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<br /> ) SS IN THE COIINTY COL1k2T OF SAID COLI1dTY.
<br /> ADAhiS COUNTY ) �
<br /> AT �. SESSION OF THE CO?TNTy C�ITRT HELD IN AND FOR SAID C0�?NTY, AT THE COi1NTY CO?1RT ROOM, IN THL�
<br /> GITY OF HAS'CTA1rS� �'Ot?NTY OF ADAhiS AI�TD STATE OF NEF3RASKA.
<br /> Present : William F. Button, 3u3ge of the CaUnty CoU.rt.
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<br /> � ' IN THE MATTFR OF THE ESTATE ) �
<br /> �' :. OF ) DECREE. .
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<br /> � hiATJRICE P. SIMB�; DECEAS�D. )
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<br /> No�v, on this �'Sth. day of FeY�ruary, 1909, at the hour of � o' clock P.1�. this cause came
<br /> � on to be heard be�oxe the Court u�on the petition of Elmer Sims�, E�eeutor of the Las�t Will and
<br /> � Te�stament of Maurice P. Sims, deceased, praying for the examination and allowance of hia accouat
<br /> � � and vouchers� filed on the �nd day of February , 1909, and his final re�;ort filed same da�, and
<br /> � for his• dischar e from his said trust as- •Executor and the same is submitted to the Court or�
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<br /> consideration whereof, the Court finds frorr. the records , the proofs on file and the evidence:-
<br /> � ]�.: That on the 23rd. day of Nove�ber, 190"� , Elmer Sims, by his attorney, J. H. Fleming, filsd
<br /> in this Court a Fa�er writing �urportin� to be the I,ast �ill and Testament o� Matt�fice' P.. Sims
<br /> and on the same• day filed a petition praying for the probate of said last will and testament.
<br /> �: That on s�aid date , an order �vas• made fiaing December 14th, 1907, for hearing on said pe-
<br /> � . tition and �.irecting that a notice be �;iven by the publication of said order in the ADAMS
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<br /> � COi7NTY DE1d40CRAT for three weeks Frior to �ate of hearin�, 3: That on December 13th,. 1907, du°
<br /> and legal Froof was filed in this Court of said service having been �ade as ordered, and the
<br /> � sam� voas� filed and ordered recorded. 4. That on December 14th, 1907 , hearin� �uas had, and
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<br /> I decree made rrobatin� and allo�ing said �a�er �vrit3n� as the I�ast �lill and Testament of Pdaurice
<br /> � P. 3ims and directing that I,etters Tes�tamentary issue to Elmex Sims , upon his taking and filing
<br /> the oath required by law, whicri oath �ras dulg taken, filed and recorded, and on December 24th,
<br /> 1807, Letters Testamentary were i�sues� to the said Elmer Sims , �ho thereupon entered upon his
<br /> duties as� Executor of said �state. 5 :• That on December 26th, 1907r an oxder was made fi�in�
<br /> Januarp 2'5th,. I908,, or �ithin �ix months thereatter, as the time for the filing, examination ar�d .
<br /> ` adjustnent of claima against �aid estate, and directin� that all claims not filed in th�s Court
<br /> � within said tirnes , shoul�. be forever barred, and directin� that notice be given b,� the publi_
<br /> • cation of a copy of said order in the ALIAMS COT?NTY DEiviOCRAT, as by la�r required. F': That
<br /> � notice� �vas� given by �ublication o�' a cory of said order ir. the ADAraS� COTINTY DE��OCRA'� , as> ordered
<br /> . - by thia Caurt , and that proof of the c�ue publication thereof r�vas fi.led in this Court on the ��th,
<br /> • day of January, 1908. '7 : That the time limited f or the filin� and adjustment of claims against
<br /> s�aid es�tate has� long since ex�ireci, and all clai�rs filed and allo*�ed have been fully paid, in-
<br /> cluding the costs of administration, and tha�t alr claims not filed have bacome barred by the
<br /> Statute. 8: That on February 3rd, 1909, an order �vas- made fi�in� the 25�h, dap of Februa*y,
<br /> T909 a�C a' o'clock P.1�. �or hearing uron said petition and final xeport, and directing notice t o
<br /> be g�iven by publ3cation in the ADAZ��S COt?NTY UEiv10CRAm , as~ required by la�.q. 9: That on February,
<br /> 19th, 1909 groof o� rublication of said notice of final settlement was filed in this C o�u.rt and
<br /> � or�ered recor3ed. 10 : That the said� S�aurice P. Sims �ie�l seized of the follo�ing described'
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<br /> _ property, to-�rit : The NortY�ares� �ivarter �i�I' 4) of section thirty-five (35) Townshig nine (9�
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<br /> Nor�th, range ten (10) West of the 6th. P.2vi. in �iall County, Nebraska, containing 16� acres�r also
<br /> an undivided one half interest in and to the West half (W�) oi Section one {1) , To�rnship eight
<br /> (8) North, Ran�e Ten (lA) Wes�t of the 6th P. �I. in i4dams Coun�y, Nebraska. 11 : That by the
<br /> terms of the I,aet ?�ill and Testament oi said �haurice P. Sim�, it , was �rovided:- "SECOND, I give
<br /> and bequea�th to my son, Elmer Sims , all o� my undivided half inter st in farme on �vich he
<br /> � , , resides the same being the �vest half of section one (1} in to�vr.ship eight (8) North, of range �
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