St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-31
PECULIAR TO The END
Some Of the Peculiar Wills on
Record in Ramsey
County.
Hen Who Cut Off Their Wild
oWs in Case OF Re-
Marriage.
Ample Provision Made After
Death for the Care OF a
Poodle.
Religious Enthusiasm Crop
ping Out In One Wills
Opening.

do mems peculIarltleS crop OUT IN
making their last will and teStament?''
was asked of Frank Robert, chief clerk
In the probate court for over dozen
years. \ merry twinkle came to the
eyes of the person addressed, and he
replied: IL will show you enough to
convince you that worldly matters are
viewed in q varied light by different in
dividualS when contemplating death. )"
Going to the vault. Mr.. Robert took
from pigeonhole will probated June
so, 1873. BY examination it was found
that the teStator was thirty years
old and owned considerable prop
erty. Running through the in
strument were frequent refer
erces to the possibility of his
widow marrying again. He seemed to
lock with disfavor on such course,
and provided that she was to have two
thirds of his real estate and all personal
property in ease she should not remarry,
otherwise she was 10 receive but one
fourth Of this land, and if she should re-
marry she should not remain as the eX-
ecutOr of his estate. but another should
be named in her stead who was in
Structed to give her as wedding gift
500 piano, or, if she preferred. 5000
worth OF SiiverWare. In either case the
piano or each piece of ware should be
engraved with the following inscrip-
ton: From your beloved husband. S.
+. Griffith, as Il last token of bis atfec
lion" Unless these directions should be
strictly complied with tie gift was to be
void.
Other wills were selected from pigeon
holes which contained provisions indi-
eating pecularities of the testators. In
one case a large beQueSt was made to
son which was to be void III case ne
should chew tobacco. Another named
his executor, aud provided further that
in case of the person named dying be-
fore executing the trust. that any other
suitable person might be named to carry
out the provisions Of the will, except
one person who was particularlZed as
an untaithful friend.
The Will of Cornelius Cary, probated
Dec. 6, 1886, provides that his wife was
to have the bulk of his valuable prop
erty, but in case she should remarry
she was 10 receive only $1,000. He goes
OH record in the statement: 81 don't
want any stepfather over my children"
Another testator bequeaths $4,000 TO
Annie McCabe. who lives i'll New York,
TO support child of which she claims
him to be the father.
May s. Dayton. who left valuable
in her Will that her executors pay to
Mrs. Wentenhall, or whomSoever she
shall appoint, on the first day of every
month 81 to care for my dog Easso, and
30 prov ide hun dog tag the first day of
every month so long as my dog Tasso
shall live"
A will probated July 5. 1880. shows
the religious enthusiasm of the testator.
The document is lengthy and begins as
follows: Il, Joseph Smith, do make
this, my last will and testament, where
in first desire to record my gratitude
to my God. and my fathers God, for all
his goodness to me, and for the abund-
Rnce Of earthly comfort vOucISafed to
he. And more than all do | call to
mind with sincere thankfulnesS how He
has given to me the consolation of the
religion Of Jesus Christ, who has, in His
gospel, brought life and immortality to
light, wish in this, my last act of my
business life, to bear record of my faith
in Christ as the only savior of mankind,
and that i'll him alone as he is made
known in His gospel can any human
soul find sure and steadfast hope.
Commenting this hope to my children,
and trusting my soul in the hands of
Him in whom have believed, dispose
Of my earthly affairs as follows: l de-
wise to my son, William, the farm on
which he resides. which l bought at
sheriti's sale for $4,000" Then follow
other requests.
The reader may draw his own con-
illusions from the application made to
the probate court for permission sell
certain property in order to close up an
estate. The application was made
through John II. Ives, a well known at
tOrney. 1t states that the executor has
converted all the property into money
except barrel of whisky, which was
appraised at SIS, which he has been I'M
able TO sell, although the applicant
had worn out considerable shoe
leather and consumed valuable time In
endeavOring to make sale of the whiS
ky. He had used much persuasion for
the purpose of getting saloonkeepers to
go to the place where the whisky was
stored. He had spoken highly of said
whisky, especially to salOonkeepers
who had confidence in atlantis judg-
ment in those matters. but had not sue
ceeded in selling it. and the best offer
he could get was $50. The probate court
was recommended to authorize the
whisky TO be sold for $40