Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-02-01
MILLIONS.
wnf d Late Marshall Field Flied
ID Probate Court.
chicago Mussum Gets ss,coo,cQq.-
Relatives and Frienda e1T,Hes,oOO
widow $1,000 O0--BaInnce
20 GrandsOns.

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Chicago, Jan rs. The viii q the
| late Marshall Field was filed for pro
| bate late wednesday. Specific be-
| quests are made to the aggregate 81
S2b, 1858, 900. The remainder Of the es-
| tate d left in trust for the son, Mar
shall Field, IT., who died November
| III. and his descendants. The princi-
| BAL Of the residuary etate is to be kept
| intact until one OF the sons q Mar
shall Field shall reach the age Of 50
years. The LARGEST single bequest Is
| for 100000 to be used 40 an endow-
ment and building fund for the Field
Columbian museum. The widow Is
given 100000 and to the daughter.
Mrs. Reattie, Of bennington, England,
100000 Is left in trust
The City Of Chicago % made
the beneficiary to extent q
100000, which is to be used
for the endowment and mainte-
nance Of the Field Columbian MI
scum, now situated In Jackson park.
The entire beQuest for q museum,
however, Is made upon the express
condition that within SIX years from
the date Of the death Of Mr.. Field
there shall be provided for the mu'
scum, without cost to 1t, lands which
shall be satisfactory to the trustees 9
the site for the permanent home q
the mueum. II within the six years
the site has not been provided, the
$4,000, 200 is to revert to and become
part Of the residuary estate.
IN addition to the sum left for the
museum, various requests aggregating
$17,56S,O 900 are made to relatives ana
friends OF the testator.
with these exceptions the eAtire es'
tate is to be kept intact until one Of
the two sons Of Marshall Field, IT.,
grandsons Of the testator, shall have
reached the age Of 50 years. They
are now . and 10 years Of age respect
lively. Marshall Field, IT., died NO
vember 81, 1906, Of a bullet wound ac-
cIdentally inflicted while handling .
revolver.
Because Of the failure to file q peu.
ton for the appointment Of admins.
traitors, the value Of the estate was
not furnished to the court and even
the executors themselves are not able
at this time to estimate, It with accu-
! racy,
It will probably be several weeks
before the probate court is officially
informed Of Its value.
! The will Of Mr.. Field is an extensive
document covering 80 typewriter
pages and including with two codicils
something over 10000 words. It Is
drawn with the utmost care, and II is
difficult to Imagine any contingency
which may arise hereafter which has
not been fcreseen by Mr., Field.
To Mrs. Marshall Field, widow, IN
addition to the provision made for her
ina marriage settlement dated septem-
4 Der 5, 1906, s1OOOOOO, together with
the Field family home at 1905 Prairie
avenue, with all Its furnishings and
\ equipment Of every kind for and dur
ing her life. No mention Il made IN
the will Of the amount given to Mrs.
Field at the time Of the marriage set
Element.
TO each Of Mr.. Fields family ser
wants mot specifically named in the
win and who at the time Of his death
had been In his employ for Ave years,
each $1,000.
To other family servants not mem
toned in the will who have been IN
i his employ for one year, each $1,000.
Concerning the management Of the
trust estate and the income there
from, the win directs that Il shall be
administered and applied BY the truss
tees IN such q manner that the grand
son, Marshall Field III, and his de-
scendants shall receive q three-hfthl
portion and the grandson Henry and
his descendants q two-nfths portion
It Is further directed that when Mar,
shall Field III shall attain the age o.
25 years he shall be given for his own
use absolutely the sum Of si5o, 200 and
like sum when be shall attain re-
ssectively the ages Of 80, IS and A
years. The grandson Henry Is to re-
ceiye when he shall attain the age O
Is years the sum Of 100000 and . lik'
sum when be shall attain respectively
the ages Of 80, IS and 40 years.
II is also provided that Of the tota
net income accrulng to each grandson
from the estate one-half shall be Sc
aside and held BY the trustees for 40
cumulntion. This Is to be delivers
to them by the trustees when the
shan attain the age Of IS years
The other one-hali Of the net lpcoml
Of the estate the trustees are Directs
to retain and 70 Invest and reinves
for accumulation until the GRANDSON
shall respectively attain the age Of .
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