The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-30
BULK OF PULLMAN ESTATE
LEFT TO WIDOW AND DAUGHTERS.
Male Descendants Of the Palace Car
Magnate Not Considered worthy
of TPast-List of the Minos BE-
aaests.

Chicago, Oct 28.-The will of the late
George II. Pullman has been filed in the
probate court. Norman B. Ream and
Robert I. Lincoln are named as execu-
tors, his widow not being appointed be-
cause Of his wish to relieve her from the
labors, cares and responsibilities of the
position. The bulk of the estate goes 10
the two daughters, Mrs Frank o. Low.
den Of Chicago, and Mrs Frank Carolan
Of San Francisco, who receive 81 10000
each, and also the residuary estate, the
amount of which is not known, except 10
the executors The homestead At the
corner Of Prairie avenue and Eighteenth
street, the construction Of which cost
100000, the furniture, pictures, etc, are
devised to his widow for life, and she is
also 10 receive $4,000 for the first year
and thereafter during her life the income
from 81 $4,000
Castle Rest" on one Of the Thousand
islands, is given TO his daughter Florence
Mrs. Lowdenl, with the furniture, for
life. She Is requested TO keep Castle
Rest" open from July 20 10 August IA for
the accommodation of all the descendants
of the testator's parents and is authorized
TO designate in her will who shall have
the property after her death. A sum of
100000 is left in trust for its mainte.
nance. The sum of 100000 is left in
trust for the daughters until they are
So years old, when each is to receive $780,
600 TO become hers absolutely. the other
81 100000 10 still be held in trust, the
income going TO them. II either daughter
leaves an issue the sum held in trust is
TO become absolutely the property Of such
issue. In case Of the death of either
daughter leaving no issue but leaving a
husband, one-half Of the property then
held in trust for such daughter is 10 h.
absolutely the property Of such huslla nd
the other half becoming a part of the
residuary estate.
His Sons Net Favored.
The eighth provision Of the will says:
"lnasmuch as neither of my sons has de.
Veloped any responsibility as in my judg
ment is requisite for the large use of the
property and considerable sums of money.
! am painfully compelled, as | have ex
Plicitly explained to them, TO limit my
testamentary provision for their benefi, I
10 trusts producing only such incomes a.
l deem reasonable for their support"
An income of 5000 year is left 10 the 4
two sons-GeoEge NJ. Pullman. Jr.. and
Walter Sanger Pullman.
To Brothers and sisters.
To my brothers, Royal Henry Pull /
man and John N. Pullman, and the sis /
tiers, Helen Pullman West and Emma
Pullman Fuhrer, are beqneathed $4,000 f,
apiece"
The sisters are given equal shares in /
the furniture, pictures, etc, in the Bel. |
gravia apartment house in the city Of 4
New York.
The wife Of his brother, Charles Pull !
man, is given the income Of SIS, 600, the |
sum to 60 20 her son, William Pullman, /
on her death.
Other requests are: Florence Sanger |
$4,000, Stewart West 5000, Bertha West 1
5000. Helen Huhrer 5000, Lewis Pull. /
man Fluhrer 5000. Mrs Charles b. Smith
5000, Mrs. Charles H. Eaton $4,000. vii. |
liam A. ANGEL $1,000, Silas W. Bretsfeld
$4,000. Charles S. Sweet $4,000. and |
Miss Maria Louise Orr 5000.
The following amounts were left 10 I
faithful employees Arthur Wells 5000. |
William Wells 5000, and VIM. d. John. |
son 5000.
The household servants are to get $3.50 |
and $500 apiece. Thirteen Chicago char. |
table institutions are TO receive $4,000 I
each.
Other Endowmeats.
The testator states that it was his pur- |
pose TO found, erect and endow at Pull. |
man, ILL.,, during his life, a free school of |
manual training for the benefit of chill. |
drcn of persons living and employed at !
Pullman, and TO expend at least 100000
for the lands, building and apparatus, and
to provide a fund of 100000 for the |
maintenance, management and endowment
Of the school. His executors are directed
to set aside 81 10000 for this purpose.
II the estate shall be more than sufficient
to satisfy all the devises, trusts and lega.
cies, the executors are directed to divide
the excess into two equal shares and TO
add the same respectively to the two por.
tons set apart in trust for the two daugh.
ters, who are to receive all the property
which becomes a part of the residuary
estate.
The ElbOrn property was given to Mrs
Pullman by her husband some time ago
The exact value of the estate will not
be known until the inventory is filed in
the probate court, two or three weeks
hence. About $S,3s0.OO0 is bequeathed
by the will.
The total value Of the estate is shown
by the petition for letters testamentary
to be 100000, OF this amount $780,.
600 is personal property and $4,000
realty. Attorney Runnells, who prepar.
ed the will, said that thesa figures are a
conservative but fair estimate Of the
value Of the estate.
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