The Lexington intelligencer., 1921-01-21
JOHN MORRISON,
A AIvnipfukro4, !
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
FATE OF MISSOURI

OIAlE OF MlSSOUkl,
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE.
In the matter of the estate of George
A Masterson, supposed to be dead.
In the Probate Court of Lafayette
County, Missouri. Adjourned No
vember Term, 1920, January 10th,
1921.
Now at this day comes Henry C.
Chiles and files in this court his ap-
plication in writing, verified bV aft
davit, praying that letters of admin
istration be issued to him upon the
estate of the said George A. Master
son and alleging that the said George
A. Masterson is supposed to be dead,
which application being seen and
heard by the Court and the Court
being satisfied that said applicant
would be entitled to such letters If
the supposed decedent were in fact
dead it is ordered by the Court as
follows:
To George A. Masterson, supposed
to be dead:
You are hereby notified that Henry
c. Chiles has filed an application YER
ified by affidavit in this Court pray
| ing that letters of administration up
on your estate be issued to him. In
said application it is alleged that you,
George A. Masterson, have been abb
sent for seven consecutive years, and
more, from your last known domicile
within this state to-wit; Lafayette
County, Missouri; that you George A.
Masterson having been a resident Of
Lafayette County Missouri, have
gone from and not returned to said
State of Missouri for seven consec-
utive years, and more; that you
George A. Masterson have entirely
disappeared and that you have not
been heard of or from by the Judge
of the Probate Court of Lafayette
County, Missouri. haTlng jurisdiction
over your estate, or by the persons in
terested in such estate or by any Of
your relatives or family for seven
: consecutive years and more, and that
7 you were last heard Of in the year
1898, at which time you the said
J George A. Masterson were at and
resided in Spokane, Washington.
a Said application states that because
e of such long absence and because of
t the failure Of said relatives, family
, and Judge of Probate Court to hear
1 of or from you the said George A.
D Masterson you are supposed to be
!, dead, and you are supposed to have
! died without children, widow, or de-
4 cendants, leaving as your only heirs
e at law Ernest A. Masterson, your
brother, and Mollie V. Livingston and
e Stella r. Turner your sisters. Said
= application states that the estate of
= you the said George A. Masterson con
( sists of your interest in the proceeds
d of the sale Of land Of which Afford
n Jackson Masterson and Jacob S.
: Masterson died seized, sold in parti-
It tion, the proceeds Of which sales are
t in the hands Of the Sheriffs of La
n faVette and Bates Counties, Nilsson
4 ri, who made such sales and also the
:, distributive share Of you the saic
J. George A. Masterson of the persona
i estate Of the said Jacob S. Master
e son, deceased. in the hands of Will
k lam A. Masterson, administrator o.
4, said estate. and that the administra
tion of said estate was in this Court
,f Said application states that if you
4 the said George A. Masterson, wer,
e. in fact dead the petitioner would b,
es entitled to letters Of administration
e. for the reason that said person
81 claiming to be your only heirs at Law
id have waived their rights to admin
lister upon your estate and requeste
I'd the appointment Of petitioner, sal
+ waivers and request being filed wit
ig said application and marked Exhib
at its A, B and c.
us Wherefore by reason of the pre-
ny misses notice is hereby given and,
or alive, you are hereby notified that o
Sc Monday the 2sth day of Februar!
or 1921, at the February term. 1921, {
e. this Court, the Court will hear ev
m dence concerning your alleged absenC
er and the circumstances and duratio
TO thereof.
or And it is further ordered that
M copy hereof be published according
ny law in The Lexington Intelligence
nd newspaper published in Lafayet
ne County, Missouri, once a week {,
or four consecutive weeks, the last pu'
nd lication TO be at least two weeks b
no fore the said day of hearing, Febr
no airy 2Sth, 1921.
no STEPHEN N. WILSON,
,tv Judge Of the Probate Court of Lafa
ty, cite County, Missouri
Il (SEAL)
to A True Copy From The Record.
so Witness my hand and the seal
Of the Probate Court of said Lafayei
the County, Missouri, this 10th day
ich January, 1921.
the (SEAL)
lis MARTHA 3. MARQUIS,
the Clerk OF the Probate Court Of l
IN, County, Missouri.
ana January Ia. 1921.
and
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