The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-14

market, Caldwell and Union, where they
live.
Speedily it became apparent that the
Fair family was weary of litigation over
inheritances. The sisters of Charles L.,
Fair and their husbands We're willing
TO make a settlement and the Smiths
and the Nelson's We're glad TO escape a
lcng lawsuit.
1t was said at the time that the Fairs
settled with the relatives of Mrs. Fair
+ for 81 000, 900 but the amount was some
( what less than that although there were
! some provisions which may greatly in
/ crease it later The New Jersey heirs
hope that the share of Mrs. Fairs mother
viii approximate 81 100000 and that the
brothers and sisters Will get $4,000 each.
Mrs Charles I. Fair remembered the
long hours Of toll and the small pay she
received when she worked in mill in
Plaindeld. y J., and she was determined
| thar others OF her family should not
work as she did If she could ease their
way for them.
she had Astounding faith in the hard
common sense and judgment of her rela-
tives 50 she did not seek in her viii TO
tie up the money in any way. The bulk
OF it was left to her mother. The amount
that AIRS. Hannah Elizabeth Nelson has
received is about S50o.0la. and each brother
and sister has received s3o,000.
If Mrs Fairs family had plunged into
extravaganza and riotous display il would
rot seem unnatural 20 those who DO not
know the Smiths and the Nelson's The
swarm OF sharps with investment
schemes and all manner Of tricks 10 catch
those who have been raised suddenly into
wealth descended upon Newmarket. The
sharks departed sadder and wiser than
they came They found a hard-headed
FAMILY that would not listen to their
schemes Houses and lots appealed
more 10 the heirs oI the fair
Mrs Fair than gold bricks and bonds
and mortgages were more enticing than
stock In mining companies or any com
pany that promised l0o per cent
To Mrs. Nelson the fortune she has
inherited means little liz The way OF per
sonaI luxury she is seventy-two years
old she cannot adjust her living or
her ideas 10 luxury. for she has lived
Iii toll and struggle and II she were 10
t.IL from le4 rAA-st-4r tf-if = 1-4r FftlA-ta
be unhappy. The chief delight she ex-
tracts from her wealth is the knowledge
that she can leave il 20 her children
Her first act upon getting possession OF
her half million was to make a viii d.
viding the money equally among her chill
6ren ard those Of Mrs sarah LeTler
who is dead Then with the aid OF the
officers OF the Afontclair Savings Bank
she set about making safe investments
she wants 70 see the PRINCIPAL increase
at least three quarters n milLlcn before
she dies
Thus Mrs. Nelson has shown no great
interest in charities she did promise
10 give ths Baptist Church in Eewnarket
No9 prov3ding enough money vas raised
10 pay or the mortgage but beyond THAT
she has confined ventures strictly 10 has
mess
she makes her home in Newmarket with
her son. Abraham Nelson Mrs Fairs
half-brother who owned LITTLE store IN
81 recently TIE chad-er q Mrs Soi-
son share alike In The inheritance. whssh-
er they are IS The FIRST OF second husalcd
and Abraham Nelson has Invested . Eart
OF his S3ooo in a foundry al Heys;one.
Pa. and he IS now learning something
about tn business u Jersey City. he