People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-19
Notice to Heirs at Law of the
Time and Place of Allotment
of Real Estate.

STATE OF KANSAS,
SUMNER COUNTY,
In the Probate Court within and for said
county and state:
Emily GaSaway. widow Of
William II. Gasaway, deceased,
Leonard W. Gasaway, January
Anna Gasaway and Term
LOra j. Gasaway, a. d., 1894.
Heirs at Law Of
William H. Gasaway, deceased,
and +. ], Hoge, administrator
Of said deceased.
To Leonard W. Gasawav, Anna Gasaway and
LOra j. Gasaway, Heirs at Law Of Will
lam II, Gasaway, deceased, and +. J.
Hoge, administrator OF said deceased:
You are hereby notified that Emily Casa
way, widow Of William II. Gasaway. deceased
did on the I'd day Of January. A. d. 1894, file
her petition In the Office OF the Probate court
within and for said County and State, show
ing that on the 18th day Of January, A. D.,
1893 William ii, Gasaway. late Of Sumner
county, deceased. died intestate leaving sur
viying him said Emily Gasaway, his widow,
and Leonard W. Gasaway, Anna Gasaway
and Lera J. Gasaway, his children and only
heirs at Law. and that L. j. HOge Is the duly
appointed, qualified and acting administra
tor Of the estate OF the said William II, Casa
way, deceased; that said William II. Gasaway
was at the time Of his death the owner OF and
died seized Of an estate in fee simple In the
following described real estate situated In
Sumner county, Kansas, tO-wit:
Commencing at stone set eleven I'D
chains and thirty-seven and One-half (371i)
links north OF the southwest corner Of the
northeast quarter lNE14l Of Section one a. in
Township thirty-three CS8 south. In Range
two (2) east Of the sixth 9th Principal Merl-
an; thence north 79A minutes east, four az
chains and sixty (60) links TO stone set two
~ feet west Of the fence; thence north 12l4)
minutes west, ten Q0) chains and sixteen (l6
links to stOne thence north IS minutes east,
nine Q chains to the bottom to a stone:
thence north sixty-two and One-half degrees
east IN 62io eastl fifteen chains and sixty
three links to a stone set three links north OF
a walnut tree on the bank OF the Arkansas
river; thence up said river with the mean
bearings of said river to thenOrth line Of
said Section: thence west on the north line Of
said Section TO the northwest corner Of said
quarter section: thence south on the half
section line to the place Of beginning.
Also the following portion OF the same
quarter section: Commencing at stone 1Sx6
x6 set ten chains north OF the center Of said
section one %: thence north one % chain and
| ffty-three (53 links TO the southwest corner
OF the last above described tract OF land:
thence with the south line OF said last above
described tract Of land north 79z minutes
east, four and 60-100 chains: thence north
12A minutes east, ten and 1910 chains:
thence north $50 east, nine chains TO stone
In the bluff, blackberry u seconds is north
ten Q0) links: thence south IL degrees a min
utes east, fifteen and 00-100 chains to stone
1sx6x5, from which an elm seconds Is south
10 degrees west 10 links, corner in ravine):
thence west II and 25-l00 chains to the begin
ing, as surveyed by Geo. I. Walton, Feb. p.
| 1876, containing fourteen and ninety-fye one
hundredths IA and 05-l00 acres more or less.
Also the southeast quarter OF the north
west quarter Of Section one Q) In Township
thirty-three go south, in range two % east
the sixth 9TH Principal Meridian: All
three OF the above described tracts OF land
! constitute one body OF land and aggregate
/, less than one hundred and sixty Q6o) acres.
That at the time OF his death and prior
thereto the said William II. Gasaway Occu-
pied said tracts Of land as the residence and
homestead OF himself and his family, and
ever since the death Of said William II. Gas
away, your petitioner has continued 10 occu-
by said tracts OF land as her residence and
homestead, and still continues TO 80 occupy
them; that prior 10 the death OF said VIII
liam II. Gasaway, both Leonard W. Gasaway
and Anna Gasaway ceased TO reside or make
| their home with their father, or upon said
land and have never since his death resided
upon or occupied said property or any part
thereof as home; that at the time of the
death Of the said William H. Gasaway, said
Lora J. Gasaway lived upon said landwith her
father and made her home with him, but In
March, 1893, said Lora ]. Gasaway finally
abandoned her residence upon said land and
since that time has been making her home
and place OF resideneein the state OF ILL.,
nois.
That said Leonard W. Gasaway, son OF
said William H. Gasaway, deceased, Is over
Twenty-Five years OF a.e, and said Anna
Gasaway and Lora ], Gasaway, daughters OF
said William H. Gasaway, deceased, are each
over Eighteen years OF age.
That by reason OF the above recited facts,
your petitioner, who Is the widow OF said
| William H. Gasaway. deceased, Is the owner
In fee OF an undivided one-half interest In
the above described tracts Of land and Is en-
titled TO have said land divided and one half
In value thereof set apart and allotted TO
her.
Wherefore she prays the court TO appoint
commissioners as provided by law, TO divide
the above tracts OF land and to set apart and
allot to her the one-half in value thereof.
You are further notified that said Probate
Court did, on the End day Of January. 1894,
order that said petition be set for hearing
before said Probate Court on the I'D day OF
January, 1891, at 0 o'clock a. m. at which
time you. and each Of you. may appear and
show cause why said court shall not make an
order setting on and allotting to said Emily
Gasaway One-half In value OF the aforesaid
real estate as prayed for In her said petition,
:t.Q EMILY GASAWAY, Petitioner
A.A. Richards, Attorney for Petitioner.