The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-25
His Will Was Filed at Chicago
Yesterday.
Relatives, Employees, Friends and
Others Were Remembered BY
the Merchant Prince.
MUCH is TO BE KEPT INTACT

thO ioec wal ohdii iclu, Hicu late
yesterday in the probate court, Chi
cago is made beneficiary to the ex-
tent of $S,000,00O, which is to be
used for the endowment and main
tenance of the Field Columbian Mu-
scum. The entire bequest for the
museum, however, is made upon the
express condition that within six
years from the date of Fields death
there shall be provided for the mu-
scum without cost to 1t and which
shall DE satisfactory to the trustees
as site for the permanent home OF
the museum. If within six years the
site has not been provided. the S.
100000 is to revert to and become
part of the residuary estate.
In addition to the sum left for the
museum various requests aggregat-
ing s17.56S,G00 are made to rela-
tives and friends of the testator.
With these exceptions the entire
estate is to be kept intact until one
Jr., grandsons of the testator, shall
have reached the age of fifty years.
They are now nine and twelve re-
spectively. Marshall Field, Jr., died
November 81, last, of bullet wound
accidentally inflicted while handling
a revolver.
Executors of the will are the Mer-
chants Loan and Trust company. "A
bank in which Field held great
amount of stock, Chauncey Keep, an
old friend of Field, and Arthur b.
Jones. who has for many years been
Fields secretary aud confidential
man. 1885, 49,. +,
The business of Marshall Field and
company Is to be maintained as a
portion of the residuary estate.
The exact value of the Field estate
has not yet been estimated.
The will and two codicils contain
over $4,000 words and provide the
exact manner in which each particu-
bt4utol IL W DC pdlus
Among the requests are:
Various trust companies in trust
for Mrs. David Beatty, of England,
daughter of Field, $6,OO0,0O0.
Mrs. Marshall Field. the widow. in
addition to her marriage settlement
and the Field family home and all
its furnishings. s1.o00,OO0.
To the Northern Trust company.
in trust for Mrs. Laura f. Dlbble. and
two daughters, sisters and nieces.
$500, 900.
To Mrs. Dibble and two daughters
$4,000.
Northern Trust company for Mrs.
Helen F. James. Sister and three chill
dren, 100000.
Howard James. nephew, $250,000.
Merchants Loan and Trust COM
! pany, for Miss Nora Scott, sister of
Fields first wife. 100000.
Illinois Trust and Savings Bank.
in trust for Marshall Field, Jr.. and
utSCtuuduto, PosVVVsVVV.
Mrs. Marshall Field, Jr.. absolute
| ly, ard to the Northern Trust COM
pany in trust for her, sum sufli-
cient to make what she will receive
from her husbands estate an aggre-
gate of 100000.
Merchants Loan and Trust COM
pany for Gwendolyn Field. grand
daughter. 1000. 900.
Arthur b. Jones, for many years
Fields secretary. 100000.
Various relatives, sums ranginI
from $40. O0O to $4,000 each.
Field Columbian Museum, endow-
ment and building fund, one half
for each. ss,c0o,oOo.
Chicago orphan asylum. $4,000.
Old Peoples Home, of Chicago.
$4,000.
st. Luke's hospital, Chicago, $685.
900.
A number of employees of Field
and company, sums ranging from
$4,000 to $4,000 each.
Also 100000 to be divided among
the employees who have been with
the firm twenty-five years. Fields
family servants. sums ranging from
$1,000 TO $4,000 each.
The children of Mrs. David Beatty.
Fields daughter. are barred from.
participation in the division OF the
trust estate, unless all other heirs
falling they come in as heirs at law.
| Mrs Beatty's son by her first hus-
band. Arthur Tree, may, however.
| receive such part Of the mothers
trust fund as she may direct In her