Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-31
WILL Of REV.
]. I. DURWARl
Leaves Much Of His Pro7e-t-' e.
Religious Purposes in the Cath
oEc Church

The late Rev. FIR. j. T. Durward,
for many years a resident of Baraboo,
left a will which reads as follows:
In the name of God, Amen.
|, John T. Durward. being of ma
ture age viz: 62 years. and Of sound
mind. do hereby declare my last will
and testament as follows:
!. ! leave to the Catholic Archbis-
hop of Milwaukee. Wis. Most Rever-
end L. S. Messmer and his heirs my
property in Caledonia, Columbia coun-
ty. Wis, called Durward's Glen. con-
sisting OF 120 acres. provided that
within a year after my demise said
Messmer or his heirs shall have es-
tahlished on said property religious
house at the option of said Archbis-
hop, either a country home for or
phans, manual training school re-
treat for the clergy or something of a
religious scope. Should such institu-
ton become unused for said purpose
for the space of a year said property
is to revert to my natural heirs my
brothers and sisters.
2. l leave to my brother Rev.
James Durward Of st. James, Mimi,
my Is vacant lots in the city Of st.
Paul, MINI.
8. To my brother w. j. Durward
leave my lot in Gross 1ale and my lot
in Evergreen Park, Cook county, III.
Also 5000.
4. To my brother Andrew Dur
ward of Olympia, Washington, leave
my lot in Merrill Park Madison. Wis.
together with the balance of the
mortgage that be on Mound Park
Madison, Wis. Also 5000
5. To my sister Thecla DurwaTd,
| leave my two lots in Winnetka, ILL.,,
together with 5000.
6. To my housekeeper, Mary
Meade, I leave my house in st. Paul,
Mimi, No. 456 Pleasant avenue, and
$500.
Z. To my nephew Linus Durward
of Olympia. Washington, l bequeath
5000.
8. To my nephew Allan Durward
of Washington I leave 5000 provided
that he be under his fathers guar
dianship.
9. To my niece Clara Durward of
Washington I leave the same prOviso.
10. To the Catholic Bishop of La
Crosse James Schwebach and his
heirs I leave $1,000 to endow a Cath
Ole school in Baraboo. Wis.
II. To the same Rt. Rev. j. Schwe-
bach and his heirs l leave $500 for
the Catholic Orphan Asylum Of the
Diocese of La Crosse.
-. To the Little Sisters of the
Poor, Milwaukee, Wis, l leave $500
10. To the priest who attend me
in death leave 500.
IA. To the Benedictum Sisters of
Sturgis, S. D. l leave $1,000, provided
they are teaching the parochial
school of Baraboo, Wis, one year
from the date of this will.
IS. To the Holy Land fund, 800.
16. To the Catholic university at
washington, $oOO.
II. To Pope Plus x or his success
or $1,000.
49, To the Catholic Extension So
ciety, Chicago, ILL.,, 500.
20. The balance Of my estate to
Right Reverend Sebastian G. Messmer
and his heirs for the building Of a re-
ligious house at Durward's Glen, sub
ject to the conditions mentioned in 1.
81 To this religious house, if es-
tablished within year of my demise,
leave the Durward Madonnas, and
my collection of paintings, books and
stuffed animals.
%. The miniature Mater Delorose
leave to my sister, Mary Thecla Dur
ward.
23 All articles of minor Importance
I desire should be divided amicably
between my brothers and sisters.
"a l declare Miss Mary Thecla
Durward my executrix.
| desire that the provisions of this
will should be carried out conscienti
ously by her, even if there are techni-
cal errors.
Witness my hand and the seal of
st. Joseph's church this third day of
November, 1909.
Signed in the presence Of the .tes-
tator and Of each other.
Witnesses:
Sister Mary Thecla, o. S. B.
J. A. Condor.
(SeaD ]. T. OUTWARD.
Error in Numbering
There is no article numbered Is,
there being an error in numbering
when the will was drawn.