Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-03
DISTRIBUTING ESTATES.

Yesterday AFTERNOON the VIII OF the late
Geo. L. Otis was filed in the probate court.
1t is very long document, the main points
OF which are as follows:
He gives to his wife, Mary Virginia Otis,
all his household furniture, his horse, car
riages, and equipments. He also gives
her his library to have during her natural
life, and then to the children equally. His
gold watch and chain he gives to his
son Charles. To his son George he gives
all his Masonic emblems, sword and par
aphernalia OF every kind. To either of his
sons that adopt the legal profession he
gives his law library. If both adopt that
profession. then the library is to be divided,
and till one of these contingencies occurs
his brother Charles is to have the free use
of tie same. His Office desk and furniture
he gives his brother Charles.
The remainder of his real and personal
property he gives to his two brothers,
Judge Ephraim A. Otis, of Chicago, ILL.,,
and Charles A. Otis, of st. Paul, in trust,
viz: They shall convert all of the proper
ty, real or personal, except az stated, into
money, as soon as the same can be done to
the best advantage, and keep the same in
vested in mortgages upon real estate and
in United States government bonds and in
state and other municipal bonds as are of
good credit, always giving the preference
to real estate securities. His three story
stores on Third street, near Robert street,
are not to be sold. These the trustees are
to keep rented. The proceeds of the estate
are to be paid over as fol-
lows: To his mother, the
sum Of 5000 per annum during her natur-
al life. They shall then pay over all the
remainder of the net income to his wife,
Mary Virginia Otis,so long as she shall re-
main unmarried, for her support and that
of the children. With this he expects his
wife to provide home and support for
herself and the children,a and does not have
any expectation that his trustees will need
to make any other or different disposition
thereof. If,however, circumstances should
arise which in their best judgment should
render 1t necessary or proper in justice to
all interested that the income should be I'll
vided by the trustees among his
wife and children, they may make such di-
vision, giving to each such portion thereof
as they may think proper. Upon the death
or marriage of his wife the trustees are to
divide the whole trust estate remaining in
their hands equally between his children,
Caroline A. Otis, Martha Ellen Otis, Mary
Catherine Otis, Charles A. Otis and Geo.
W. Otis, share and share alike. The tesla
tor expresses the wish that his whole estate
be go handled as to produce an income for
his wife and children. To this end his
executors are given power to sell. In case
that any Of my daughters shall remain I'M
married at the time of the division of such
trust estate among the children, if
my brother, Charles E., be then living and
able to act the share of such daughter shall
vest in him in trust to invest and reinvsst
for her. He declares that the provisions
made for his wife are to be in lieu of all
claims by her to any interest in any real
estate of which he dies seized under any
statute or law of the state of Mime
sofa and her acceptance of the provisions
thereof shall be held and deemed waiver
by her Of any such claim.
The testator appoints his brothers, Eph-
RAIN 4. Otis and Charles E. Otis, as his
executors. The will is dated the 18th day
of August, 1882, and was witnessed by
Samuel Morrison, Alfred S. Hall and Morse
Jones.
codicil dated the 10th of October,
1882, provides that if either of his daugh-
tiers, Martha or Mary Catherine, remain
unmarried at the time of his death, upon
the marriage of either with the consent and
approval of her mother and the trustees,
she shall receive the sum of $500 from
the trust estate, $1,000 whereof and no
more to be charged to them, as part of their
portion in the final division of the estate.
This Is executed in the presence Of Susie
j. Megley and Jane Hallinan.
1t is proper to state, to avoid uisap-
prehensiOn of the true state of the prop
erty, that the above provisions of the will
do not apply to the homestead, some 300
feet on Summit avenue. This valuable
and beautiful piece of property upon which
is located the family mansion stands in
Mrs. Otis name.
ANOTHER WILL FROM DR.. MINTZER.
Several days ago a will made by the late
DR.. Mintzer was fled in the probate caurt.
By that will the deceased gave to his wife
whatever the law of Minnesota allowed her
and no more. Yesterday Mrs. Mintzer
filed another viii made just ten years ago,
which Is quite different thing, and gives
all the doctor had to MS beloved wife. Anna
R. Cinker Mintzer." The following is an
abstract of the will filed yesterday:
1 hereby direct that my body be proper
~ embalmed and that my general ex
penses, the expense Of administering nv
estate and all my debts, if any there be at
my death, be paid. Second, he gives ST.
600 for the erection of suitable monu-
ment with an appropriate inscription to
the memory of MS beloved grandmother,
Rosanna Mintzer, whose remains now lie
buried in the Lutheran burying ground in
the northern part Of the city of Philadel-
phia, Pennsylvania. He declares that his
surviving descendants may select the place
for the final interment of her remains and
the monument herein provided for shall
thereon be erected.
Third-After the requests are complied
with he gives the entire remainder of his
property both personal and real absolutely
to his beloved wife Anna r. Clinker Mint
ger, during her natural lifetime, or while
she remains my widow to do with as she
pleases, to- sell, exchange, or improve, and
to dispose of as fully as her own, but in
the event of her marrying again, then the
whole thereof shall be at once transferred
to the control of the other executors herein
after named, and to be applied as directed
in the next bequest.'
Fourth-Upon the second marriage of
! (-I,l