Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-04
state Of colorado, County Of La Plat

State OF Colorado, County OF La fihta'
IS: in the County Court In Pro
bate. March Term, 1908.
I'm the Matter of the Estate OF James
A. Templeton, Deceased. Decree
for Sale OF Real Estate.
Now on this day comes Rowe N. Pin
grey, administrator of the estate of
James A. Templeton, deceased, the
petitioner herein, In person, and this
cause now coming on to be heard upon
the petition for the sale of the real
estate OF said James A. Templeton,
deceased. or portion thereof, and
1t now satisfactorily appearing TO the
court from the records and files of said
court herein, that an order has been
heretofore entered fixing May 25. 1905,
as the day for the hearing upon said
petition that the heirs at law OF the
said james A. Templeion, deceased,
being unknown. after diligent and
careful search had been made for same
by said administrator, copy OF said
order was duly published in The Du-
range Herald, a weekly public news
paper published at Durango, In the
county and state aforesaid, for four
successive weeks, as required by law,
a copy OF which order with the pub
lisher's affidavit OF publication thereto
attached has beenfiled herein; that
said publication is regular and in
due form of law.
And now the court having examined
the files and records of said court in
said cause, and having heard the tes-
timopy and examined the exhibits now
here produced and taken in open court,
and having duly considered the same.
doth find that proper and legal
grounds exist for the sale of the real
estate hereinafter described for the
purpose OF paying OIL the remainder
of the claims allowed against said
costs of administering on said
estate. including the costs and ex-
penses OF the sale OF said real estate,
or SO much of said real estate as may
be necessary or beneficial for such
purpose; that such sale would be for
the best interests of said estate and
the persons Interested therein. due re-
gard being had for the rights Of all,
that said petitioner has executed and
filed in said court u bond with good
and sufficient sureties, conditioned fol
the faithful accounting for any and all
sums received from such sale, in q
penal sum not less than twice the
value OF the land to be sold as here
matter provided, which bond is now
hereby approved by the court; that in
ventory of the real and personal es
tate and appraisement of the real and
personal estate have been duly made
and filed herein.
And now the court being sufficiently
advised in the premises, 1t is there
fore, by virtue of the law and by rea
son of the premises and the findings
Aforesaid, considered, ordered, adjudg
ed and decreed by the court, that the
said petitioner proceed, according to
law, to advertise for not less than
twenty days and sell all the right
title and interest OF said James A
Templeton, deceased, In and to the
following described real estate. to-wit:
The s. " of the S.w. u Of section
8, and the S.E. u of the S.E. 4 OF
section z, and an undivided onehali
interest In and to the n. " Of the Sc
u of section z and the n. N OF the
S.W. Y of section s, all in township
35 north, range Z west N. III. P. NJ,
upon the following terms. to-wit: For
cash. Said sale to be public and to
be made at west front door of the
court house in said county. on June
20th, 1908, at 10 o'clock. In the fore
noon.
That the terms of said sale shall be
distinctly set forth In all advertise
ments thereof. II is further ordered that
In no event shall the petitioner herein.
either directly or indirectly, or by any
one for him, become the purchaser or
encumbrancer of said property or any
part thereof; that said petitioner shall
have power to adjourn such sale from
time to time, not exceeding three
months, as the best interests of the
estate may in his judgment appear TO
require. upon notice thereof given at
the time and place of sale named In
the advertisements thereof and such
other times to which said sale shall
then and there be so adjourned; that
upon making such sale said petitioner
shall thereupon report his action In
the premises to this court with all
convenient speed.
1t is further ordered that this cause
stand continued to the goth day of