The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-01-21
THE GILFILLAN WILL.
The Redwood Falls Library Fund Not
Mentioned in the Document.

day afternoon of last week. The
minimum value of the estate is
placed at 1868, 400. Prior to his de
mise Mr.. Gilfillan decided a great
deal of his property to prospective
heirs, and as result the amount f
property admitted for probate was
a great deal less than what Mr.. Gill
fillan was worth a year or two prior
to his demise.
Three or four weeks before his
death business man of this city
was informed that Mr.. GilHllan was
DESTROYS of doing something toward
the erection and equipment ola pub
lie library for Redwood Falls. The
matter was laid before two or three
men of this city with the view OF
formulating a plan for receiving the
donation, and after considerable of
time spent in searching for a law
that would permit of the acceptance
in legal matter q meeting of the
city council was called for the pur-
pose of establishing library and
selecting a library board. This was
done on the Friday evening before
the demise of Mr.. Gilfllan. The
party to whom the matter was first
laid gave the details to the members
of the council, and the board was
selected The next morning q copy
OF the ordinance, together with a
resolution appointing the board
was sent to Mr.. Gilfllan S attorney,
but the latter did not get the matter
before Mr.. Gilfillan before be passed
away on the following Thursday.
G. n. Bell, the attorney, hopes that
something will yet be done to carry
out Mr.. GILLIAN S ante-mortem
wish.
The estate is divided up among
! the Immediate members of the fam
lily, widow. two sons and two
daughters.
At the time of the making of the
will, Nov. Is, 1897, the ST. Paul
Trust company was doing an active
business and the testator made that
company his executor and trustee.
But after the trust company went
into liquidation the testator added a
codicil to his will, annuling the ap-
pointment and naming E. H. Bailey,
Charles O. Gilfllan, his son, and
John Garfield, his friend, of the
water board, as executors and trus-
tees.
The testator leaves in trust to
Charles O. Gil6llan the following
farms:
Robinson, 100 acres: Carlisle, SO
acres; Cook and Nelson, 800 acres
Satta farm, $50 acres; Dripps, 16(
acres; Andrews, so acres; Eli House
$50 acres; Jensen, 4:9 acres; tota
of ! 40 acres.
Charles o. Gilfllan has plenary
powers in managing and disposine
of these farms, but the Income OF
avails are to be turned over to the
executors as trustees, and they
shall divide the sums so paid in int
rec parts or truStfundS eacf
for Mrs. Gillian, wife of the tesla
tor; for his daughter, Emma c. Gil
6llan, and his daughter Fanny (Mrs
Kingland Smith.)
These funds are to be invested il
United States bonds, such bonds as
have the longest terms to run.
The testator leaves to his sor
Charles O. Gilfillan any and al
other real estate in Redwood county
and all furniture, fixtures, nipple
ments, etc., employed in the con
duct of the home farm and all no es
accounts and the like arising from
the management Of the home farm,
Also the stock in the bank at Red
wood Falls.
Also the stock in the Sleepy Eye
Milling company.
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To his son, Frederick j. Gillian,
the testator leaves the seven dwell.
ing houses and the realty appurte-
nant thereto in block /, Kittson s
addition.
Also the stock in the Saltwater
Water company and the stock in the
G.. N. Nelson lumber company.
/ Also realestate in Minnesota not
otherwise disposed of.
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