The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-04-01
oRnER oF puRLIcATinN.
STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY, OF LAFAYETTE-as

COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE-ss.
In the Probate Court Of Lafayette
County, Missouri, February term,
February 28th, 1921. In the matter
of the estate Of George A. Master
son, supposed to be dead.
Now at this day comes Henry G.
Chiles and makes and files proof Of
publication of notice to said suppos-
ed d~ecedent, heretofore ordered by
this Court, that he had applied for
letters of administration to be issued
to him upon the estate Of said George
A. Masterson, and that on Monday,
the 2Sth day of February, 1921, said
Court would hear the evidence adj
duced concerning the alleged absence
of the said George A. Masterson and
the circumstances and duration there
of, which said proof of publication is
by the Court approved, ordered filed
and recorded.
And this matter coming on regu-
larly for hearing pursuant to said APP
plication, notice and order, and the
Court having heard and seer the evil
dence adduced relative to such abb
sence and the circumstances and du-
ration thereof, the Court doth find
from the evidence that said George
A. Masterson has been absent for
seven consecutive years, and more
from his last known domicile within
this state, to-wit:- Lafayette County,
Missouri; that said George A. Mas
~terson, having been a resident Of La
fayette County, Missouri, has gone
from and not returned to said State
Of Missouri for seven consecutive
years, and more; that said George A.
Masterson has entirely disappeared
and that he has not been heard Of or
from by the Judge Of the Probate
Court of Lafayette County, Missouri,
having jurisdiction over his estate,
or by the persons interested in such
estate or by any of his relatives or
family for seven consecutive years
and more, and that said George A.
Masterson was last heard Of in the
year 1898, at which time he the said
George a. Masterson was at and re-
sided in Spokane, Washington. The
Court further finds that the estate
of said George A. Masterson consists
Of his interest in the proceeds of the
sale of lands of which Afford Jack
son Masterson and Jacob S. Master
son died seized, sold in partition, the
proceeds of which sales are in the
hands Of the Sheriffs Of Lafayette
and Bates Counties, Missouri, who
made such sales, and also the distri-
butive share of the said George A.
Masterson of the personal estate of
said Jacob s. Masterson, deceased,
in the hands Of William A. Master
son, administrator of said estate, and
> that the administration Of said es-
tate was in this Court, and that if the
said George A.. Masterson is in fact
dead, said Henry c. Chiles, applicant,
would be entitled TO said letters Of
administration.
Wherefore it is ordered and de.
creed by the Court that the Legal
presumption of the death Of the said
George A. Masterson is established
Whereupon it is ordered by thi;
: Court as follows, to-wit:-
!, To The said George A. Masterson
if alive;
You are hereby notified that you
, have this day by the decree and or.
der Of this Court been found legally
. presumed to be dead, and you are
hereby required, If alive, or any othel
: lerson for you, to produce TO thii
Court on or before Monday, the 9th
: day of June, 1921, satisfactory evi
dence of the fact hat you are still
, living, and if within such period evi,
dence shall not be offered satisfactor,
to the Court that you, George A. Mas
terson, are still in fact living, thel
letters Of administration upon you
estate will be issued by this Cour
to said applicant, Henry G. Chiles.
And It is further ordered by thu
Court hat a copy of this order ant
notice be published in The Licking
= ton lntelligencer, a newspaper pub
llished in Lafayette County, Missouri
|, once a week for four CONSECUTIVE
weeks, the last publication to be no
: less than twelve weeks before sail
June q, 1921; and that a copy 0
this order and notice be published il
The Butler Times, a newspaper pub
lished in Bates County, Missouri, one,
: a week for four consecutive weeks
the last publication to be not less thai
twelve weeks before said June q
: 1921.
STEPHEN N. WILSON,
d Judge Of the Probate Court. Lafay
cite County, Missouri.
/ (SEAL)
A True Copy From The Record.
d Witness my hand and the seal o
the Probate Court Of Lafayett
County, Missouri, this the 28th' da.
Of February, 1921.
z (SEAL)
MARTHA B. MARQUIS,
Clerk of the Probate Court, Lafay
cite County, Missouri.
!, March A, 1921.