The Delta independent., 1921-02-11
RAY BRATTAIN, President.
R. H. BRATTAIN, Secy-Treas
Notice Of Probate Of VIII


State Of Colo. County Of Delta, SO.
In the County Court, in Probate.
The people Of the state Of Colorado
to Peter j. McNaughton, a minor,
Greeting:
| Whereas, it has been made to appear
to the County Court of Delta County.
in the State of Colorado, that you, the
said Peter J. McNaughton, are an
| heir Of Archibald McNaughton, de-
| ceased, and that you do not reside and
cannot be found within the State OF
Colorado.
Now, therefore, in accordance with
the provisions of the statute in such
case made and provided, and by order
of Court duly made and entered, you
are hereby notified that an instru-
ment of writing purporting to be the
Last Will and Testament Of the said
Archibald McNaughton. deceased,
was presented to said Court for pro-
bate on the 18th day of September A.
D. 1920, by Horace L. Curtiss residing
at Paonia, Delta County, in the State
of Colorado; that the said decedent
was, at the time of his decease.
resident of Paonfa, Delta County, in
the State of Colorado; that the said
decedent. according to the said al
legged Will devised and bequeathed
his property in the words and figures
following, to-wit:
'T. Archibald McNaughton, OF the
Town of Paonia, County of Delta and
State of Colorado, being of sound mind
and memory, do hereby make, pub
lish and declare this as my Last Will
and Testament disposing of my pro-
perty in the following manner, to-wit:
First: To my sister, Margaret Nc
Naughton, bequeath the sum of Nine
Hundred Dollars In Liberty Bonds of
the United States Government;
One, One Hundred Dollar War
Saving Certificate;
Four shares of the Capital Stock of
the City National Bank of Duluth,
Minnesota;
One share of the Capital Stock of
the Paonia Hospital Association
Ten shares of the Capital Stock OF
the Paonia Coal Company
Second: To my sister, Christina
McNaughton, bequeath Five Hun
dred Dollars in Liberty Bonds of the
United States Government.
Third: To my sister. Isabella Nc
Naughton, l bequeath Five Hundred
Dollars in Liberty Bonds of the Uni
ted States Government and Four
shares of tht Capital Stock of the
City National Bank Of Duluth. Mime
sofa.
Fourth: To my sister Georgina
McNaughton. bequeath Fifty-five
shares of the Capital Stock of the
Dailty-West Mining Company of Salt
Lake City. Utah, and my Life Insur-
ance on my life in the Expressman's
Mutual Benefit Association of New
York. My sister Georgina is the bene-
ficiary in the policy but the bequeath
OF this insurance is made to her in
this Will as matter of precaution
against the destruction or loss of the
Company's records showing who his
insurance is payable to.
Fifth: To my brother. Donald
Clark bequeath Fifty-five shares of
the Capital Stock of the DaiIy-West
Mining Company of Salt Lake City.
Utah
Sixth: I direct that my funeral
and burial expenses and all legitimate
Indebtedness against my estate be
paid from all money and Income cue
me from the hotel and other sources,
and money deposited in the Bank at
the time of my death and the residue
therefrom. together with any other
property of which may be posses Sc d
at the time of my decease. if any. af-
ter paying said funeral expenses aud
Indebtedness, and which has not bean
disposed of by this viii, I beQueatn
| and devise to my sister. Isabella Nc
Naushton.
Seventh: In the event the deca ,se
of my said brother, Donald Clark or
Of any Of my said sisters occurs be-
fore my decease the surviving sister
or sisters shall take and have and
share equally in that part OF my cs-
tate herein beQueathed to such de-
ceased brother or sister.
Eighth: hereby nominate and
appoint Horace l.. Curtis, OF Paonia.
Colorado. to act as Executor of my
estate without Bond.
In witness whereof have hereunto
set my hand and seal to this viii
consisting of two typewritttn pages
this seventh day of June in the year
of our Lord One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Twenty.
ARCHABALD McNAUGHTON
(SEAL)
We the undersigned witnesses here
by certify that the above and forego-
ing VIII was signed by the Testator,
Archibald McNaughton, in the pre-
sence OF each of us and that at the
time of signing said Will the said