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<br />Iestate, and for his discharge from said trust, and the court finds:
<br />That due notice has been given by publication as required by, law and the former order of this cour
<br />of the time and place of this hearing, and that all of the interested parties are present, and tha
<br />the court has jurisdiction of all the interested parties and of the subject matter of this action.
<br />In consideration of the evidence and an examination of the files and records herein, the court fir.
<br />That George B.Durkee departed this life on the 18th day of May, 1934, a resident of and domiciled
<br />in Adams County, Nebraska.
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<br />That he left surviving him as his sold heirs at law, next of kin, legatees and devisees and the
<br />only persons interested in his estate Minnie B.Christopher and Grace E.Baumann, both daughters;
<br />that he left no widow, nor any other child or children, nor the child or children of any deceased
<br />child, him surviving.
<br />That on the 22nd day of May, 1934, a petition was filed in this court by the daughters above named,
<br />praying for the probate of an instrument which they alleged to be the last will and testament of
<br />said deceased; that on the 9th day of June, 1934, and after due notice of the filing of said
<br />petition and the time and place of hearing thereon had been given by publication as required by
<br />law, this court made and entered an order finding that the instrument referred to in the petitions
<br />was the last will and testament of said deceased, and this court then entered a decree allowing
<br />and probating said instrument as the last will and testament of said deceased; that said will and
<br />the decree allowing and probating the same was in words and figures as follows:
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<br />I, George B.Durkee, of the City of Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, being of sound mind and memos
<br />and considering the uncertainty of this mortal life, do make, declare and publish this instrument
<br />as and for my last MILL and TESTAMENT, hereby revoling all former Wills by me made.
<br />FIRST. I order and direct the Executor of my estate, hereinafter na.med,to pay all my just debts,
<br />funeral expenses ,and costs of administration of my estate, out of my personal estate, the same to
<br />be paid as soon after my decease as convenientl'k* may be.
<br />SECOND. I give, devier and bequeath unto my daughter Grace E.Baumann, of Hall County, Nebraska,
<br />the following described real estate situated in Hall County, State of Nebraska, to- wit: The Nortl
<br />east Quarter (N*) of Section Thirty -five (35), Township Nine (9), North, Range Ten (10)West of
<br />the Sixth P.M.
<br />THIRD. I give, devise and bequeath unto my daughter Minnie B.Christopher, of Hall County, Nebrask
<br />the following described real estate situated in Hall County, State of Nebraska, to- wit: The Nort
<br />Half (NJ) of Southwest Quarter (SWJ) and the Southeast Quarter (SEA;) of the Southwest Quarter (SW
<br />of Section Thirty -six (36)) Township Nine (9) North, Range Nine (9) West of the Sixth P.M. I also
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<br />give and bequeath unto my said daughter, Minnie B.Christopher, all promissory notes and accumulat4d
<br />interest on same that may be owing by W.E.Christopher to me at the time of my demise.
<br />FOURTH. The residue of my estate, real and personal and wherever situate, I give, devise and b
<br />unto my daughters, Grace E.Baumann and Minnie B.Christopher, the same to be divided between them,
<br />share and share alike.
<br />LASTLY, I make, constitute and appoint Walter A.Knicely of Hastings, Nebraska, to be the Executor
<br />of this Will and my estate.
<br />WITNESS my hand at Hastings, Nebraska this the 13th day of February, A.D. 1933.
<br />George B.Durkee (SEAL)
<br />We, C.V.Magnuson and Wm.M.Lowman, both residents of the City of Hastings, Nebraska, do hereby
<br />certify that George B.Durkee the testator, signed the above instrument in our presence on the
<br />day and date last above written, and he declared the same to be his last WILL and TESTAMENT, and
<br />we at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other, signed our names thereto as
<br />bscri.bing witnesses. C.V.Magnuson
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