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<br />petition for settlement of the estate and their discharge.
<br />The Court, having examined the report, the records and files in said estate, and being duly
<br />advised in the premises, finds that due and legal notice has been given to all persons interested
<br />in said estate of the time and place fixed for hearing upon said final report, as heretofore ordered
<br />by the Court, and no one appearing to object to said final report, the Court examined the same,
<br />together with the vouchers on file and the testimony in support thereof, and being duly Advised in
<br />the premises, finds that said report is true and correct in all things and ought to be approved
<br />and allowed as and for the final report of said executors.
<br />The Court finds that Juergen Knuth departed this life on the 17th day of May, 1942, and at the
<br />time of his death was a resident and inhabitant of Kgll County, Nebraska.
<br />The Court finds that on the 22nd day of May, 1942, Arthur Knuth and Hellmuth Knuth, sons of
<br />said deceased, filed their duly verified petition prayin`; for the allowance and probate of an
<br />instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Juergen Knuth, deceased., the Court
<br />thereupon fixed June 17, 1942, as the date for making proof of said last will and testament and
<br />due and legal notice of the filing of said petition and of the time and place fixed for the hearing
<br />thereon was given by the Court, and on said date of June 17, 1942, said instrument was duly proven,
<br />allowed and admitted to probate in this Court as and for the last will and testament of Juergen
<br />Knuth, deceased, and letters testamentary were duly issued thereon to J.M.Hanssen and Arthur Henne,
<br />executors as named in said last will and teatament, and they thereupon qualified as suchy
<br />The Court then gave due and legal notice of the time for filing claims, and-that such time has
<br />fully expired.
<br />IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED BY THE COURT that any and all persons having
<br />claims against said estate,- if any such there be, and not filed herein, are forever barred and
<br />excluded from setting up or asserting any such claims against said estate.
<br />The Court further finds that Henry Knuth has paid to the executors the sum of $1400.00 as
<br />provided in Paragraph Third of said last will and testament; that Arthur Knuth has paid to the
<br />executors the sum of 44015.00 as provided in Paragraph Fourth of said last will and testament;
<br />that Hellmuth Knuth has paid to the executors the sum of 64200.00 as provided in Paragraph Fifty
<br />of said last will and testament.
<br />The Court further finds that the legacy provided in Paragraph Sixth to Herman Knuth in the
<br />sum of $3300.00 has been paid; that the legacy provided in Paragraph Seventh to Anna Wiese in the
<br />sum of $2400.00 has been paid; that the legacy provided in Paragraph Seventh to Hedwig Reher in
<br />the sum of $3900.00 has been paid; as evidenced by the receipts filed herein.
<br />The Court further finds that the expenses of administration, court costs, executors' fees,
<br />attorney's fees, Hall County, State of Nebraska, inheritance tax and Federal inheritance tax,
<br />and all claims filed against the estate have been paid.
<br />The Court further finds that distribution of the residue of said estate has been made as
<br />follows:
<br />To Anna Wiese - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8722.24 722.24
<br />To Herman Knuth - - - - - - - - - - - - -
<br />To Hedwig Reher - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $722.24
<br />To Arihur Knuth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $722.24
<br />\ To Hellmuth Knuth,$722.24 - - - - - - -
<br />less cemetery care950.— - - 4672.24
<br />as evidenced by the receipts of said residuary legatees filed herein.
<br />The Court further finds that the Executors have retained the sum of 0300.00 for probable
<br />tax adjustment or unlooked for contingencies, and that the legatees and devisees have agreed
<br />/ that the executor shall withhold the same, and
<br />IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED BY THE COURT that the Executors h old the sum of $300.00, and that
<br />in one year from the date hereof they shall make further report -to the Court as to the use or
<br />distribution made thereof.
<br />IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED BY THE COURT that the final report of the
<br />Executors as filed herein be, and the same is hereby, approved and allowed as and for their final
<br />report, except as to the $300.00 �-:d thheld by them and certain securities hereinafter mentioned, and
<br />said estate is hereby settled and closed and said executors discharged and released from all of their
<br />responsibilities as such executors, except as to the use and distribution of the 4300.00 fund and
<br />said securities hereinafter mentioned.
<br />I The Court further finds that Juergen Knuth at the time of his death was the owner of the follow-
<br />ing described real estate; which passed and descended as follows:
<br />I The south half of the southeast quarter of Section Thirty -three (33), in Township Eleven
<br />(11) North,Ran e Nine (9) hest of 6th P.M., and the north half of the northeast quarter in
<br />Section Four ( ) in Township Ten (10) North,Ran e N ne (9) West of 6th P.M., in Hall County,
<br />Nebraska, to Henry Knuth,,subject to a lien of 1400 which has been paid to the executors;
<br />The southeast quarter of Section Thirty -one in Township Sixteen (16), Range Sixteen (16)
<br />West I.M., and the east half of the southwest quarter and Lots Three (3) and Four (4) in
<br />Section Thirty -one (31), Township Sixteen (16) North,Range Sixteen (16) W.I.M., in Dewey
<br />County, state of Oklahoma, (subject to a lien of $4015.00, which has been paid to the
<br />executors), to Arthur Knuth;
<br />The north west quarter of the northeast quarter of Section Twelve (12), in Township Ten (10),
<br />North,Range Ten (10) and the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section Thirteen
<br />(13), Township Ten (10) North,Range Ten (10), and the west half of the northeast quarter and
<br />the west half of the southeast quarter of *..Section One (1), in Township Ten (10) North, Range
<br />Ten (10) West, in Hall County, Nebraska, (subject to a lieiR of 04200.00, which has been paid
<br />to the executors), to Hellmuth Knuth;
<br />Lot Ten (10) in Block Thirty -six (36) of Charles Wasmer's Addition to the city of Grand
<br />Island, Hall County, Nebras>a, which passed and descended to the residuary legatees and
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