People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
Notice to Heirs at Law of the
Time and Place of Allotment
of Real Estate.

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STATE OF KANSAS,
SUMNER COUNTY,
In the Probate Court within and for said
county and state:
Emily Gasaway, widow OF
William ii. Gasaway, deceased,
VS..
Leonard W. Gasaway, January
Anna Gasaway and Term
LOra J. Gasaway, A. d., 1891.
Heirs at Law Of
William II. Gasaway, deceased,
and F. j, llogue, 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.
Hogue, administrator Of said deceased:
You are hereby notified that Emily Casa
way, widow Of William H. Gasaway, deceased
did on the I'd day of January, A. d. 1891, file
her petition in the Office OF the Probate court
within and for said County and State, snow
ing that on the Eth 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 Lcra J. Gasaway, his children and only
heirs at Law. and that +. j. HOgue 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 tlD
chains and thirty-seyen and One-half $40
| links north Of the southwest corner of the
northeast quarter (NElll OF Section one Oh In
| Township thirty-three 90 south. in Range
two CO east of the sixth 9th Principal Meri-
| an; thence north 19it minutes east, four AZ
chains and sixty 60) links to a stone set two
! ~ feet west of the fence thence north l2l4)
minutes west, ten 1O chains and sixteen Q6
| links to a stone: thence north IS minutes east,
nine Cg chains to the bottom to a stone:
thence north siXty-twO and One-half degrees
east IN 62Iao east, 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 with the meandearings
Of said river to thenOrth line Of said Section:
thence west on the north line Of said Section
10 the northwest corner Of said quarter sec
tion:i thence south on the half section line to
the place Of beginning.
Also the following portion OF the same
quarter section: Commencing at q stone lSX6
X6 set ten chains north Of the center OF said
section one ID: thence north one % chain and
fifty-three C5.D links to the southwest corner
thence with the south line of said last above
described tract Of land north 794 minutes
east, four and 6O-1OO chains: thence north
l2A minutes east, ten and l6-100 chains:
thence north $50 east nine chains to a stone
in the bluff, blackberry u seconds is north
ten QO) links: thence south Is degrees - min
utes east, fifteen and W-l00 chains to stone
lSX6X5, from which an elm seconds is south
10 degrees west 10 links, Corner In a ravine)
thence west II and 25-lC0 chains to the begin
ing, as surveyed by Geo. I. Walton, Feb. -
1876. containing fourteen and ninety-fve one
hundredths IA and $4,000 acres more or less.
Also the southeast quarter of the north
west quarter OF Section one % In Township
thirty-three C33) 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 160D 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 to occu-
Ply said tracts of land as her residence and
homestead. and still continues to so occupy
them; that prior to the death of said VIII
liam H. 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 a home: that at the time of the
death OF the said William II. Gasaway, said
Lara j. Gasaway lived upon said landwithher
father and made her home with him, but in
March, lS99 said Lora ]. Gasaway finally
abandoned her residence upon said land and
since that time has been making her home
and place OF residence in the state OF Iii
nois.
That said Leonard w. Gasaway son OF
said William II. Gasaway, deceased. is over
Twenty-Five years OF a-e, and said Anna
Gasaway and LOra ], Gasaway, daughters OF
said William II. Gasaway, deceased, are each
over Eighteen years OF age.
That by reason OF the above reclted facts.
your petitioner, who is the widow Of said
William II. 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-hali
In value thereof set apart and allotted Il
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 oil
l January, 1891. at 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 OF and allotting to said Emily
Gasaway one-half In value OF the aforesaid
real estate ~ prayed for In her said petition
2t2O EMILY GASAWAY. Petitioner.
a. A. Richards, Attorney for Petitioner.