The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-30

CHICAGO. Oct 2S.-The will of the
late George NJ. Pullman was fled in
the probate court yesterday. Norman
L. Ream and Robert L. Lincoln are
named as executors, his wife not being
! appointed because of his wish to re-
lieve her from the labors, cares and
responsibilities of the position.
The bulk of the estate goes to the
two daughters. Mrs. Frank o. Lowden,
of Chicago, and Mrs. Frank Carolan,
of San Francisco, who receive 81, 000,-
600 each and also the residuary estate,
the amount of which is now unknown
except to the executors The home
stead at the corner of Prairie avenue
and Eighteenth street, the construc-
ton of which cost $500, 900 with fur
niture, pictures, ETC., is devised to his
wife for life, and she is also to receive
ssh, 600 for the first year, and thereaf-
ter, during her life, the income of ST.
$50, 900.
Castle Rest on one of the Thou
sand Islands, is given to his daughter
Florence Mrs. Lowdenl, with the furni-
ture, for life. She is requested to keep
castle Rest" open from July 70 to Au-
gust IL for the accommodation of all de-
scendants of the t~estator's parents, and
is authorized to designate in her will
who shall have the property after her
death. A sum of SlO0, OOo is left in
trust for its maintenance.
The sum of 81, 600 900 is left in trust
for the daughters until they are IS
years old. when each is to receive $780,
700 to become hers absolutely, the
other 81, 900, 900 to be still held in trust,
the income going to them. if either
daughter leave issue the SIN held in
trust is to become absolutely the prop
erty of such issue.
In case of the death of either daugh-
ter, leaving no issue but leaving a hus-
band, one-half of the property then
held in trust for such daughter is to be
absolutely the property of such nus
band, the other half becoming a part.
Of the residuary estate.
The eighth provision of the viii IS as
follows.
'Inasmuch as neither of my sens has de-
sc Oped such Il sense o. respo I~Sioilily a. IN my
Judgment is REQUESTS for the wise use of
large properties and considerable sum OF
money, l am painfully compelled, rs / have ex-
plicitly stated to tIem. - lImi: my
arg provisions for Their benefit to trusts pro-
iucing only such income as 1 deem reasonable
for their support. Accordingly Idirect that out
Of the remainder OF my e tate, after satisfy
inE the provisions hereinbefOre made for my
wife and daughters. AMI with respect to
said island and Castle Rest" ny executors
shall set apart bonds, stocks, AMI notes or
other securities in two portions. each OF such
estimated value as will, in the judgment of my
executors, yield an annual income OF 5000; and
| give and bequeath said portions separately to
the Illinois Trust and Saving Bank in trust to
receive the income and profits OF each portion
and OF all property substituted therefor and to
apply the net income and profits from the time
Of my death, OF one of said portions to the
use of my son, George NJ. Pullman, Jr.,
during his life, and of the other OF said portion
to the use of my son, Walter Sanger Pullman,
turing his life; and upon the death of either
son, leaving issue of a marriage. the property
then held in trust hereunder for ea:h son shall
become absolutely the property OF such issue
In equal shares, the child or children Of any de-
ceased child Of said son to take the share the
parent would have taken II living; otherwise
such property shall then become part Of my
reSiduary estate.
The brothers, Royal Henry Pullman
and John NJ. Pullman. and the sisters,
Helen Pullman West and Emma Pull
man Fluhrer, are ~bequeathed $50, coo
apiece. The sisters are given equal
shares in the furniture, pictures, etc,
in the Belgravia apartment house in
the city of New York.
The wife of his brother Charles L.
Pullman, is given the income of $685.
900; the sum to go to her son, William
Pullman, upon her death.
Other requests are:
Florence Sanger. $50, 900; Stuart
West, s., 900; Bertha West, So, 900;
Helen Fluhrer, SIS. 900; Lewis Pullman
Fluhrer, So, coo; Mrs. Charles Il. Smith,
IS, 900; Mrs. Charles H. Eaton, SO, 900;
VIM. a. Angel, $40, 900; Silas w. Bretz-
field, of New York, $40, 600; Charles ).
Sweet, $4,000 and Miss Maria Louise
Orr, S. 900.
The following amounts were left to
faithful employees" Arthur Wells,
S., 900; VIM. Wells, $1,000, and Vim. b.
Johnson. 81, 600.
The household servants are to get
$3.50 to $500 apiece. Thirteen Chicago
charitable institutions are to receive
$40. 600 each.
The ~testator states hat it was mis-
purpose to erect and endow at Pull
man, H., during his life, Il free school
of manual training for the benefit of
the children of persons living and en-
at Pullman, and to expend at
least $500, 600 for lands. buildings and
and to provide a fund of
200, 900 for the maintenance, man.
agement and endowment of the school.
His executors are directed to set aside.
200. 900 for this purpose. IF the es-
shall De more than sufficient to,
all the devises, trusts and lega-
the executors are directed to di-
vide the excess into two equal shares.
and to add the same respectively to the.
two portions set apart in trust for the
two daughters. who are to receive all.
the property which becomes a part of
residuary estate. The Elberon,
property vas given to Mrs. Pullman.
by her husband some time ago.
The exact value of the estate will not
be known until the inventory is fled
in the probate court two or three weeks.
hence. About IS, $50. 900 is bequeathed.
by the will.
EARNEST MONEY LID