Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-17
JUDGE HUBBARD Will
Widow Literally Provided fcr...
Bulk OF Estate to Children
and Grandchildren.
Library to Son and Partner...
Trustees and Executors to
Serve Without Bonds.
No Public Bequests...The Es.
tate Valued at About
100000.

| Cedar Rapids, June 1.-THE will OF
the late Judge n. NJ. Hubbard was filed
for probate yesterday. The instrument
was written by the judge on September
10, 1901, and the entire document which
is clear and concise and entirely char
acteristic Of the testator is without the
semblance of a scratch or erasure being
wonderfully plain and ltgible for u man
of Judge Hubbards years. 1t follows:
Il, Nathaniel NJ. Hubbard, of Linn
county, Iowa, being in good health and
sound, oisposing mind, do hereby make.
publish and declare this to be my last
will and testament, and do hereby re-
woke all former wills by me made:
First give and bequeath in fee to
Kate Hervey Hubbard, my dearly be-
loved Wife, our homestead in cedar
Rapids, and everything now or hereaf-
ter contained in it; also the barn lot
in the same block with barn and car
riage house and with horses, harness,
carriages and all personal property be-
longing to the barn and carriage house.
Second also give and bequeath to
my beloved wife the use and income
and possession of all my estate, real
and personal, during her lifetime.
'Third-At the time of my death the
title to all my estate, real and per-
sonal, except what | have given 10 my
beloved wife in fee by the two preced-
ing paragraphs, shall at once vest in
fee in Nathaniel Nj. Hubbard, Jr., my
only son; Frank +. pawley, as trustee
for my only grandson living, Hubbard
Nye; Mary Nye, my granddaughter;
John NJ. Nye, and George X. Barton,
my two sons-in-law, in equal parts,
that is to say, each one of the ;.bove
named shall have one-iifth part OF the
residue of my estate not given in fee
to my beloved wife.
FOURTH hereby appoint Frank +.
Dawley, my faithful and competent
partner for nearly quarter of a CEN
tury, to be trustee, without bonds, to
the share of Hubbard Nye and
to pay to him the income of the same
for his support. do not consider Hub
bard Nye competent at present to care
for his estate But if my executors here
after named shall all give their written
consent and judgment that Hubbard
Nye has become and is competent to
take care of his property, his trustee.
Mr.. Dawley, may convey the same to
him; otherwise Hubbard Nye's share
shall remain in trust during his life
time and shall then descend and be
paid to his lawful heirs
"Fifth-My Jaw library has already
been given by me to Nathaniel NJ. Hub
bard, Jr., my son. and f. F. Dawley, my
partner, and I now confirm the gift.
sixth give and bequeach to my
esteemed partner, Charles E. Wheeler
my horse, Aegon, 2:1SA. and any one
colt or filly which he may select that l
nay own at my demise.
Seventh appoint Nathaniel Hub
w. Nye executors of this will, without
ponds, and hope and trust they will be
lble to divide and distribute by estate
without the aid of the courts.
'Eighth-To the rare good sense adj
ice and affection of my beloved wife
owe everything. Our son will inherit
he estate of his mother. IN which re-
inquish my dover rig-ir. George K.
Barton and John w. Nye were kind and
ltfectionate husbands of my beloved |
daughters, Jessie and Jennie. Hubbard |
lye is not now competent to manage |
lis estate. These considerations have |
induced me to make the above DISPOSE
ion of my estate, and l believe the dis |
of it to be just.
This will is written by my own hand |
his tenth day of September in the year
f our Lord, nineteen hundred and one. |
NATHANIEL NJ. HUBBARD"
Estate at Large.
The value of Judge HubparGs estate
$ variously estimated, but is probably
Iorth about 100000 Besides the mag
ificent homestead, there is Colds tream
arm, one of the most valuable pieces
1 farm property in the county; the old
block, southwest corner of
lrst avenue and Third street for
hitch the judge recently paid $4,000
nd large amount of other property,
tocks and bonds. The will contains
othing concerning the immense law
ractice of the firm of which Judge :
hubbard has been the head so many ;
ears, but this business will continue
S at present With the enormous bust
ess Of the Northwestern Railway S
ompany it is one of the most lucra-
We and pleasant law practices in the
fiddle west