The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-24
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 eae estate Ia % Ct Ell
Reed and Mary J Reed Reed p;orov
Clarence E. Cartwright, Ernest V.
Cartwright, George A: Cartwright,
Elmer Reed, Absentee:
Be it remembered that on this
18th day of July, 1919 It being q
of ths D asX ct t9 Court Of Decatur
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
estate Of Elmer Reed, absentee, and
the court on reading said petition
and 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:
office of the Clerk of the District
court of Decatur county Iowa, the
petition of Henry Reed alleging that
the said Elmer Reed, absentee, was
son of Henry Reed and Mary j.
Reed, that Mary J. Reed is now de-
ceased, and that the said Elmer
COUNTY count in the state Of iowa until
about the 21st day of June, 1907.
That the said Elmer Reed has abb
scented 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
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 J.
Reed reside in Decatur county :9 Iowa wa
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. 1t is further ordered by the
court that the within and foregoing
notice is the notice prescribed by
the same be addressed to the said
absentee. and the heirs named here,
in, and that this notice be published
| in the Leon Reporter, newspaper
of general circulation in Leon, De.
catur county, Iowa, for period OF
eight consecutive weeks, and that
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all 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
and at the expiration, of said time
that said notice be filed with said pc
tition, and thereupon if the said abb
sentee Elmer Reed fails to appear the
and if satisfied with the truth of the
corning said absentee shall order
| 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
ingly. 49, az, - :,
H. K Evans,
Judge of the Bird Judicial District
of Iowa.
and interested in said estate will
take due notice and govern them
selves accordingly. w HOFFMAN.
"a o. A<tornov for Petitioner