The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-02-17
HEIRS SIGN AN AGREEMENT
Principal Heirs of the Estate Provide
for Carrying Out Recent Plans Made
by Dead Citizen-Estate Valued at
100000.


of January 90, 1908, which was read
to the members of the family of the
decedent on Monday night was fl
ed for probate in the county court late
Tuesday afternoon. The will divides the
estate estimated at between $3,000,000
and $5,000,000 between the members of
Mr.. Simmons family.
No public requests of any nature
are made in the will and no person
outside the members of the family is
mentioned. z. G. Simmons, the son,
is named as sole executor of the will
without bond.
After the reading of the will on
Monday evening an agreement was
made among the heirs for the carrying
out Of plans for annuities for relatives
which Mr.. Simmons had recently sug-
gested and this agreement is filed as
a portion of the will in order that these
gifts may be matter of record. The
complete copy Of the will and the
agreement made by the heirs follows:
I. z. G. Simmons, of the City of Ke-
nosha, in the County of Kenosha and
State of Wisconsin, being of sound and
disposing mind and memory, do make,
publish and declare this my last will
and testament in manner following,
that is to say:
First:-It is my will and desire and
I hereby direct that all my just debts
and funeral expenses and the charges
and expenses of settling and admins
tering my estate be paid out of my
estate by my executor and trustee
hereinafter named, as soon after my
death as practicable without loss to
my estate
Second:-After the payment of my
debts and funeral expenses and the
charges and expenses of settling and
administering my estate, I hereby
give, devise and bequeath all and
singular the rest, residue and remain
der of my estate of every name, nature
and description, and both real and per-
sonal and mixed and wherever situate,
unto my executor and trustee herein
after named, In Trust, however, upon
the following terms and conditions
and for the following uses and pur-
poses, viz:
To hold, manage, prosecute, conduct
and carry on with my estate and prop
erty, either all or any of the lines of
business In which | shall or may be
engaged at the time Of my decease,
for period of ten years from and
after my decease, and I hereby
authorize and empower my said execu-
tor and trustee to hold, manage, prose
cute, conduct and carry on the said
lines OF business as fully in all re-
spects as [ could or might do were I
living, with full power and authority
to borrow all money and moneys ON the
credit of said estate that may at any
time or times, in the Judgment and
discretion of my said executor and
trustee, be necessary or proper in the
prosecution, management, conduct and
carrying on of said lines of business
in which | shall or may be engaged at
the time of my decease, and for that
purpose to retain and employ therein
the capital which shall at nv death be
employed therein, and such additional
capital as he shall think fit, from time
to time, to borrow on the credit of nv
said estate, and generally to act In all
matters relating to said lines of bust
ness as if he were the sole owner
thereof and fully entitled thereto: and
my executor and trustee hereinafter
named shall be free from all RESPONSE
biity and liability if loss arises in the
transaction of the said lines of bust
ness, or in any or either of them.
2. From the net income and profits
of my said estate, business and prop
erty, and in case of the failure of in
come and profits from my said estate,
then out of the principal thereof to
pay to my sister, Esther Stebbins, of
the City of Kenosha, Wisconsin, the
sum of thirty (30) dollars per week,
payable weekly, for and during the
term of the natural life of my said
sister, Esther Stebbins.
And to pay to Miss Charity Robe
son, the sister of my deceased wife,
the sum of forty (40) dollars per
month, payable monthly, for and dur
ing the term and period of the natural
life of the said Miss Charity Robson.
And in the event Of the division and
distribution of my estate as herein
after provided before the death of my
said sister and the said sister of my
deceased wife. then and in such case
the payment of the sums aforesaid to
my said sister and to the said sister
of my deceased wife shall be lien
and charge upon each of the shares of
my said estate in the hands Of my son
and daughters and anddaughter
-