The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-05-08

nov deceased; and that the said
John summers, absentee. left De-
catur County, Iowa, about the year
1865. that the said Eliza SUNNI ers
the, year 1876 and left as her sole
Summers, William Summers, John
Summers, absentee, and two other
childen, as petitioner is informed,
whose names are unknown to him !;
that the said Larkin Mcdaniel, single,
died intestate in Decatur County,
September, 1915, leaving as his sole
and only heirs-at-law, John McDan-
iel, OF Harlem, Montana; A. T. Wei
ucn Davis City, Iowa; John Weldon,
Cain sVille, Missouri; Frank Amy,
Medford, Oregon; Larkin Mcdaniel,
Bay City, Texas; Andrew Mcdaniel,
Tar River, Oklahoma; P,ermelia
ably dead; William Summers, ad-
dress unknown, (probably dead !;
John Summers, absentee, address
unknown (probably dead, and two
other children Of the said Eliza Sum-
mers whose names are unknown;
that the part OF the estate Of the
to and belong to Julia Ann Summers,
Wi lillian Summers, John Summers,
and the two children, whose names
and addresses are unknown would be
about 100000 or 100000 each;
that the said John Summers, absen-
tee, has concealed his whereabouts
for a period Of more than 40 years;
Larkin Mcdaniel was and is in
money, is in Decatur County, Iowa
and is in the possession of the petit
toner, the duly appointed, qualified
and acting administrator Of the es-
tate of Larkin Mcdaniel; that the
petitioner has made diligent search
and spent consid cradle money under
the order Of court in trying to locate
and find the heirs of the said Eliza
Summers, deceased; that SO far as is
known the following are the sole and
only heirs-at-laW Of the said John
Summers, absentee, John Mcdaniel,
Frank Amy, John Weldon, Larkin
Mcdaniel, Andrew Mcdaniel, Per-
melia Caps and A. 7. Weldon; petit
toner.
1t is further ordered that the with
in and foregoing is the notice pre-
scribed by this court in said cause;
that the same be addressed to said
absentee and his heirs named herein
and published in the Leon Report
err a newspaper of general circula-
ton in Leon, Decatur County, Iowa,
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weeks, and that said notice be served
personally on all of the heirs residing
within the State of Iowa in the man
ner and for the length of time as is
required for the service of original
notice; that the proof of publication
and service of said notice shall be
made IN manner and for the time or
dered, and at the expiration of said
time, be filed with said petition. and
thereupon, if said absentee fails to
appear the court shall hear the proof
presented and if satisfied with the
truth of the facts set forth in the pc
tition concernin" said absentee, shall
order Letters of Administration up
on the estate of said absentee to is
sue as though he were known to be
dead and that the court may declare
said party legally dead, and may
hear proof and determine who the
legal heirs of said absentee are and
their respective interests in said eS-
tate, and for such other and further
order as the court may find necessary
and proper.
TO ali of which you will take due
notice and govern yourselves accord
ingly.
of March, 1919.
H. K. Evans,
Judge Third Judicial District Of
Iowa.
TO all of which all persons named
and interested will take due notice
end govern themselves accordingly.
G. w. HOFFMAN,,
and V. r. McGINN1S,
32-St Attorneys for Petitioner.