The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-17
Win of Mrs. Chrisman a Won
derful Document.
Details For Founding the 'EUni-
versity of Topeka"
BEAR HALF THE COST.
Provides That MethOdists Must
Raise Equal Sum.
DIR. Embree to Receive Salary of
$4,000.

man was filed in the probate court at
5 o'clock Monday afternoon. AS has
been understood for some time Mrs.
Chrisman left the greater part OF her
estate as an endowment for a Metho-
dist university to be situated in or near
Topeka The amount which will con-
stitute the endowment cannot be esti-
mated as the greater part of her prop
erty was in real estate in Shawnee
county and near London, Ohio. The will
is dated December 81, 1898, and was
witnessed by P. I. Bonebrake and
Frank Bonebrake.
The will says: cit is now and has
been for many years my most earnest
desire and greatest wish to secure the
founding of an educational institution
in Topeka, which shall be under the au-
spices. direction and control of the
Methodist Episcopal church. want
the university located in the city of
Topeka or near enough to Topeka to be
a benefit to the city, secure the help
of its citizens, and promote the re-
ngiouS, moral, intellectual and CONNER
cial interests Of the city where have
so long had my home
In bequeathing the endowment to the
proposed university the will says: Il
give and devise all the residue of my
real estate situated in the state of
Ohio to S. w. Durf1inger, of London,
Ohio, and A. S. Embree. of Topeka in
trust and for the use and purposes
hereinafter limited and declared, and
for no other purpose or purposes That
is to say, I will direct that the said S.
w. Durninger and A s Enbree, whom
] hereby constitute and appoint as my
trustees for the purposes and with the
rights and purposes herein specified,
shall as soon after my death as in their
judgment the same can be advantage
ously done without detriment or un-
necessary loss to my estate sell and
convert into money all the real estate
of which 1 may die seized which is sit
uated in Madison county or elsewhere
in Ohio, so devised to them as afore
said. And for this purpose 1 do hereby
authorize and empower said s. W. Dur
finger and A. s. Embree as such trus-
tees to sell said real estate, either at
public or private sale, at such time or
times, in such quantities and upon such
terms OF credit as they may deem most
advantageous to my estate.
In case either of said trustees should
not survive me or that either of them
should die before the execution of this
trust is complete, then it is my desire
that the survivor should act alone; in
case both Of them should die or resign
then it is my will that my executors as
hereinafter named or their successors
shall act in the premises as aforesaid .
The Will states that should DR.. En-
bree move away from the state and be
disqualified to act as an executor that
! he shall act as a co-exeeutor with either
S. S. OFT or John V. Abrahams. The ex-
ecuIOrS are to act without bonds. They
are to continue for 10 years and during
that time the trustees of the University
of Topeka, which was started some time
ago, must raise an amount equal to that
given by her. If the amount is not
raised during that time the money shall
/ be given to the Kansas Methodist con-
| ference to be used in the erection of a
| university as the conference may decide.
! DR.. Embree is expected to give his time
| toward the founding of the university
| and to receive a salary of 800 a year,
The will bequeaths other property as
follows:
Il give and beoueath to John Morton
mX carriage. To Eliza Chrisman OF
| London, Ohio, all my diamonds To
/ Mrs Clara Thayer, daughter of Henry
| p. Epsy, late of Urbana, Ohio my seal
| ring, my gold watch and chain, my
| sealskin. set, my parlor rug and all my
| table linen in my sidebOard- To Mrs
s. W. Dur1inger of London Ohio, my
small parlor table with Mexican Onyx
/ top and one steel engraving now in my
parIor entitled The Waiting Step" Tt
! Caroline PerneI my horse, buggy anC
harness, all the bedding and furniture
| in the room known as her room and al
| the furniture of every kind in use il
my front room upstairs. also m.
Persian shoulder cape and my fur-line'
| circular"
Other bequests are as follows: Ter
renee Cain, of London, Ohio, a lot il
London Caroline Pernell $500. Alex
ander Smith, a boy who worked 70
Mrs Chrisman for a number of years
5000. Frederick PerneIl, "a member o
my family" $1,000. Lucy J. Espy, Ur
bana, $500. John c. Herring, Georgia
$4,000. Percy Norton. Springfield, Ohio
81, 900. William H. Chrisman, London
$500. Mrs. Ella Boyer, London, $500
John Norton. Topeka, 81 600. Trustee
of the First Methodist church, London
| 81 900. OF the income from the none
! left the London church the following
sums shall be paid annually: $25 to car
for the Chrisman burial lot, the remain
der of the income to be used towar
the support of the minister. The Obi
Wesleyan university is to receive $35.
600. From the income of that amour
| the following sums are to be paid an
nually. To Alice Cox 5000, Caroline Per
nell $780, Jane Lewis $3.50, w. P. Snit
$500. The WOman's Foreign Missionar
society is to receive $1,000 and the VIC
mems Home Missionary society $500
The First Methodist church of Topek
is to receive IS, 600 to be used in eithe
enlarging the church or building a pan
sonage. Household goods and persona
property in small amounts are bequeathe
to Mrs William P. Smith and HUSBAND
Mrs Lucy Espy, Mrs. Lydia NortoI
Grace Fassler. Mrs. Samantha Jones, Mr.
J. b. bartholomew. John V. Abraham
A s. Embree and Mrs. Florence Bul
; nett.
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