Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-03-28
GENERAL HARRIsoN's WILL
Bequests Male in Testament of the
Former President.

Requests Male in Iestamen Oh en~
Former President
The will of Gen. Benjamin Harrison
was filed at Indianapolis Tuesday. Col.
Russell B. Harrison is practically dlsln-
herited, though his debts to his father
and these are said to aggregate a con-
siderable sunl-are liquidated.
The value of the estate is estimated at
100000, and $4,000 of this, the In
dianapolis home and six lots IN Hefkl-
mer County, New York, are left to the
widow. formerly Mrs. Dimmick, whose
marriage to the General caused family
row which contributed to the feellng Oh
ill-will existing for some time between
the General and his son.
It is directed that the provisions MADE
for the widow are in lieu of all her IN
terests in the estate as his widow. Inc
residuary estate is to be divided INTO as
many equal shares as there are surFS-
ing children, and one additional snare
for the issue Of any child that may nave
died leaving issue. One such share IS
/ given to the son, Russell, in trust for the
| children of Russell, to be used for thelr
! support and education. The second equal
share is given to daughter, Mary Har-
| rison Mckee, in fee simple. third Is
| left in fee simple to the infant daughter
| Elizabeth.
The will was drawn up April 20, 1899,
and witnessed by w. III. III. Miller, Har-
ry J. Milligan and Howard Gale. In the
original will 100000 is left to the
| widow, but a codicil written Feb. Ii,
1901, increases the sum to $12o,OOO.
OF the money left to Mrs. harrison
|
come paid to her. At her death any
sum remaining shall become part OF MS
residuary estate. To his daughter Eliza
beth is left $4,000 to be paid to the
widow as trustee When the child be-
comes Of age or marries she IS 10 nave
any unexpended balance. Ii she dies
before receiving it, such unused balance
shall go to her mother. The sum OF
$4,000 is to be invested by the Union
! Trust Company, to accumulate untll
grandson, Benjamin Harrison Mckee,
| shall become of age, when the latter
shall have the principal and accumulated
! interest. The trustee is authorized, now
ever to use the interest in the support
of the grandson if necessary. Ii the
grandson dies before becoming Of age the
fund shall become a part of the resldu-.
ary estate. To each of his grandchll-
dren, Mary Lodge Mckee, Marthena
Harrison and William Henry Harrison,
is left $4,000 in addition to other gifts.
Section 16 Of the will reads as follows:
'sIf another child should be born to me
Of my present marriage | give and be-
| queath to such child the sum of $1,000.
| If a boy shall be born to me, he shall
bear my name, and my sword and sash
shall be given to him instead of to my
son Russell"
The document confirms to the widow
| all the gifts she has received, all the ar
ticles in the house that were purchased
within six months before her marriage
with the General and all that have been
purchased by either Of them since that
time. The widow is not required to file
any inventory of property nor to give
any bond nor be liable for any loss. To
Col Russell Harrison is given the por-
trait of the first Mrs. Harrison, some
other portraits and family relics. To
the daughter Mary Harrison Mckee is
left portrait of her mother, some other
portraits and family relics. There are
other beneficiaries, the amounts ranging
from 500 to 5000!
The fact that Gen. Harrison should
have disinherited his son causes no sur
prise in indianapolis, a dispatch says,
for such was expected. Soon after Gen.
Harrison was elected President the son
began giving out interviews in which he
professed to express his fathers views
on matters of public policy. The General
was finally forced to make public dis
| ayowal of his sons utterances. Col. Har-
rison invaded the newspaper field in the
West, and engaged in the street-car bust
ness. In both ventures he lost money
and was a source of expense to his ia
Their. Then he engaged in the publica-
ton Of Judge, the New York weekly,
The existing estrangement was increased
when the General informed his children
that he intended to marry Mrs. Dim
mick. Col. Harrison and Mrs. Mckee
objected, he gave them nearly all his for
tune, married and built up a new estate.