The San Francisco call., 1906-11-02
Youthful Widow Inherits Riches
of Eccentric Joseph Boardman.
Several Wills Made by the Aged
Millionaire Are Contradictory.

p g. OAKLAND, Nov. 1.-The 'eccentrici-
ties of aged Joseph Boardman that in
life caused him to be declared incom-
patent are in evidence in four wills
that were drawn at his dictation Ions
before VIC Palnlanteer. vice presi-
dent Of yllse Central. Bank. was ap-
pointed hls guardian.
These wills were. executed in. 1902
and. 1903 and they show that the octo-
-genariala .+nlfl lifonalre wished to per
petuate his. name: by. some great act. of
philanthropy and that&the was not
satisfied with The treatment. accorded
him by. his girl-Wift;g who was Miss
Blanche WalilerS and whom he mar
ried IN 1885 when she was only Il
years old. IN All. ..tile wills :he leaves
only $3.50 a an0nth ITO Mrs BOardman,
but -after. their. child was. born he
made another wilEegiring $50 month
70 the daughter. until she should be
come 40 wears. old. and 500 a month
rom hen. Gntll* she should. attain her
-na iotsLty-~. He makes no. provision for
!; he chile from .that *time@ on. -
HIS FIRST WILL. =.
IN his. -iirsJ@ WILL: which was executed
Deeenbcr lis. 1892, Boardnlan had. this
70 say Of. his child wife, and of his
ideas=of philanthropy i. / =. =
II direct tlat the said. corporati tion pay
TO. my wife. Blanche Boa tdman:: the
monthly sum ..of SIS *so:+lcngc as she
remain unmarried and conducts. hers
Se5 Wifl;1v59Ta aflIA-. prOpriety. NY. pro
vision for my. wife-is thus intentionally
made small !: in: comparison: ,.Nylth the.
total value 0f my estate for the reasons
that..sile has done nothing toward the
ez-tH.-a 81 tina T.. d1rlng t}e. Few years she
has leef. InE AEffe: she lzas not shown
THE courtesy and sconsid erations- which
has been due. from heT..:to meas her
g q - d
how. to- q person. Of my. age TBS
amount SO. prQYlce0=. is Sllfflclentt.< 10
support her comfortably according. to
.aour station. m llfe and IS we have been
accustomed. Ito. ipe%.. IR. thus providing.
.Eor. her / feei that lam giving her even
more.than her gSt .t3 . scIts.
3 distributed as aforesaid is to he used
bN the said corporation Ort-tne cree.
uOn and perpetual maintenance OF. a
great Astronomical observatory to be
known as the B0ardman Observatory, y
together with convenient means Of ac-.
cess thereto and ali buildings and ap
5pii3rces properly e pUrtenent thereto.
or deemed. advisable in---conn cction
either Mount: Di2blO. Contra. Costa
County or upon Mount paTnalpais, in
. the uses OF the public and to distin-
guished astronomers throughout the
world, under such regulatlons as may
be prescribed. ....--- -. -:=---
=. s.: NAMES EXECUTORS. =:
2 charles E. Palmer and William. G.
Icnsha w. are named -.as executors in.
this VIII The corporation referred to
was 10 be composed of Charles &.
Palmer. = w G., Henshaw, Fred L. But
ton Thomas Pratber and. William Saw
age. This will directs that. his body
should not be cremated. but should. be
buried in Mountain View. Cemetery.
In VIII dated JUiy.17.. 1903 is the
following clause:
] hereby give and devise all the rest.
and residue Of nay estate. both real and.
personal, after payment Of the fore
going bequests. and the carrying By
ms executors in their discretion. OF all
the foregoing provisions hereof unto.
2 ~cleutinc corporation. to be hereafter
formed upder the laws OF the State Of
california by Charles +. Palmer cred
I Button. = KOenig, J. II. Macdonald
OF Oakland and Edwin Bonnel and
William Savage of San Francisco and
john W Hatens of Berkeley. or .Ieir
survivors. and 10 be known as the
BoardIan Science Association. the
principal object of which VIII be the