The Lamar register., 1906-01-31
MARSHALL FIELD
WILL OF THE GREAT MERCHANT
READ IN CHICAGO.
MUSEUM WELL CARED FOR

Two Grandsons Get Bulk Of Fortune
Large seouests to Relatives and
Friends-Fred Skit, Former Den
yer Man, Remembered-charit Be-
quests.
Chicago.-By the will of the late
Probate Court, the city of Chicago is
made the beneficiary to the extent OF
$8,000,000 which is to be used for the
endowment and maintenance Of the
Filed Columbian Museum, now stu
ated In Jackson park.
The entire bequest for a museum.
however, is made upon the express con
dition that within six years from the
date of the death of Mr.. Field there
shall be provided for the museum,
without cost to it, lands which shall be
satisfactory to the trustees as the site
for the permanent home of the mu-
scum. If within the six years the site
has not been provided the $8,000,000 is
to revert to and become part of the
residuary estate.
In addition to the sum left for the
museum various bequests aggregating
SIT ,568,000 are made to relatives and
friends of the testator.
With these exceptions the entire es
tate is to be kept intact until one Of
the two sons of Marshall Field. Jr.,
grandsons of the testator, shall have
reached the age of fifty years. They
are now nine and twelve years OF age,
respectively. Marshall Field, Jr., died
November 81, 1905, of a bull
let wound while handling
revolver. Stipulated sums are to be
paid to the two grandchildren when
they reach the ages of twenty-five,
thirty-five and forty-five.
The business of Marshall Field & Co.
is to be maintained as a portion of the
residuary estate.
Because of the failure to file a peti-
tion for the appointment of administra-
tors, the value of the estate was not
furnished to the court, and even the ex-
ecutors themselves are not able to at
this time estimate 1t with accuracy.
The failure to file the petition with
the will is because OF the great extent
of the property held by Mr.. Field and
because much time will be required for
its aDpraisement. 1t will probably be
several weeks before the Probate
Court is officially informed of its
value.
Among the bequests are the follow
ing:
To the Merchants Loan & Trust
Company of Chicago. in trust for Mrs.
David Beatty of England, daughter of
Mr.. Field. $1.OOO.OOO.
To the United States Trust Com
pany, in trust for Mrs. Beatty and her
appointees, 100000.
To the Northern Trust Company, Ar
thur ID. Jones and Chauncey Keep, in
trust for Mrs. Beatty and her ap-
pointees. 100000.
To Mrs. Marshall Field, widow. in
addition to the provision made for her
in a marriage settlement dated Sep
tember 5. 1905, $1,0OO,0O0, together
with the Field family home, with all
its furnishings and equipment of ev-
cry kind for and during her life. No
mention is made in the will of the
amount given to Mrs. Field at the time
Of the marriage settlement.
To the Northern Trust Company in
trust for Mrs, Laura F. Dibblee and
Two daughters, sisters and nieces, $780,
900.
To Mrs. Dibblee. $3.50. 900; to Bertha
Dibblee, niece, 100000.
To Francis Dibblee, niece, 100000.
To the Northern Trust Company in
trust for Mrs. Helen F. James, sister
and three children. 100000.
To Howard James, nephew, $250,00o.
To Philip james, nephew, $25O.OOO.
To Dwight James, nephew, $4,000.
To the Merchants Loan and Trust
Company, in trust for Miss Nora Scott,
sister of Mr.. Fields first wife, $1,000
To Miss Nora Scott, absolutely, $780,
0OO
To the Illinois Trust and Savings
Bank, Chauncey Keep and Arthur B.
Jones. in trust for Marshall Field, Jr..
and descendants. $5.0OO,O0O.
To Mrs. Marshall Field, Jr, abso,
lutely and to the Northern Trust Com
pany in trust for her, a sum sufficient
to make with what she will receive
from her husbands estate, an aggre-
gate of s., 100000.
To the Merchants Loan and Trust
Company. in trust for Gwendolyn Field.
granddaughter. 81, 100000.
To Grace j. Gillette, niece, 800, 900
To Stanley Filed, nephew, 100000.
To the Merchants Loan and Trust
Company, in trust for Mrs. Sophia s
Earhart of Denver, sister-in-law, S25.-
300.
Frederick j. Sliiff. director of Field
museum, $4,000
Arthur B. Jones, for many years Mr.
cutors, 100000.
Filed & Co. and personal employees of
Mr.. Field are given sums either ont
right or in trust. ranging from $4,000
to $4,000.
Besides these beGuests, Robert NJ
Fair, John G. Shedd and r. G. Sell
fridge, men prominent in the manage
ment of the business of Marshall Field
& Co. are given in trust for distribu-
tion among such employees of Marshall
Field & Co. as shall have been in its
employ for twenty-five years as may be
selected by the trustees, 100000.
Chicago Orphan Asylum. $4,000.
Old Peoples Home of Chicago, $o5.-
900.
St Luke's Hospital, Chicago, $25 700.
Presbyterian Hospital, Chicago, $685.
900.
For preparation, adornment and
maintenance of lot in Graceland ceme-