South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-30
BOGUE WILL FILED
HERE FOR PROBATE
Son and StepSOn viii Get in
creased Amounts if They
Have AbStained From
Tobacco.

Byron J. Bogue, formerly Of
Mishawaka, who died in Chicago.
Dec. p, left an estate valued APP
proximately at $1,000. according to
the will filed in superior court yes
terday. OF this. $4,000 is in real es-
tate and $4,000 personal The last
will and testament with the codicil
attached was also admitted TO pro-
bate.
To Morgan Weir Rogue. a son,
goes $500 in cash outright, the re-
mainder going 20 his wife, Amy r.
Bogue.
The will requests that Mrs. Bogue
bequeath 10 the son, Morgan Weir,
$1,000 on the event Of her death. In
case further. the will adds. that if
he has abstained from the use OF
tobacco as a narcotic and from the
use Of alcoholic liquors as beverage
since the date Of this instrument
(Oct. 10. 1860 in obedience 20 my
oft repeated requests, then 1 ask and
would be greatly pleased if my said
wife will . Morgan the sum OF
$4,000 instead Of $1,000"
The will stipulates in the event
that the son has INDUCED in the use
OF tobacco or alcoholic liquors as
stated in the request, the widow is
directed TO bequeath $4,000 10 the
Children's Aid society-the Orphans
home-such fund TO be known as a
IN m
BOgue, the deceascd's first wife. who
always took "a deep interest in the
welfare Of the home.
Mrs. Bogue is not legally bound
TO make the requests mentioned
above by the will.
In a codicu TO the viii drawn up
and dated the same day, the father
makes provision for his son TO the
extent of $4,000 with several stipu-
Iations These are that ne cannot
realize on the amount until he is . 8
years Of age. but he is to receive
the interest yearly on the money as
long as he lives. He may recover
the principal $1,000 at a time. when
he adds to his own estate a like sum
OF 1000.
If the son Morgan fails 10 with
draw upon the. principal according
to the provision in the Codicil. the
whole or part becomes the property
OF his wife or children at his death.
If the son dies without wife or chg
dren. the principal OF $4,000 reverts
TO the present widow. and in turn
If she is deceased. the amount passes
to the Aid society.
The will further requests the
widow at her death give TO her own
son. Warren A. Ruth, the sum of
5000 absolutely. which sum he asks
that if ne has abstained from to-
bacco and alcohol since the date of
the instrument he be given $500 in
stead.
Another request mentioned in the
will is that Mrs. BOgue have the
Maria Calvin Bogue scholarship to
Scotia seminary added 10 i'm the sum
OF 5000. making the total scholar
ship $1,000. The wife is also re-
quested TO have $4,000 placed in
some educational enterprise TO assist
worthy young men TO be a memorial
to his wife, Amy r. Bogue.
II the estate dwindles TO $4,000, il
is to be used as a basis of a be-
quest to the deceasod's brothers and
sisters or their heirs
Amy r. Bogue. the widow. is
named as executrix. Two heirs sur
vive. The son lives at 20 S. Race
ST, Mishawaka.
Mr.. Bogue lived at 525 Ashland
av.. Chicago at the time of his death.
He was principal Of the Mishawaka
high school for three years and SUI
perintendent for 90. He was inter-
ested there for many years in real
estate and handled large business.
IL is understood, in land contracts.