The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-03-03
Order Of RvhNeatien.

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In the Probate Court Of Lafayette
County, Missouri, February term.
February 18th, 1871. In the matter
Of the estate Of George A. Mastersons
supposed to be dead.
Now at this day comes Henry G:
Chiles and makes and files proof OF
publication of notice to said supposed
decedent, 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.
Alasterson, and that on Monday, the
18th 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 flee
and recorded.
And this matter coming on regu-
larly for hearing pursuant to said ap-
plication, notice and order, and the
Court having heard and seen the evil
dencc adduced relative to such alb
scncc and the circumstances and dur
alton thereof, the Court doth find
from the evidence that said George
A. Masterson has been absent Tor
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 es-
tate or by any of his relatives OF
family for seven consecutive years
and more, and that said George A.
Masterson was last heard of in the
year 1893, 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 Jackson
Masterson and Jacob S. Masterson
died seized, sold i'll partition. the pro-
ceeds of which sales are in the hands
of the Sheriffs of Lafayette and Bates
Counties, Missouri, who made such
sales, and also the distribut:ve share
of the said George "A. Masterson OF
the personal estate OF the said Jacob
$. Mastcrson deceased, i'll the hands
of William A. Masterson, admins.
traitor OF said estate, and that the ad-
ministration of said estate was III this
Court; and that if the said George A.
Masterson is in fact dead, said Henry
c. ChiIes, applicant, would be EMIT
led to said letters of administration
upon his estate.
Wherefore it is ordered and de-
creed by the Court that the legal pre-
sumption Of the deatf, OF the said
George A. Masterson is established.
Whereupon it is ordered by the
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 order
of this Court been found legally pre-
sumed to be dead, and you are here
by required, ii alive, or any other
person for you, to produce to this
Court on or before Monday, the 27tl'
day. of June, 1921, satisfactory evil
dence of the fact that you are still
living, and If. within such period evi :.
dence shall not be offered satisfac-
tory to the Court that you, George
A. Masterson, are still in fact living.
then letters of administration upon
your estate will be issued by this
Court to said applicant Henry {.
Chiles.
And it is further ordered by the
Court that copy OF this order and
notice be published in The Lexington
Intclligencer, newspaper published
in Lafayette County, Missouri, once
week for four consecutive weeks.
the last publication to be not less
than twelve weeks before said June
81, 1921; and that copy OF thiA OF
der and notice be published in The
Butler Weekly Times, a newspaper
published in Bates County, Missouri,
once week for four consecutive
weeks, the last publication to be not
less than twelve weeks before said
STEPHEN N. WILSON.
Judge of the. Probate Court La
fayette County, Missouri.
A true copy from the record.
Witness my hand and the
(ScaD seal of the Probate Court
of Lafayette County, Mis-
souri,, this the 28th day of
February, 1921.
MARTHA B. MARQUIS,
Clerk of the Probate Court, Lafay-
cite County, Missouri. 2I-!:
A Farewell Party for Ma. Laskey.