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<br />DECREE OF FINAL ACCOUNT Aa?D DISTRIBUTIO' OF ESTATE.
<br />State of Nebraska )
<br />) ss In the County Court of said County
<br />Adams County )
<br />At a Session of The County Court Held in and for Said Coupty, at The County Court Room, In. The
<br />City of Hastings, County of Adams And State of Nebraska.
<br />Present: William F. Button, Judge of the County Court.
<br />In the Matter of the Estate
<br />DECREE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
<br />of
<br />AND
<br />Fred Donner, Deceased.,
<br />DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE
<br />Now on this 9th day of December, 1913, this cause came on to be heard upon the petition of
<br />Jacob Ruhter, executor of the Last Will and Testament of Fred Donner, deceased, praying for the
<br />examination and allowance of his account, and for his discharge as such executor, and is sub -
<br />mitted to the Court, upon consideration whereof, the Court finds from the records, the proofs
<br />on file, and the evidence:-
<br />1 That on the 20th day of November, 1913, the Court made an order fixing the 9th day of Dee-
<br />ember, 1913, at 10 o'clock A.M. at the County Court Room in Hastings. Nebraska,as the time and
<br />place for the examination of said account and hearing on said petition, and directed that notice
<br />be given by the publication of a copy of said order in the Hastings Tribune, a newspaper printed,
<br />published and of general circulation in said county for three weeks prior to said day of hearing.
<br />2 That notice was given by the publication of a copy of said order in the Hastings Tribune, aE
<br />directed, and that proof of the due publication thereof was filed with this Court on the 9th day
<br />of December, 1913,
<br />3.The Court further finds that said Fred Donner departed this life, testate, on the 27th day
<br />of February, 1913, at his home in Adams County, Nebraska, being at the time of his death and
<br />for a long time prior thereto a resident and inhabitant of said County and State.
<br />4.That on the 5th day of March, 1913, Anna S. Lovewell by her attorney, John C. Stevens, filet
<br />in this Court a paper writing purporting to be the last Will arbd Testament of Fred Donner, de-
<br />ceased. also filed. her petition praying that said paper writing might be probated and allowed
<br />as the Last Will and Testament of said Fred Donner, deceased, and that Letters Testamentary mighl
<br />issue to Jacob Ruhter as executor thereof.
<br />5.That on said day the Court made an order fixing the first day of April, 1913, at 10 o'clock
<br />A.M. at the County Court Room in Hastings, Nebraska, as the time and place for the hearing on
<br />said petition, and directed that notice be given by the publication of a copy of said order in
<br />the Hastings'Tribune, a newspaper printed, published and of general circulation in said county
<br />for three weeks prior to said day of hearing.
<br />6.T hat notice was given by the publication of a copy of said order in the Hastings Tribune,
<br />as directed, and that proof of the due publication thereof was filed with this Court on the 21st
<br />day of March, 1913.
<br />7.That on the first day of April, 1913, hearing was had, proofs taken and a decree of probate
<br />duly executed, proving approving, probating and allowing said instrument as the Last Will and
<br />Testament of Fred Donner, deceased, and directed that Letters Testamentary should issue to Jacob
<br />Ruhter upon his filing bond in the sum of $1000.00 with sureties to be approved by the Court,
<br />and taking and filing the oath required by law; the said Rosa Donner, widow, having relinquished
<br />her right to act as executrix.
<br />8.T hat on said day the said Jacob Ruhter duly qualified by filing bond, with surety, which
<br />was approved by the Court, and taking and filing oath required by l -aw, and thereupon Letters
<br />Testamentary were duly issued to him and he entered upon the discharge of his duties as such
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