St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-20
A Number Of Small Legaeies
Aggregating $4,000 Pro-
vided For.
Remainder Of the Property
Equally Divided Between
Eleven Children.
Most Careful Provision Made
Against a Contest Of the
Will.

Below is a synopsis of all of the pro-
visions of the last will and testament
Of the late Norman w. Kittson. This
covers all of the deYises, legacies, be-
quests and directions contained in the
will, and is sufficiently full and COM
plete to indicate clearly the intention
Of the testator regarding his estate.
This abstract has been carefully pre-
pared by the st. Paul Trust company
from the original will in the company'S
possession.
The will of the late Norman W. Kilt
son bears date Aug. 4, 1856, and the
codicll Dec. z, 1887, the former covering
twenty-eight pages and thirty-two sec
tons, and the latter consisting of four
sections, both witnessed by DR.. Samuel
ID. Flagg, l. V. d. Heard and Daniel
Murphy. The sections of the will, of
which an abstract only is here given,
provide as follows:
Section l. That all the testator's just
debts and funeral expenses shall be
paid.
Sec. 2. Appoints the st. Paul Trust
company sole trustee and executor and
teStamentary guardian of the minor
minor children of the testator'S de-
ceased son, Alexander Klttson.
Sec. 8. Provides that Midway Park
and certain lands opposite thereto shall
not be encountered, diminished or sold,
but remain part of the testator's I'M
divided, or residuary, estate during the
minority of his youngest son, now about
fifteen years old. and until the year
1886, except as otherwise stated in the
will.
LIST OF THE LEGATEES.
Sec. 4. States the names of the tes-
tator's children to be Norman KittSOn,
Henry kittSon, Louis kittson, James
Edward kittSOn, Anna Mary KittSon,
Mary Elizabeth Kittson, Hercules l..
Kittson, l.. Coyle Kittson. Louisa l..
kittsOn, Mary E. Kittson and Alfred
kittSOn.
Sec. 5. Gives to the testator's brother
Robert and his daughter Juliette E.
KlttsOn, of SOrel, Canada, for life, the
Ase of all claims and demands held
against the property of Margaret E.
KittSon, the deceased wife of Robert
Kittson, in Sorel.
Sec. 6. Gives to Georgiana Demary,
daughter of the deceased sister of the
testator, AnnaMOrriSOn, of Berthier-en-
haute, Can, $1,000.
See. z. TO Mary Morrison and Eliza
beth Morrison. both daughters of said
Anna Morrison, of Montreal, s., 900 each.
Sec. s. To Anna Paulet, daughter of
the testator'S deceased sister, Julia
Paulet, of SOrel aforesaid, $4,000.
Sec. 9. To Alexandria Kittson,
daughter of the testator's deceased
brother, Alexander Kittson, $4,000.
See. 10. To the st. Paul Trust COM
pany, to be placed at interest, in trust
for the testator'S three grandchildren
(the children of the teStatOr'S deceased
son, Alexander Kittson), $4,000, $4,000
for each, interest to legatees, payable
annually until majority, when princi-
pal is payable. In case of death before
majority. principal to revert to tesla
tors undivided estate.
Sec. II. To the st. Paul Masonic
Building association, to purchase a lot in
ST. Paul for Masonic purposes, or to
erect or toward the erection of build
ing for the like purpose in st. Paul,
$4,000.
Sec. II. Directs executor to sell i'm
mediately, at public auction or private
sale. all the stock and personal property
at Midway Park, to meet expenses,
taxes, etc.
Sec. ID. Devises to his son Norman
Kittson. the Astoria block on Wabasha
street, st. Paul, and ope-eleventh of all
the testator's undivided estate which
shall remain after the payment and full
fillment of all the other legacies, de-
Vises, conditions and provisions of the
will.
Sec. Il. To the teStator's son Rev.
Henry KittSOn, certain real estate in st.
Paul, and certain bonds, mortgages and
stock, and one-eleventh of the undivided
estate as in section Is.
10 thn facfafOrsc I nric
Kittson, one undivided half of all the
real and personal property at Erden-
helm, near Philadelphia, Pa, subject to
One-half of its liabilities, which he is to
pay; also lot z, block 50, in Rice d IT.
vines addition to st. Paul, and one
eleventh of testator'S undivided estate
as in section Is.
Sec. 16. To his son James E. Kittson,
one-half of the foregoing property at
Erdenheim, subject to one-half of its
liabilities; also certain note, and
stock, and one undivided eleventh of
the undivided estate, as in section Is.
Sec. II. TO the st. Paul Trust COM
pany, in trust for his son Hercules l..
kittSOn, lots and in block /, Randall's
addition: the east half of lot 8. block %,
st. Paul proper, and other real estate in
St. Paul and elsewhere in Minnesota,
together with certain mortgages and
stock: also. One-fifth of all property in
herited by teStatOr from his late wife
Mary \. KittSon, and one-eleventh OF
the testatOr'S undivided estate as in
section 10. Out of said devise and bequest
the trustee is to pay the beneficiary a
certain sum per year until he arrives al
the age of twenty-five years, when he
shall receive one-half of the foregoing
devise and bequeSt; when he arrives al
the age Of thirty years he is to receive
the remainder; rents, issues and profits
being in the meantime payable to him
Sec. Is. To the st. Paul Trust COM
pany, i'll trust for his son l.. c. KittSon
number of lots in st. Paul, certain
stock, mortgages and bonds, and one
undivided fifth and one undivided elev
enth, as in section II, the trust to be
carried out in same manner as the one
in section II.
Sec. 19. TO same trustee, for his
minor son, Alfred Kittson, number OF
lots in st. Paul and other real estate in
Minnesota, certain bonds, mortgages and
stock, and undivided fifth and eleventh.
as in session II; trust to be carried out
in ssme manner as in section II, except
that trustee is to pay for education and
support during minority.
Sec. 20. To same trustee 100000 il
United States registered bonds, in trus
for testator's four daughters before
named, 100000 for each: interest paya
BILE to legatee during life; at death prin
cipal to revert to the undivided estate
unless marriage and issue, when prin
cipal vests in children.
Sec. 81. To the same testator, for tn,
same daughters, four-elevenths of tho
testator's undivided estate on the same
terms as in section 20.
Sec. %. To the same trustee, fol
Louise Lorette Kittson and Mary Kit
son, two of the said four daughters. two
fifths of the estate inherited by the ties
tator from their mother, his late wife