The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-10-14
OF WISCONSIN,, MANITOWOC

STATE OF WISCONSIN, MANITOWOC
COUNTY, In County Court
In the matter of the application of Jose
phine Aleff to determine the descent of
certain real estate and lands of which it is
said Edward Schneider Heinrich Chris
tan Schneider and Maria Schrel Der died
seized Of or may have died seized Of
1t appearing the satisfaction of the court
upon reading and filing the verified petition of
Josephine Aletf born Schneider, made under
the provisions of chapter I66st Wis Stat 1898 as
amended that SHE is a sister and the now only
surviving heir at law of Edward Schneider. who
was in the month OF july 1889, resident of
said county and state, and who left his home at
that time, and has never been heard of or from.
although diligent inquiry and effort in that
direction has been made and exercised by his
parents, Heinrich Christian Schneider aud
Maria Schreiber, who are now dead
That Edward Schneider. a presumption of
whose death arose as a matter of law from his
long continued absence, that is for more than
seven years, without having been heard of or
from. although dllgent effort and inquiry to
ascertain his whereabouts have been made,
was seized of the certain lands situated in said
county, described as the north half of the north
half of the west half of the northwest quarter
of section %, township 20 North, range "a East;
That if said Edward Schneider died at any
his father, Heinrich Christian Schroeder died,
or in the lifetime of his mother. who died on
March ~, 1902, then that be left him Surviving
| no child or children or child or children of a
| deceased child, or widow. or other heir at law.
other than his father and mother, or the survi-
VOr OF them, as the case might be;
That the father and mother of said Edward
Schneider. Heinrich Christian Schroeder and
Maria Schretber, parents of petitioner, both
died lntestate, leaving no personal property
i'll this state, which would be proper assets in
the hands of an administrator for the payment
of debts;
That at the time of the arising of the legal pre-.
sumption of the death of Edward Schneider he
left no personal property in this state known to
| petitioner, which would be proper assets in the
hands of an administrator for the payment of
debts, after SIX months from and after the time
at which such presumption of death arose and
| that presumption of his death intestate is a |.
so given rise to by the same circumstances,
ana that 10y reason of the premises stated in
the verified petition of said Josephine Alcff,
she l. now the owner of said lands in fee simple
entitled to judgment of descent and hPrship
provided for in and by chapter l6Ba Wis Stat.
1898:
Iris THEREFORE ORDERED that the aforesaid
petition of Josephine Allen, be heard at regu-
lar term of this the county court of Manitowoc
County Wisconsin, at the county court rooms
in the court house in the city of Manitowoc, in
said county and state, on the first Tuesday,
being the 9TH day of December, 1909, at 10
o clock A Nj. of that day, and that petitioner
cause notice of such hearing to be given by
publication of copy of this order in the Mani
towoc Pilot, once in each week for at least
three successive weeks, as provided in section
i0f5 Wis. stat. 1898, aud by personal service of
IA copy of this order and the aforesaid verified
petition upon said Josephine Acff born Schrei-
Der, the now only heir at law of said Edward
Schneider, Heinrich Christian Schneider and
Maria Schreiber, all as provided for in and by
section $3.50 Wis Stat 1898.
Dated this 25rd day of September 1909
By the Court
JOHN CHLOUPEK. County Judge
Pub. Sept 80, Oct. !, II.