Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-10
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
ADMINISTRATIONS ON THE
ESTATE OF AN AN
ABSENTEE
In the District Court of the State of
Iowa in and for Winneshiek
County, September Term
1921.

James hllnkenDerg, allaS James M.
Johnson, an absentee.
To, James Klinkenberg, alias James
M. Johnson, an absentee, Marie
Klinkenberg, alias Marie Johnson,
p. A. klinkenberg alias Peter A.
klinkenberg alias Peter A. John
son, Jennie Johnson alias Jane
Johnson, Anna M. 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
the Petition of Peter A. Klinkenberg,
duly verified, alleging that the said
James klinkenberg alias James M.
Johnson on or about the year 1889
was a resident of this state, his
usual place of residence being Frank
vile Township, Winneshiek County,
Iowa; that on the 9th day of Feb
ruary, 1920, John c. Klinkenberg
alias j.. c. Klinkenberg alias John c.
Johnson died, intestate, leaving per-
sonal and real property and that the
said James Klinkenberg alias James
M. Johnson, and said absentee, is
one of the heirs at law of the said
John c. Klinkenberg alias j. C.
Klinkenberg alias John C. Johnson
and as such heir at law of said John
c. Klinkenberg alias ]. C. Kiln
kenberg alias John c. Johnson is
entitled to Ian undivided one sixth
1-6) interest from the proceeds of
the personal property when 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 LAY of sec
ton nine (9), and the north half
IN 1-2) of the northwest quarter
(NW LAY section ten (10), town
ship ninety-seven (97), range seven
90, west of the 9Th p. M; that at
the time of residing in said county
of Winneshiek, as stated above, and
at the time of absenting himself, as
stated, the said James Klinkenberg
alias James M. 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. c..
alias John c. Johnson,
deceased; that in the year 1889, exact
time unknown, the said James Kiln
kenberg alias James M. Johnson de-
parted from his usual place of resi-
dence i'm 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 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
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 M. Johnson is dead
would be entitled to administer upon
his estate; that the regular heirs of
the said absentee, if he is dead, as
far as known, are Marie Klinkenberg
alias Marie Johnson, a 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, a sister,
62 years of age, residing in Chicago,
H.; Anna M. johnson alias Margaret
Ann Johnson alias Ann Johnson alias
Annie NJ. Johnson, a sister, 60 years
of age, residing in Winneshiek
County, Iowa, and Hattie Josephson,
a 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.
alias John c. Johnson,
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 it 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-
corah, Iowa, be appointed Admins
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