Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-10-22 | Page 16 | Start Suit for Arsenal Lands

START SUIT FOR ARSENAL LANDS Action Started By Government For Property at Munitions Mu-nitions Station Condemnation of 33.0 acres of land which is part of the 1200 acres wanted want-ed by the government as an ammunition ammuni-tion storage site at the Ogden arsenal, is sought in four suits filed yesterday yester-day In the United Slates district court in Salt Lake by Assistant United Stales District Attorney Henry D. Movie. Persona holding title to the remaining so.', acres, have agreed to release their property to the govern- ment, it Is said. All of the land which the govern- I menl seeks to obtain through the court I'i in sections 30 and 31 of township 5 north, range l vrft, and sections 26 end 3fi of. township 5 north: rango 2 west, Salt Lake meridian. The first complaint. Involving thirty acres, is brought against Walter Kerr, Alia F. Kerr, his wife, and Davis county. Mrs. Kerr is made a party I because of her right of dower in the I property of her husband and Davfa county because it claims an Interest in the land by virtue of a sale conducted con-ducted December 22, 1919, to obtain taxes assessed against Walter Kerr. i Defendants in another complaint are Ofland D. Hodlock, Bialiaaa Hadlock, his wife; Joseph 11. Young. Katharine L. Young, his wife; Thomas J. Steed, Ann Steed, his wife, and George A klumford, The property wanted amounts to twenty-five acres. All parties named in the suit claim an interest. in-terest. Suit also was filed against Daniel D Harris and Jennje i Harris, his wife, to acquire eighty acres of land Another was brought against Nephl ' i. Ogden, Anna M. ogden. his wife Willard Young, Hattle H. Young, his wife James E. I'ayne, L. B. Mattison. the Ogden State bank, the Union Psi- clfi Kallroad company, Zion's Saving! Hank & Trust company anil the Steed Operating company i 'ondemnatlou ol 200 acres of land Is asked. All of the I defendants are stated to have an Interest In-terest in the tract.