The record-union., 1893-01-16
WILL OF EDGAR MILLS.
ESTATE VALUED AT OVER A
MILLION DOLLARS.
Decedent Capitalist BequeatEs His
Property to Ills Three
Children.
Special to the Rrcorn.un1or.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
SAN Francisco, Jan. I5-The will Of
the deceased capitalist, Edgar Mills, was
fled for probate yesterday by S. Prentiss
Smith and Frank Miller of Sacramento
and William P. Harrington Of Colusa.
who are named as executors. They do
not know the exact value of the estate,
but state that it will probably exceed
81 100000. Among the items of property
are the following: Residence at 1850
California street, with furniture and fix
lures therein, $50, 200; farming and graz
ing lands in the counties of Glenn, Co.
lusa and Tehama, Svalued at about $500
900; railroad bonds and stocks, $500, 900:
other bonds and stocks, $500, 900; money.
$500; notes and accounts, 81, 200; wheat
in store, 81, 600; also other items of prop
erty the nature and value of which are
unknown.
The relator bequeathed to each Of his
executors 5000. which he directed should
be accepted by them in full compensation
for their services. He bequeathed to his
son, Edgar Mills, Jr., his watch, iewelrv
and personal ornaments, and to his
daughters. Adeline Mills and Florence
Adelia Mills, all Of the jewelry, wardrobe.
ornaments, ETC., which mad belonged to
their deceased mother. The family resi-
dence on California street is bequeathed
to the children, share and share alike. and
the executors are directed to pay each
child for his or her support and main
tenance 1000 year.
The decedent bequeathed to his brother.
D. o. Mills, and his nephew, Ogden Mills,
of New York, as trustees, the following
property, in trust for his two daughters:
Three hundred and twenty-seven of the
81, 600 bonds Of the Carson and Colorado
Railroad Company, 1922 shares Of the
capital stock Of the same railroad com
pany. $50 shares Of the capital stock of the
Southern Development Company of Ne
vada, 225 of the 81 ,00G bonds of the Eureka
and Paradise Railroad Company, bearing
Z per cent. interest, and 5000 shares of the
capital stock of the last-named corpora
tion. The trust fund, with its accumu-
lated earnings, is to be delivered and paid
to the two daughters at the expiration of
ten years.
The decedent made further beduest to
his son Edgar Mills, Jr., of the Stone
Corral ranch of 6,470 acres in Colusa
County, and also devised to him 93S
shares of the stock Of the National Bank
of d. o. Mills q Co. TO his personal at
tendant, Henry Webber, he bequeathed
S3,G20. The residue Of the estate is to be
divided into three equal parts, one of
which is to 60 to his son Edgar Mills,
Jr., while the other two are to be added
to the trust fund before created for the
benefit of the daughters. In the event of
the death of any child the share OF such
child is to go to his or her children, or if
there be no issue than to the surviving
devisees.
The viii was executed in this city on
June 6, 1852, and was Witnessed by Il. NJ.
Crawford and S. c. benson. The execu-
tors were advised by the deceased to en-
ploy Mr.. benson as their attorney.
The only heirs-at-law of the deceased
are his three children named ia the viii,
all Of whom are Of age except the daugh-
ter, Florence Adelia Mills. The son Ed
gar is a years old, the daughter Adeline
q years, and Florence I6 years. The de-
ceased appointed as guardians OF the
minor the eldest daughter and his nephew.
Ogden Mills Of New York.