The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-11
PROBATED IN BUTTE
Will of the Late Marcus Daily In Mr..
ScaIons Hands.

ScaIon's Hands.
New York, Dec. S.-The Press says
that after an unusual delay, giving
rise to reports of threatened con-
test by beneficaries who have not
considered themselves rightly used,
the will of Marcus Daily, one of the
copper kings of Montana, will be Of
fered for probate in Butte, where the
bulk of the dead mans property is
located.
William Scallon, the close friend
and legal adviser of Mr.. DAILY, left
New York two days ago carrying with
him the will, which will dispose of
$20,00O,OOO. The contents of the doc
ument are unknown.
Mr.. Scallon will arrive in Butte to-
day and will deliver the will to be
presented for probate to w. w. Dixon,
a lawyer of Butte.
In spite of the rumors brought to
| light by the long delay in offering the
will for probate, there will be no con-
test of any kind. j. G. Lalor, who
was Marcus Days private secretary,
and who is now secretary of the
Daily estate, said yesterday that there
was no truth in the rumors OF the con-
test, but that William Scallon had
taken the will west with HIM merely
for the purpose of probating.
"Mr. Scallon, who succeeds Mr.. Daily
Copper company, controlling the An
aconda and other interests, was Mr..
DaN's closest friend and for Is years
was his legal adviser said Mr.. La
Tor, "Mr. Scallon drew up the will
shortly before Mr. Daily went to Eu-
rope. When Mr.. DAILY knew he had
to die, he sent for him and entrusted
this will to his old friend. After Mr..
Days death. Mrs. DAILY asked Mr..
Scallon to take charge of probating
the will. Mr. Scallon has neither
hurried nor delayed the affair. He
has had many things to attend to in
the east in connection with the presi-
dency Of the Amalgamated company,
and, too, there has been much work
in making the approximate estimate
of the property that the probate laws
require"
The estimate of Mr.. Days many
possessions has been an affair of much
difficulty. At the time of his death,
on November IL, his estate was esti
mated at from $40,000,UO0 to $50,OO0,-
900. It is now found $2O,OOO,OOO will
be more accurate estimate. The
Butte mines are SO rich in copper it
is difficult to say how many millions
will come out of these shafts. Besides
developing properties, which are con-
trolled by the Daily interests, Mr.. DAILY
owned personally more than sixty UNI
developed claims in and about Butte
Some of these claims may be worth
less, others may double the present
DAILY millions. Daily was wonderfully
shrewd in mining deals and there was
always reason for his purchase of
claims. He also was interested in min
ing schemes in other parts of the west
and it is left to time to assess the
value of these properties.
He also owned valuable real estate
in New York. This makes the I'M
certain value a peculiar feature Of
the Daily estate. Undoubtedly it has
more hidden possibilities than the es-
tate of any American millionaire. At
present it is valued at $2O,000,O00.
Most of this vast estate is left unre-
servedly to his widow, who may pro
vide for her daughters as she may
see fit. Marcus Daily had dread of
fortune hunters, especially foreign no
blemen, marrying his daughters, and
his will makes it possible for Mrs.
DAILY to cut Off from the fortune any
daughter who may marry contrary to
Mrs. Dalys wishes. Mrs. Daily is
named as sole eXecutriX and has en-
; trusted the affairs unreservedly to
William Scallon.
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