The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-10
THREE WILLS In
PROBATE COURT
Wills of G.. S. Baldwin, Mrs.
C.. Timme and Ell. Lem
niger Filed.
ONE AN OLD WILL
Will of Late G. S. Baldwin Was
Made in 1891 and Contains
Codicils of Later Date.

Inree wills, edcH Oh CHem u COHSIu-
cradle interest to residents of Kenosha
county, have been filed for probate in
the Kenosha county court recently, &C,
cording to information made public
today by officials of the court. They
are the wills of George S. Baldwin,
pioneer coal merchant of Kenosha,
who died more than week ago at
his winter home in Pasadena, Cali
fornia; Mrs. Carrie j. Timme, widow
of the late Ernst G. Timme, former
secretary of state, and of Henry Lem
niger, former Milwaukeean, who died
at the home of his nephew, Henry t.
Leininger in Kenosha, several weeks
ago.
The Baldwin estate, according to the
petition for probate, will be in excess
of $150,000; the estate of Mrs. Timme
is estimated at 100000, and that Of
Henry Leininger at approximately
$4,000, making the total for the three
wills, filed on the same day, one of the
largest for any day in recent months.
Baldwin Will Interesting.
The will of the late George S. Bald
win is interesting from the standpoint
that it was drawn many years ago,
having been made on February 10,
1891 in Kenosha; two codicils have
been made to the will, one merely
changing one of the executors and the
other making requests to two grand
sons.
The will provides that the Baldwin
homestead, located on Chicago street
in Kenosha, is left to the widow, Mrs.
Ellen Baldwin, during her lifetime and
that at her death it shall go to Harry
M. Baldwin, a son of Kenosha, and
Mrs. Grace Baldwin Van Arsdale,
daughter, of Pasadena, to be divided
equally.
The remainder of the estate, accord
ing to the original will, is to be equal
ly divided among the widow and the
son and daughter, share and share
alike A codicil added in September,
1915, whereby $4,000 each was left to
Lawrence M. Baldwin and Drew Thorn
as Baldwin, both of Kenosha, and both
grandsons of the deceased.
The estate consists of $4,000 in per-
sonal property and 100000 in real
estate and coal business, most of the
property being in Kenosha.
Harry M. Baldwin, son of the de-
ceased, has been appointed special
administrator by the court to carry
on without interruption, the coal bust
ness of the Baldwin Coal company, a
part of the estate.
Left Estate to Daughters.
The will of Mrs. Carrie J. Timme
directed that the estate be equally
divided between two daughters, Mrs.
Madeline E. Schroeder and Miss Eli
zabeth Timme, the latter now being
Mrs. A. L. Mayfeld The first para
graph bequeaths to Mrs. Mayfeld the
books, furniture, household furnish
ings and jewelry and personal effects
at the late home at 657 Milwaukee
avenue; another paragraph gives Mrs.
Schroeder the right to take as her
share of the estate the homestead
upon the payment of one-half of the
difference between $4,000 and the
value of that remaining part of the
estate which will go to Mrs. Mayfield
under the provisions of the will, pro-
viding such part of the estate does not
dmOunb 10 Inc value VI p1o,OUV'
Albert F. Timme, son, is named
as executor of the estate.
Names Details for Funeral.
In the will of Henry Leininger, pro-
vision is made for carrying on the
funeral services, it being directed that
the pastor of the Park Avenue M. E.
church will be engaged to direct the
services and that part of the choir
of that church shall be engaged to
furnish the music, (which provisions
were carried out.
Mr.. Leininger had been widower
who came to Kenosha following his
wife's death to make his home with
his nephew. In return for this care
he left to the housewife at the home
all of his furniture; to his nephew
Henry T. Leininger, was left a bequest
of $1,000 and to Miss Mary Ann
Schlosser of Milwaukee, was left $3.50,
this being in recognition to tender
care and ministrations given to the
wife of the deceased in her last ill
ness $500 is left to niece. Emma
Leininger, and the remainder of the
estate is to be divided among two
brothers and one sister, Fred and
Michael Leininger, and Mrs. Margaret
Prill, share and share alike. The
nephew, Henry I. Leininger is named
as executor of the will.