The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-02-27
q. 8. nRerrill's will.

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afternoon the will of the late Sherburn &. Mer.
rll was filed in the probate court, together
with an application for its probate, made by
Mrs. Mary E. Merrill, the widow. The petition
recites that the deceased left personal proper
ty worth 1926, 900, and real estate worth
$3.50 900. Mr.. Merrill lefS the follow
ing children; Sarah Merril-Becker,
aged thirty-three; Marion Merrill Smith,
aged twenty-three; Fred f. Merrill, aged
twenty, and Richard Merrill aged sixteen.
The will Is dated July %, 1884. John j. john
ston, David c. Green, Benjamin G. Lennox, and
Mrs. Merrill are named as executors. by the
Will tho homestead on Grand avenue and the
household furniture, etc, were given to MRS.
Merrill, together with the bequest OF SloO,UOE.
The executors are also directed to set apart WV
600 and pay Mrs. Merrill the interest on the
same from year to year. Annual requests OF
$500 each are made 10 Narcisss Heath or
Concord, Mass, and Chastina Walker OF
this city, sisters, and Moses n. Merrill
= brother to the testator Inc es-
tator having. during his lifetime, given
property worth $40 900 to his eldest daughter,
Mrs. Becker, y tract of land lying between Grand
avenue and Wells street and Western avenue
and Twenty fourth street is given to Mrs Grant
Smith, the other daughter, and the executors are
instructed to erect q house upon the same at q
cost of $40. 600. All the residu Of the estate,
including the reversiOn of the homestead and
the $40, 600 already mentioned is TO be turned
over to the executors who are empowered TO do
with it as they may deem best in order to
invest it probably. The testatoI then gives
directions for the final disposition of his estate.
| One-fourth of the residuarv estate is to go to
Mrs. Becker. and if she shall die without issue
the said one-fourth is to be divided into three
equal shares and given to the testators other
children. The same provision Is made IN re-
| gard to Mrs. Smith, the other daughter. The
two other one-fourth shares are bequeathed 70
the two sons, Richard and Fred F. Merrill. II
the four children should die leaving no issue
the residue to be paid over to the next OF kin IN
the proportion fixed by law. If at any time the
number Of executors is reduced 70 less than
three, the judges of the supreme court are to
select a successor. The executors are not to
be required to give bonds. The will Is attest
ed by p. NJ. Myers, S. W. Green and d. S. Wegg.
The genuineness of two unimportant correc-
lions is attested by Benjamin G. L,nnox, ".
Morrison and D.. S. Wegg. Judge Mann set
the matter for hearing at the April term, and
appointed W. j. Turner guardian ad Item, OF
the minor son. The estate is generally con.
sidered to be worth about ~$2,OOO,V0
AFree Baptist conference at Fairbanks, Iowa,
partially confirm the charges against Rev. j.
b. Palmer.
The late duke of Buccleuch in his will ar
ranged for the management of his estate for
1,3W years to come.
The subscriptions in Ireland to the fund for
the family of the late A. M. Sullivan now
amount to $4,000. ...-
A fire at Emporia, Kans., destroyed the dry
goods store of d. Thomas Il Co. Loss, $780,.
600; partly insured.
George N. Anderson, of s~heboygan, en-
ployed in a logging camp near Marshfeld,
Wis, was killed by q falling tree. .G &
The dwelling house and portion of its con-
tents belonging to Mrs. Thomas K. Wilkie, Eau
Claire, was burned Loss, $4,000
Mai. Burke is in Washington, hoping to Sc
cure an appropriation of $500, 900 for the New
Orleans exposition, now $4,000 0 in debt.
Fire at Troy N. Y, destroyed the store of J.
Leroy Pine company, manufacturers of suplieF,
and Coon & Co.'S collar shop. Loss, s49,W0.
Ex-Gov. Moses of South Carolina was SEN
fenced TO six months in the house of correction
at Boston, for swindling Col Higginson out OF
$34. ar.
Special Examiner Rathbone declares that
Commissioner of Pensions Clark is a liar, and
that he is trying to make himself solid with the
Democrats.
Under the terms of the new extradition
treaty with Great Britain, defaulting bank off,
GERS and others charged with similar offenses
will no longer find an asylum In Canada
Mr.. Munroe of New Haven, CT, manager of
the Marquand estate, has given, 5000 for
the endowment fund of the Yale divinity school,
and the money has been paid in. The tota'
fund is now $4,000
One OF the acts of the late plensrY council
was to present the pope with the name of Rev.
John s. Foley for bishop. Father Foley was
chancellor to the council. He is the brother of
the late bishop of Chicago.
The Spanish government has instructed the
Spanish minister at Washington, in case the
proposed Spanish-American treaty is not rati-
fed by the senate before the change in the adj
minstration of the United States government,
he shall, on April 5 withdraw the concessions
relative to sugar which Spain offered to Amer
lea, with the hope Of securing its ratification.
Postofices Observation-Disclosures Eleya,
Trempeleau county. Postmasters Commits
sioned-Andrew J. LINDSAY, Bay Center. Oak.
Frank w. Hunt, Fort Buford, Oak. William
III. Harris, Chaplin, Iowa; John w. Lickens,
Peru, Iowa; J.. Mullen, Lanesboro, MINI. /; J..
w. Dawson, Philiipsburg, Mont q O. Hart,
Driftwood, Neb. John d.. Leland, Leland
Iowa; A. @ Hollanger, Eleva, Wis.
A letter has been received by I. j. Luttrell,
of the inauguration committee, from the Jeffer-
sonian club OF CLEVELAND Ohio, stating this.
they would take part in the parade if they were
permitted to allow q negro man to march
through the line and present President Cleve-
land q silver bouquet Mr.. Luttrell wrote In
response that MI. Cleveland was not receiving
any presents from any source whatever.
The British Parliament opened on Thursday
last The police allowed no person topass the
| gates unless able to show he had q right to en-
ter. Gladstone, upon entering, was loudly
cheered In the house OF lords the government