The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-26
BIG FORTUNE INTACT
FOR FORTY YEARS
Marshall Fields Will Show.
His Keen Business
Acumen.
IS VERY GENEROUS, TOO
Relatives, Servants and Especial
Friends Remembered and City of
Chicago Gets VASE Sum for
Field Museum.

.ldAe MaTSnall flelQ, winch was MED
yesterday In the probate court. the olty
OF Chicago Is made the beneficiary to
the extent Of $4,000. 900. which is to be
used for the endowment of the Field
Columbian museum, now situated 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
museum. II within the six years the
site has not been provided, the said 49,
600, 900 Is to revert to and become a part
of the residuary estate.
In addition to the sum left to the
museum, various requests a~ggregating
$17,6S0. 900 are made to relatives and
friends Of the testator. With these ex-
ceptions the entire estate Is to be kept
intact until n OF the two sons Of
the age Of SO years. They are now 3
and u years of age respectively. Mar
shall Field, jr., died on November "a,
1905, OF q bullet wound accidentally in.
htcted while handling a revolver.
AZ TO Business Affairs.
The business of Marshall Field & Co
is to be maintained as a portion Of thu
~residuary estate.
That portion of the will relating Ia
1t reads as follows:
MY executors and residuary trusteei
are directed to recognize and promote
the performance of any contract thai
may exist at my decease and may have
been made by me for the continuance
of the business of Marshall Field q
Co., incorporated, or. any part of my
resources therein
Because of the failure to file a pc.
tition for the appointment OF admins.
TRAITORS the value of The estate was not
furnished to the cou.... m even the
executors themselves are not able to,
at this time, estimate 1t with accuracy.
AS an instance OF the care with
which the will is drawn In this partic-S
ular 1t may be stated that the %residuary
estate which Is left to the two grand.
sons OF Mr.. Field is covered in all de-
tails of management n disposition
down to the grandchildren of the w
boys, who are now . and 12 years OF
ago.
Principal Requests.
The requests given by Mr.. Field arc
as follows:
p Be t Y of England. daughter of Mr.. Field
TO the United States Trust company, o,
New York, in trust for Mrs. Beatty and
her nppointees, $3,G00.OW. So
To the Northern Trust company Arthn.
IT, JUIleS ana 1udutlEcy hSSp, IA AlEuSl y
Mrs. Beatty and her nppointees, 81. 00O,O 900
To Mrs. Marshall Field. widow, in addis
ton to the provision made for her Din =
marriage settlement dated September b
1906, $l,OO0, GOO, together with the Field fam.
lily home at 1905 Prairie avenue. with al
XII Iu for me during rms her HE. No mentios
Is made in the will of the amount gtveilstt
Mrs. Field at the time of the marriugs
TO the Northern Trust company, in trust
for Mrs. Laura +. Dibblee and two daugh
te To; MIS-, p rapb a.es sss5,o $685. 90 Bertha Dill.
blee. niece, 100000; to Frances Dibblee.
for Mrs. Helen Il. james, sister and threl
children, 100000: TO- Howard James,
nephew, $4,000; to Philip James, nephew.
pany. in trust for Miss Nora Scott, sisteas
q ~ Nh II, Tie1 Md,a first sao wife, $1,000 .,oo ooo
To the Illinois Trust and Savings bank.
Chauncey Keep and Arthur B. Jones, iii
trust for Marshall Field, jr, and descend
70 Mrs; Marshall Field. jr., absolutely.
and to the Northern Trust company, in
with what she will receive from her hus-
bands estate, an aggregate Of Sl.ooo 600.
pa TS the In t Meref for Gw M9an hnd ri rraat rr s9m-
niece; SID. IS: 70 STANLEY Field. nephss.
e tevV Mrs. N Maud II c iasau' n aeessM sio.c sS;yS %
Mrs: Laura F. c!egg, niece. lo,ocS; e Mrs.
M Mss; Msn Pie,d f. n S,sso slo,o aase e re i1e,e Select t.
men of Conway. Mass, for care of Gene
terry lot in which Mr.. Fields parents arc
To the Merchants, Loan and Trust com
pany, In trust for Mrs; Sophia, 9. Earhart.
Eisial; s 81 aSs: POGO; salsS !; Wssss.
NM. lJaIau w ENc,d ofefor.in. In ny, coz nTl.5
Samuel &. Field, cousin, 10000 Carrie
Childs. daughter OF deceased cousin, SlO.-
J To Field Museum.
Field Columbian museum, forendowment
and building fund, one-half for each, 3d.
J 5000; Chicago an Orphan asyl1m s. 81 S ego; Old
terian hospital. Chicago. s25.Ooo.
Fol preparation and adornment of lot in
t buried. $4,000: Graceland cemetery. fol
. Iamily servants not spseiically named III
. will. and who, at the time OF his death
mad been in his employ for five years.
> aacl, 5000; to other family servants not
! mentioned In the Will, who have been
r In his employ one year. each 81. 1000.
There are numerous other beQuests OF
e about the same amounts, including 10000
e 10 Philip H. Sheridan, son of General
director Of the Field museum, 10000;
Arthur B.. Jones. for many years Mr..
Fields secretary, and one Of his execu.
n tors, 100000.
"A number of employees OF Marshall
e Field & Co. and personal employees Of MI.
o Field are given sums either outright. or In
d. trust, ranging from 5000 to SO. 900.
Besides these beQuests Robert N. Fair,
T. John G. Shedd and H.tG. Selfridge. men
d. prominent In the management OF the busii
ness OF Marshall Field & Co, are given
e IN trust for distribution among such EN-.
l. ployes of Marshall Field q Co. who shall
e have been in Its employ for twenty-five
years, az may be selected by the trustees
800. 600.
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