The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-24
The Ward viii settled.

The sensational character or the WMd Will
contest at Detroit was fully maintained by the
abrupt termination of its second trial on the
following basis The widow and her two infant
children receive what is known as the Landing
ton property free from all incumbrances. 1t
includes many thousand acres of pine lands,
several superb mills, several barges, and much
mineral property, the whole being valued at
over $500. There are some seventeen or
eighteen small requests of money securities to
various relations and confidential friends of
Capt. Ward, amounting in the aggregate to
100000 Of 100000, which are sustained Of
course The balance of the estate is left
equally to the children of Capt. Wards first
marriage and to his sister Aunt Emily, under
the management of four trustees. 1t is incum-
bered with several hundred thousand dollars of
debt, which the temporary administrators APP
pointed by the Probate Court have been rapidly
reducing, and it will yield nearly $4,000, 600.
This is to be funded and the first codicil of the
will, which was sustained, provides for the APP
pointment Of guardians for the two children
who are under age, and adds 1.-THE trustees
may use their judgment whether or not it
would be for the interest of my said children
Henry s., Milton D., Charles H., Elizabeth V.
and Mary Z. Ward to pay to them some portion
of the principal sum, and il, in their judge
ment, il would be benefit, they may pay to
them such portion as they may deem best. IT,
on the contrary, in the Judgment of said truss
tees it would be for the best interest OF said
children to withhold from them any portion Of
dividends or interest they are authorized to so
withhold"
The second codicil, which failed, cut off all
these heirs of the first marriage to 5000 per
month, and made them absolute dependents
upon the trustees. The terms of the compro-
mise agreed upon were: First the assent Of
the supporters Of the will to the rejection of
the second codicil second, the conveyance by
the widow and her children of $110,0 in
money and $4,000 in vessel property within a
year to the trustees of the main estate left to
the children, ca the first marriage to be used in
closing off the existing volume OF debt /; third,
the assent of the contestants to the sustaining
of the main document and its first codicil.
The State Fair to be Held at jackson.
The citizens OF Jackson having rendered,
under ample guarantees, all that was required
by the state Fair locating committee, the said
committee, at meeting in that city last week,
decided to locate the fair there and to hold the
same Sept. IS to % inclusive. They also
adopted the following resolutions srh
Resoiped, That the citizens of Jackson having
complied with the requirements of this committee
and having given the necessary guarantee, that
the fair for 1876 be held at the city of Jackson.
Resolred, That the business Committee be re-
Quested at an early day to examine the grounds IN
connection with an agent or agents authorized to
act on behalf OF the citizens, and determine upon
the place aud general plan Of the buildings 20 be
erected and the expenses required the buildings
now The grounds. tH
Resolued, That the thanks Of the State Agricul-
tural Society are due and are hereby rendered TO
the citizens Of Jackson, Detroit, Saginaw, Kalama-
zoo, and Grand Rapids for the many liberal provis-
ions made and facilities offered, and the generous
and kindly spirit manifested at each of said points
for the holding Of the next State Fair. ii
Resoiued, That while tho inducements and faoili-
ties offered would have enabled the society TO hold
successful fair at either Of the above points, the
fact that the fair has been held at Grand Rapids,
Saginaw and Kalamazoo since IL has been held in
the central portion Of the State and the extraord
nary facilities offered at jackson In the transporta-
ton Of stock and articles of exhibitions and Tor at
tendance at the fair have, "other inducements be-
ing equal" led to the selection Of the city OF JACK
son for the present year. -.1 ~
THE preparations for the representa-
ton of Michigan at the Centennial ex-
bibition are going on admirably, and we
are glad to state that everything is IN
state of Advancement. The Michigan
building, built exclusively of Michigan
is rapidly going forward. ana
will be completed by the time the Expo
sition is opened. The number OF indi-