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

John Summers, absentee, left De-
catur County, Iowa, about the year
1855; that the said Eliza Summers
died in Labette County, Kansas, in
the year S76 and lett as her sole
and only heirs-at-law, Julia Ann
Summers, absentee, and two. ,other
childen, as petitioner is informed,
whose names are unknown to him;
that the said Larkin Mechanic, single
died intestate in Decatur County:
Iowa, on or about the goth day Of
September, 1915, leaving as his sole
and only heirs-a Mdat John McR R5a1-
es,i I DAVIS wis city, iowa; John Weldon,
Medford, Oregon; Larkin Mcdaniel,
Bay City, Texas; Andrew Mcdaniel.
Tar River, oklahoma; Permella
Capps, Byron, Oklahoma; julia Ann
Summers, address. unknown, lproh-
ably dead); William Summers, ad-
john john Summers, 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
said Larkin Mcdaniel that would go
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 lett by
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 considerable money under
the order Of court in trying to LOCATE
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, Larkln
Mcdaniel, Andrew Mcdaniel, Per-
melia Caps 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" newspaper OF general clrcula-
ton in Leon, Decatur County, Iowa.
=, for a. period of eight consecutive
VEINS, anu ludL SdlN lioCi\ ~ ~
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 snail De
y made in manner and for the time or
dered, and at. the expiration OF sald
time, be filed with said petition, ana
thereupon, if said absentee fails Sto
appear the court shall hear the PROOF
presented and if satisfied with the
truth of the facts set forth in the. pc
tition concerninr 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 ana
their respective interests IN sa1c eS-
tate, and for such other and further
order as the court may find necessary
TO ali of which you will take due
notice and govern yourselves accord
ingly. ,
of March, 1919.
! Judge Third Judicial District OF
Iowa.
( TO all OF which all persons named
and interested will take due notice
end govern themselves accordingly.
C. w. HOFFMAN.
and V. r. McGINNIS,
,32St Attorneys for Petitioner.