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


32-St Attorneys for Petitioner.
Original Notice.
and for Decatur County. February
Original Notice and Order for the
PUBLICATION Thereof
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 Caps,
Julia Ann Summers, William SUM
mers, John Summers and All 9th
er Unknown Heics-at-llaw, Devi-
pers, Julia Ann 6 miners, Will
lam Summers and John Summers,
and of the Above Named Absentee:
BE IT REMEMBERED That on
this l4th day of March, 1919, it be
ing a regular day of the February,
aforesaid this cause came on for
hearing upon the petition of A. T.
Weldon for an order Of this court to
prescribe the notice and order the
same published in the matter Of the
petition Of A. T. Weldon in the estate
VI .Sbi-ililCio tipoCilLCC, \Cullo-
tan or given name unknown, but
son or daughter of John and Eliza
Summers) and the court on reading
said, petition and being duly advised
in the premises orders that the fol-
lowing. notice be and hereby is pre-
scribed, ana 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 District
Court aforesaid the petition of A. T.
Weldon alleging that the said -
daughter Of John and Eliza Sum
mers; that The mother, Eliza Sum-
mers was the sister Of Larkin Nc
Daniel, late a resident or Decatur
County, Iowa, now deceased; and
that the said ---- Summers, alb
S S tee was vas born in =, M Miss; or
ners died il Labette County, Kan
sas, in the year 1876 and left as her
sole and only heirs-at-law, Julia Ann
Summers, William Summers, John
Summers and Summers,
absentee, and one other, child whose
said Larllin Mcdaniel, single, died
on or about the goth day Of Septem-
her, 1915, lea. ing as his sole and on
" heirs-at-law, John Mcdaniel of
Harlem, Montana; A. T. Weldon, Da-
ye c s aS%a 'oR Ian Wel %my ea Mes
ford, Oregon; Larkin Mcdaniel, Bay
City, Texas; Andrew Mcdaniel Tar
River, Oklahoma; Permelia Caps,
Byron, Oklahoma; Julia Ann Sum
mers, address unknown, (probably
dead; William Summers; address
Summers, address unknown, (p-ob-
ably dead): Summers abSeN-
tee, address unknown, and one other
child of the said Eliza Summers,
whose .ame and address are I'M
known; that the, part CT the estate
you'd 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
s msrs ne1 the has sad Concealed MS Sup Or
her whereabouts for a period of
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
ministrator of the estate of Larkin
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-
ceein,sed; that so far as is known the
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, petit
toner.
It 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
for a period of eight consecutive
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
dered,. and at the expiration of said
time, be filed with said petition, and
If said absentee fails to
appear the court shall hear the rroof
presented and if satisfied with the
truth of the facts set forth in the pc
order Letters of Administration un-
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 all of which you will take due
notice and govern yourselves accord
ingly.
Signed in open court this 14th day
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. =
and govern themselves accordingly.
G. w. HOFFMAN,
and V. r. McGINNIS,
Syst ATTORNEYS for Petitioner.
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