Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-03

sic lliHC VI TcSlulIS III Sdlu county
of Winneshiek, as stated above, anc
at the time of absenting himself, as
stated, the said James Klinkenbere
alias James NJ. Johnson had no fam
lily; that his wife and only child
died a short time before the time
of his absenting himself, as stated;
that he made his home with his bro
theirs, towit: your petitioner herein
and John c. Klinkenberg, alias j. G..
lKlinkenberg alias John c. Johnson,
deceased; that in the year 1889, exact
time unknown, the said James Kiln
kenberg alias James NJ. Johnson de-
parted from his usual place of resi-
dence in Winneshiek county, state of
Iowa, and went to Norman county,
MIMI, and that since that time he
has never returned to Winneshiek
county or to his former home in
Frankville Township, and that he has
never been seen by your petitioner
since the time of his absenting him
self; that some nine years ago yos..:
ipetitioner made an investigation in
and around Norman COUNTY, sTfnh., to
ascertain the whereabouts of the said
absentee but ascertained that he had
been gone from there for oyer sew
enteen years and that when last
heard from had gone to Klondike,
Alaska, and that the said absentee
has fFneaaled his whereabouts for
period of over seven years, or ever
since his departure from Winneshiek
County, Iowa, and has been gone to
parts unknown for about, to-wit:
twenty-six years; that your petitioner
is a brother of the said absentee
and if the said James hlinkenberg
alias James NJ, johnson is dead
would be entitled to administer upon
his estates, that the regular heirs of
the said absentee, if he is dead, as
far as known, are Marie Klinkenberg
alias Marie Johnson, sister, SO
years of age, residing in Menomonie,
Wis; P. A. Klinkenberg alias Peter
A. Klinkenberg alias Peter A. john
son, brother, Ga years of age, re-
siding in Winneshiek county, Iowa,
who is the petitioner herein; Jennie
Johnson alias Jane Johnson, sister,
60 years of age, residing in Chicago,
H.; Anna N. Johnson alias Margaret
Ann Johnson alias Ann Johnson alias
Annie M. Johnson, sister, so years
of age, residing in Winneshiek
County, Iowa, and Hattie Josephson,
sister, 81 years of age, residing
in Menomonie, Wis; that the total
value of the personal property which
the said deceased is entitled to by
virtue of being an heir at law of
John c. Klinkenberg alias J. c.
Klinkenberg alias John c. Johnson,
deceased, is not to exceed $4,000;
that the value of his undivided one
twelfth (1-12) interest in the real
estate is not to exceed 100000 and
the annual income net to him would
be not to exceed $4,000 per annum.
That il is further alleged in the
said Petition that the foregoing NAM
ed parties to whom this notice is adj
/ dressed are the legal heirs of said
absentee, if he is dead, so far as
+ known to petitioner. Said petitioner
prays that administration on the
said estate of said absentee be grant
ed and that Albert Atkinson of De-
eorah, Iowa, be appointed Admins
I traitor on the estate of the said
James Klinkenberg alias James NJ.
Johnson the same as though he were
known to be dead.
You are further notified that the
court has fixed the 10Th day of Sep
TENDER A. ID. 1921, it being the regu-
lar September 1921 term of said
court to be held at the court house
in DEBORAH in the county of Winnie
shiek, state of Iowa, as the time
for the hearing of said Petition at
which time the court will hear the
proof that may be offered to sustain
said petition, and if satisfied of the
facts set forth therein concerning
said absentee, will order letters Of
administration upon the estate of
said absentee TO issue as though he
were known to be dead, and the
court will at said time also hear
proof and determine who the regular
heirs are of such absentee and their
respective interest in such estate.
At the time and place mentioned
you or any of you may appear and
show cause why the prayer of said
petitioner should not be granted.
1t is also ordered that this notice
be published once each week for
elght consecutive weeks in the De-
corah Public Opinion, a newspaper
published in and having general cir
culation in the said county of Win
neshiek and that personal service
thereof be made on all parties to
whom this notice is addressed resid-
ing in the State of Iowa in the
manner and for the length of time
as is required for the service of
original notices, proof of which SER
vice, shall, at the expiration of the
period indicated above, be filed with
the petition in said cause.
The foregoing notice was ordered by
the court on the 9th day of May,
1921.
Witness my hand and seal Of said
court hereto affixed this IS day of
June, 1921.
(SeaD S. J. MOORE,
Clerk of the Distcirt Court in and
for Winneshiek County, Iowa.
26-Sw.