The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-08-17
WILL OF JOSEPH MAY.

rey. 1t is a lengthy document, and
abounds in codicils revoking provis-
ions of the original will itself. The
petition for administration sets forth
that the personal property amounts
to 81 800, and the real property to $685.
600, the latter consisting of 1000 acres
of farm land in Blue Earth county,
and city property in Mankato. The
heirs are the widow, Catharine May,
OF this city, and the following
children: Joseph May, Bird Island;
Geo. May, st. Clair; Mrs. Lizzie Bruels,
st. Clair; John May, Mankato; An
drew May, residence unknown; Mrs.
Anna Hodapp, Mankato; Stephen May,
| Wateryille.
The will provides
First, for the payment of the funeral
expenses and debts.
Second, that $1,000 be paid to the
widow, Catharine.
Third, that $500 be paid to John
May.
Fourth, that Andrew be given the
ne /, sec %, 1926, but that he is to
pay $500 to John.
Fifth, that Anna be given lot Sand
the n ], ne !, Sc /, of ne t, sec 10,
| 1925.
Sixth, that Elizabeth, wife of Hubert
Bruels, be given the sw I, sec ID,
1926.
Seventh, that Stephen be given the
Sc /, sec %, 1O7-26.
Eighth, that George be given $1,000
in trust for Joseph, to be invested and
the interest be paid to him yearly I'M
til he becomes fifty years old. If
Joseph dies before that time, his
children are to receive the money
equally when they become % years of
age, except the youngest, Lewis, who
will receive none. Should any of
them marry before becoming % years
old, they shall be paid their share at
once. The promissory note and mort
gage against Joseph, held by the de-
ceased, is to be cancelled.
NINTH to George is to be given the
n % a of ne /, sw /, sec II, 1926: also
w J, sw /, and w 60 a of S J, NV +, and
lots and 5, sec 10, 1925; also J, Sc
!, and sci, ne sec "a, and ne I, and
J, NV /, sec %, 1926; also lots 4, 5
and 6, sec 80, 1925; also NV +,
sec Is, 1926. This is given
subject to the payment of the
first, second and eighth provisions of
the will, if there is not enough per-
sonal estate to meet them, and also
subject to the payment to the widow
of S., 900, which money is to come
from this real estate, to be paid as fol-
lows: $1,000 and the interest on the
whole principal to be paid one year
after the death of the testator, and
each year thereafter until all is paid.
All of the remainder of the property
is left to George, the will reading:
1.-THE reason for providing for George
is that he has always remained at
home and has been a kind, hard work
ing, industrious son, and has never re-
ceived extra pay or recompense for his
time or services, and consider him
entitled to the provisions have made
for him.
George is appointed executor. This
will is dated Nov. Goth, 1886.
A codicil revokes the devise to
George of the n 25 of mel sw4 section
II, 1926, and gives it to the widow
All Of the wheat that the deceased
owned at the time of his death is also
left to the widow.
To Rev. Gottfried Friederice, of
this city, as rector of the Roman Cath
olic congregation, is left 5000, to be ap-
piled for reading masses for the repose
of the soul of the deceased.
If the widow does not demand the
$1,000 left to her, then it is to be di-
vided equally among the seven child
rem.
Another codicil revokes a portion
of the eighth provision of the will,
and provides that $1,000 be paid to
Joseph in annual payments. So much
of the devise to George as relates to
the nw4, sec. 10, 1926, is revoked.
The provision giving $500 to John
is revoked, and he is given the WI,
net, sec. %, 1926.
The provision giving Andrew the
net, sec. %, 1926, is revoked and to
him is given the e4, ne4, sec. %, 1O7-
26.
The provision leaving Stephen the
set, sec, %, 1925, is revoked, and the
e4, set, and the nw4, set, sec. %, 1O7-
26, is given him, and also descend in
equal shares to his children.
To GATHERINGS devise is added all
the moneys that the testatOr dies
possessed of.
John shall at once after the tesla
tors death give warranty deed
to Joseph of the nw4, mel, sec. %, and
to Andrew warranty deed of the
mel, ne4, sec. %, 1925.
There is left to George in trust for