The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-31
WILL Of LATE
CHAS. N. COOKE
(Continued from Rage one,

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the issue, if any, of any of my said
children who may die before the ter
mination of said life estate to take
the share of such deceased child"
Second, he gives all property belong
ing to him in the Hawaiian Islands,
not needed or otherwise disposed of at
the time or his decease, both real and
personal, including stocks in corpora"
tions, interests in ships, book &C
counts, life insurance, interest in the
firm of Levers & Cooke, property be-
queathed to him by the will Of Ju-
liette NJ Cooke, and all other proper
ty of every description, except his
shares in Charles NJ Cooke, Limited,
to Charles NJ. Cooke, Limited
Third, he leaves to his wife, for the
term of her natural life, one-third OF
all his shares in Charles M. Cooke,
Limited, and all the rest residue and
remainder of such shares, and of his
estate real and personal, and all or
the shares given to his wife after the
expiration &C her life estate, to his
children in equal shares. In case OF
portion is to be divided among the
survivors, and in case any of them
should die leaving wife or husband
the latter should have a life interest
in one-half the shares of stock in
said company belonging to such de-
ceased child, the remainder to pass
to the issue of any such deceased
child and in case of no issue to the
brothers and sister of said deceased
child and the issue of any of them
who may have died prior to that time.
Nothing above written, however"
the testator proceeds, lis to be con-
strued to limit the power Of each OF
my children to dispose of any OF the
shares of stock in said Charles M
Cooke, Limited, given to him or her
by this will, in his or her lifetime, II
he or she so desires. 1t is my wish
and hope, however, that none OF my
children will at any time sell or hypo-
thecate any of the shares of Charles
NJ. Cooke, Limited that they may at
any time possess, as the object OF
forming said corporation was to hold
my wife's and my own estate intact
for the benefit ard enjoyment Of our
children, and in the hope that the
forming of said corporation might in
fiuence my children in helping one
another and in guarding and caring
for such of our children who might be
minors.
GAS do not wilt any Of my prop
erty for benevolent and charitable OBJ
jects, having tried to do my best IN
that respect while living, it is my
earnest desire that each beneficiary
under this my last will may consider
it a duty and privilege to assist such
institutions as advance Christianity
and to help their fellowmen who may
be in distress"
It is directed that no bond be re-
quired Of his executrix and executors.
BY the codicil executed August 3,
1908, in presence of G. Hustace, Jr., F.
B. Damon and G. G. Fuller. Mr.. Cooke
bequeaths to Annis Montague Tur-
ner and A. Francis Cooke, his sister
and brother, $500 a month during
their respective lives, to be paid out
of the dividends or net profits Of the
two-thirds of the shares OF Charles
M. Cooke, Limited, bequeathed to his
children. 800
For the rest the codicil gives direc-
lions regarding the administration OF
the estate. AS this is regarded by him
as a personal family matter, the tes-
tator particularly declares and directs
that no inventory or appraisement OF
his estate be returned to any court,
nor any accounts or reports of his es-
tate or its administration. Exclusive
of the Charles M. Cooke, Limited,
shares, the executrix and executors
are given full powers of disposition OF
the property.
Except as modified by the codicil,
the provisions of the will are confirm
ed thereby.
near as they can know, that the tun-
mel is short and necessary cut to
the fire-control station on the peak
nearest the southwestern sea; also
means of conveying water to the fort
from the interior, and naturally de-
Tended avenue of supply to lookouts
on the seward side of the crater, and
probably an avenue through which
siege guns may be hurried to the tip
of the island.
wonderful" was a common ex-
preston.
Hawaii needs every bit OF all this,
said one Congressman.
"This island will be the best forth
fed island in the world, someday,"
said another, his chest expanding with
pride to think that he was one of