The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-14
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 ne matter trn Of the estate Ia Ct Ell
fF Is fAs anS Mary J. oa Rsia. L. piercy
Clarence =. Cartwrisl+. h-.eet
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
of the District Court of Decatur
county, Iowa, this cause came on for
hearing on the petition of Henry
Reed for an order of this court tt
prescribe the notice and order thl
same to be published in the mattt |
of the petition of Henry Reed in tes
estate Of Elmer Reed. absentee, "a
and being advised in the premses
orders that the following notice be |
and is hereby prescribed and aJ,or-
der is hereby made as to the rDn-
cation thereof to-wit:
That there is now on file the
Office Of the Clerk of the Istrict
court OF Decatur f RSnd y,, ioM thaf
the said Elmer Reed, absence, was
son of Henry Reed and Mary j.
that Mary f5yy+ j. Reed snG Elmer de
Reed, absentee resided il Decatur
county in the state Of iowa until
about the 21st day Of June, 1871.
sented himself and clncealed his
whereabouts from his family and
relatives for more than ten years last
passed. That he has property IN
Decatur county, Iowa, lgiven to him
by his mother in her 1ill. That the
sole heir at law of tie said Elmer
Reed is the Retitione' Henry R Ree,is
That Henry Feed r r. eSba at named
legatees under the will of Mary J.
Reed reside in Decatur county. Iowa.
That the property, of the said 40.
sentee Elmer Reed is Of the value
of about 100000. That the petit
toner has made diligent search IN
trying to locate the said Elmer
Reed. It is further ordered by the
notice is the notice prescribed by
this court in said cause and that
the same be addressed to the said
absentee and the heirs named here.
in, and that this notice be published
in the Leon Reporter, a newspaper
of general circulation in Leon, De.
catur county, Iowa, for q period OF
said notice be served personally on
all the heirs residing within the
state Of Iowa in the manner and tor
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
and at the expiration of said time
that said notice be filed with said pc
tition, and thereupon II the said alb
sentee Elmer Reed fails to appear the
court shall hear the proof presented,
land IL satisfied with the truth OF the
facts set forth in the petition con.
corning said absentee shall order
letters Of administration OF the e.
tate Of the said Elmer Reed to -.
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 II
said estate, and for such other ant
further orders as the court may nnC
necessary and proper to make.
To all of which you will take dut
Inotice and govern yourselves accord
Signed in open court this 18th da'
of July. 1919.
4 Judge Of the Bird judicial Distrtc
70 ali Of which all persons name.
and interested in said estate VII
take due notice and govern them
solves eaccordinS! w HoRma.,
tto-ss Attorney FOR Petitioner.