The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-03-25
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
TATE OF MISSOURI.

COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE-ss.
In the Probate Court of Lafayette
County, Missouri, February term,
February 2Sth, 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 decedent, heretofore ordered by
this Court, hat 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 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 filed
and recorded.
And this matter coming on regu-
larly for hearing pursuant to said APP
p~lication, notice and order, and the
Court having heard and seen 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
u George A. Masterson was at and re-
sided in Spokane, Washington. The
d Court further finds that the estate
o Of said George A. Masterson consists
of his interest in the proceeds of the
a 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.
h Masterson of the personal estate Of
It said Jacob S. Masterson, deceased,
in the hands Of William A. Master
y son, administrator of said estate, and
that the administration of said es-
/, tate was in this Court, and that if the
u said George A. Masterson is in fact
y dead, said Henry\C. Chiles, applicant,
ID would be entitled to said letters OF
he administration.
* Wherefore it is ordered and de-
creed by the Court that the legal
u presumption of the death of the said
!. George A. Masterson is established
" Whereupon it is ordered by thi;
le Court as follows, to-wit:-
To the said George A. Masterson
d. if alive:
You are hereby notified that yor
el have this day by the decree and or
nt der of this Court been found legally
"a presumed to be dead, and you arr
hereby required, if alive, or any othel
~ nerson for you, TO produce TO thii
ne Court on or before Monday, the 27tf
as day Of June, 1921, satisfactory evi
to dence of the fact that you are still
I'd living, and if within such period evi
dence shall not be offered satisfactorl
81. to the Court that you, George A. Mas
- terson, are still in fact living, the
letters Of administration upon you
uS estate will be issued by this Cour
MS to said applicant, Henry c. Chiles.
me And il is further ordered by tn
on Court that a copy of this order an
notice be published in The Lexing
,er ton Intelligencer, a newspaper pub
lished in Lafayette County, Missouri
once a week for four CONSECUTIVE
III weeks, the last publication to be nc
less than twelve weeks before sal
tJune q, 1921; and that a copy Q
N this order and notice be published !
The Butler Times, a newspaper pull
lished in Bates County, Missouri, ono
ice a week for four. consecutive week
the last publication to be not less the
twelve weeks before said June 2
1921.
liar STEPHEN N. WILSON,
di. Judge Of the Probate Court, Lafa!
lies cite County, Missouri.
ac- (SEAL)
A True Copy From The Record.
Witness my hand and the seal
the Probate Court of Lafayet'
OF County, Missouri, this the 2Sth ds
nat of February, 1921.
the (SEAL)
de- MARTHA B. MARQUIS,
use Clerk Of the Probate Court, Lafa.
des cite County, Missouri.
eco March 4, 1921.