Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-28
OF Prest, Mckinley Bequeathes All
His Real Estate to His Wife,
A REQUEST TO HIS MOTHER.
Value Of Properly IL About $3.50, 900
This Includes Lie Insurance
OF $4,000.

Canton, o., Sept. H.-Secy. Cor
telyou came here today to assist Mrs
Mckinley In disposlng of matters con
nected with the late Presidents estate
After meeting Mrs. Mckinley the ques-
ton Of fling the will was taken up
The trying task of reading 1t TO hel
was undertaken by the faithful secre'
tary. Mrs. Mckinley made an heroic
effort to bear up and succeeded in do
ing so, although the ordeal was hard
for her. Tonight she is resting well.
All legal formalities necessary for her
to subscribe to were disposed Of This
! afternoon Judge Day and Secy.
! Cortelyou went TO the Office Of the pro-
bate Judge and offered the will of Pres
! ident Mckinley for probate. They car
| rled with them the following.
II, Ida Mckinley, widow Of William
| Mckinley, deceased, hereby decline the
| administration of his estate, and recon-
| mend the appointment Of William X.
Day and George b. Cortelyou as ad-
ministrators OF the win annexed"
This recommendation bears the date
Of Sept. n, 1901. Following Is the
text of President McKinley's Will
Executive Mansion, Washington, d.
c. ! publish the following as my lat
est will and testament, hereby reyoking
all former wills:
ITO my beloved wife, Ida S. McKin-
ley, | bequeath all Of my real estate.
wherever situated. and the income OF
any personal property of which ] may
be possessed at death. during her ma
tural life. / make the following charge
upon all Of my property, both real and
personal: To pay my mother dur
ing her lifetime $1,000 a year and at
her death said sum to be paid to my
sister, Helen Mckinley, II the income
from property be insufficient to keep
my wife IN great comfort and pay the
annuity above provided, then / direct
that such of my property be sold so as
to make a sum adequate for both pur-
poses
Whatever property remains at the
death Of my ctifa. | give to my brother
and sisters, share and share alike. My
chief concern is that my wife, from
nv estate. shall have all she requires
for her comfort and pleasure, and that
my mother shall be provided with
W UdltNtl illOlNN Nilt itAhil co w
her old age comfortable and happy.
Witness my hand and seal this 22nd
dav Of October 1897, 10 my last will
and testament, made at the city of
Washington, u. c.
(Signed) WILLIAM MKlNLEY."
(Seal.)
THE foregoing will was witnessed
by MS this 22nd day Of October, 1897,
at the request Of the testator, and his
name signed hereto in our presence ana
our signatures hereto in his presence.
(Signed) &c b. CORTELYOU.
CHARLES LOEFFLERr
II Is given out on authority that the
estate will total $4,000 TO
s2500O0, including life insurance OF
$4,000 Aside from the $4,000 mem
toned, the estate consists Of real es- |
tate here and contiguous to Canton
and Of deposits In Washington banks |
Monday morning has been fixed by the |
probate court for hearing prior TO |
probatlng the will Then, II is expect |
ed, Secy. Corteyou and Judge Day will |
be finally appointed administrators OF
the estate, with will annexed, and will |
give bond.
The will Is In the Presidents own |
handwriting. and Is on executive man
sion letter paper.