, 1876-04-07
THE NEHBERRY ESTATE.
And tho Public Library for tho
Nortl, Division.
Provisions Of MIR. N,wbsrry's Will--.
Valno Of tho Property.
A Possibility that tho Library hlny Be
Started Speedily.

4 Suggestion Concerning the Historical
Society,
Yesterdays TnInuSE contained . notlco Of
ste death fu Rome two days bofote az Miss
Julia D. Nowberry, tho last surviving daughter,
OF tbs Int Walter L. Nowbcrry. Through this
event the Nor.l, Division will some time IN tho
future bs honorod With magnificent public
library. The lhto Mr. fowbcrry loft An estate
entirely ffco and clear Of ali incumbranco, con-
stating chiefly Of roal cstato aud valued even ut
tho prcsont deprocAtcd psicos Al s4.0o0.0Do or
f5,ooo,oo0. largo proportion of It Is unpro-
ductve, but The income Is upwards OF 100000
year. One-third Of this goos to Mrs. Now
bcrty, Tho widow, as hes dover, and tho remain
der, now that the hcss aro deceased. Is to &C.
oumulato until aites Mrs. Nouborrys deat.
when oue-haif OF tho whole estate wlll DO
North DIVISION. Tho following aro the
PR0TIsI1ss or THE WIKI
relating to sis Bub]ect: In caso Of tho death Of
both uf my aaid ua1gh!orB without leaving law
ful istlo' tion imn,.1ately aftoF thn .1ecoaso OF
II not, then immediately aftor tho dcceaso Of the
last surviving one Of my said daughters,
NY raid trustees shall divide my, estate
,u.o t.o ;wo ,s' equal shares, my said s'ua-
eoua,!ty and correstucra Of sucfi yisnn sna ,haii
Al oiiss proceed to I!sss,tute ono Of s,,c shaIo,
brotne,s aud s,tters aurn jescenisnts t,tiia mr.
stripes ntsI not pos capita,
Tho o1ler saaro Of my estate shall DO applied by my
10 tAp foun1,R OF frao pubc liIraIy to hc iontsi
in thst lottion Of Tho CITY Of Chicago nav known
epppwe, my saiI trustees 10 establish suc jrary On
naci foundation nler auch rules and regulations for
This properly sci R,sft lor such rar, to tle erplio
Of proper buildings, nnl furnishing tho tatnc au.i
such portion to tho purchase mil pro:urcinlnt nf
things Us tuey may deem ,sopsr and appropriate for
library md a,c, otncr portion 10 conatitnto per.
10 tho purposo Of extouting aud Increasing sucli il
hrry hcEuIy fully ssnpoxssnx any sa!d tFastors 10
tigp fit aud icst having IN view tho growth rrresrr.
vatlon pcz,naneace, aud general usefauesa of such
Nbrary.h
who j. now a ad oaIthy I'D ia;s Isy a. abo i yeats
@e'' AAN tN r;tr t:s ;;Ein4 ~ -"''p''
who wilt Inherit ouobaIf te ostac. being descendsnts
of he iestaos Tolaor, md sstsrs, l!ss rsine ally
Il o ct VII asas sa4 t2 ns
Sou assus liz vuS. of 'ty, te ow ,nsy nssss
and even Iuoec t rst totsa,sion of tho estatn II
ONO, M mus make t'ia la!f for tlo puble library
gjsts largely In uuprotnc{yu rr.l cstc ani il this
roui be inn roycj ar aoi and ina nr,t1Ict rvrttnt
thu lnroa1o might easily 10 raiscd 800 non nr tso
100. With 81 AM, DOT endowment and 3703oo9 annual
incomc THO North Side l.o Library would completely
put to ta ta e nrcscut instit,it!on On tho corner
Of Lake nnl Dearborn streets. and Tho result would
probably be t1at tho two ". a 10 consolIdatc tut,
one. II Is doubtful whother ,ue ta1rayera would ia.
willing 10 Ply $50 0o year for something, they rou
enjoy free. or courau nothing Inns ID yat bccn done
toward tis scault. hut Il IN to be horc,l tia: acme
prrInae euegt Ezu agd w1 10 Da.uo y;.}e, win sI1u
glso tho city tho Lccil! IT this rIInlcent iii.
LII. SEHuEEnY
tljpl Nov, C. 1885, and when ILL vail was proycd on
tho lit Of tho following outh cous1d,rube arir:sa
VIVA occas.onod BY its rottents In tho IL pisc hu
had left utuatpc whateyrr 10 t,u .fiainrical Hoeety
which hid expected largo hc1tcs aud of which lis
l1l brcis President and oi.e of tho original foudars
In thp Hort plate. with nppnrtnt gnorane 0 Ut what
i11s. NsubcrTy might do Ia had assigned to her tho
old homeataad during her natural life aud an inco,o
Of $1,000 year, Which might be increased to $D 0N0
sue, however, fenuunccti her rignIa undss thu vi l.
and nyailcl hersclf Of her cointnon~aw privilege
which her third Interest all the realty nnd II,
absolute possession Of tho personally, which b.,
ltsysd to anount 70 about aaoJlno This Will al.ows
tue sor4tude Of thu tcatator for ths perpetuattn nf
ha own tame. lie provided thzt hn money was TO 10
to tnat hou wlio would tak1 the nstue Of Nowbc1ry
providing TINT Tho Trustees thought when tho son as
II, that ls waa Of sound ,nuu aud Judgment. Hs
was apIrtlcnziyo that there VIVA = ntroak
OF insanity In tho family on Lis Wtfe'A side, and
guarded against 1t in thta way. Hc appointed ~
Executors William II. Bradley, e. ". Datchforl and
3Iurk Skinner. Tho lstter, 1nweyor, resigned h!a
trust soma years AGO. and laa since thon had
cru wta.eyer Ia !he ts4se At tho time Of ha death,
aEHtaEI4 G3A
TWO DAUGHTERS,