The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-22
100000 GIFT
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO GETS
HANDSOME ENDOWMENT.
MACKY THE BENEFACTOR
BY Terms Of Will Large Sums OF
Money Are Given to Aid Educa-
ton in Colorado.

by $500, 600 through the death of a
wealthy Boulder citizen, who be.
queathcd that amount TO the ins,itu
tion for a building He did not make il
condition that the edifice be namoI
for him or place any other restriction
on his bCQucst. simply stating that the
residue of his estate, which will
amount to about s40O ,00o be given 10
The regents to erect such proper build
ing as they deem best
Andrew j. Macky is the name of the
institutions benefactor
Charles Dudley and DIR. O. j Pfciffer,
the Denver member of the board of TO-
eeEts are both out of the city. so Il
was impossible to secure official ex
pression of opinion regarding the prob.
able use of the fortune.
The law department has long wanted
building of its own, and it will prob
ably endeavor to secure one from this
fund
,lrstice John Campbell dean OF the
law school, when told of the good news
today was delighted and stated tina.
the department would make AN effoIr
TO be recognized in the expenditure OF
the money, but of course could not tell
how the regents would regard the prop
osition.
Terms OF Will.
BY the terms of the will of the late
A. j. Macky, which was opened by
County Judge Henderson at Boulder,
in the presence of three brothers and
a sister of the deceased. his
sole surviving relatives. the Uni
Ne1sity of Colorado will get q
$4o0, 600 building and the city of Bout
I H.. L.,
dren The sister Mrs. Snow. and thTe'
brothers. who ale residents of Michi
gar and well advanced in years, AMI
Mrs Cecilia Dicllerson are given Sl0y
GOO each.
The specific amounts for the rela
tives and the 5000 for the home re
the only ones bequeathing a certain
amount. After these are paid the uni
ycrsity will get the remainder Cashier
w. II Allison of the First National
Bank Of Boulder of which the deceased
was the president, expressed the con
viction This morning that the estate
| would realize more th7n S5oo,Ooo,
which would leave at least $500 900 for
the regents of the university TO build
on the campus such proper Dullulns
as they deem best"
The assets Of the estate are easily
convertible into cash Macky's hold
ings embraced but little real estate
and were mostly in stocks and bonds,
From one VINO was present at the rea /
ins of the will il was learned that nc
dissent or marks of surprise were 9x'
| pre- ssed by any OF the hears, although
| the intelligence of the disposition of
! his estate is in "A measure surprise
to the citizens of Boulder.
His Death Regretted.
The funeral of Mr.. Macky occurred
under the auspices of Columbian Lodge
No Il. A. F. and A, NJ. and Boulder
Lodge No 500, b. p. O. +. 1t was the
most largely attended funeral held in
that city for years. Interment was by
the side of his wife. who died fifteen
years ago.
aiacky was seventy-three years old,
He Was one of the pioneers OF Boulder
county. having come here in 1899. Hls
early labors were along the lines of his
trade as a carpenter. Later he hei1
the offices of postmaster, county treas
urer. city treasurer and clerk OF the
District Court
MIR. Mackys illness was precipitated
by the hardshps of the trip to Los An
geles with the Shriners. he being
member of the FL Jebel delegation
which went from Denver.
President James H. Baker of the
University said this morning tina; Il
was not known to what use the money
would be put as the matter is pracur
! callv a complete surprise to himself
! and the entire faculty.
II do not know the provisions of ina
| will. nor is the amount definitely set
| tied. although I understand ii Will pe
about s4OO, 600 and until these things
| arc clear in my mind can make no pro
| dictioue." he said "A law building,
| science building and administration
| building are badly needed
The faculty has been active in an ef'
| fort to get "A law school for the college
| for many months, but there is rumor
| current in Boulder that Simon Guggen'
| helm will provide this for the uniVer
| sity.