Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-12-25

made as follows:
An annuity of $l2, 900 per year to
his wife, Anna Maria Phelps of
Cheltenham, England, as long as she
shall live.
Thomas Phelps, Chicago, brother,
$25, 600.
Mary Jane Phelps. wife of brother
| Thomas, $4,000.
Frederick 5. Phelps. nephew.
So, 600, also $500 per annum for 10
years.
Thomas +. Phelps. nephew. $15, 600.
Viola Phelps Carpenter, niece, Chi
cago, $40, 600.
Lillian Phelps Merrill, Chicago,
80, 900.
William S. :.Carpenter, Chicago, So,
600.
Frederick G. Merrill, Chicago,
5000
Sarah Wright, Libertyville. Ill.
sister, 81 900 per year during life.
Silas Wright, Libertyville, ILL.,, 81,
600.
Bertha Phelps, niece, So. 900.
Vera Phelps, niece, $1,000
Marian Tabb, wife's niece. So. 600.
J. j. Smith, brother first wife. So, 600.
Penelope Hall, sister first wife,
1000.
Sarah Hodges NASH, cousin, 81 ,OOC
and $500 per year during life.
Maria Holland, cousin. $500 and $3.50
per wear during life.
Elizabeth Phelps, Libertyville. Ill. i.
sister, 81 900 and 81, 900 per year dur
ing life.
Elizabeth Phelps, wife of his late
son Silas, Lake Mills, Iowa, $40. 600
Nellie Phelps, wife of brother
James, 800 per year for life.
Horace Weiser. oldest son of my
friend. Charles j. Weiser of DEBORAH
Iowa, 81 900 when he becomes p years
of age
Oldest living son of VIM. A San
ford. Cherokee. Iowa, 81 900 when he
becomes n years of age.
If son is born to Frederick S.
EPhelps, $40. 900 when ne becomes 81
years of age.
TO Charles j. Weiser of DEBORAH,
Iowa. in trust for purposes hereinafter
stated. land in st. Paul, Mimi. as de-
scribed, lots 8, 10, IL and IL. Income
to be used as follows:
LIST. S25 per year for care of lot at
Pembrokeshire, South Wales. England,
where mother is buried.
$50 per year for lot at Libertyville.
H., where father is buried.
$50 per year for lot at Charles City,
Iowa, where brother Nathan is buried.
$50 per year for lot at Chicago
where brother Thomas is buried.
$50 per year for care of lot in Phelps
cemetery at DEBORAH, Iowa, owned by
me; monument to be kept clean and
washed not less than once in every
two years.
Pay to my friend Eugene W. Hoyt
the sum OF 500 per year so long as
said Hoyt may live and continue in
charge of the development and main
tenance of the grounds OF the Phelps
cemetery.
I'd. During the first five years of
said trust my trustee shall, after
making payments as aforesaid, pay
and deliver to the authorities of the
Phelps Cemetery the balance of in
come derived from said trust. Said
income to be by said cemetery applied
and devoted to the care and maiuten-
ance and improvement Of the grounds
of said cemetery and in the event
said authorities decide to enlarge the
present grounds of the said Phelps
Cemetery and include the grounds of
the adjoining Montgomery Cemetery,
which hope will be done. then / au-
thorize and empower said Phelps
Cemetery to use and apply such part
of income received by them as they
see fit. TO the purchase of said grounds
and enlargement Of said Phelps Gene
terry.
Sd. During the second and third
five years of said trust. meaning ten
years ensuing after the first five years.
my said trustee shall. after making
payments from the income of said
trust, hereinabove provided, set apart
each year during said period of ten
years from said income the sum of
$500 per year, until the same shall
aggregate the sum of 50. 900 Ii, at
the expiration of fifteen years from
my death, the said City of DEBORAH
shall have established park to be
known as the Phelps Park. upon tie
terms and conditions hereinafter
stated. then / direct my said trustee
to pay over said sum of IS, 900, or
such part thereof as is hereinafter pro-
vided, TO the authorities of the City
of Decorah Iowa Ii said park Shall
trustee shall pay over the sum of So
600 TO the authorities of said Phelps
Cemetery, and the City of DEBORAH,
Iowa, shall have no claim or right,
in and to the said sum of 50, 000
Such payments to the said City of De-
corah shall not be made. except upon
terms and conditions hereinafter
stated in regard TO the establishment
of said park. All the balance of the
income derived from said trust fund
during the period of ten years above
stated shall, after making the pay
ments hereinbefore provided, be paid
to the authorities of Phelps Cemetery.
to be devoted and applied as herein
before provided.
4th. After the expiration OF 10
years from my death my said trustee
shall, after making the payments