Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-10-11 | Page 20 | Judge Baskin's will Model for Brevity; Comprises 46 Words

Judge Baskin's Will Model for Brevity; Comprises 46 Words ONE sentence of forty-six words in length and written by his own hand when he was SI years of : ape. the will of the late Judge Robert X. Baskin, was filed yes-tetday yes-tetday for probate in the Third district court. Mrs. Mary- K. Hall is the sole legatee a nd is made executor without bonds. A petition for letters of administration, filed by Mrs. Hall with the will, sets forth that the esute consists of certain mining claims located in Tooele county of a probable value of $"200u and certain personal property, mostly books, of a probable value of STT.. The will is written on a half sheet of business letter paper in a bold legible hand. At the top is the caption, "My Olographic Will." The will reads: T. Robert N. Baskin of Salt Lake "iiy. bequeath and devise to Mrs. Mary Hall of said city, my properly prop-erly anil appoint her my executor to act without bonds. Written and subscribed sub-scribed bv me on this first dav of November. No-vember. A. P. 1915. .Signed) HOBKRT M. BASKIN. A t inched to the will is the envelope in which it was inclosed. On the outside out-side i? the following- inscription : In this envelope is inclosed my olo-gr;: olo-gr;: phic will, written and subscribed by my own hand on this first day of No ember, A. L. 111 j, at Sail Lake Citv. (Signed i ROBERT N. BASKIN. TlU) will, as indicated by the title, is without witnesses. It is the most ters1 document of the kind ever made a part of the files of the Third district court. Juriuf Baskin dted in this citv. Aiiioit :c, IMS.