The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-17
MEYER WILL IS FILED
lEAYESLARGE ESTATE
Disposition of the Property OF
The Late Mayor
MONEY LEFT CHILDREN
Number of Buildings In Maakato
And Farm Lands In Steele
County
From Saturdays pany.

= z lie 4 s
From Saturdays DaIly.
One of the largest estates to be adj
ministered in the Blue Earth county
probate court for some time is that
of the late mayor, August G.. Meyer
The will, petition and other papers
were filed yesterday with Judge .oi
Probate Evan Hughes. The petition
estimates the value of the whole es-
tate at $55,000, being $4,000 in real
estate and $4,000 in personal proper
ty. The real estate consists of lots
with buildings at a total value OF
$4,000; improved farm lands at $780,
600; and the family homestead valued
at $4,000. So
The heirs named in the petition are
the widow, F'riedeline Meyer; five
sons, Arthur, August, Alfred, Edwin
and Robert Meyer; and three daugh-
tiers, Helen, Lydia and Threasa Meyer
The will was made very recently
being dated on January II, 1916. II
is probable that the late mayor at
that time felt that the end was prob
ably not far off, Is
The. first item provides that all the
debts of the deceased shall be. paid.
To his wife, Friedeline Meyer, he
gives all the furniture, household
goods and personal effects.
To his wife is also given the family
homestead, lot 16, block Is. Van
Rrunt's addition to the city of Man
kato, to be held by her during heI
lifetime. After her death the home
is to belong to the eight children
To his sons, Arthur and August
he gives the marble business in the
city of Mankato, including the tools
materials, implements and other per-
sonal property. The accounts Of the
business are not included This be-
quest is made on the condition that
the son, Arthur and August, pay to
the son, Edwin, the sum of $1,000
within two years after the fathers
death. s
To his son Alfred is given the south
half of the northwest quarter of Sec
ton Is, township 1918, situated in
the county of Steele, to be his proper
at the end Of five years after the
fathers death. This bequest is made
ON the condition, that Alfred Meyer
at the time of the conveyance is to
give to the estate his promissory note
in writing in the sum of $1,000, draw
ing interest at the rate of one PEI
cent per annnm.
All the rest of his estate. the late
mayor gives to his wife, and eight
children, the property consisting OF
the following:
Southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter and lot s.. section IL, town
ship 107-19, Steele county, and the
northwest quarter of lot one, section
IA, same township.
East 95B feet of south is feet OF
lots and z, block IS, city of Man
kato. a.
Part of lot 6, block -, city of Nam
kato. 81
Lot II, block IS, Van Brunt's addi-
ton to city of Mankato.
Parts of lots Is, 16 and II. block II
Van Brunt's addition to the city oil
Mankato
The executors are also to be trus-
tees and are to have full charge, and
direction and management of all the
property during the period of twenty
yearssand as long thereafter as the late
mayors wife may lives and are to COL
lect the rents. and other income.
Out of this ineome the executors
are to pay to his wife such sums as
will be, amply sufficient to comfort
ably provide for her living and educa-
ton of the minor children,
After the wife and children are
thus provided for, all the, surplus
sums are to be devoted to paying of
the debts which have been incurred
in the building and improvements oil
the properties.
Any surplus sums after that are to
paid to his daughter, Helen; $1,000 to
his daughter Lydia; $1,000 to his
daughter Theresa, and $1,000 to his
son, Robert Such requests are no:
to be paid to any of the minor chill
dren until they become OF age.
After providing as above, any sur
plus sums may be reinvested for the
benefit of the estate.
On request such sums may be paid
to any of the children as they need
but these sums must be divided
equally among the children.
After twenty years and also after
the death of the late mayors wife
the, whole estate is to be divided
equally among the surviving children
The testator appoints his wife
Friedeline Meyer; the testator's son
Arthur and the testator's brother
Robert Meyer of Albert Lea. as exec
utors and trustees.