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<br /> � Y�HEREAg,William Stolley ,�ow dece�.sed,late of Hall County ,Nebraska,died testate ,and among
<br /> other things hie last will and test'ament aontained the following provisions,to-wi�t;
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<br /> i� "F�URTH. I hereby give ,devise and ,set asi3e sixty acres,a little mare�xox���ess,of the home-
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<br /> t'C s�ead now and for the past forty-nine (�+9) years oc�upied by myself and family,saxne being
<br />' i located upon the West half of t�e Northwest quarter of 3ection Twenty-eight (2�) ,anck-�the �
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<br /> �ast half of the Northeast quarter of Seetion Twenty-nine (29) ,in Towriship �Eleven ( I1)�North I
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<br /> ;€ of Ra,nge Nine (9) ,��est iri Hall County ,Nebraska.,the same being hereby given and devised as a
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<br /> � home ,and to be neld intact as such for the sole use and occupaney[ of my two belovsd daughter�
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<br /> " �� Clara 8tolley and Otillie Stolley,as long as ,and while they or either of them,remai� un- �
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<br /> ��This devise and gift of sixty ( 60) acres ,a little more or less ,of land,shall be measured
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<br />' �! by a 7.ine drawn east and west entirely thxough said above described premises along the RoW
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<br /> ; of Box Elder Trees situated Southwest of the houses ,barns and lots located on said premises,
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<br /> ;; which said line shaZl be the South boundary 2ine of said tract hereby set aside for said
<br /> ,;: home ,the North boundary line to be the public Rt�ad running along the North side of said
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<br /> ; premises.
<br /> ' '�It being my intention by �his clause to give and devise to my said daughtere ,Clara and
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<br /> i� Otillie,jointly and to either of them singly,in case of the marriage or death of one of the
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<br /> �' so long as either shall xemain unmarried,a home and the free use thereof for that purpose ,
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<br /> j sub�ect to the life estate in a11 said property hereinbefore given to my said wife. "
<br /> "SEVENTH.After the death of both of my said dau hters Clara Stolle and Otill e I
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<br /> � or after the marria�e of both of them,ahoul.d both be married at any tirne prior to their
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<br /> � death,then it is my will and I hereby give ,devise an d bequeath,subject to their life estate ,
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<br />�';� � as hereinbefore set forth the said home-stead,herein reserved and set aside for their use
<br />', i! and occupan cy ,in equal shares ,to my sai d above named children,or their heirs at law,as pro-
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<br />'I`� ; v ided by the law of descent in the State of Nebraska.
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<br /> It is my will that the City of Grand Island should purchase said premises hereby reserved
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<br /> � as a nome for my said daughters,after their use terminates ,for a �'ublic Park,and in case the
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<br />',I j said City of Grand Island willpay as much for said premises as any priva�e individual it
<br /> �i is my desire and I express it as my wish and direetion to my said devisees that the said
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<br /> �� City of Grand Island,be given a preference to urchase same for the n
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<br /> �; And �Yhereas,it is now proposed �o donate to the State of Nebraska,for state park purposes
<br /> � 42.�3 acres of the 60-acre-tract mentioned and 'referred to in the fourth and seventh para-
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<br /> I + graphs of the last will and testa.ment of said �tilliam 8tolley ,deceased,which gaid �+2.�3-
<br /> � acre-tract ,so proposed to be donated to the 8tate of Nebraska for t
<br /> I s ate park puxposes ,is more
<br /> � particularly described ae follows,to-wit:
<br /> Conm�enaing at ffi point on the north line of Sectian 2� ,in Township 11 North ,Range 9 VPest ,
<br /> � 5�+�+.7 feet east of the northwest corner of said Section 2� ,and running thence west along '
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<br /> the north 1i;�e of said 8ection 2� ,and Section 29 ,in the same town and range ,1�70.7 feet;thence 1,
<br /> fsouth 1012.5 feet; thence east ,parallel with the north line of said Sectione 2� and 29 ,1�3�+.5
<br /> ' feet; thence 3�s�rth 912,2 feet to s stake; thence northeasterly �3.2 feet to a stake;thence north �' �
<br /> �3.� feet to the place of beginning,and containing �-2.�3 acres,a little more or less.
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<br /> NO�V,THEREFOT.�E,BE IT RE'SOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUi1CIL OF TH� CITY OF GRAND ISLAND,NEBRASKA�
<br /> that in consideration of the acceptance by the State of Nebraska of the abave described �2.�j--
<br />� acre tract of land far etate park purposes ,the City of Grand Island,Nebraska,hereby forever
<br /> waives ,releases ,and rel�inquisnes al1 rights,of whatsoever nature ,given to it and conferred upo
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