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<br />WILL AND DECREE RECORD
<br />THE AU0USTINE CO.
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<br />This cause coming on further to be heard, the Court finds that Fritz Karl Kruse departed this life
<br />on the 10th day of November, 1936, a resident of said Hall County, Nebraska, leaving a last will
<br />,which Herman Kruse and Arthur C.Mayer are named executors, which will was filed in this Court on
<br />;the 16th day of November, 19361 with a petition praying that said instrument be admitted to probate
<br />land after due publication, notice and hearing thereon, the same was admitted to probate on the 8th
<br />day of December, 1936, which will is in words and figures as follows:
<br />THE LAST WILL OF FRITZ KRUSE
<br />I, Fritz Kruse, also known as Carl Fritz Kruse, and also known as W.F.Kruse, make this my last will
<br />:hereby revol<ing all prior wills by me made.
<br />J hereby appoint my son Herman Kruse and Arthur C.Mayer joint executors of this will.
<br />All my debts, expenses of my last illness, funeral charges, expenses of probating this will and
<br />administration thereof shall first be paid out of my personal property, and if that is insufficient
<br />then payment thereof shall be made out of my real estate.
<br />;After the above has been fully carried out including any promissory notes heretofore signed by me,
<br />I give and devise my real estate as follows, that is to say:
<br />To my son Herman Kruse I give and devise the Southeast quarter (SE*) of Section Thirty -five (35)
<br />Township Twelve (12) North, Range Eleven (11) West 6th P.M. and the Southeast quarter of the Sou
<br />west quarter (SE ,1SW;) of said Section Thirty -five (35) to him and to his heirs forever, subject to
<br />a charge of one thousand dollars which he shall pay to my daughter Clara Hitchler two years after
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<br />date of my death without interest, which sum I hereby bequeath to her and to her heirs forever.
<br />To my son William Kruse I give and devise the Southeast quarter (SEJ) of Section Twenty -two (22) ir.
<br />Township Twelve (12) North, Range Eleven (11) West of the 6th P.M. in Hall County, Nebraska, to hin
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<br />land to his heirs forever. subject to a charge of one thousand dollars which he shall pay my daughte
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<br />Clara Hitchler two years after date of my death, without interest, which sum I hereby bequeath to
<br />Iher and to her heirs forever.
<br />To my said daughter Clara, in addition to the foregoing legacies, I hereby give and devise the
<br />Northwest quarter (NWJ) of Section Thirty -two (32) in Township thirteen (13) North, Range Ten (10)
<br />West 6th P.M. in Howard County, Nebraska, to her and to her heirs forever.
<br />All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate I hereby give, devise and bequeath to my said
<br />children, Herman Kruse, William Kruse and Clara Hitchler to them and to their heirs forever.
<br />Done at my home this 26th day of October, 1936.
<br />FRITZ KARL KRUSE
<br />The foregoing was at the date thereof signed, sealed, published and declared by said testator as
<br />and for his last will in our presence and we in his presence and at his .special request and in the
<br />presence of each other have signed our names as witnesses hereto.
<br />Herbert F.Mayer
<br />Hans Rathman
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<br />That attached to said will is the following certificate:
<br />CERTIFICATE OF PROBATE OF WILL
<br />State of Nebraska ) At a session of the County Court held in the County Court Room in Grand
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<br />Hall County ) Island, in said County, on the 8th day of December, A.D. 1936.
<br />Present Paul N.Kirk, County Judge.
<br />In the Matter of the Estate
<br />of
<br />Fritz Karl Kruse also known
<br />as Fritz Kruse, deceased.
<br />,I'#-Paul N.Kirk, Nudge of the County Court in and for said County, do hereby certify that on the 161
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<br />Iday of November, 1936, the instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Fritz Karl
<br />Kruse also known as Fritz Kruse, deceased, was filed for probate in this Court.
<br />That on the 8th day of December 1936, said instrument to which this certificate is attached was dui
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