The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-24

now deceased; and that the said
John Summers, absentee, left De-
catur County, Iowa, about the year
1868; that the said Eliza Summers
! the year 1876 and left as her sole
and only heirs-at-law, Julia Ann
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 D osa yG., to ",i y
September, 1915, leaving as his sole
and only heirs-at-law, John McDan-
iel, of Harlem, Montana; A. r. Wei
con. Davis City, Iowa; John Weldon,
Gainesville, Missouri; Frank Amy,
Medford, Oregon; Larkin Mcdaniel,
Bay City, Texas. Andrew MCDANIEL,
Tar RIVER. Oklahoma; Permella
Summers, address unknown, (prob-
ably dead; William Summers, ad-
gofSS snm@ers a BBset 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,
William 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;
that the estate and property left by
Larkin Mcdaniel was and is in
money, is in Decatur County, Iowa
, and is in the possession of the pet,
toner, the duly appointed, qualified
and acting administrator Of the es-
tate Of Larkin MCDANIEL; that the
petitioner has made dlligent search
and spent considerable 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 hers-at-law of the said John
Summers, absentee, John Mcdaniel,
Frank Amy, John Weldon: Larkin
Mcdaniel, Andrew McDanlel, FER
melia Capps and A. I. Weldon peu-
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 sad
absentee and his heirs named herein
and published in the Leon Report
err newspaper OF genera clr 1aua
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 or orlSlnal
notice; that the proof OF pupllcatlon
and service Of said notice snail be
made in manner and for the time or
dered, and at the expiration or salQ
time. be filed with said petition, and
thereuDon, 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.
iitiOu cOncernin~ said absentee, snail
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 ana
their respective interests in SAD e&-
tate, and for such other and further
order as the court may find necessary
and proper. ~
70 ali of which you will take due
notice and govern yourselves accord
ingly. 49,.
of March, ! 9a9.
Judge Third Judicial District Of
&c t all of which all persons named
and interested will take due notice
end govern themselves accoIGlngly.
and Y. r, McGINNIS.
eost ATTORNEYS for Petitioner.