The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-01-05
Ex-senator FAIRS Children Get
Only the Income.
ESTATE WORTH S4O,OOO,OOO
The Hei-s OF His SON are Entirely Cut
on After the Death of the Latter
-Othtr Bequests.

San Francisco, Dec. 29.-The will of
James G. Fair, the noted bonanza"
millionaire and ex-United States sena-
tor from Nevada, was filed in the supe-
rior court this morning. The will dis
poses of an estate, the value of which
is estimated at 100000 Under the
provisions of the millionaires will the
greater portion of the estate falls to
persons living out of California. The
biggest slices will go to his two daugh-
tiers, living in New York, and other
relatives residing in Iowa.
Though Senator Fair was popularity
supposed 70 have more ready money
than any other San Francisco man, he
made very few specific requests of mon
ey. The only gifts of a public nature
are three, aggregating $125.00O, to the
orphan asylums of San Francisco.
Among his four employees, So, 900 is to be
divided. The Iowa relatives come in
for d generous share. To Fairs sister,
Mary Anderson, and her husband and
children, who live a Ida Grove, Iowa.
$500 is bequeathed, to be divided
equally among them. To the family of
William Fair, a brother of deceased,
also residents of Ida Grove, Iowa, $50
600 is bequeathed. The family of Ed
ward Fair, another brother. residing in
Ida Grove, Iowa, are willed $40, 000 To
Mary Jane Lundy daughter of tesla
tors deceased brother, Thomas Fair,
and her children, who reside at Cor
rectionVille, Iowa, $4,000 is bequeathed.
Another $4,000 is willed to the family
of James H. Fair, Of Ida Grove, who is
a son Of the deceased brother Thomas
Fair.
The other requests of money are $3.50
600 to the family of a sister, Mary j.
Crothers, of San Jose, Cal. $50, 900 to the
/ family Of brother, Andrew Fair Of
| San Jose and $4,000 to Herman Gel
richs, of New York, son-in-law of the
deceased.
INCOME To CH4EDREN.
/ The residue Of the vast estate is left
in trust to a board If executors, consist
/ ing of Mr.. Fairs &, orneys, w. S. Good
/ fellow, James S. fngus and Louis c.
Breeze, all of this eity, and Thomas G.
Crothers, nephes, residing in San Jose.
AS trustees withelt bonds they are d.
rected to hold in ;e.st and manage the
| estate, buying or selling and making
improvements as they may deem fit dur
| ing the lives of Mr.. Fairs daughters
Mrs. Theresa Oelrichs of New York and
Miss Virginia Fair, also living in New
York, and his son, Charles L. Fair Of
this city. 1t is directed that the net
monthly income Of the estate shall be
equally divided among these three heirs
during their lives. Not until the death
Of the three children is the estate to be
finally divided. The bequest to the son,
Charles Fair ends with his death and
his share of the income shall revert to
his sisters or their children pending the
final distribution
Upon the final distribution of the es-
tate, subsequent to the death of three
children, it is willed that one quarter of
the estate shall be transferred to the
children or descendants of each Of the
two daughters and the remaining one
half to the brothers and sisters of the
deceased or their descendants.
Senator Fair in his will declares he is
not married and has no children other
than those mentioned. To avoid the
claims of alleged heirs, he leaves $50 to
any possible widow and $50 to any other
children that are decided by law to be
his.
DEATH A SURPRISE.
The death of ex-senator Fair at mid
night was surprise to the comm unity
the seriousness of his illness having