Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-12-03
A REMARKABLE DOCUMENT
The Last Will and Testament of the
Late John M. Cooper.


and dposng mind and memory but realizing the uncertainty
life the certainty DEATH do hereby make declare and pub
s this will and testament which is operate on and dis
all real personal and mixed property wherever
may located found hereby and all willie
codcs and estamenay dispositions heretofore made by me- but
this will shall not affect the provisions OF insurance POI
icies carried by which payable my children.
hereby direct that executors SHALL as soon as ey
conveniently after DEATH legal debts and
by owing of my DEATH including the OF my
last illness and funeral expenses.
have heretofore at provided each OF my
daughters with home but have not done for son. John
Cooper therefore do hereby give devise and bequath to him. my
said John Cooper homestead in Baxter Springs Kansas
particularly described follows ow Lots Four M Five
81 Seven o. Eight (S) Nine (9 and Twelve 2) feet
side of lots Three CD and Ten 0) all in Block
Eight 49, of Higgins Addition to the city of Baxter Springs
Cherokee County Kansas to have and to hold the same Tor and
during his natural life at the time OF his death 40 mere
by give devise bequeath living issue my
said the heirs of his body equally but if he should leave no
living issue survive him. then and in that event. do hereby
give devise and bequea the equal parts to my three
daughters the heirs of their bodies they or any OF tnem
die prior death of said that to such children
part which their parent would have taken had said
parent been living.
g. All of the household furniture fixtures pictures portraits
paintings library ciuawae sverwa and heirlOOms located in
belonging said home at the time of DEATH do d.
divided said children such manner and
parts agreed themselves Provided
however the paintings said home which painted
by daughters shall be the property of the said daughter
painting the same
All of stocks which hold in banks, insurance compa-
mics corporations and all bonds notes. mortgages and
other evidence of indebtedness owned by the time OF my death
shall be converted into executors the can be
done and the proceeds thereof not for
other purposes part resduay estates provd
that the other stockholders in the said banks shall be
given the first option of purchasing the said bank stock they
will pay much therefor be realized thereon by sale to
any person persons and provided further that if
proves be valuable the producing income and
necessary payment debts egac then the same
may retained executors and turned over to trustees as
part of my resduary estate.
S. do hereby bequeath to Morton Hanley man.
Baxter Springs Kansas who has been faithful servant en-
ploy long period the of One Thousand Dollars
be paid him by executors during their period
of service and thereafter by trustees at the rate OF Twenty
Dollars $4,000 MONTH but should he die before he shall have
have paid full thereof then the remainder thereof
shall lapse to and become part of resduary estate
g. hereby bequath Mrs. Eta May Short who has
been my the death of beloved wife
the of One Thousand OOOOO to be paid her by my exec
uors as death conveniently do
T. hereby give, devise and bequeath all of real estate
every kind and all of estate and effects whatsoever
the located found not otherwise dis
posed BY this will codc thereto T. Conner
and W. Wyatt trustees of Baxter Springs Kansas, and the
survivor and their trust follows My
hereinafter named they shall have accomplish
ed purpose of their appointment and the directions herein given
to them shall said trustees all of the residue OF
nv estate for these purposes 1t desire and
will each of children viz John Cooper, only son.
Laura NJ Price, Ida L. Kuhn formerly Ida L. Nobe) and Jessie
M Chds only daughters shall share and enjoy the of the
payments made them from the residue of estate real
sona and mixed equally that all disposition of
them shall by during their period of service
and said and the survivor of them and their
of onefourh ~ to each of said children
g. It my will and do hereby authorize and direct said
trustees dispose of the whole part parts of
nv reuary and personal estate either together in parcels
m NAV in their judgment to the best interests of said estate
the purpose this last WILL be thus better carried out and
IN such terms under such conditions and such all
resoects as they with power retain
m where obtain funds to
eu herein provided and for these purposes they hereby
authorized to execute acknowledge and deliver all such deeds
or0ages bills other evidences of title be
essary in the premises .
1t my further WILL and do hereby direct that said
.es shall have the control of all
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