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<br />WRLL AND DECREE RECORD
<br />IN THE COUNTY COURT OF HALL COUNTY,NEBRASKA.
<br />In the matter of the estate of )
<br />Lucinda J.Beers, FINAL DECRFZ..
<br />Deceased. )
<br />Now, on this 23rd day of July,1921, this cause came on for
<br />hearing upon the final report of Charles J.Beers,Fxecutor of said estate,and his petition for
<br />a final settlement thereof,and it appearing from the proof on file herein that due and legal
<br />notice,by publication,had been made and given,as by law and the orders of this Court required,
<br />to all persons interested in said estate,of the filing of said report and the time and place
<br />for hearing thereon,that said time has expired and no objections being made to said report,
<br />the Court,upon examination thereof,finds that same is in all respects correct and should be,
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<br />4nd hereby is affirmed and approved.
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<br />The Court further finds,frcm the pr-oof on file herein,that due and legal notice,as by law r
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<br />and the orders of this Court required,has been given,by publication,to all creditors and othero
<br />having claims against said estate,of the time and place for filing same,and that said time has
<br />fully expired,and that all claims filed against said estate,including the costs of admiinistrati1on
<br />and inheritance taxes,have been fully paid by said Executor,and that all other claims,if ar{y
<br />there be,are barred and precluded.
<br />The Court further finds that the said Lucinda J.Beers died,testate,at her home in Hall Countiy,
<br />Nebraska,and while a resident and inhabitant thereof,on January 7,1921,leaving a last will
<br />and testament,which will has heretofore been duly proven, allowed, and admitted to probate in this
<br />Court,as by law provided;that under said will William li.tieers and Bury A.Cleal were made the
<br />sole residuary legatees and devisees of the residuary estate,consisting of personal property oP
<br />said dec eased, and that on January 13,1921,a written v agreement was enterd into between the said
<br />William ii.Beers and nary is.Cleul and Charles J.Beers and Florence Kesel,children and heirs at
<br />law of said deceased,all of said contracting parties therein being over twenty -one years of
<br />age,under and by virtue of which agreement the said William H.Beers and Mary A.Cleal,as sole
<br />residuary legatees,sold,assigned,and transferred to the said Charles J.Beers and Florence Kese3.
<br />two of the children and heirs at law of said deceased,an undivided one - fourth each of the re-
<br />siduary estate of said deceased,sa.id residuary estate consisting of personal property only,
<br />which contraejr was duly executed and acknowledged and filed in this Court and cause and is
<br />found to be just and equitable,and is hereby by the Court duly approved,that said contract in
<br />no way or manner affected the real estate owned by deceased,and specifically devised as herein-'
<br />after found.
<br />The Court further finds that the said Lucinda J.Beers died seized in fee and the owner of
<br />the northeast quarter of Section Twenty -four (24),in Township Ten (10),Range Nine (9),Hall County,
<br />Nebr�.ska ;that under the provisions of her said will she devised to William H -Beers the north
<br />half of the northeast quarter of said Section 24,and to Bury A.Cleal the south half of the north-
<br />east quarter of said Section 24,all in Township 10,Range 9 West,Hall County,Nebra.ska,and that
<br />said real estate is hereby awarded to said above named devisees and to their heirs and assigns
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<br />forever.
<br />The Court further finds that the said Executor has accounted for all and singular of the pr'
<br />perty and estate of said deceased which has come into his possession or under his c ontrol,and
<br />that,after paying kal of the debts costs of administration,and all inheritance taxes charged
<br />against said estate,there remains in his hands the sum of 43576.04,and that under the provisions
<br />of said will and said contract above set forth, the same should be divided as follows:
<br />To William H- Beets, legatee, the sum of $879.47
<br />To Mary A.Cleal,legatee,the sum of 879.47
<br />To Charles J. Be ers, legatee, and assignee under 55
<br />said contract, the sum of
<br />To Florence Kesel,legatee and assignee under 908.55
<br />said contraet,the sum of
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