The Progress., 1896-02-15
A ssusin-ss Nians VIII.


cessed. was filed for ptouate III the
Djstrict Court in our city.
Like every business transaction OF
the gentleman who wrote 1t, 1t was
we'll done, carefully prepared, pre-
else. and admitted Of no controversy
"a To- the intention Of the testatur.
This is the yerbage # tina lnstrn
meDt filed
State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Cad
do, BE it known. that |, Edward Ia
nohs, a resident Of the parish Of Cad
do in the State Of Ioulslana, beng
Of sound mind and memory, aud dc
slrous, IN the view Of the uncertainty
of life, of arranging my worldly at
fairp. 10 hereby make Sud publish
,h,s my last will and testament, IN
Geographic form, in the words aud
figures that follow, to wit:
lst desire to be decently inter
red, without any costly display or ex
peOse,
2d. desire that AL my just debts
shall bs paid with IN little delay ~
practicable And instruct my eXecu-
tors berensftsr named, to use any
monies on band at NY decetse for
that pnrpose
81. v Whereas, my sou, W. b. ia
oobs, my daughter Lola J. Aicock,
my daughter rrala jacobs, my daugh-
er 81. A. jacobs, my daughter Sarah
Ottlllie lsCvbr, hnye each received IN
advance ou their portions OF my "a
tate. tbs sum IT $l5,33s Now IN
order to pr eide against tho NECESSITY
Of their ,coIlst'ng the suu thus re-
ceiyed, snd in order TO eqnal'1e the
PORTIONS which my chilarcu sholl re-
saive at my death, | hereby make the
following special legscle', to wit:
II givs aud bsqueavh to
my son, Ernest jacobs,
the snm OF 81, 900, TO boar Interest AZ
s per cent yer snnnm, from the I'D
day Of May, 1894, until paid to him
by my executors. Vhs iDtprsst a
lowed Oh the foregoing speclai Iegacy
IN intended ~ u Cumpeussslon to br-
nest OK the use aud emotnmsnts Of
the money aud property heretofore
gwen IS W. i. Jacou,, hDIa ! Ja
cobs. Myrtle \ Jacobs, Iraia Jacobs
aud Sarah Quilts Jacobs
direct that the foregoing legacy
shall be paid ont Of the mass ii my
} estate from any funds or property
herein, otherwise disposed Of
The residue Of my estate shall be
equally divided among my children
share and share alike.
In the event there shall be any lie
quality IN the portions which my SAID
children shall receive under this pro
vision Of my last will and testament,
> | declare that any excess which eth
er one of them may receive, over his
or her distributlve share, ls an extra
portion, aud, aud the same shall not
be snbjsct to collation.. Neither shall
W. Is. Jacobs, Lola |. Alcock, Trala
Jscsbs, Myrtle A. Jacobs, Sarah o.
title Jacbs, be required to collate the
a advantages they may have received.
4th. 1t is my wish that my inter
est in the First National Bank of
. Shreveport, and in the Jacobs com
, press shall remaln in tact, and shall
not be disposed cfp among MY heirs,
during the lifetime of their mother,
Mrs. p. l.. Jacobs,
[ therefore give and bequeath to
d my beloved wife the usufruct of all
the the stock which | may swn in the
First National Bank, of Shreveport
d and liz the Jacobs compress at my
0 decease Hereby dispensing hen
FROM any obligation to give bond OF
security for the same, and not intend
{ ing by this provision to impair hel
rights as legal usufructuary of the
same.
1t is my earnest wish that my wifi
keep sufficient means invested In sale
business to control the same, anC
' continue them successfully
S. As my wife, Z. l.. jacobs, is Ell
titled by law to half the properly ac
u CURED since our marriage, and rs The
/ plantations owned by me and situated
1t in the parish of Bossier, known a.
Kingston and Little Bee Bend plan
,ations, belonging to the community
!, are safe Investments yielding Ger
tain revenue, l will aud bequeath t
said beloved wife, the usufruct of m !.
y interest IN SAID plantations, for ant
during the term of her natural life
dispensing her from giving bond OF
10 security for the same.
n Aud also give to my said wife, TO
d and during the term OF her life, tn
usufruct OF lots -, IA, Is, 1G, in bloc
Is, in the city of Shreveport, togeth
:. or with all the buildings and i'm
provements of every kind and de
4 scription which shall be OH said lot
81 at the date OF my dscease.
And ! give to her IN full propert