Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-25
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF viii

state of Colorado, County of La Plata.
IS: In County Court, in Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of George
W. Hafling, Deceased.
The people OF the state of Colorado
10 Reuben Guy Hating. Amelia M r.
Steinberger nee Hafiing. and the treas.
urer having charge of the affairs of
the foreign missions of the Methodist
Episcopal church, greeting:
Whereas. an instrument in writina
purporting to be the last will and
testament of George W. Hating de.
ceased. late of the city Of Durango
county Of La Plata. Colorado, has been
presented to the county court of said
county by Charles F. Hafling of said
city, county and state for probate. and
the 18th day of June A. D.. 1907. has
been set for hearing the application
for the probate of said instrument. as
the said last will and testament of
said George w. Hating deceased: and
whereas it appears from said instrn-
ment that all the personal and real
property and estate, the description
of which is not gwen, of the said
George w. Hating deceased. have
been devised and bequeathed under
said instrument
Said will purports to give and be-
queath to Amelia NJ. C. Hahing. nee
Steinbrecher, all of the testators
household and kitchen furniture and
personal effects and such other per.
sonal property as may be allowed to
his wife under the laws of the state
in which he resided at the time of
his death and gives and bequeaths 81
to each of his children by his first mar
riage, lnez May Moss, nee Hating
Charles Fred Hafiing and Reuben Guy
Hating, and $500 to each of the two
children by his second marriage, name
ly, Eva Lavine Hafling and Henry
Earl Haflng, and a life estate in the
remainder and residue of his estate
to Amelia NJ. c. Hating and the re-
mander, after the death of the said
Amelia NJ. C. Hafiing, 1-3 thereof
to his daughter, Eva Lavine Hafling
and 1-3 to Henry Earl Hafling and l-3
to the treasurer having charge of the
affairs of the foreign missions OF the
Methodist Episcopal church, which
treasurers office is now located In
the city of New York
And whereas it appears from the
said instrument and from other salts
factory evidence, that Inez May Moss.
Charles Fred Hating, Reuben Guy
Hafling. Eva Lavine Hating. Henry
Earl Hafling, Amelia NJ. c. Steinberg-
er nee Halling, and the treasurer hay-
ing charge of the affairs of the foreign
missions of the Methodist Episcopal
church are the heirs at law, legatees or
devisees of said George W. Hafling
deceased; and whereas from such evil
dence it appears that said Reuben Guy
Hating lives in Jacksonville, Alabama,
Amelia NJ. C. Steinberger nee Hafiing,
lives in st. Louis, Missouri, and the
treasurer of the foreign missions of
the Methodist Episcopal church is To-
Gated at the city of New York. and
all of said parties last named being
non-residents of the state of Colorado.
Now, therefore, it is ordered by the
court that said Reuben Guy Hafing.
Amelia NJ. c. Steinberger nee Hafling
and the treasurer of the foreign mis-
sions of the Episcopal church and
hereby are required to attend the
probate of said will before said court
on the 18th day of June, 1907, and
further to do and perform what shall
then, by the said court be required
and ajudged.
And 1t is further ordered that this
notice be published at least four sue
cessive weeks in the Durango Weekly
Herald public newspaper published
in said county of La Plata, Colorado
By the court:
ROBT. S. CLEMENTS,
County Judge
First publication April 25.
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