The Delta independent., 1906-03-30
FINAL WILL AND TESTAMENT.
STATE OF COLORADO
COUNTY OF DELTA. 3D.
Is THE COUNTY COURT IN PRoH>TE.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE !
OF :


IN THE MATTER OF THE EsTATEJ
JOHN W. WALKER, deceased.
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.
to John W. Kelso, Cherokee, Kan-nr. James W.
Kclso. lioughton, Kansas, Thorlus W. Kclso,
sparta Illinois, Elizabeth Cady, Eci Rock, Ok.
lahoma, Ella Preston Sparta. Illinois. Mns. Sarah
Walker, Mcpherson, California Hei Irt Walker,
Mcpherson, California, Clyde Wake. santa Ana.
California, and Mrs. Lizzie McFaGdra, Santa
Ana, California. GREErING:
Whereas, 1t has been made to appear in the
County Court of Delta County in the State of Col
orado. that you. the said John ". Ke.-u, Jame-
". kclso, Thomas W. Kcso, Elizabeth Cady
Ella Preston. Mrs. Sarah Walker Herbert Walker
CLYDE Walker, and Mrs. Lizzie McFaddcr are all
the non resident lelatee- named in a certain in
-trument purportinG to be the last will and tesla
ment and codicil, of said John ". Walker, de
ceased
Now. therefore. In accordance with the pro-
visions of the statute in such made and pro-
vided, and by order of Court duly made and en-
tered, you are hereby notified that an instrument
of writing purpOrting TO b. the last will and te,a-
ment and co.cil. of the said John W. Walker
deceased, was presented to said Court for probate
on the 18th day of February, a. D. 1907, by A. r.
Colorado and that the said dccedcnt according to
the said alleged will and codicil thereto attached.
devised and beIueathed his properly in words
and figure, following. to-wit:
Second | give and bequeath to IT.y brother.
Thomas alker, the sum of one thousand Il ,OyOJ
dollars
Third. | give and b4lueath to my nephew
Robert :. kel-o, the sum of one thousand Il .oCOl
dollar.
Fourth. | give devise and bequeath to my
niece, Anna Mu,-er of Delta County. Colorado
all that certain tract parcel of land with the
appurtenance- thereto situate in the County of
Delta, State of Colorado, described u follows
to wit: Lots numbered nine 90, ten rlOl eleven
I'D. and twelve rl2l in Block numbered seven q ,
of Garnet Mesa Subdivision of Delta Townsitc
all bclnc in and part of the Town of Delta to
have and to hold to her and her heirs and assigns
forever.
Fifth. give. devise and bequeath all the rest
and residue of my estate. real. personal and mix
ed, of whatsoever kind wherteoever situated to
my nephews and n!ece-- hereinafter named. to be
divided equally between them. share and share
alike, namely; Anna Musscr aad Robert : kelso.
now OF Delta, Colorado: John W. Kelso now of
Cherokee, Kansas; James ". kelso, now Of
--Kansas: Thomas W. Kalso, nov of Oak
!.
Oklnhomn; Ella Preston. now of Sparta, Illinois;
Elizabeth McFadden, nov of Santa Ana. Califor-
mia; Clyde Walker and Herbert Walker now of
McPherson. California.
And that said decedent according to the codcil
TO said will attached. devised and beaueath
certain of his property in the words and figures
following, to-vit:
Whereas by the said will gave devised and
bequeathed unto my niece, Anna Mus-er that
certain trac; parcel of land with the appurten-
ances situnte In the County of Delta and STATE,
of Colorado, described as follows. to-wit: Lots
numbered nine 81, ten i0), eleven ll) and twelve
| tlal in Block numbered seven e. Of Garnet Mesa
Subdivision of Delta Townsite, all being in and a
part of the Town of Delta. and also port ion o.
the rest and residue of my estate. and
| Whereas my said niece Anna Musser has since
departed this life,
! Now. do hereby give, devise and bequeath the
said real estate and the said portion Of the nest
and residue of my estate - devised aud beaue,heSl
| to my said niece, Anna Musser, as aforesaid. to
and amongst her husband and children or such
thereof as shall be living at the time of my de
cease TO be divided among the said husband and
children in the same proportion as they would
| take as heirs of the said Anna Musscr.
| You Are Hereby Notifed-to, be and appear be-
fore said Court al the County Court room in the
court house in Delta in the County of Delta State
of Colorado on Monday the 18th day of April. A.
d. 1905, at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon
of said day then and there to attend the hearing
thelprobate of said alleged last will and testa-
ment and the codicil thereto attached of the said
John W. Walker deceased, and further to do and
perform what shall then by the said Court be re-
! quired and adiudGei.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF have hereunto set
my hand and aflixed the seal of said Court at my
Office in said Delta County. this 5th day ef March,
1905.
FRED \. DICkERSON,
LSEiLl Judge and Acting Clerk.
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