St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-27
GEN. SIBLEYS ESTATE
Estimated to Be Worth Some
thing Over Two Hundred
Thousand.
The Family and Various In
stitutionS Remembered
in the Will.
About Six Millions Of Secupi-
ties Safe in the State
Vaults.
Corporal Tanner Talks Enter
tainingly Of War In
cidentS.

Inc ldSI VIII anu leSLdlliSut VI OOu'
Henry H. SibIey, with three codieils
thereto, was filed in the probate court
yesterday, with petition for its pro-
bate, and for the appointment of the ex-
ecutor therein named, to wit: The st.
Paul Trust company: his sons, Charles
Frederic Sibley and Alfred Brush Sib-
lev, and his friends Henry 2. Upham
and Harvey, Officer. 1t directs that the
ST. Paul Trust company shall be the
custodian OF all securities, money and
vouchers belonging to the several trusts
as executors, trustees and guardians;
that there shall always be four of such
executors or trustees, including the st.
Paul Trust company as one, and the eX-
ecutors and trustees, or their successors,
fill all vacancies. The persons named
and their successors are not required to
give any bonds as executors, trustees or
guardians After providing for the pay
ment of all just debts in full, and that
his body shall be deposited in Oakland
cemetery by the side of his deceased
wife. the will, which bears date of May
5, 1887. and codicils contain the follow
ing specific legacies OF personal prop
erty, to wit:
TO his son Charles Frederic, his dress
sword and the sword presented to him
by the officers of his staff i'll 1868; the
double flint and percussion gun given
to him by Kenneth Mckenzie, deceased;
the portrait of deceased. taken in a sit
ting posture, by Morse, of Minneapolis.
To his son Alfred Brush, the breech-
loading double-barreled gun presented
- h;n, h,r tftu PataIY af ST D1nl
duclzing gun, his equestrian portrait,
and the lifeS size picture Of his Irish
wolf dog Lion.
To his daughter Sarah A. Young, the
Oil portraits of his deceased wife and OF
himself
To his daughter Augusta A. Pope.
crayon or ink portrait of his wife and
himself, except one crayon portrait OF
himself already presented TO his sister
in-aw, Mrs. Abbian Potts.
To the Minnesota Historical society,
books from his library OF the appraised
value of 500, most appropriate for the
collection of said society.
The original will contained a cOndi-
tional legacy of $4,000 to the historical
society for the purpose of a new build
ing, but this was revoked in the codl-
ellis for the reason that no progress has
been made towards the erection of the
new buildings referred to in the Will.
The codicils are dated respectively July
1, 1887, Aug. 2. 1887, and Oct. >. 1890.
The following legacies of money are
to be paid as soon as convenient after
the payment of his just debts:
To his sister, Sarah A. Sibley ..........,S22,50 800
To his sister-in-aw, Mrs. Abbiau Potts. LOCO
To his niece, Mrs. Able Mcintyre, of
81 Faul ..-....--. 80: 1'oUo
To his niece, Mary A. TrowbridSe, of am
Detroit Mich ............. .........., 1000
To Lizzie Sibley. wife Of his nephe WI II.
s. Sibley, of Detroit, Mich. ..::...... 300
To his niece, Katie Sibley, of Detr OFT
To 5l his niece, Allie si6ley, Of Detroit Wv ~.
To his niece, amy Sibley, of Detroit,
Mich .......... duU
To his niece Mary S. Livi pgston, of ST. oo
Paul. Mimi. .............. BOO
Paul, MINI. .................... =. 800
To his nephew, Henry S. Potts of Liy
ingSton, Mont. Observation-Disclosures. 3O0
To the rector, wardeus and vestry of st.
Pauls church, of st. Paul, Minn.....- 500
The following legacies of money are
payable only out of the proceeds of his
homestead property OH Woodward ave-
nue., when the executors shall sell the
same, viz:
10 st. Luxe s lOSpltaI OF 81. 1dui S,UU
To the Little Sisters of the Poor. ......... 80
TO the Home of the Friendless .......... $50
To the Society for the Relief of the Poor. 800
10 the Protestant Orphan asylum. ........ 800
To the Catholic Orphan asylum 1900. 800
He gives to his executors full power
and authority to sell his homestead at
any time after his death, but until the
sale thereof the executors are required
to maintain aud keep up the homestead
homo for his unmarried f.hii6ran
Including his daughter, Mrs. Pope, and
her children1 and for his sister-in-law,
Mrs. Abbian Potts, and they are to have
prudent and economical support SO
long as they live in said home.
When the homestead is Sold such
parts and portions of the household
furniture, SiIverWare, etc, as the four
children may desire to retain, are to be
divided between them, and the balance
sold by the executors. And when the
homestead is sold the executors are to
pay Mrs. Abbian Potts out of the pro-
ceeds of such sale an annuity of S400 per
year during her lifetime.
All the rest and residue Of his prop
erty, real and personal, Including the
net proceeds of sale of the homestead,
is to be equally divided between his
four children, Charles Frederic. Alfred
Brush, Mrs. Augusta Pope, and Mrs.
Sarah A. Young, in equal shares; ex-
cept that the shares of Mrs. Young and
Mrs. Pope remain in the hands of the
executors as trustees, during the life of
said daughters; they to receive the en-
tire net income thereof during their
lifetime, with remainder i'll fee to their
children. The trustees have broad and
full powers of discretion to advance to
the daughters any part of the principal
of their share, if such advances shall
be found necessary for the economical
support of such daughters.
No inventory or appraisement is as
yet on file, but the real estate and per-
sonal property is estimated in the petit
ton at S232. 600.