The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-09-11
Original Notice and Order for Pub.
LEGATION Thereof.

In the District Court Of the State
Of Iowa, in and for Decatur county.
July Term. 1919.
In the matter Of the estate Of Ell
mer Reed, Absentee, son of Henry
Reed and Mary. J: Reed.
Clarence E. Cartwright, Ernest V.
Cartwright, George A. Cartwright.
sole heirs Of Mary J. Reed, and to
Elmer Reed, Absentee:
Be it remembered that on this
18th day Of July. 1919 It being a
psg t5a n day. Of 6S o1 5Sy sg term
county, Iowa, this cause came on for
hearing on the petition of Henry
Reed for an order of this court to
perscribe the notice and order the
same to be published in the matter
of the petition of Henry Reed in the
estate Of Elmer Reed, abs absentee; ,t and
ana being advised in the premises
orders that the following notice be
and Is hereby prescribed and an or
der is hereby made as to the publ
cation thereof to-wit:
That there Is now on file in the
court Of Decatur county Iowa, the
petition Of Henry Reed alleging that.
son of Henry Reed and Mary ].
Reed, that Mary J. Reed Is now de-
ceased, and that the said Elmer
Reed, absentee resided in Decatur
county in the state Of low Iowa Until mt
That the said Elmer Reed has abb
sented himself and concealed his
| whereabouts from his family and
relatives for more than ten years last
passed That he has property in
Decatur county, Iowa, given ~, to him III n
sole heir at law Of the said Elmer
Reed is the petitioner Henry Reed.
That Henry Reed resides at Davis
City Iowa. That the other named
| legatees under the will of Mary ].
Reed reside In Decatur county, Iowa.
That the property, Of the said abb
Of about 100000. That the petit
toner has made dlligent search in
trying to locate the said Elmer
Reed. 1t Is further ordered by the
court that the within and foregoing
| notice Is the notice prescribed by
this court in said cause and that
absentee and the heirs named here
in, and that this notice be published
in the Leon Reporter, Q newspaper
OF general circulation in Leon, De.
lcatur county, Iowa, for q period OF.
eight consecutive weeks, and that
eli the heirs residing within the
state of Iowa In the manner and for
the length Of time as required for
the service Of this original notice.
That the proof of publication and
service of said notice shall be made
in manner and for the time ordered
that said notice be filed with said pc
tition, and thereupon II the said alb
sentee Elmer Reed fails to appear the
and If satisfied with the truth of the
facts set forth in the petition con-
corning said absentee. shall order
letters OF administration of the es-
tate Of the said Elmer Reed to is
sue as though he were known to be
dead, and that the court may de-
clare said Elmer. Reed legally dead,
and may hear proof and determine
who the legal heirs Of said absentee
are, and their respective interests in
said estate, and for such other and
further orders as the court may find
| necessary and proper to make.
To all of which you will take due
notice and govern yourselves accord
Signed in open court this 18th day
of July 1919.
Judge of the 3rd judicial District
of Iowa.
To ali of which all persons named
and interested in said estate will
take due notice and govern them
selves accordingly. ", ,,u
5O-St ATTORNEY for Petitioner.