Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-22
STRATTON CUTS OFF HIS
SON WITH FIFTY THOUSAND


The millions of dollars that Win
field Scott Stratton, when poverty
stricken and in poor health, found in
his famous independence mine at
Cripple Creek, Col, he has returned
to the poor and the sick.
The will of the miner who made the
greatest strike in Colorado, which
was filed for probate at Colorado
Springs Saturday, gives S1,000,O0O TO
build the Myron Stratton home for
sick persons in that city, and practi-
cally all the rest of the vast estate,
valued at nearly S2O,OOO,OOO is set
aside to maintain the home.
STATIONS son, Harry Stratton, If
oulon. ILL.,, is given $4,000 on con-
dition that he does not contest the
will. Stratton was divorced from his
wife when the boy was born.
The Myron Stratton home is called
in honor of the memory of mis- father.
an Indianian. who taught his son the
trade of carpenter. In IT the con-
sumptives of Colorado, the poor. the
disabled. and the aged may find Il
home.
Years ago. when Stratton, fever
stricken and without money, came in
to Colorado and was cared for by
Tabor. then a millionaire. the idea Of
such a home came to him. Three
ago. while in Europe. Stratton made
multi-millionaire by the gold ledge
he discovered in 1891. became serious
Iy i'll and for three months was in a
hospital Then he planned To estab-
lish home in Colorado Springs and
worked out the details of his plans,
which he embodied i'm his will.
The will appoints Carl 5. Chamber
lain. of Brooklyn. d. II. Rice
and Tyson s. DyneS as executors
and the instrument is dated Aug. ),
1902. The executors are ordered 10
dispose of all his holdings, properties.
monies. and credits. with few eX-
ceptions. and from the money real
lied set aside S1.OOO.OOO for the cree
ton of the buildings.
The will states that in case any por-
ton of the will is invalidated by any
contest that may be brought. such
part of the estate that is affected is
to be given TO the state of Colorado
for the maintenance of its charitable
institutions.
The objects of the Myron Stratton
home are specified to be the erection
of the home for persons physically
unable to earn their livelihood,
whether through advanced age, physi-
cal debility. or otherwise are handi-
capped"
The Will expressly shuts out all
those who by reason of disease, in
decency, or insanity would peril the
health and happiness of other in
mates. The inmates are to he select
ed by the board of trustees from resi-
dents of FL Paso county, in which
Colorado Springs is located. after
which residents of the state may be
received.
The will further provides that the
active management be left to board
of trustees, and that proper inspec-
ton of the institute be made under
law. The accounts of the home shall
be supervised by the district court
or a board of inspectors, to be pro-
vided for in the laws of the institu-
ton.
In order to insure the maintenance
of the Myron Stratton home Mr..
ance of the estate, not utilized in the
establishment of the institution,
be reinvested in good interest paying
securities, the income of which is to
be turned over to the trustees to be
used according to their discretion in
keeping up the home.
The will of Mr.. Stratton gives the
family homestead to Carl S. Chamber
lain. of Brooklyn, n. Y, including all
furniture. books. heirlooms. and so
forth. but excludes all personal pro-
perty. The will gives +. w. Hamlin,
son of Mrs. Marriott r. Hamlin. of
Jeffersonville. Ind. $50 900; to a neph-
ew. Harry b. Hamlin, $4,000; to Mrs.
Jennie Cobb StTatton, of San Jose,
Cal. $4,000; to Mary Cobb Smith, a
niece. $4,000; to Lillian S. Cobb. now
-drs. Lillian SHELTON, of St. Louis, $50
900; to Elma p. Chamberlain. Brook
Ign. y. Y, $4,000; to Mrs. Clair Marie
Baldack, $4,000; to &. S. Chamberlain.
Brooklyn, y. ", $4,000.
The will further provides that S1O.-
900 be left to Byron c. Logan, of In
dianapolis. Ind, and to the trustees
of the Colorado school for the deaf
and blind, $4,000 is given, to be ex-
pended in lettering the condition of
the present school buildings.
Great tonic, braces body and brain.