The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-10-02
WILL FILED.
bment Offered in Court Conveys
Estate OF From s225,oo0 to
s25o,ooo.
fBy Associated Press.l

president Mckinley was filed for pro
bate today by Judge William r. Day
and Secretary George B. Cortelyou
Il conveys an estate OF from s225,OOC
to s25O.O00, including life insurance
of $4,000. the income from all Of
which Is to go to Mrs. Mckinley dur
ing her life The will contaiDz a
clause making provision for the pres
ident's mother, who died after the
document was drawn.
The text OF the will is as follows;
Executive Mansion, Washington.
ID. c. publish the following as my
latest viii and testament, hereby re
volting al former wills
"To my beloved wife. Ida s. Nc
Kinley I bequeath all my real es-
tate. wherever situated. and the in
come Of any personal property Of
which I may be possessed at death.
during her natural life. make the
following charge upon all my prop
erty. both real and personal: To pay
my mother during her life 81 900 a
GEAR and at her death said sum to be
paid to my sister, He en- Mex aley.
Plans Ultimate Division.
III the income from property be
insufficient to keep my wife in great
comfort and paw the annuity above
provided, then direct that such prop
erty be sold so as to make a sum ade-
quite for both purposes. Whatever
property remains at the death Of
my wifa give 10 my mother and sis
tern, share and share alike. My
chief concern is that my wife from
MY e7iate shall have all she requires
for he- comfort and pleasure, and
thrt nv mother shall be provided
with whatave- money she requires to
make her old age comfortable and
hapn~
Witness my hand and seal this
22a dav OF October. 1897. to my last
win ap1 testament. made at the city
OF Washington. District of Columbia.
William Mckinley.
"(SeaD The foregoing will was
witnessed by us this 22d day Of octo-
Der. 1897. at the request of the tesla
tor and his name signed hereto in our
presence and our signatures hereto
in his presence.
&c. B. cortelyou.
"charIes Loeffler."
Accompanying the will was the fol
lowing bearing date Of Sent q. 1901.
q. Ida s. Mckinley, widow OF VIII
liam McIinley. deceased. hereby de.
cline the administration OF his estate
and recommend the appointment Of
William r. Day and George y. Cortel-
you as administrators with the will
annexed"
Grief Is Freshsned.
Secretary Cortelyou came here to-
day to assist Mrs. Mckinley in dis
posing OF matters connected with the
estate The ordeal of the reading OF
the will was borne by Mrs. Mckinley
with fortitude, although the recalling
OF the scenes OF the last few weeks
caused her several times to give way
60 her grief Tonight she is resting
well. and it is thought she win suffer
no III effects from the trying day.
Monday morning at 8 o'clock has
been fixed by the probate court for
hearing prior TO probating the viii
Thea / is expected Secretary Cortel-
you and Judge Day viii be finally ap-
pointed administrators Of the estate
and win give bQnd
Secretary Cortelyou made the nee
essary AFFIDAVIT today as to the gulne.
ness Of the signature of the president
aad himself Mr.. Loeffler will reach
here tomorrow and make affidavit as
20 mis- signature and to having seen
the president attach his name to the
document The will is in the presi.
dents own handwriting and is on
executive mansion letter paper.
Surveyors were at work today platt-
ing the ground on which it is proposed
10 erect the Mckinley monument
Several contributions We're received
by Mayor Robertson and other mem
'bers OF the executive committee.
W. r Wesson Gholsonville Va,
a uggist, writes Your One Minute