees, devisees, heirs at law, assigns,
claimants. unknown claimants and un-
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 ottlce
addresses of the same although they
have made diligent search: alleges that
one R. NJ 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 J at
page 344 of the records in the record
er's office of Wapello county, Iowa. Pc
tition also alleges that Richard M.
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 6, 1866, 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 a single man.
Plaintiff states also that by virtue Of
the foreclosure of 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
sheriffs deed to w. p. Wyckoff, the
said deed being recorded in Book Z, at
page 21S Of the records in the record
ers office of Wapello county. Iowa, but
that the said proceedings were irregu-
lar in that one James Potter, admins
traitor and others were made defend
ants and there are other irregularities
as shown by plaintiffs petition, but