Cañon City record., 1909-04-15

WHEREAS. 1t has been made to ap-
pear to the County Court OF said Fre-
mont County. in the State of Colo
RADIO, that you, the said Benjamin F.
! Landis, Media Ann Rebecca Spencer.
Mahala A. James. Mrs. Lizzie o. Mil
ler. Samuel Landis, Hattie NJ. Venoble.
Mrs. Ida Norton, Dicie Fisk. Clarence
Evans, Lizzie May Eley. Ollie Williams.
Myrtle White, Marion ]. Evans. Mary
Eta Jones. Denver Evans, Loda Ev-
ans. are heirs at Law Of Sarah J. Pay.
ton late of Fremont County. State OF
Colorado, deceased, and that you are
non-residepts OF said State and that
Samuel Hudson is. the Executor nam
ed in the Will of said Sarah ]. Pay
ton. deceased, hereinafter set forth
and that he is also nonresident Of
the State of Colorado.
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance
| with the provisions of the statute in
such case made and provided. and by
order of Court duly made and entered.
you are hereby notified that an instru-
ment of writing purporting to be the
last will and testament Of the said
Sarah j. Payton. deceased, was pre-
sented to said Court for probate on
the 18th day OF March, A. d. 1909, by
Abraham Payton, residing at Canon
City. Fremont County. in the State OF
| Colorado, that the said decedent
| was. at the time OF her decease, a
Resident OF Fremont County, in the
State OF Colorado: that said de-
| cedent according to the said alleged
will devised and bequeathed her prop
erty in the words and figures follow
ing. to-wit:
Simeon. Nebraska. Nov. 18th. 1903
l. Sarah Jane Payton, of Simeon,
| Nj.
| the uncertainty OF life. do hereby de-
clare this to by my last will and tes-
lament. and I do hereby revoke all
former Wills by me made.
| direct that upon my death that
all my debts and funeral expenses be
promptly paid. and | appoint Samuel
Hudson of Simeon, Cherry County,
| Nebraska, as nv Executor OF this my
last Will and Testament
I bequeath TO my beloved husband.
Abraham Payton. of Simeon. Cherry
County, Nebraska, during his life
| time the free use and occupancy Of
all my real estate owned by me at
| the time OF my demise. wherever
same may be situated In Cherry Coun-
| ty. Nebraska. with the full under
| standing that my husband. Abraham
Payton. shall, during such occupancy.
| OF NV real estate situated In Cherry
| County. Nebraska, pay the taxes on
said land each year as they become
| due. and TO keep the improvements
In good repair.
! further direct that all my personal
property be reduced to cash as speed
| Ily as my Executor deem best. except
ing all my wearing apparel !nclud-
| Ing jewelry which | direct TO be sem
to Mahala A James of White City.
Kansas.
further direc; and bequea,h my
property TO be divided as follows:
/. To my oldest sister. Mary Eta
Evans, of Hale. Oregon. Twenty-Five
Hundred Dollars $2.5oo.00.D
.. To my second sister. Lucinda
+. Osborn. of Sordon. Oklahoma. One
Dollar $4,000
3. To my fourth sister. Media Ann
| Rebecca Spencer. Of Scotch BUNS.
Nebraska. One Hundred Dollars
| t$lo0.oo)
4. To my only brother. Benjamin
r. lands. of Eaglewcol. S D.. Five
Dollars ts5,0o.)
5. To my half sister. Hattie May
venoble. Keithsburg. Ill. Five Dol
lars t35.oo)
s. To my half brother. Samuel Orr
I.andis. Evanston. Ill. Five Dollars
| tt5.00.)
I. To my sister. Mahala A. James,
OF White City. Kansas, all the re-
mainder OF my property after all debts
and expenses OF settling estate are
paid.
further bequeath to my sister
MahRla A. James. OF White City. Kan
| sas. my improved real estate situa-
ten In Victor. Colorado, being Lots
No. l2 and l3 In Block No 40 in the
~ Cntnruhn nhnn1h l
own same at my demise. l direct my
executor 20 execute a deed In fee sim
pie conveying said described prop
erty to MahAla A. james.
I further direct that the cash re-
ceived from the sale OF my personal
effects after all debts and expenses
are paid be loaned on gilt edge sec
urity at the highest legal rate OF in
terest possible and the interest re-
ceived therefrom shall be paid anna
ally to my husband. Abraham Pay
ton during his life time.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED to
be and appear before said Court at
the County Court Room in the Court
House in Canon City. In the County OF
OF Fremont, in the State OF Colorado.
on the 26th day of April. A. D. 1909.
at 10 o'clock of the forenoon OF that
day. then and there to attend the hear
Ing on the probate OF the said alleged
last Will and Testament OF the said
Sarah J. Peyton, deceased, and fur
ther do and perform what shall then.
by the said Court be required and
adjudged.
in WITNESS WHEREOF I have
hereunto set my hand and afixed the
seal OF said Court. at my once b
Canon City. in said County, this 30Sh
dnv nj March A. n 1909.
jSeai) JAMES, L. COOPER. Clork.
First pub. March Is. 1893.
Last pub. April -. 1909.