Aug
15, 1895
William
Turner
“Superior
Court, of the State of
Washington, County
of
Lincoln. In the matter of the estate of William Turner, Deceased. Petition for
Probate of Will. To the Hon. The Superior Court of said County and State:---
This the petition of John Turner, of the County of Lincoln, and State of
Washington, respectfully shows: That William Turner died on or about the 15th
day of August, 1895, at the town of Wilbur, in the County of Lincoln and State
of Washington; That said deceased, at the time of his death, was a resident of
the said county and State; and left estate therein, consisting of real and
personal property; That the probable value and character of said property are
as follows, to-wit:---- The real estate consists of a tract of land, to-wit, a
farm containing about one hundred and forty acres of land, in said county and
State, of the value of two thousand dollars, or thereabouts. The personal
property consists of his household effects, tools and implements, of the value
of sixty dollars, or thereabouts. That said deceased was an unmarried man, and
left a will bearing the date the 31st day of July, 1895, in the
possession of one J H Friedlander, who was therein named as the executor
thereof, which your petitioner believes, and herefore alleges to be the last
will and testament of said deceased, and which is herewith presented to said
superior court. That the said J H Friedlander, names in said will, as executor
thereof, declines to act in that capacity, and as in writing renounced his
responsibility in that behalf, which renouncement is hereunto attached; That
Cornelius Turner is named in said will as devisee. That the subscribing
witnesses to said will are _ N Salmon, of Wilbur, Lincoln County, and State of
Washington, and V W Hinkle, of said town, county and State; That at the time
said will was executed, to wit, on the said 31st day of July, 1895,
the said testator was over the age of eighteen years----to wit, the age of
fifty-nine years, or thereabouts, and was of sound and disposing mind and not
acting under duress, menace, fraud, or undue influence, and was in every
respect competent, by last will, to dispose of all his estate; That said will
is in writing, signed by the said testator, and attested by the said
subscribing witnesses, at the request of said testator, subscribing their
names to the said will in the presence of the said testator, and the presence
of each other; and that, as your petitioner advised, and therefore alleges,
said witnesses at the time of the said attesting of said will, and the
execution thereof, were, and are now, competent. That R U Hesseltine, who
makes application for appointment as administrator of said estate of deceased,
consents to act as such; Wherefore, your petitioner prays that the said will
may be admitted to probate, and that for that purpose a time for the proving
of said will be appointed, and that all persons interested be notified, and
directed to appear at the time appointed for proving the same; and that all
other necessary and proper orders may be made in the premises. John Turner,
Principal creditor of said estate.” (Lincoln
County
Superior Court);