Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-03-02

the Northwest Quarter (NWA) OF
the Southeast Quarter (SEA) OF
Session Thirty-five (35), in town
ship 81 North, of Range Four (4
West of the Fifth (5th) Principal
Meridian; also Frank H. Sheridan;
Mary A. Kennedy; Hannah Wash
ington; Mary Kellaney formerly
Mary Washington and James P
Kellaney, her husband; the un-
known heirs of Robert Washing.
ton, deceased; the unknown heirs
of Mary A. Washington and OF
Patrick Washington, her husband
both deceased; the unknown heirs
of Katharine Shannon, alias Cath
arine Shannon, deceased; Nicholas
Kehoe; Nicholas Kehoe, as eGecu-
tor of the estate of Katharine
Shannon, deceased; the unknown
heirs of John J. Sheridan, alias
John Sheridan, deceased, the un,
known heirs of James Kennedy
deceased; the unknown heirs OF
Edward Kennedy, deceased; John
Kennedy and Mrs. John Kennedy
his wife; Robert Kennedy and Mrs
Robert Kennedy, his wife; Bridget
Sheridan, alias Bridget Sheridan;
James Kennedy and Mrs. James
Kennedy, his wife; and the un-
known heirs, devisees, assignees
spouses and personal representa-
tives of each and all of the above
named defendants and Of Bridget
C. Sheridan, plaintiff herein, De-
PENDANTS.
TO SAID DEFENDANTS:
You and each Of you are hereby
notified that there is now on file In
the office of the clerk Of the District
Court of Delaware County, Iowa, the
betition Of the above named plaintiff
in which plaintiff alleges: that one
Katharine Shannon died, testate, on OF
about January Is, 1902, seized of all
the real estate described in the
caption thereof; that by the terms
Of her said will it is provided that
the executor thereof should convert
said realty into cash; that said
executor did not however sell said
realty and that her estate was finally
closed and said executor discharged ;
that by the terms of her said will
all of the realty aforesaid was be-
1ueathed to the plaintiff, Bridget c.
Sheridan and her son Frank H. Sheri-
Ian defendant herein, in equal shares
except that the share Of said Frank
H. Sheridan was bequeathed to plain
tiff in trust for him, and that said
Frank H. Sheridan was entitled to
The income and profits only of said
share: that said will further pro-
vided that in the event of the death
Of said Frank H. Sheridan said trust
'und, if he should have married shall
20 to his wife and children and in
case he was unmarried and should
eave neither wife nor children sur
viving him, then said property and
realty shall 60 to his mother, Bird
get c. Sheridan, plaintiff herein, and
in event of her death before that
time, then to her heirs; that on
October IL, 1905, the said Frank H.
Sheridan executed and delivered unto
the plaintiff a quit claim deed con-
veying unto her all of his interests
and title in and to said above de-
scribed realty; that on October 16, 1905
it was determined, adjudged and de-
creed by the District Court Of Jones
County, Iowa, that said Frank H
Sheridan had released and surrend-
cred unto plaintiff all of his title
and interest in and to said above
realty under the provision Of said
will of Katharine Shannon, deceased
and said release and REIMBURSEMENT
thereof by him unto plaintiff was
by said court duly confirmed, rati-
fled and established, and title there
to quieted in the said plaintiff
against the said Frank H. Sheridan
and against all claims whatsoever OF
him under the provisions of said will
Of Katharine Shannon, deceased; that
the plaintiff desires to sell and con-
vey said realty described in caption
hereof; that said trust above mention
ed constitutes a cloud on her title
thereof and plaintiff desires to have
the court divest that part Of said
realty Invested in trust, of said trust
and have said trust impressed upon
The proceeds realized from the sale
Of such portioa of said realty, and
to that end that plaitiff be en-
powered and authorized by the court
to sell and convey said realty thus