Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-02-14

and dEe8tomenG'O1 W1lHa0 l0RWAdtIleE
of Harry Z. Wasw, wlls is being tried
for his life In New York, was feed for
probate in Stntsman county, where
large amount of land vas owneu BY
the estate. Some $4,000 acres Of land
which belonged to the Thaw estate
were scattered throughout NORTH Da-
kota. The elder Thaw died in Paris,
France, August II, 1854, and the will
a bulky document, was executed July
5th ok the same year, 'eagether with
a codNoil. The will was-printed and
covers some IS pages Of type, and was
filed for record In this county 3'une
7th, 1880, the la'te Thos Hayes being
county judge. Capt. William Mcc%el-
land of Pittsberg, since deceased,
was appointed testamentary admi0ds-
traitor, in this state Of the Thaw es-
tate, and for Sc veral years looked at
ter the sale of the lands here and
natters connected with the Dakota
property, all of the lands having
been SOLD Aong since.
By the ~ill it appears that the elder
Tfaaw had two wives, and at death,
five living children by each wife. His
last wife was aged 48 at the time of
his death, and the Oldest liviog child
was Eliza, aged 46, a daughter Of the
first wife. Harry Thaw appears to he
the oldest OF the children by the
second wife, and was l9 years Old. in
1890. Alice Cornelia gas then 10
years old, and is now the Countess OF
Yarmouth. The will itself shows
that the elder Thaw must have had
grave doubts about the proper men,
tai condition Of his son Harry at.
that time, and that he believed him
for some reason, not..qualified to ban
die the.part OF the estate bequeathed
him, as share. All the minor chill
dren including Harry Kendall we're
given z certain share in the estate, the
executors being authorized to pay one
fourth down at majority. The cod
'icil revokes this bequest as far as
Harry. goes and directs chat the exc
cutors pay him during his minority
only enough to properly maintain
him, and after his majority to paV
him only the sum OF s24O0 a year dur.
Ing: his rife. This direction is made,
says the elder Thaw, "with great re-.
gret and reluctance and solely from
sense of duty If at any time af-
terward, says the will, the son shall.
have shown a capacity::or fitness to
be trusted with the care or expendi.
ture OF the share of the estate or the
income of the share of the estate be-
queathed MIN then, and in that
event, If the majority o. the execut-
ots SO decide the son Harry is to have
the share designed for him by the
original provisions Of the will.
To an outside observer the will it's
self shows that the father, knowing
we'll the inherited characteristics of
the son, or his marked tendencies,
regarded him then and when he would
arrive at age as unfit to have the care
or:custody of even the income of his
share, ..and the provision that the
trustees pay him 5000 a month for
life looks as if the elder Thaw never
had any hopes of the boy being of
sufficient mental sta ability to manage
with ordinary prudence or discretion
his own affairs. The will of the faith
er of the boy seems to be excellent
evidence of.the moral and mental dis
qualifications which she son inherited
and which, must naturally have
weight in determining the question
Of insanity.
Accident at Edmunds- Brakeman
T. f. Kelley, working at Edmunds
station Wednesday met with an acci-
dent that will lay. him up for some
time. He was working with the
train dragging out box cars from a
snow drift and was on a box car
when he BY some means fell off the
car between the snow bank and the
train, and was run over BY a wheel,
losing three. fingers Of one hand and
receiving broken leg. The injured
man was taken to the hospital at
Brainerd for treatment. He was for
tunate even with the serious injuries
received in not losing his life, In the
dangerous place where he fell. .'3 4:
Durum Advancing The price Of
durlm or macar0ni y heat is advanc-,
ing and at present Duluth.quota tions
is worth more than sixty cents 9
bushel In the local markets May No.
i durnm@ was quoted In Duluth Fri.
day at 1915 and durum on track at
7011 The reports indicate that There
!is considerable foreign demand for
the grain and that prices are apt 70
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