The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-03-04
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
,TATE OF MISSOURI

COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE-ss.
In the Probate Court of Lafayette
County, Missouri, February term,
February 18th, 1921. In the matter
of the estate of George A. Master
son, supposed to be dead.
Now at this day comes Henry c..
Chiles and makes and files proof of
publication of notice to said suppos-
ed 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. Masterson, and that on Monday,
the 28th 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
nlication, 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
If Missouri for seven consecutive
wears, 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
md more, and that said George A,
Masterson was last heard Of in the
year 1898, 1T 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
J and Bates Counties, Missouri, whit
made such sales, and also the distri
butive share of the said George A
Masterson of. the personal estate O
;, said Jacob S. Masterson, deceased
in the hands of William A. Master
a son, administrator of said estate, ant
that the administration Of said es
: tate was in this Court, and that if tn
[ said George A. Masterson is in fac
dead. said Henry c. Chiles, applicant
: would be entitled to said letters o
} administration.
: Wherefore it is ordered and de
creed by the Court that the lega
! presumption of the death Of the sal
George A. Masterson is established
= Whereupon it is ordered by thl
f Court as follows, to-wit:-
!, To the said George A. Mastersor
d II alive:
You are hereby notified that 20
have this day by the decree and OF
der Of this Court been found legal
rtesumed to be dead, and you al
hereby required, if alive, or any othe
e ,erson for you, to produce to TIL
II Court on or before Monday, the 27t
Il day Of June, 1921, satisfactory ev
e dence Of the fact that you are sti
! living, and if within such period ev
u dence shall not be offered satisfactor
= to the Court that you, George A. Ma
terson, aye still in fact living, the
letters Of administration upon you
estate will be issued by this Coul
a 70 said applicant, Henry C. Chiles.
{ And it is further ordered by tn
Y Court that a copy Of this order an
a notice be published in The Lexinl
=" ton Intelligencer, a newspaper pull
.e lished in Lafayette County, Missouri
once a week for four %consecutiV
u weeks. the last publication to be M
\, less than twelve weeks before sa.
! Tune 81, 1921; and hal a copy
u this order and notice be published
n The Butler Times, a newspaper puI
:. lished in Bates County, Missouri, on,
% a week for four consecutive week
If the last publication to be not less thi
% twelve weeks before said June 2
1921.
N STEPHEN N. WILSON,
10 Judge Of the Probate Court, Lafa
cite County, Missouri.
TO (SEAL)
A True Copy From The Record.
" Witness my hand and the seal
the Probate Court of Lafayet
County, Missouri, this the 2Sth d
y Of February, 1921.
Il. (SEAL)
n MARTHA B. MARQUIS,
Clerk of the Probate Court, Lafa
ty cite County, Missouri.
70 March 4, 1921.