Emmetsburg Democrat Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa Wednesday, Dec 11, 1912 Notice To Absentee In the District Court of Iowa, in and for Palo Alto County, In the matter of the Estate of William A SHEA, absentee. To William A SHEA, and to whom it may concern: You are hereby notified, that application for letters of Administration on your estate, has been made by R. Leo SHEA, alleging that you have property within this state; that you hve absented yourself from the state for a period of more than ten years last past and that your whereabouts are unknown to your family. And unless you appear on or before noon of the second day of the regular March 1913 term of the District Court, which will begin on the 24th day of March 1913, at the Court House in Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa, and show cause why such letters of administration should not be granted, the application of the said R. Leo SHEA will be granted and letters of administration issued the same as though you were known to be dead. Attest, T.F. RUTLEDGE, Clerk of the District Court. Daniel KELLY, Attorney for the Petitioner. Cathy Joynt Labath Palo Alto Co, IA USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~iapaloal/paloalto.htm