Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07
HILES' ESTATE SETTLED.
All Suits Dropped and a Distribution
Agreed To.

A final settlement of all interests un-
der the will of George Hiles, who died
about a year ago, was made Monday.
All litigation has been dropped and an
agreement reached between all the per-
sons interested for distribution of the
property. The deeds of transfer from
one heir to another have been made
out, aud one of the largest estates ever
admitted to probate in Milwaukee dis
posed Of according to agreement and
law.
On March Is, last, the will of Mr.
Hiles was admitted to probate. 1t
DIVIDED the estate, estimated to be
worth over 100000, among his child
ren and grandchildren, James K. P.
Hiles, Franklin P. Hiles, Phoebe A.
Hiles and Benjamin Skidmore, jr., were
named as executors. John Johnson
was appointed special administrator.
The estate included real estate in sew
eral states valued at 50, 100000, 200, 600
acres of which is in Wisconsin, Mime
sofa and Michigan.
PROVISIONS OF TIE WILL.
The will provided for the widow,
Mrs. Mary Hiles, by leaving her the
homestead at SS Farwell avenue, with
horses, carriages and furniture, with
$75, 900 cash; for the testators interment
IN the family cemetery at Dexterville,
and for the erection Of family monu-
ment there, at an expense not exceed
ing $4,000, setting aside fifty shares of
the capital stock of the George Hiles
Land and Lumber company to keep the
monument and lot in repair.
To Leon Miller, a nephew, three
quarters of section Of land and the
DeXterville homestead is left; to Ella
l.. Cook, an old servant, a furnished
house and lot in Chicago. The balance
OF the estate was conveyed to the
George Hiles Land and Lumber COM
pany, corporation organized under
Wisconsin laws, with capital stock Of
5000, 900. The 1896 shares of stock Of
this company, which Mr.. Hiles owned
at the time of his death, was divided as
follows: TO Franklin ?. Hiles, his son.
l,3S2 shares, valued at $13S 200; to
James X. Z. Hiles, son, l 1882 shares,
valued at Sl3S, 200; to Phoebe A. Hiles.
daughter, l ,382 shares of stock, valued
at Sl3S, 200; to George H. Hiles, Samuel
HIles, Willie Hiles and Dexter Hiles,
children of James K 2. Hiles, 100
shares, valued at $1,000 apiece; to
klttle Hiles, granddaughter, 100
shares, valued at SO 900; to Annie A.
Hlles, granddaughter, 100 shares of
stock, valued at 900; to Leon Miller,
a nephew, 100 shares of stock, valued
at $1,000; to Benjamin Skidmore, ir., ,
husband Of a granddaughter, LaIlie
Skldmore, 100 shares, valued at $4,000,
to Lallie Skidmorc, "a granddaughter,
promlssory notes executed by Benja-
min Skldmore, jr., valued at $4,000.
The will also provides that the stock
OF the lumber company shall be depos-
tied and kept in the Wisconsin Marine
q Fire Insurance company bank.
PROPERTY INVENTORIES 50, 100000.
On March % an inventory of the es-
tate was filed by the special admins
tration, showing, besides the real estate.
three-quarters of a million in securities.
$50, ,094, a in cash in the Marine & Fire
Insurance Company bank, and stock in
the Hlles Lumber company valued at
$449 600
On April the widow filed a notice
in the Probate court to the effect that
she elected to take her dover rights.
instead of any provisions by the dece-
dent, and on April 8 the will was ad-
mltted to probate, letters of admins
tration being granted to James X. P.
hles, Phoebe A. Hiles, Benjamin Skid
more, jr., and Franklin P. Hiles Judge
n. B. Neelen was named guardian ad
litem of Dexter Hiles and Kittie Hiles.
minor heirs.
| JAMES W. IILES' CLAIM.
Sept. 3 last claim of $51,3I1.75 was
filed against the estate by James W.
Hiles, brother of George Hiles, for an
alleged balance due him for transactions
between him and his brother from 1871
to the time Of George Hiles' death.
This claim included notes and COM
missions on which $500 had been paid
by George Hiles and endorsed by
James W. Hiles.
The latter was not remembered in
the will. In the settlement of the es-
tate the attorneys interested stated that
this suit and others had been dropped,
but by what agreement is not given out.
1t will be several weeks before all the
deeds and documents in the transfers
of real estate will be entirely cleared up
The expense of probating the will,
paying attorneys fees and making all