Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-10
JOSLYN BEQUEATHS
NEARLY A MILLION
Many Omaha Charity Institu-
tions and Relatives Are
"a Remembered.
lESTATE SEVERAL MILLIONS

brothers and sisters in the will of the
late George A. Joslyn, reputed tc
have been Omahas wealthiest citizen
The widow, Sarah H. Joslyn, is left
the remainder of the estate, estimat
ed to be valued at more than $1,000.
600. When the will was filed with
Il County Judge Crawford Monday
morning by Attorney J. J. Sullivan
the widow was appointed special al.
II ministratrix and c. L. Farnsworth
was appointed to assist her in the
collection of rents and outstanding
accounts. Neither Judge Sullivan
who drew up the five-page document
signed by Mr.. Joslyn on December
II, 1915, nor Mr. Farnswortil would
venture and estimate of the value OF
the estate. Each Of The five pages
bears the signature of Mr.. Joslyn
The will is witnessed by Judge Sui
! livan and Jessie Kruger. Mr. Joslyn
was stricken i'll March and died
October 4.
Much Valuable Property. y
Among the valuable down town
properties included in the Joslyn es-
tate are the new Western Newspaper
Union building at Fifteen and Jones,
Scott building at Fifteenth and How
ard, Schlitz corner, Sixteenth and
Harvey; Patterson block at Seven
teenth and Farnam, Omaha Printing
company building al Thirteenth and
Farnam, the southeast corner of
Howard and Fourteenth, opposite the
Auditorium, and the southwest corner
of Ninth and Howard According to
the will the famous "Joslyn castle"
becomes the property OF the widow,
although the home is not specifically
mentioned.
Among other things the will pro-
vides as follows:
Il give the following legatees, in
cash and shares of the common CAPT
tai stock of the Western Newspaper
Union of Maine, the amount. desig-
mated for each. The word stock in
every case means common stock of
the Western Newspaper Union of
Maine: Mrs. Pearl E. Gibson, niece,
$4,000 cash, 200 shares; Alfred JOS
lyn, nephew, $1,000 and 200 shares:
George Joslyn, nephew, $4,000 and
200 shares; Ruby Joslyn, niece, $1,000
and 200 shares; Etrick Joslyn,
nephew, $4,000 and 200 shares
Legatees named above are the
children of Mr. Joslyn's brother,
Clarence E. Joslyn of Montreal,
Canada.
MRS. Eda Dix, niece, $1,000 and
200 shares; June J. Joslyn, niece,
$4,000 and 200 shares; Clyde Joslyn,
nephew, $1,000 and 100 shares; Edwin
Joselyn, $4,000 and 100 shares; Cliff
Joslyn,, nephew, $1,000 and 200
shares"
The five legatees named above are
children of brother, Frederick A.
Joslyn.
Jessie Brain, niece, daughter of
sister, Jennie A. Spence, $1,000 and
200 shares.
Clarence E. Joslyn of Montreal, a
brother, $4,000 and 500 shares.
Frederick A. Joslyn, Mortified,
VT, brother, $4,000 and 500 shares.
Jennie A. Spence, sister, $4,000 and
1000 shares.
Mrs. Louise Thorn Selleck, wife
of Claude E. Selleck, who was
nephew of Mrs. Joslyn, $4,000 and
800 shares, and to her daughters.
Thelma and Eloise Selleck, $1,000
each and 100 shares.
Nieees in Omaha.
Mrs. Angie B. Farnsworth, niece
of Mrs. Joslyn, $1,000 and 500 shares.
Mrs. Violet Magawan, formerly
Violet Carl reared by Mr.. and Mrs.
Joslyn, $4,000 and 1000 shares. Mrs.
Magawan is also willed lot 5, block
l72, City Of Omaha. ,(This lot is on
the northeast corner of Fifteenth and
Jones.) I
Trustees of the Old Peoples
home of Omaha, the home of which
the late Mrs. Tilden was president, as
an endowment fund, 500 shares of
stock. The trustees may convert the
stock into cash when necessary
Trustees of the Visiting Nurses
association as an endowment fund,
500 shares.
Trustees of the Nebraska HUI
name society of Omaha, 500 shares
as an endowment fund.
Forest Lawn Cemetery associa-
ton, $4,000 in trust; principal to be
kept intact and income to be used in
Gazing for the Joslyn mausoleum and
grounds. The mausoleum shall be
washed twice year on the outside
and on the inside whenever neces-
sary."
All the remainder of the property
real, personal, and mixed, is left to |
the widow, Sarah H. Joslyn.
Valuation of Stock.
The Western Newspaper union,
of which Mr.. Joslyn was president, is
capitalized in Maine, the state of its
incorporation, at $6,50O,OO0. The par
value of the common stock is $l00, |
although an Omaha oyner OF that
stock said that he wouldn't sell his
holdings at par. There are $500
shares of preferred stock, held by
officers and directors. The amount
Of stock already issued is $6,2OS,OOO. |