Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-12-06
C. H. vALDER'S
WILL MADE PUBLIC
Shows an Estate Valued Around
$4,000. Brother and Sisters
Main Ones in
Bequests.
$500 LEFT TO CHURCH
AT NEWBURG, MINI.
Residence in Decorah Bequeathed to
His Brother, Jonas Valdez,
Besides $1,000 in Money,
Notes or Securities.

The last will and testament of the
late Prof. C. H. Valdez, who pass
ed away on Oct. 8, at the hospital
in Rochester, Minn., has been admit
ted to probate, and it shows an
estate valued around $4,000.
The will was made out on August
Is, 1919, at Preston, Mimi, and was
witnessed by A. u. Gray, Sr, A.
D. Gray, Jr., and Lot.ie Rosvold, all
Of Preston. A copy of the will GER
titled from Preston, Fillmore coun-
ty, Minnesota was received by Clerk
of Courts S. j. Moore, in Decorah
last Saturday.
The first stipulation reads: / order
and direct that my executors here
matter named, pay all my just debts
and funeral expenses as soon after
my demise as conveniently may be.
Second the payment of
such funeral expenses and debts, !
give, device and bequeath unto my
beloved brother all my real pro-
perty." In this a description of the
property, lots, feet, etc. was given,
it referring to the house owned by
Prof. Valdez first door west of the
st. Cloud, where he occupied room
for number of years.
Besides the house all the personal
property that belonged to him therein,
in addition to this bequest $4,000 in
money, notes or securities.
Third: $4,000 to his sister, Mar
tha Valdez, of Leland, Illinois,. the
same to be in notes or securities. All
the following bequests ended with
same notation as this one.
Fourth: $4,000 to his sister, Mrs.
Anna Anderson, of Leland, Ill.
Fifth: $4,000 to his sister, Sarah
Nelson, of Minneapolis.
F! Sixth: $4,000 to sister, Mrs. Celia
Ellwick, of Conrad, Iowa.
| Seventh: To Miss Nettie Baker, a
neice, daughter of Mrs. Betsey 8.
1 aEEffgth: 81 5 5 to sisfes
/ Baker, OF lender, Nebrs.-~.essss,scsf
Ninth: Bequeaths to the trustees
of the Methodist Norwegian Episco-
pal church, of Newburg, Minn.,
! $500 to be used as they see fit.
Tenth-S1 900 to sister, Tillie Kel-
logg, of Geneva, Illinois.
Eleventh. give devise and be-
queath $1,000 of my estate to be
1 aiken and used by the executors OF
nv estate for the purpose of beaut-
flying the grounds and erecting a
I family monument at the head of the
graves of father and other relatives
The following is a codicial to the
/ last will and testiment, and was dat
cd May 81, 1921, and the witnesses
were c. J. Wangler and Walter u
Myren. In this codicial he gives ano
oeoueaths to his half sister, Mrs
ITilfe Kellogg, of Geneva, Illinois
$4,000 in addition to the amount de-
;ignated in his last will and tesla
Z ment. ,,,
The twelfth stipulation reads: The
rest, residue and remainder OF m!
estate | give, devise and bequeatf
: pro rata unto my brother, sister
; and neice, excepting therefrom an'
, not intending to give anything o
The remainder of my estate to tn,
Methodist Norwegian Episcopa
: church, of Newburg, Mimi, eXcep
+ the bequest of $500 heretofore given
4 In making this bequest pro rata,
desire that the person receiving on
I. dollar of my property snail recelN
J.. one third as much as the one re
: ceiving three dollars, and in maxim
: this bequest / desire to value tn
:. real property that am giving I
|. my brother, Jonas Valdez, at S6,OO'
Z, he receiving this bequest equivaler
T. TO $4,000 in cash or securities.
!. 1t is my desire and | request, the
;. the court allow my executors here
: matter named to purchase the nee'
/ essary bond required to be given, 0
:. them, and that the money be take
|, from my estate to pay said expense
n / desire that my executors place
?, the head of my grave a sultap
/. monument to cost not less tina
>. $1,000 in case / should be buried Z
\. Decorah, Iowa, and not buried at II
T. family burial ground at Newbur1
l. Fillmore County, Minnesota.