The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-18
The Late Lorenzo Snow Died q
Poor Man al Salt Lake.
DIVIDED HIS SMALL ESTATE.
lnsss WlWs asa Children --Hs Had SO 10
suprst--Iw Wives Get $40 4
Mmih aaa Farm PTsduca

salt Lake. Nov. 1S.-ohver q. snow
who was appointed special administrator
Of the estate ~ the late President Loren-
40 saow. is making preparations 10 go be-
iors the dis,ric. curt ana secure dis
tiibution or tho personal holdings OF the
president. valued at about $3.50. found in
his private safe after his death.
snow died intestste. From one who
stood close 10 him. It is learned that he
lad a strong aversion 10 publicity tn hts
private affairs, and rather than have the
matter 20 into court Tor probate. he chose
.ho pian of assigning hts money and nego-
riabi. stocks and bonds 70 his heirs In
stead of making a will The president con-
sdered his wives ana dependant children
his heirs.
PROVIDED FOR THIRTY EIGHT.
II ~ said that his ambition. second 90
Ifffing the church from debt. was to make
his wives and children independent for
Bfe. He expressed himself 20 that effect
as recently as two months sao. lie was
supporting thirly-eight members OF his
family, including three or four widowed
children and their children. who had re-
turned TO his home.
wives received $50 a month IN addition to
household help and farm products. which
President Snow provided Although the
uresident stood at the head of siyteen In
~titutions. until recently none or them
paid hin, any large income As times grew
better and President Shows income in
s,reascd he expressed the hope that in two
years from now. ne would have saved
enough to provide comfortable aunuities
for his three surviving wives and depend
ant children.
some week. ago President Snow was
reading OF the death of -. II. Pecry. OF
ogden. and he then took under considera-
fion the adyisability Of making will.
hut decided finally that he had nothing TO
will: that his means were limited.
IT VIM suforsr what have 10 -taS- heirs
as receive IT," he remarked "and my
will will he in those signatures when i am
zone" He had started making list OF his
personal effects, including his cane,
watch. etc, when he was taken I'LL
EXPECTED TO LIVE.
Ne expected to live some years. He was
imhued with the belief that he bad a
work 10 perform--the freeing OF the
church from debt--and that IL would take
him several years longer. I'm this way his
as~ociates account for the fact that only
"a portion of the contents of his safe had
been assigned.
He had started the work only few
says prior 20 his last Illness. Among the
holdings that We're assigned appeared
stock OF value and hank notes 10 HIS
three wives and parcel Of money 10 one
Of his unmarried daughters \ parcel OF
church scrip. amounting 10 $50, was di.
Afded equally among his wives, and in
ended making the distribution equal
What was found ia the safe represented
ne x~ln nf tuga
when he divided his Brigham City proper.
~ among his wives and gave them each
home.
MINNIE SHOWS ALLOWANCE.
Mrs. Minnie j Snow owns her home II
Brigham City. IL has been rented sine,
rho removal OF the president co Salt Lake
but until a short time ago Mrs. Snow re
ceived no benefit from the rental III,
church furnished the Bee Hive house al
The official residence of the president bu
II was kept mp out OF SHOWS private In
come.
Mrs Snow was allowed only $50 q month
half Of it in tithng scrip to keep up th
Bee Hive, and out OF this amount cam
the support OF three children. The othe
wives received $50 month IA addition &
some supplies. and had 10 children de
pending upon them.
Mrs. Minnie j Shows friends believ
1hat Injustice had been done her ny recon
reports that she had received more tha
her riRhtful share ~ the estate.
Mrs. Snow has announced her intentlo
OF remaining ~ Salt Lake. as her childre
are IN school or living there. She contem
plates selling Der Brigham City nome artt
\ while and building. IN the meantime
suitable location IL being sought for
temporary residence. The family wi
leave the Bee Hive within thirty DAYS