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172 WILL AND DECREE RECORD
<br />20081 -The Augustine Co., Grand Island, Nebr.
<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the County court of said
<br />County, at Lincoln, Nebraska, this 30th day of August, 1946.
<br />Harm A. S enter
<br />(SEAL) oun y udge
<br />By Joseph Catheart
<br />-- Uler'ro ' he County Court
<br />Filed for record this 21 day of January 1947 at 3:00 o'clock P.M.
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<br />The records and files in the County Court, Lancaster County, Nebraska, same beiztg -the Probate
<br />Court, show as follows:
<br />In the Matter of the Estate
<br />of Estate #11440
<br />Frank Mills, deceased
<br />August 4, 1939, filed for probate the following will:
<br />IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN
<br />I, Frank Mills, being of sound mind and memory, but kno, >,,:ingthe uncertainty of
<br />human life, do now make and publish this my LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT: That is to
<br />say
<br />Will and BequeatA to my beloved wife Maude L. Mills, all of my personal
<br />and Real Estate property, Bonds Stocks and whatever property I may have at my
<br />death.
<br />In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Lincoln, Nebraska, this
<br />22 day of Feb 1921.
<br />Frank Mills (Seal)
<br />We, whose names are hereto subscribed, do hereby certify that Frank Mills the
<br />testator, subscribed his name to this instrument in our presence, and in the
<br />presence of each of us, and declared at the same time, in our presence and hearing
<br />that this instrument was his Last Will and Testament; and we, at hisrequest, sign
<br />our names hereto, in his presence, as-attesting witnesses, this 22 day of Feb
<br />A. D. 1921.
<br />Geo S. Davies Lincoln, Nebr
<br />Roscoe Willl Taylor Lincoln, Nebr
<br />Attached is certificate of probate by the County Judge of Lancaster County,
<br />Nebraska, dated August 19, 1946, under Seal.
<br />February 15, 1945, filed the verified petition of Harry McConnell showing to the court that he is
<br />owner in fee of Lot 34 of Frank P. Bark's Subdivision No 3, Grand Island, Nebraska;
<br />that Frank Mills, a resident of Landaster County, Nebraska, died testate therein
<br />July 18, 1938, leaving a last will and testament, dated February 22, 1921, filed
<br />in this court August 4, 1938; at the time of his death said Frank Mills was
<br />seized of an undivided one -half of the above described real estate; that no
<br />application to probate said will has been filed in Nebraska; that the sole devisee
<br />1 under said will, Maude L. Mills, has conveyed all her interest acquired under
<br />said will, and said interest is now vested in petitioner, and no proceedings to
<br />admit said will to probate have been instituted by anyone.
<br />Prays the court to admit said will to probate pursuant to and in accord with
<br />Section 30 -1705 to Section 30 -1707 inclusive, Compiled Statutes of Nebraska of
<br />1929 as amended.
<br />February 15, 1945, Court orders that said petition be heard March 12, 1945 at 10 o'clock A. M.,
<br />and notice thereof be published once each week three successive weeks prior to
<br />said hearing, in the Veterans' Weekly of Lincoln, Nebraska.
<br />March 9, 1945, filed the affidavit of Ray E. Cronan, that he is editor and manager of the Lincoln
<br />Veterans' Weekly, a legal, weekly newspaper printed, published and of general
<br />circulation in Lancaster County, Nebraska, and that the attached printed notice
<br />was published in said newspaper once each week three successive weeks prior to
<br />said date of hearing, the first insertion having been on February 23, 1945, and
<br />that said newspaper is a legal newspaper under the Statutes of Nebraska, and the
<br />above facts are within his personal knowledge.
<br />Attached is a printed copy of a notice by the County Judge entitled as this
<br />estate 1s entitle "In the County Court of Lancaster County, Nebraska, addressed
<br />to all persons interested in said estate or the last will and testament of said
<br />deceased, creditors, heirs, legatees and devisees, that Harry McConnell who is
<br />owner of Lot 34 of Frank P. Bark's Subdivision No 3 Grand Island, Nebraska, filed
<br />his petition herein alleging that Frank Mills died testate on or about July 18,
<br />1935, a resident and inhabitant of Lancaster County, Nebraska; that no application
<br />for probate of said will has been made, and the will of said deceased has not
<br />been probated in the State of Nebraska, and more than two years have elapsed since
<br />the death of said deceased; that the dourt enter a decree admitting said will to
<br />probate as the last will and testament of said deceased; and further prays that the
<br />Court decree that the property which said Frank Mills owned at the time of his
<br />death shall descend to the persons named in said will, in accordance with the terms,
<br />thereof, free and clear of all debts. Whibh matter has been set for hearing March
<br />12, 1945, at 10 o'clock A. M.
<br />March 12, 1945, hearing continued to August 19, 1946.
<br />August 19, 1946, hearing had on petition, and Frank Roehl sworn and testified.
<br />August 30, 1946, Decree, On August 19, 1946, this matter came on for hearing on the pleadings and
<br />2 evidence, ant- was sumitted by the court, and the court finds due and legal notice
<br />of hearing was given as provided by law and as ordered; court finds Frank Mills
<br />died July 1$, 1935, a resident of Lincoln, Nebraska, leavuing a last will which
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