The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-20

county of San Francisco, State of California
William ". Stow IT., now residing in San Luis
Oblspo County in said State, and Vanderlynn
STOW, Nellie Stow and Harry p Stow all OF the
SAID city and county OF San Francisco.
Second-l declare that all | possess is the
common property OF myself and my said wife,
ana the provision hereinafter made for my said
wife is in lieu of any and all estate, rights and
interests which the laws OF California may
name her in the said common property.
Ihlrd-l declare that the stocks and bonds
heretofore given By me to my said wife and to
my daughter Nellie are theirs and not q part
ot'my estate, nor so considered by me-
Fourth-I give, devise and beoueath to nv
SAID wife the family residence, stable and
grounds at 1913 Pine street, in said city and
county OF San Francisco, together with all the
furniture, pictures, library, horses, carriages
ana buggfes, and in short all said possessions
aiIo everything contained therein or thereon.
Fifth also give and bequeath to my said
Wl1e property to the value of 800, 900, to be
selected by her from any notes MORTGAGES
STOCKS ana bonds possessed by me at the time
OF nay death-the notes, mortgages and bonds
TO be taken at their face vaIne and the stocks
at their market value at the time of selection
ana II there shall not be sufficient notes, mort
cages, stocks and bonds TO produce the said
SlO0, 900 as above provided, then my said wife
shall select the remainder of said sum from any
other property belonging to my estate.
olxth-In the event that my'said wife should
decline to accept the provision made for her in
the preceding paragraphs, in lieu of all inter
est IN the common property, then none of the
provisions therein made for her shall be opera
tive, and she shall take and receive only sncb
interest in the common property as the law
gives her.
SEVENTH also give and bequeath to my said
VIE the policy OF insurance on my life. The
said policy stands in her name and this clause
IS inserted only to make it certain that the pro-
ceeds OF said policy shall go to her in addition
TO the provision hereinbefore made for her.
Eighth declare that have made advances
TO my son, Sherman p, which / consider his
full equitable share of my estate and for that
reason make no provision for him in this. nv
Will, except that give and bequeath TO him
my pearl shfrt-studs and the cane presented to
me by the Assembly of the State OF California
In 1893, and except as hereinafter provided.
Nlnth-Al the rest, residue and remainder
OF my property and estate 'of every name
nature and description, and wheresoever situ
ated, which shall remain after the payment of
my DEBTS, funeral expenses, the expenses of
settling my estate, and after settling the fore
going provisions OF this, my will / give and
devise to my executors hereinafter named and
the Survivors and survivor of them as joint
tenants, and not as tenants in common unon
special trust to and for the uses and purposes
following
/ To divide the same into five trust funds as
follows: For my daughter Lena and her chill
dren, as hereinafter specified, $50, GOO; for NV
son, Vanderlynn Stow, $15 900; for my dauph-
ter Nellie, 10000; for my son Harry p. $40
900; for my son William W., $4,000 But If
said residue should be insufficient to equal the
aggregate OF $l45 600 then the amount for.
each of said children shall be diminished pro
rata according to the sum provided for each,
ana II SAID residue exceeds said amount, then
the said excess shall be divided into six ennai
parts, and one OF the said parts shall be added
10 each OF the five trust funds above specified
and the remaining sixth part Will be immedi-
ately paid over by my said trustees to nv con
sherman p. In fixing the amount of provision
made Tor my said daughter Lena and nv son
Vanderlynn, have taken into consideration
advances heretofore made to them respec-
lively.
2. As soon as my said trustees have ascer-
tanned the amount TO which my sons Wander
lynn and Harry 7. and my daughter Nellie
will be entitled under the first clause of this
trust they shall Immediately pay the same
over to them respectively.
3. My trustees shall invest and keep invested
and feinvested the fund above specified for the
benefit OF my daughter Lena and her said
children, and shall hold and dispose of the
same and the income thereof as follows: Said
trustees shall pay to my daughter Lena, per
sonaliy, during her natural life, semi
the net income OF said fund, and
upon her death they, the survivors and sur
vivor, successors and successor of them, shall
divide the said fund equally between her then
living children and the representatives of her
deceased children, if any, the division to be
made per stripes and not per capita
4. To the above specified share of $40 900 for
my said son William W.. there shall be added
that certain farm or ranch, containing about
$500 acres, and situated in the county of San
Louis Obispo, State OF California and now in
charge of my said son, William W. Also all
the livestock, farming implements and other
personal properly thereon; all of said share
and property to be held by my said trustees
with full power 10 sell said real and personal
or any part thereof, and to invest
and reinyest the proceeds in other property.
and TO keep the whole OF said share and prop
erty invested and reinTested for the benefit of
said William W., his wife and children and 10
dispose of said share and property and the
and income thereof, as follows:
The net income thereof 10 be paid to my