Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-07-06
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
ADMINISTRATION ON THE
ESTATE OF AN AN
ABSENTEE
In the District Court of the State of
Iowa in and for Winneshiek
County, September Term
1921.

! In the matter of the Estate of
James Klinkenberg, alias James NJ.
Johnson, an absentee.
To, James Klinkenberg, alias James
NJ. Johnson, an absentee, Marie
Klinkenberg, alias Marie Johnson,
p. A. KGnkenberg alias Peter A.
Klinkenberg alias. Peter A. John
son, Jennie Johnson alias Jane
Johnson, Anna NJ. Johnson alias
Margaret Ann Johnson alias Ann
Johnson alias Annie NJ. Johnson,
and Hattie Josephson:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that there has been present
ed to said court and is now on file in
the Office of the clerk of the said court
-, 10 Petition of Peter A. Klinkenberg,
duly ver,tsed, alleging that the said
James Klinfenbers alias James M N;
johnson on or about the ySoaar 1909
was a resident of this state, Ills
usual place of residence being Frank
vile Township, Winneshiek County,
Iowa; that on the 9th day Of Fob
ruary, 1920, John c. Klinkenberg
alias j. g. Klinkenberg alias John C.
lohrson died, intestate, leaving per-
sonal and real property and that the
said James Klinkenberg alias James
NJ Johnson, and said absentee, is
one of the heirs at law of the said
John O. Klnkenberg alias ]. c.
Klinkenberg alias John c. Johnson
and as such heir at law of said John
G. Klinkenberg alias j. c. Kiln
kenberg alias John c. Johnson is
entitled to AN undivided one sixth
(1-6) interest from the proceeds of
the personal property wheri distribu,,
ton Is made in the estate of SAID
deceased and is also the owner of
an undivided one-twelfth (1-12) in
terest in and to the following des-
cribed real estate situate in Winnie
shiek county, Iowa, to wit: the
northeast quarter (NE 1-4) of sec
ton nine (9), and the north half
On 1-2) of the northwest quarter
INV 1-4) section ten (10), town
ship ninety-seven (97), range seven
ca, west of the 9Th P. NJ; that at
the time of residing in said county
of Winneshiek, as stated above, and
at the time of absenting himself, az
stated, the said James Klinkenberg
alias James NJ. Johnson had no fam
lily; that his wife and only child
died a short time before the tip'c
of his absenting himself, .,afs1,
that he made his b" ,:,.s s fss lee,
and II, ycur petitioner herein
W In G, klihkehberg, alias j. c.
, pHHkeRheEg alias John c. Johnson,
yfecess5d; that in the year 1889, exact
TREE unknown, the said James klin-
kenberg alias James ID. johnson de-
parted from his uzial place OF resi-.
dence in Winneshiek county, state Oh
Iowa, and went to Norman county,
Mimi. and that since that time ne
has newer returned to Winneshiek
Icounty OR to his former home in
lFrankville Township, and that he has
never been seen by your petitioner
since the time of his absenting him.
self; that some nine years ago your
petitioner made an investigation IN
and around Norman county, Mimi, TO
, ascertain the whereabouts Of the said
absentee but ascertained that he had
been gone from there for over sew
enteen years and that when last
heard from had gone to klondike,
Alaska, and that the said absentee
has concealed his whereabouts for a
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 Klinkenberg
alias James NJ. Johnson is dead
4 would be entitled to administer upor
his estate; that the regular heirs OF
the said absentee, if he is dead, as
\ far as known, are Marie Klinkenbere
\ alias Marie johnson, sister, o.
J years of age, residing in Nenomonie
Wis; p. A. Klinkenberg alias Pete
A. Klinkenberg alias Peter A. John
son, a brother, ga years of age, re
siding in Winneshiek county, Iowa
who is the petitioner herein; Jenni
4 Johnson alias Jane Johnson, a sister
- 81 years of age, residing in Chicago
ILL.,; Anna NJ. johnson alias Margare
Ann johnson alias Ann johnson ALA
Annie NJ. johnson, sister, SO year
of age, residing in Winneshie
County, Iowa, and Hattie JoSephsol
sister, 81 years of age, residin
in Menomonie, Wis; that the tot;
value of the personal property whic
the said deceased is entitled to b
virtue of being an heir at law (
John C. Klinkenberg alias ].
Klinkenberg alias John c. Johnso
deceased, is not to exceed $1,000
that the value of his undivided on
. twelfth (1-12) interest in the re
- estate is not to exceed 100000 al
I the annual income net to him won
4 be not to exceed $4,000 per annuI
! That it is further alleged in Il
said Petition that the foregoing mar
ed parties to whom this notice is a
J dressed are the legal heirs of ga
absentee, if he is dead, so far
] known to petitioner. Said petition
prays that administration on I
I said estate of said absentee be graz
ed and that Albert Atkinson of L
corah. Iowa, be appointed Admin
] traitor on the estate of the So
James Klinkenberg alias James
I Johnson the same as though he we
49, known to be dead. \
You are further notified that {
court has fixed the 10Th day Of 81
n TENDER A. d. 1921, it being the res
lar September 1921 term of S;
court to be held at the court hoI
I in DEBORAH in the county of VIM
shiek, state of Iowa, as the I'll
for the hearing of said Petition
] which time the court will hear