River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-29
Make Your Wills.

Last week we called attention 70 need
eel improvement for simpler and cheap
or settlement Of decedentss estates.
One of the strongest arguments used by
life insurance agent is the strong proba-
bility That courts and lawyers will use
up mans estate at Inns death, leaving
his wife and children beggars If he has
ample insurance I'm favor Of his wife, she
can save it from the clutches Of LAWYERS.
There are many other ways by which
estates cau he put in "a surer condition
than is usually the ease. To think of
death IS q serious matter with many per-
sons, and some are reluctant to do any
thing in a temporal way to prepare for
death One important matter is
to have all accounts settled and all debts
paid. And as death comes as thief in
the night, or like the pestiienca that
wasteth at MONDAY, the only way to be
further prepared is 70 be on no mans
bond or note. Eals Is one way to aid in
saving the earnings ola lifetime The
spiritual preparation for death we leave
to your own direction and that of your
spiritual adviser.
Bu' another thing Is important, in
many cases. It is probable the laws are
framed, as far as human wisdom can aid,
to distribute ones estate impartially
And vet # fails frequently in reaching
MI equitable cases. so we would urge
that class, for whom we write, to make
their wills. Writing a will is plain and
practical matter II requires no large
amount of legal lore ANY man who
can write and frame language so as TO
convey the idea intended, can write
will which can be easily understood
Wills are seldom set aside by courts for
StruCti0n 50 that the court can fully
understand what was intended by the
festator It is enough Many men and
women intend ali Their lives to make
their wills, but nut il otf as ii sis a SEE
ri0us matter to be thus making prep
aratiou 10 submit 10 the king of terrOrs
Most minds revolt al ssuch work And
vet frequently II saves much trC ible
and does au honest net which wa al
ways intended In he done, I'm giving a
little more ham the law provides 90 one
more deserving, or more depcHae 81 or
in arranging Tor keeping all of the
estate together until certain matters
are accomplished. : 1metimes a son or
Il daughter have STAYED mt home at a
great sacrifice and taken care ofthe old
folks. for whom the law would fail To
provide And we might instance a doz-
EN- cases ur conditions where Justice
would not be done without g will And
It Is right and Ju honest duty to provide
for these contingencies while strength Of
body and clearness of intellect will Ill
rect in rendering justice TO those who
have been faithful. Sc We advise that
this matter be attended TO- and have the
VII. made before It is too late
Iii Is not really necessary TO have a
LAWYER to aid I'm makiug q will. vet in
s lvsat IL
And vet a man IF good common sense
who understands t5e use of language,
and has some practice in drawing Up IN
strumeats of writing can draw mp a Will.
30 the farmer can generally select
uelEhnOr, 10 he cannot do It himself,
who van draw up an ordinary Will Ii Is
merely stateg who shall have your
property and how much. after you are
done with 10, Ii must be witnessed 10y
Two DISTINGUISHED persons. who receive
nothing Icy the will It is not necessary
the witnesses should knoN the contents
of the Will. The person making the will
can state to che Witnesses that the docu-
meut before them Is his last Will and
testament, and that he wants them TO wit
ness it. The witnesses write their names
across each sheet of paper containing
the will in way that they viii know al
any time after that it IS the viii which
he aCknow.edg When thus witness
Ell, it can be sealed up, and endorsed
on tine back that It is the will of---.
and filed with the clerk Of the court.
who Will preserve it until the death of
the testator. or he demands IL earlier.
These are all simple matters, and if
attended to in time will frequently save
expensive litigation. and render Justice
10 worthy partieS.-nes Moiues Register
Thirteen candidates for admission to the
military academy at West Point wer, u
amined in Rochester. Tae examining coma
mittee appointed by Hon. Mile White was
Dr. E. c. Cross r. II Cove. Esq ana Prof
f. W Young. This committee has not vet
reported the result Of the examination.