Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-05-02
COOPER CHURCH
REQUEST DECLINED
GIFT TO THE METHODIST EPlS
coPAL BODY REJECTED.
MAY BENEFIT LAWRENCE
Lawyers in Doubt as to What Will
Be Done with Residue Under This
Arrangement-Died in Iroquois
Theater Fire in Chicago-Other
State News.

0kdIe NEWS
Kenosha, Wis, April 2S.-The Mis-
sionary society of the Methodist Epis-
copal church has declined To accept
the bequest of the late Willis w.
Cooper. Letters to that effect were
sent to the executor of the estate
yesterday. There was no reason
given except that they will not accept
the bequest under the terms of the
will. The clause they object to is
the following:
Terms of the Will;
1T is my will and hereby direct
that all the rest, residue and remain
der of my estate be equally divided
between the Missionary society of
the Methodist Episcopal church and
the Lawrence university of Appleton,
Wis. in good interest bearing secur-
tiles. share and share alike. and |
hereby direct that the boards of the
said society and university, whose
duty il shall be TO hold and. invest the
money and securities placed in their
hands. shall divide the amount. which
each shall receive and place one-half
to the credit of my wife. Anna E.
Cooper. and the other half to the
credit of my daughter. Maude Cooper
Beachel, share and share alike. Pro
vided the said boards of the said mis-
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sity agree with my executors to pay.
or cause To be paid. at least once
each year. to my said wife and daugh-
ter equally. such interest or annuity
as may be in accordance with the
rules and regulations, by which be-
quests are accepted. subject to the
annuity. to be paid to benefciaries. |
the said amount to be paid to my said
wife and daughter for and during the |
terms of their natural lives"
Lawyers in Doubt.
There Is considerable doubt among /
the lawyers as to whom that proper !,
ton of the estate will now go to, |
whether to the widow and daughter. /
or TO the Lawrence university. The
Lawrence university and missionary
society are residuary legatees.
At the time of Mr. Cooper's death
much criticism was made by mem
bers of the Methodist church because
he had been attending an extrava-
ganza at a theater AT that time
many churchmen felt that religious
organizations should not accept any
requests from him. II is not known
whether this has influenced the sOci-
ETY. in rejecting the Cooper gift.
Methodists Reject $4,000.
The total of Mr.. Cooper's estate is
estimated at 100000, Of which about
one-half is given away in legacies,
and the balance, about 100000. was
to be divided between the Methodist
church and the Lawrence university,
under the conditions Of the will.
Fisherman Finds Costly Gem.
Prairie du Chien-William Burns,
fisherman, found a sixty-two grain
white pearl in a clam shell near Lynx
vile. a few miles north of this city.
This is the first pearl found on the up
per river this spring and was bought
by Peacock & Stanton of this city for
81 900.
ChiId's Arm Crushed Under Car.
Neenah-Andrew Schmidt, aged II
years. fell from a Wisconsin Central
ccal car in which he was riding, and
the left arm was so badly crushed that
amputation at the shoulder was neces-
sary.
Stole a Watch; Sent to Prison.
Marinette- Samuel Malcolm was
sentenced to year in Waupun for
stealing a watch He pleaded guilty
Girl Blown Out of Building.
West Bend-The residence of Fred
Kletti of Schleisingerville was totally
demolished by the explosion of a tank
of acetylene. A daughter of Mr.. Kletu
was seated at her writing desk on the
second foor and was blown out of the
building, escaping with only few
bruises. A son was in the cellar when
the explosion occurred, but he, too, es-
CAPPED without serious injury. Mr..
Kletti places his loss at $4,000.
cowie's Suit Dismissed.
Kenosha--The suit of +. G.. Cowie,
the Waukesha detective, against the
Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail-
way company for services alleged by
Cowie to have been rendered the rail
way company in helping it defraud
other railroads out Of their proper pro-
portion of freight on inter-line bust
ness. was dismissed by Judge Belden,
in the circuit court here, Cowie failing
to appear. The plaintiff is under ar
rest at Waukesha on a charge of fer
gerry.