The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-01-28
JOHN MORRISON,
Administrator.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
OF MISSOURI.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE,
In the matter of the estate of George
A Masterson, supposed to be dead.
In the Probate Court of Lafayette
County, Missouri. Adjourned No
vember Term, 1920, January 10th,
1921.
Now at this dav comes Henry c.
Chiles and files in this court his APP
plication in writing, verified by afi-
davit, praying that letters Of admin
istration be issued to him upon the
estate of the said George A. Master
son and alleging that the said George
A.. Masterson is supposed to be dead,
which application being seen and
heard by the Court and the Court
being satisfied that said applicant
would be entitled to such letters il
the supposed deeedent were in fact
dead, It is ordered by the Court as
follows: \
To George A. Masterson, supposed
to be dead:
You are hereby notified that Henry
G. Chiles has filed an application YER
flied by affidavit in this Court pray
ing that letters of administration up
on your estate be issued to him. In
said application it is alleged that you,
George A. Masterson, have been alb
sent for seven consecutive years, and
more, from your last known domicile
within this state, to-wit; Lafayette
County, Missouri; that you George A.
Masterson having been a resident Of
Lafayette County, Missouri, have
gone from and not returned to said
State of Missouri for seven consec-
utive years, and more; that you
3 George A. Masterson have entirely
Disappeared and that you have not
beer heard of or from by the Judge
Of the Probate Court Of Lafayette
County, Missouri, having jurisdiction
over your estate, or by the persons in
terested in such estate or by any Of
your relatives or family for seven
consecutive years and more, and that
you were last heard Of in the year
1898, at which time you the said
George A. Masterson were at and
resided in Spokane, Washington.
| Said application states that because
: of such long absence and because of
/ the failure of said relatives, family
(, and Judge Of Probate Court to hear
! Of or from you the said George A.
D Masterson you are supposed to be
!, dead, and you are supposed to have
] died without children, widow, or de-
cendants, leaving as your only heirs
e at law Ernest A. Masterson, your
brother, and Mollie v. Livingston and
e Stella f. Turner your sisters. Said
= application states that the estate OF
- you the said George A. Masterson con-
+ sists Of your interest in the proceeds
d Of the sale Of land Of which Afford
n jackson Masterson and Jacob s.
: Masterson died seized, sold in parti-
It ton, the proceeds of which sales are
in the hands of the Sheriffs of La
n favette and Bates Counties, Nilsson
II ri. who made such sales and also the
d~istributive share Of you the said
George A. Masterson of the personal
estate of the said Jacob S. Master
e son, deceased, in the hands of Will
* lam A. Masterson, administrator OF
said estate. and that the administra-
tion Of said estate was in this Court
Of Said application states that If you
n the said George A. Masterson, were
e. in fact dead the petitioner would be
es entitled to letters of administration
e. for the reason that said persons
ed claiming to be your only heirs at Law
id have waived their rights to admin
lister upon your estate and requested
the appointment of petitioner, SAT-
r. waivers and request being filed will
no .,.J on,1soof;on opd p,orlod Evhth
at its A, B and c.
lis Wherefore by reason Of the pre-
ny misses notice is hereby given and. !
or alive, you are hereby notified that o.
sc Monday the 28th day Of February
or 1921, at the February term, 1921, 0
'e- this Court, the Court will hear evi
I'M dence concerning your alleged absenc
.eI and the circumstances and duratio
thereof.
And IL is further ordered that
liz copy hereof be published according I
~ law in The Lexington Intelligence
a newspaper published in Lafayeti
az County, Missouri, once a week I,
"a four consecutive weeks, the last pul
VA LEGATION to be at least two weeks b
fore the said day Of hearing, Febr
,ho airy 2Sth, 1921.
at STEPHEN N. WILSON,
nty Judge Of the Probate Court Of LafA
lty, cite County, Missouri.
It (SEAL)
70 A True Copy From The Record.
50 Witness my hand and the seal
o. the Probate Court OF said Lafayel
!ne County, Missouri, this 10th day
ISL January, 1921.
: (SEAL)
as MARTHA B. MARQUIS,
y. Clerk, Of the Probate Court Of /
County, Missouri.
md January IL. 1921.
day