The Delta independent., 1902-09-26
STRATTON'S WEALTH
WILL AID THE HELPLESS POOR

After Providing Comfortably for Near
Relatives, w. s. stratton Be-
queaths All His Vast Wealth to the
Myron Stratton Home to Be Estab-
iished at Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs. Colo, Sept. 21--
The last will and testament of the late
Winfield Scott Stratton was read at
his late residence at 10 o'clock yester-
day morning before the assembled
heirs, and was filed for probate in the
County court at 2:30 o'clock In the al
ternoon.
The will as printed in small type in
the daily newspapers occupies more
than two columns and the following is
n comprehensive synopsis Of its pro
visions:
One million dollars for the purchase
of ground in Ell Paso county and the
erection of the Myron Stratton home,
named in honor of Mr.. Stratton's
father.
After the payment Of legacies,
amounting to S4S5, 900, the entire resi-
due Of the estate. generally estimated
as amounting to $9,OOO,OOO of $4,000
GOO, shall form the endowment of the
home.
The trustees of the estate shall form
corporation which shall carry on this
benevolent purpose and shall transfer
the property to it. The home shall be
for Poor persons who are without
means of support and who are prin-
cipally. unable, by reason Of old age,
youth, sickness or other intirmity,
to earn livelihood and who are not by
reason of disease. insanity, gross indie
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with worthy persons of the condition
Of life above named"
The executors of the estate are Carl
S. Chamberlin of Brooklyn, New York,
n nephew of Mr.. Stratton; DR.. ID. IL.
Rice of Colorado Springs, and Tyson
S. Dimes, attorney of Denver. The ex-
ecutors are directed to sell all the real
and personal estate as soon as they
conveniently can and within the period
fixed by law.
The executors are required to pay the
following bequests:
To Carl S. Chamberlln, nephew, the
house and furnishings in Colorado
Springs and $4,000 in money.
To Earl w. Hamlin, son of Mr.. STRAIT
toms deceased sister, Mrs. Harriet \.
Hamlin, of Jeffersonville, Indiana,
$50, 900 in money.
To Harry B. Hamlin, son Of Mrs.
Harriet Hamlin, $4,000.
To Mrs. Jennie Stratton Cobb, STRAIT
tons sister, Of San Jose, California,
$4,000.
To Mrs. Mary Cobb Smith, daughter
of Mrs. Jennie Stratton Cobb, $4,000.
To Lillian CouD. daughter Of Mrs.
Jennie Stratton Cobb, $4,000.
To Elmo Pearl Chamberlin, 315 East
Sixteenth street. Brooklyn, New York,
daughter of Stratton's deceased sister,
Mrs. Anna Chamberlin, $4,000.
To Mr.. Stratton's son, l. Harry STRAIT
ton, of Tulon, Stark county. Illinois,
$4,000: provided that IL he contests
the will, directly or indirectly, he shall
get nothing.
To Byron G. Logan of indianapolis,
Indiana, a friend, $4,000.
To the State Institute for the Mute
and Blind. $4,000; the interest on
which shall be given annually TO the
pupils as reward for excellence in
scholarship or demeanor, or both.
After the payment Of the above lega-
cies to individuals the executors shall
turn over all the remainder of the es-
tate to DR.. d. II. Rice, Judge Moses
Hallett of Denver, and Tyson S. Dimes
of Denver, to be invested by them in
trust in sound, interest bearing securi-
ties. Those three trustees then shall
turn over all the property to corpora
tion to be formed by them to own and
conduct the Myron Stratton home. The
trustees shall be paid for their SER
vices in the discharge of the trust such
sum as shall be fixed by the District
Court of FL Paso county.
Should the clauses of the will Great
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clared void or invalid for any reason
by the courts, the will provides that
the whole estate, after the payment Of
the S4s5,OOO of personal legacies shall
be paid over to the state Of Colorado to
be applied in such manner as the Leg
islature mc- direct to the support Of
such charitable and benevolent insti-
tutions as now exist and are supported
by the state of Colorado.
Residents of El Paso county are Civ
en- first preference for admission to the
proposed home, and then residents Of
other counties of Colorado.
In regard to the conduct Of the home
the will says:
at is my especial desire and COM
mand that the inmates Of the said
home shall not be clothed and fed as
paupers usually are at public expense
but that they shall be decently and
comfortably clothed and amply provid-
ed with good and wholesome medical
attendance, care and nursing TO protect
their health and insure their comfort.
"And that no inmate of said home
shall be constrained against his or her
will to perform any manual service for
any inmate of said home not related to
him or her by blood or marriage. nor
for any officer or employe of said
home: nor shall any of such inmates
be constrained to perform any manual
labor when physically unable to do So"