The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-08-22
BLOSSOM IN WILL
SHOWS GRATITUDE

The viii of the late J. n. Blossom.
retired student ANA rauoher. VINO passed
away al the Cottage Hospital here re-
Gently. is the most remarkable ever
filed In the local probate cuurt. Mr..
Blossom. who hy his frugal habits aud
marked ecceutricltieS was generally
thought 10 nave owned but Httle prop
erty, left real estate and SECURITIES to
the value of several thousand dollars
Mr. Blossom, whose will contains "a
separate beQuests Of money. the sums
ranging from S25 to $500, forgot no
one who had been kind 10 him, and
larger portion of the document IS an
expression Of his gratitude.
A little daughter Of Mrs. Xanthus
Morgan. Of The Dalles. is left the sum
of S25. The will attests that the little
girl at one time gave back to MIR. Bios
som a 80 cent piece which ne had con
trlbuted TO some fund. \ little son of
Robert Leasure is also left SIS. Mr..
Blossom recites that he once gave the
little boy q five cent piece which was
later returned, the yoangster stating
that he understood his aged benetactOr
was in need Of the money. The tes
tator probably did not even know the
given names of the children, as the
will does not reclte them.
The first bequest, for S400, is given
to Miss Anne Nj. Lang, leader of The
Dalles Red Cross activities. A like
sum Is bequeathed to his brother and
sister, Robert H. Blossom and Miss
Louise Nj. Blossom, Of Portland and
a sister, Mrs j. NJ. Bliss, Of Alameda,
Cal Robert Gordon, Of Portland, and
Miss Lenore May Hoffman, probably
Of ST. Louis, Mo-, as the will states,
respectively nephew and niece of Mr..
Blossom, each receive $500. A like
sum is given to each of the following
patriotic and benevolent organizations {:
The Hood River Humane Society. Sal
vation Army, Y. NJ. c. A.. Hood River
Red Cross and Portland Children S
Home. NJ. Shelby, an old schoolmate,
tried and true friend, Is left the. sum
Of 5000.
The following persons, as result Of
kindly acts and care of Mr.. Blossom,
are remembered with bequests ranging
from $25 to $50: Miss Pearl Satz-
man, the married sister of Miss Saltz-
man and her little daughtr, their names
not being given, Miss N. Veach, a for
mer nurse at the hospital, who is now
at Panama engaged as a government
nurse: Miss Kerr and Mrs. Davis, for.
mer nurses at the hospital Mrs. Aggie
Smith, formerly a friend of Mrs. H..
c. Bateham, who at one time resided
here, accordingly to the will.
The will asks that whatever may re-
main of the monies left from the es-
tate be divided among the nursing staff
of the hospital, where Mr.. Blossom lay
bedfast for two years, suffering from
paralysis.
Mr.. Blossom 5 real estate consisted
of house and lot here and another at
Goldendale These properties are given
in trust to the county courts of the
respective counties to be used in hous-
ing poor people. 1t is asked that the
poor be permitted to use the plots
around the homes in raising garden
| truck
Mr.. Blossom left a library that would
compare faVorably with any private
| collection in the state. He bequeaths
| his law books to the county, the vol
umes to be placed in equal numbers at
the court house and office Of the loca
justice Of the peace. A collection OF
medical books Is left to the Cottage
Hoptal. Other volumes are to be di
yided equally among the following in
titutions: Oregon State Penltentiary
Salem Insane Asylum. Boys Reform
School, Girls Reform School, Mt. HooC
library and Hood River county library
Clothing left by the testator IS left
to the city marshal for distribution
among the needy Of the city.
In order that they may be rendered
useless, recites Mr.. Blossom in his
viii, II direct that collection ol
firearms left by me be taken to tn,
middle Of the COLUMBIA River anC
dumped overheard. "
Y. c. Brock, now an appraiser Of
the Spokane Federal Land Bank, VIII,
was formerly assistant cashier of th,
First National Bank here. and A. W
Onthank, justice of the peace, ar,
| named as executors