Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-09-06
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AD-
MINISTRATION ON THE ESTATE
OF AN ABSENTEE.
In the District Cour of Iowa, in and
for Delaware County.
In the Matter Of the Estate

In the District Cour Of Iowa, in and
for Delaware County.
In the Matter of the Estate
Of
R. Walter Stewart, an absentee.
To R. Walter Stewart, absentee, and
to j. H. Stewart, Henry Stewart, L.
E. Bryan, Jennie Stewart, Eta Her.
shey, Richard s. Hamilton, Howard
j. Hamilton, Roscoe M. Hamilton.
Frederick r. Hamilton, and Floyd
W. Hamilton, and Louisa M. Stew
art:
You and each of you are hereby no.
titled that there has been presented
to the above named court and is now
on file in the Office of the clerk Of
said Court the petition of ]. H. Stew
art. duly verified. alleging that R..
Walter Stewart was formerly a resi-
dent Of Delaware County, Iowa. That
he was born and reared in said county
and state and that he has been gone to
parts unknown for more than a per-
iod Of ten years and has concealed his
whereabouts from his family and rel
atives without known cause for more
than a period of ten years last past.
That the said R. Walter Stewart
had no wife nor children and his faith
er, brothers and sisters were the on
~ members Of his family.
That on or about the year 1918 the
said r. Walter Stewart became en-
titled to certain property rights in
the county of Delaware and state Of
Iowa, by reason of the death of his
father, James M. Stewart.
It is further alleged in said Pc
tition that the foregoing named par
ties to whom this notice is addressed
are the only legal heirs Of said alb
sentee, If he is dead, so far as Is
known to this petitioner.
That the total value Of the person
al property owned by said decedent In
the state of Iowa (there being no
real estate) does not exceed the sum
Of Eighteen hundred dollars ($1SOO).
Said petitioner prays that admins
tration on the estate Of said absentee
be granted, and that he, said petit
toner, be appointed administrator OF
the estate of the said R. Walter Stew
art, the same as though he were
known to be dead.
You are further notified that the
Court has fixed Saturday, the 18th day
of November, A. D. 1916, it being due
ing the regular October term, 1916,
of said Court to be held at Manches-
ter, in Delaware county. state OF To-
wa, as the time for the hearing Of
said petition, at which time the Court
will hear the proof that may be Of
fered to sustain said petition and If
satisfied fthe truth Of the facts
set forth therein concerning said
absentee, will order letters Of
administration upon the estate of
the said absentee to issue as though
he were known to be dead; and the
Court will at said time also hear proof
and determine who the legal heirs OF
said absentee are and their respective
interests in such estate. At the time
and place mentioned you, or any OF
you, may appear and show cause why
the prayer of said petitioner should
not be granted.
1t is also ordered that this notice
be published once each week for eight
consecutive weeks in the Manchester
Democrat, a newspaper published in
and having a general circulation in
the said county of Delaware and state
Of Iowa, and that personal service
thereof be made on all persons tc
whom this notice is addressed resid-
ing in the state Of Iowa in the man
lner and for the length ftime as