The morning call., 1892-12-25
L. l.. BAKERS WILL.
The Estate Valued at Over
Half a Million.
The Bulk of the Property Goes to the
Widow and Chiidren-Bequests
to Relatives.

The will OF Livingston i. Baker was
filed for probate yesterday. Ellen Stone
Baker. the widow OF the deceased, and
Wake field Baker, his son by his first wife,
petitioned the court for letters testament
airy.
According to their petition the estate Is
valued at over $500, 600, the principal pieces
of property being the following: An un-
divided half interest In the firm of Baker x
Hamilton. fifty shares of the capital stock
of the Nicaragua Canal Construction Com
pany, one bond of the Maritime Canal
Company of Nicaragua, fifty shares of the
capital stock of the Maritime Canal Com
pany of Nicaragua, one bond of Alta lrriga-
ton district, twenty-five and half shares
OF the capital stock Of the Reedley Improve
ment Company. 1895 shares of the capital
stock of the California and Oregon Land
Company, a lot Of land on Franklin and
Washington streets. half interest in $500
acres of land in Kern County, policies Of in
surance aggregating $4,000.
The total value of the estate is placed at
over S500.O00.s
The deceased in his will, which is dated
September 2. 1882 provides that if. at the
/ time OF his death, his estate shall be valued
nj 100000, the following legaceS shall be
paid: To his brother. Frederick w. Baker
OF Ventura County, $1,000; 10 his nephew,
Frederick w. Baker Jr., $500; TO his
nephew, A. f. Baker. $500; TO his niece.
Mary l.. WinD, $500; TO his niece, Evelyn C..
Baker, $500; 10 his niece. Mrs. Harriet T.
Windsor, $500; to his niece. Eliza l.. Baker,
$1,000; to Mrs. L. ii. Wakefield, the mother
Of his first wife. 5000; to the Ladies' Pro-
lection and Relief Society, 5000.
Ii the estate shall not amount to $500, 900
the deeedent directs that the legacies shall
be decreased in proportion TO the decrease
OF the value of The estate.
The deceased directs that after deducting
the legacles mentioned and the share OF his
son, Wakefield Baker, by his first wife, the
remainder OF the estate shall be disposed OF
as follows: TwO-tbirds to be divided equally
between his children Of his second marriage,
and the other one-thiId TO 20 90 his wife,
Ellen Stone Baker, to be in addition to her
share Of the community property. the one
third part only to be held during her life,
and 10 go 10 his children on her death, share
and share alike.
In codcil dated May 26. 1892. the de-
ceased declares that all of his property in ex-
cess of S325, 600 is community property and
shall be- treated as such. BY the codicil he
makes the following requests: To Freder-
lex w. Bolerle, $1,000, instead of $500; to
Mrs. Mary l.. Wnn. $780, instead of $500
Mrs. Harriet X. Windsor, $1,000. Instead OF
500.
The son, Wakefield Baker, Is declared TO
be the beneficiary Of a policy Of insurance
issued by the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of New York for S692S3. In the
codicil he substitutes his soE, Wakefield
Baker, for his nephew, TO act in conjunc-
ton Hlth his vile as executor Of his estate.
In the event that his executors shall sell
his interest in the business of Baker &
Hamilton. he empowers them TO purch Sc
all or any portion of the stock OF the firm,
using the funds of the estate To do so, aud to
carry on the hardware business for period
not To exceed vpare