The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-20
WILL OF BEN HARRISON
TO HIS WIDOW HE LEAVES A
TRUST FUND OF
-$I25,OOO
SPLIT WITH ELDER CHILDREN
st Is Made Plainly A pparent lin the
Terms of the Will, Which
Was Drawn In the
Spring of 1899.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. March 1e-Tba
VIII of Gen. Harrison was filed for mo-
pate late today. He bequeathes to the
oilieh trust company, as trustee. If his
VINE shaH survive him, Sl25000 to be in
vested, the interest to be paid To her
during the term Of her life.
AT the death of his wife anv interes,
not PAD to her shall be considered mart
/ Oh ms reslduary estate. To his wife he
aiso leaves SIS, 600; to his daughter Eliza
>peth, $4,000 to be. paid to his wife a q
trustee When she becomes of age or
marrles she is to have any unexpended
palance. IL she dies before receiving II
such unused balance shall go 10 har
Inother He leaves $4,000 to be invested
py the Union Trust company and to ac-
cumulate until his grandson BENJAMIN
f5arr1son Mckee shall become of age.
When he shall have the principal and ac-
cu,iulaCeo interest. The trustee is
authorized, however, to use the Interest,"
IN the support of the grandson. if neces-
sary. IL the grandson died before becom
ing OF age funds shall become part
OF the reslduary estate. To his grand
chiidren, Mary Lodge Mckee. Martha
HARRISON and William Henry Harrison.
De leaves to each the sum of s., 500 in ad
d1tlon to other gifts mentioned.
Item l6. of the will reads as follows.
II another child should be born to mo
OIL my present marriage give and be-
queatn TO such child the sum of $40, 600.
IL a boy shall be born to me he shall
bear my name and my sword and sash
snail be given to him instead of to NV
son Russell"
lie gives to his sisters Sarah Fl. Deyin
and Anna H. Morris, and to his sister-in-
law, Elizabeth Scott Parker, each the
sum of $500.
He bedueaths to his sister, Bette Fl.
Eaton. an annuity of 5000, to be paid to
her py ms executor each year during her
natural life, in quarterly payments
lie bequeathes to his nephew ana
namesake Benjamin Harrison .Jr. son
of his brother John, $500.
10 the indianapolis orphan asylum he
leaves 5000; to the Eleanor home $500.
10 the summer mission for sick children
800; to his secretary. E. Frank Tibbett
$500. He sets out that he has already
given to his children, Russell and Mary
the Jewelry and other things belonging
to their mother. These and other.
articles belonging to their mother, he
bequeaths to these children This gift.
he says, is not to be taken to Inciude
articles Of furniture purchased by their
mother for the home and paid for bv
!, him. He confirms to his wife all the
gifts she has received, together with the
articles in the house that were purchased
within six months before his marriage
with her and all that have been pur-
chased by either of them since that time
He also gives to his wife for the term OF
her life all other articles of household
used or owned by him at period earlier
than six months, that were in the house
at his death, except such articles as
otherwise disposed of. He gives to his
Wife all horses, vehicles and stable
furnishings.
WIFE HAS LIFE INTEREST.
He directs that all the personal prop
erty left to his wife for her life shall, at
her death be divided among his surviving
children, the issue of any that may have
died taking the parents share. His wife is
not required to file an inventory of prop
erty nor to give any bond nor be liable
for any loss. He leaves to his wife for
the term of her life the North Delaware
homestead He also leaves to his wife
and 10 her heirs six lots in Herkimer
county, n. Y.
If another child should have been born,
he would have received $4,000 All debts
owing to him by his son Russell are re-
mitted, and the executor is directed to
cancel any evidence of such indebtedness.
To his wife he leaves all his photographs
and portraits about the house, his library
Continued ON Third rage.