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(County Court, Cass County, North Dakota, March 10th 1915).

Petition for Letters of Administration, by J.A. Burgum, in the matter of the Estate of Anthony T. Burgum.

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, COUNTY OF CASS SS:
In County Court, before Hon. A.G.Hanson, JUDGE

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ANTHONY T. BURGUM, DECEASED.

Petition for Letters of Administration

J.A. Burgum....................Petitioner,

Vs.

Elizabeth Ellen Burgum, William Henry Burgum, Anna Louisa Bayard, Zena Burgum McAdams, Tom Owen Burgum, Edith Elizabeth Farnham, Clara Jane See, Elizabeth Harper Burgum, and Frances Burgum.....Respondents.

To the Honorable, A.G. Hanson, Judge of the County Court, within and for the County of Cass in the State of North Dakota:
The Petition of J.A. Burgum, of the village of Arthur, in the County of Cass and State of North Dakota, respectfully represents:
That Anthony T. Burgum died at the village of Arthur, in the County of Cass and State of North Dakota,on the 24th day March, A.D. 1913, and was at the time of his death a resident of said village in said County and Sate as aforesaid. That he left a last Will and Testament; that thereafter to-wit: on the 8th day of May, A.D. 1913, the Hon. A.G. Hanson, Judge of said County Court, did appoint W.C. Gamble, Executor of the Estate of A.T. Burgum, deceased. That the said executor did manage and conduct the affairs of said estate, and thereafter, to-wit: on the 13th day of February, A.D. 1915, filed his first or annual report, and did give due and legal notice thereof to the responents, as by law required; and said matter came for hearing on the 25th day of February, A.D. 1915; that on the day of said hearing, the said W.C. Gamble, Executor of the said estate died at the Village of Arthur, in the County of Cass and State of North Dakota. Your petitioner is a son of said deceased and is entitled to Letters of Administration.

WHEREFORE, Your petitioner prays that he may be appointed Administrator, with Will annexed of said estate of deceased, and that notice of the time and place of hearing said Petition be given to all of the heirs at law, next of kin and all persons interest in the estate of said deceased.

Dated at Fargo, North Dakota, this day of March, A.D. 1915
Signed J. A. Burgum

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
COUNTY OF CASS SS:
On this 12th day March, A.D. 1915, before me personally appeared the above named petitioner, and made oath that he has heard read the above and foregoing petition, subscribed by him and knows the contents thereof, and that the same is true of his own knowledge, except as to the matters which are ther in stated to be on his own information and belief, and as to those matters he believes it to be true.
Signed J. A. Burgum

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 12th day of March, A.D. 1915.
Notary, Cass Co, ND
My commission expires Aug 26, 1920. The

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