The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-10
Original Notice.

Original Notice and Order for the
Publication Thereof, i
In the matter of the Estate OF
- Summers, Absentee, (Being.
name unknown, of John and Eliza
Summers, deceased.)
TO John Mcdaniel, John Weldon.
Frank Amy, Larkin Mcdaniel, An
drew Mcdaniel, Permelia Capps, !
Julia Ann Summers, WILLIAM Sum
mers, John Summers and All 9th
er Unknown Heirs-at-laW, Devl-
mers, Julia Ann Summers, WILL
lam Summers and John Summers,
and of the Above Named Absentee:
BE IT REMEMBERED That on
this 18th day of March. 1919, it be
ing a regular day of the February,
1919 Term Of the District Court
aforesaid this cause came or. for
Weldon for an order of this court to
prescribe the notice and order the
same published in the matter of the
petition of A. r. Weldon in the estate
of ---Summers absentee, Chris
,tian or given name unknown, put
son or daughter of John and Eliza
Summers) and the court on reading
in the premises orders that the fol-
lowing notice be and thereby is pre-
scribed, and an order be and hereby
is made as to the publication thereof
tO-Wit:
That there is now on file in the
office OF the Clerk of the Dlstrlct
Court aforesaid the petition on or A: u.
Summers, absentee, was a son or
daughter of John and Eliza sum
mers; that the mother Eliza Sum !
mers was the sister of I.arkin Nc
Daniel, late a resident Of Decatur
County, Iowa, now deceased; and
that the said - summers. ao-
sentee, was born in M Mise ,,, or
mers died in Labette County, Kan
sas, in the year 1876 and left as her
sole and only heirsat-law, Julia Ann
Summers, William Summers, John
Summers and Summers,
absentee, and one other child whose
name is unknown to him; that the
said Larkin Mcdaniel, single, died
on or about the goth day of Septem-
Der. 1915, leaving as his sole and on.
" heirs-at-law, John Mcdaniel of
Harlem, Montana; A. T. Weldon, Da-
Wis City, Iowa; John Weldon, Gaines
Vile, Missouri; Frank Amy, Med
ford, Oregon; Larkin McDaniei, Bay
City, Texas; Andrew Mc Pa A. Tai Tar
B Byron, 0 okiahoma; Jalia Ann sum
mers, address unknown (probably
dead: William Summers, address
Unknown probably dead); JohH
Summers, address unknown, (prob-
ably dead); Summers, aDsen-
tee, address unknown. and one other
child of the Said Eliza Summers,
whose name and address are un-
known; that the part of the estate
of the said Lar1in Mcdaniel that
would go to and belong to Julia Ann
Summers, William Summers, John
Summers. - Summers, absen-
tee, and the other child. name and
address unknown of Eliza summers,
would be about 100000 or 100000
mers, absentee, has concealed his ora
more than 40 years; that the estate
and property left by Larkin McDan-
iel was and is in money, is in Deca-
tur County, Iowa. and is in the
possession Of the petitioner, the duly
appointed. qualified and acting ad-
ministrator of the estate of Larkln
MCDANIEL; that the petitioner has
made diligent search and spent con
siderable money under the order OF
court in trying to locate and find the
heirs of the said Eliza Summers, de-
ceased; that so far as is known the
FOLLOWING are tut sue anu OAAJ
heirs-at-law of the said ,--- sum
mers, absentee, John Mcdaniel.
Frank Amy, John Weldon, Larkin
Mcdaniel, Andrew Mcdaniel, Per-
melia Capps and A. T. Weldon, petl-
toner.
It is further ordered that the with
in and foregoing is the notice pre-
scribed by this court in SAD 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 clrcula-
ton in Leon, Decatur County, Iowa
for a period of eight consecutive
weeks. and that said notice be served
personally on all Of the heirs residing
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-
presented and if satisfied with the
truth of the facts set forth in the pc
tition concerning said absentee, shall
order Letters of Administration IN
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.
Signed in open court this l 4th dav
of March, 1919.
H. X. Evans,
Judge Third Judicial District of
Iowa
To all of which all persons named
and interested will take due notice
and govern themselves accordingly.
C. w. HOFFMAN.
and V. r. McGINNIS,
ATTORNEYS for Petitioner!
Original Notice.