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<br />No. 7 HALL COUNTY
<br />WILL AND DECREE
<br />LAST MILL AND TESTAMENT OF JOSEPH D.MARTIN.
<br />I, Joseph D.Martin, of Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, do hereby make, publish and declare
<br />this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all wills and testaments by me heretofore made,
<br />that is to say:
<br />ITEM ONE.
<br />Subject to the provisions, conditions, limitations and powers hereinafter set forth, I give, de-
<br />vise and bequeath all my estate, real, personal and mixed, of whatever kind and wherever situated,
<br />now ormed or hereafter acquired b�,, me, equally to my four children, namely: Joseph D.Martin, Junior,
<br />and Belle Martin McLaughlin, both of Grand Island, Nebraska, Clarence E.Martin of Chicago, Illinois
<br />and Roderick J.Martin of Grand Island,Nebraska, and should any of my said children die before me,
<br />leaving a descendant, or descendants surviving at my death, such descendant or descendants shall
<br />stand in the place of my deceased child or children, as the case may be, and shall take the share
<br />.their parent would have taken if living at my death, by representation, and should any of my
<br />children above named die before me leaving no descendant or descendants surviving at my death, t1T
<br />share that such deceased child would have taken under this will or any item thereof, shall go to
<br />and be divided equally among my surviving children, and the descendant or descendants of any de-
<br />ceased child, by representation, provided however, no devisee hereunder, nor all of the devisees
<br />acting together, shall sell, convey, mortgage, encumber or charge with a lien of any kind, my
<br />business properties, to -wit: the West one third (W.1 /3) of Lot Six (6) and all of Lot Five (5),
<br />all in Block Fifty -seven (57) in the original town, now City of Grand Island, in Hall County, Ne-
<br />braska, known as the Martin Building, and the East one third (E.1 /3) of Lot Three (3), in Block
<br />Sixty -five (65) in the original town, now City of Grand Island, in Hall County, Nebraska, now
<br />occupied by Clayton's Drug Store, or any part thereof or interest therein, for and during the
<br />period of ten years after my death, and including the rents, issues and profits arising therefrom,
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<br />and providing further, that during said ten year period after my death, no one or all of my said
<br />devisees shall make any contract to sell, assign, convey, mortgage, encumber or charge with a
<br />lien of arty kind, my said business properties or any part thereof, or any rents, income or profits
<br />arising therefrom, to take effect and be in force after the expiration of said ten year period and
<br />provided further that my said business properties or any part thereof or interest therein shall not
<br />be sold on partition, execution or other judicial sale, whether voluntary or involuntary on the part
<br />of my devisees or any of them, during such ten year period after my death, to the end that each
<br />devisee hereunder may have his or her respective interest in said real estate, free and clear of
<br />all liens and encumbrances ten years after my death, provided each devisee hereunder may dispose of
<br />his or her interest in said business properties by will during said ten year period, subject to the
<br />provisions and restrictions herein contained.
<br />ITEM TWO.
<br />I recommend, without making it compulsory, that my dry goods business, including the fixtures,
<br />stock of merchandise and goodwill, in Grand Island,Nebraska, which I have been conducting for
<br />many years, shall be incorporated by my executors or surviving children as soon after my death as
<br />conveniently may be, and that the stock shall be divided equally between my four children above
<br />named, if they survive me and if not,the descendant or descendants of any deceased child to take
<br />the parent's share by representation and I authorize and empower them to incorporate the same if
<br />they deem it advisable and it is my wish and desire that before any of the stock shall be sold,
<br />it shall first be offered to the other children, until the incorporation may be effected or until
<br />my executors have arranged for the charge and management of the store, I authorize my sons, JosepbL
<br />D.Martin, Junior and Roderick J.Martin, who are now associated with me in the conduct of the busi-
<br />ness, or their survivor, to manage and conduct the store and to collect outstanding accounts and
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