The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-25
CALEB KING WILL
HAS BEEN ENTERED
Three Institutions Beside
the Family Benefit by
the Requests.

Benevolent requests of the late Cal
eb w. King, a prominent resident, who
died on August 8, following an unsuc-
cessful operation for appendicitis. are
considerable according to the will
which was filed for probate on Friday
in the Wayne probate court. The
Christian church, the Associated Char
tiles and the Margaret Smith home
gifts. The residue of the estate,
which included real estate and person
al property is inherited by the widow.
Mrs. Agnes King, and the three sons,
John NJ, Lewis E., and Walter S. King,
also few smaller requests being
made in the interest of others.
The First Christian church on South
Tenth and A streets, in which he took
a great deal of interest, will receive
$500. In his will, which was drawn
up on July %, few days before his
death, he provides that this amount
shall be set aside for the church and
that the interest which it will draw,
shall be used for general expenses OF
the congregation. Not until such a
time as sufficient money has been sub.
scribed which, with the sum which he
left to meet the Indebtedness of the
Institution, shall the principal of his
bequest be used.
500 For the Poor.
The Associated Charities will re-
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be put is not specified and it no doubt
was his desire that it should go in
the general fund, from which the mon
ey Is drawn to meet the expenses in
Cured in prescribing to the wants OF
the poor. The Margaret Smith home
for aged women also will receive 800
The two sons, Walter and Lewis,
including all the undivided live stock
grain and implements on the place
A forty acre farm in Center town.
ship also is inherited by them, but in
this bequest the decedent provided
that they should pay for the land at
$50 a acre, which is less than its mar
ket value. The $4,000 raised by this
method shall be distributed as fol
lows: 5000 to Mrs. Ola Thompson, the
wife of Edward Thompson; 5000 to
Mrs. Anna Cisco. the wife of John
Cisco, and 800 to Robert c. Thomp
son, who Is named after the decedent
The remaining $500 is to be divided
among the widow and three children
each sharing equally. In case the two
sons, Walter and Lewis can not de-
eide to pursue this course within the
next six months, the testator provided
that the court should appoint a com
missioner to sell the farm and make
these special requests. s
To the widow, all other property
either personal or real in Richmond
and Fountain City or wherever else
he may have possessions, is given
Mrs. King is to have entire control Of
these properties for eight years and
at the end of that time she and the
son, John M. King, will divide the es
tate. each sharing equally. During the
period which the widow is in entire
control, without even the necessity Of
making report to the court, she may
dispose of the property if she SO de
sires. The decedent said it was his de
sire that she should have all com
forts and educate their youngest sor
during this period when the estate
IL held in a way in trust.
No letters of executorship were is
sued and possibly none will be. Ac
cording to the petition for probate the
personal property of the estate is Of
probable value of $1,000.