Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-08-04
Gov. Hardin's VIII.
HE R%EQUEATHs PROPERTY TO
THE AMOUNT OF ABOUT
100000, MOSTLY TO
HIS WIFE.
His Sister Handsomely Remembered
-Namesakes Not Forgotten
The baptist Church and
Hardin College Re-
ceiye Rec0gni-
tiOn.

Ex-Governor C.H Hardin's will is
quite a lengthy instrument in which
he definitely disposes of all Of his
property amounting to something
like 500, 900 in farm property, city
property, notes, cash and bank
stock. Governor Hardin, during
his life time, contributed ut least
500, 600 to charities, schools and
churches. In his will he remem
bered such institutions in q hand
some manner. The will was written
February, 1892, was witnessed by
T. I'll. (Geo.) Marshall and f. ".
Gentry. Governor Hardin showed
his confidence in Maj. HI. A. Rick
etts, cashier of the Southern Bank,
| of Mexico, by making him executor
of his will without bond. After re-
questing that his body be inferred
quietly in his garden at the old
homestead temporarily he asked
that in the course of two years it be
removed to Jewell burying ground
near Columbia and that a plain
| granite stone be erected over his
grave which should be placed by the
side of his mothers. He also re-
quested that his wife select the
model and the inscriptions she
might choose to put upon it.
HANDSOME REQUESTS TO HIS WIFE.
He THEN bequeathes to his wife
some handsome paintings and books
which will go to Hardin College Ii
brary at her death. He then wills
her about 500 acres of land in this
county which he fully describes, a
portion of which is the old home
stead, also the post-office block in
this city, residence property on
Promenade street and in other por-
tons of the city, also real estate in
Boone county. His interests in 20
| shares of capital stock in the South
ern Bank, now in his wife's name,
$50 shares on capital stock in the
Southern Bank, in his own name,
5000 in cash, all to go to his
wife. He then bequeathes a large
amount of personal property includ.
ing notes, stock, ETC., to her.
REQUESTS TO HIS SISTER.
To his sister, Mary E. Smith, he
leaves 362 acres of land in Audrain
county known as the Smock farm.
REQUESTS TO HIS NIECE.
To his niece, Fannie Talbot, Of
Denver, Colo, he leaves $50 acres
in Audrain county known as the
Peter Woodward farm.
REQUESTS TO NAME sAKEs.
He then leaves $50 to each of hi
name sakes and his wife's name
sakes as follows: Charles Hardin
Curt, Charles Hardin Early, Charles
Hardin Daniel, Charles Hardin
Ridgeway, Charles Hardin Wilson
Charles Hardin Warnell, Hardin
Daricux, Charles Hardin Williams
son of J. T. Williams, of Mexico,
Charles Hardin Johnson, son o.
Ebenezer johnson, Audrain county
Hardin johnson, son of J. T. John
son, Mexico, Hardin Rixey, son o
W. J. Rixey, of this city, Charles
Hardin Dockery, Charles Hardin
Morris, Charles Hardin Faddis
Hardin Starnes, Charley Hardin
Kennedy, Hardin Belch, Hardin
Winfree, Charles Hardin Toalson
Mary Hardin Mercer, Mary Hardin
Wilson, Mary Hardin Young, Mary
Hardin Spence, Charles Hardin
Lebbler, Charles Hardin Miller
Charles Hardin Spotswood, Charles
Hardin Branch, Charles Hardin
Smith, Charles Hardin School, Har
din Baker, Hardin Laws, Charlie
Hardin Pollard, Charles Hardin
Blanton, Hardin Sims, Charles Har
din Baker, Charles Hardin Talbot
Charles Hardin McPike, Charlie
Hardin Davis, Charles Hardin
Bean.
REQUESTS TO THE BAPTIST CHURCH
To the Baptist church of this cit.
he left 10 shares of capital stock il
the Metropolitan National Bank a
Kansas City.
CHURCH SOCIETIES.
He bequeaths to Judge John A
Guthrie in trust for the Missio
Baptist Church General Association
10 shares of stock in Red Rive
) bank at Gainesville, Texas. II
leaves to the Baptist Minister'S All
: Society, located at Mexico, $1OO0a
| an endowment fund. He bequeath
the Jewell burying ground near &c
lumbia to Boone county and leave
l $1,000 to the county a portion
| which is to be used each year keei
> ing the grounds in good orde'
etc.
HARDIN COLLEGE.
To Hardin College, the existent
of which is due to the deceased,
/ leave Is shares of Red River M
8 tional Bank stock at Gainesville
= Texas. and So 500 in cash, less an