Gilpin observer., 1907-06-20
100000 GIFT
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO GETS
HANDSOME ENDOWMENT.
MAckY THE BENEFAcroR
BY Terms Of viii Large Sums Of
Money Are Given to Aid Educa-
tion In Colorado.

BY Terms Of viii Large Sums Of
Money Are Given to Aid Educa.
tion In Colorado.
The University of Colorado is richer
by 100000 through the death of a
wealthy Boulder citizen, who be-
queathcd that amount to the institu
tion for building He did not make IT
condition that the edifice be namcl
for him or place any other restriction
on his bequest, simply stating that the
residue Of his estate, which will
amount to about 100000, be given u
the regents to erect such proper build
ing as they deem best
Andrew ]. Macky is the name OF the
institutions benefactor ..t
Charles Dudley and Dr. o. ]. Pfeiffer
the Denver member of the board of re-
gents, are both out of the city, so II
was impossible to secure official ex
preston of opinion regarding the prob
able use of the fortune.
The law department has long wanted
building of it's own, and it will prob
ably endeavor to secure one from this
fund.
Justice John Campbell, dean of the
law school, when told of the good news
today was delighted and stated tha.
the department would make an effort
to be recognized in the expenditure ot
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
r tyb hu
County Judge Henderson at Boulder
in the presence of three brothers and
a sister of the deceased, his
sole surviving relatives, the Uni
versity of Colorado will get 8
100000 building and the city of Boul
der a $4,000 home for dependent chill
dren. The sister, Mrs. Snow, and thre
brothers, who are residents of Michi
gan and well advanced in years, and
Mrs. Cecilia Dickerson are given $40,
coo each.
The specific amounts for the rela
tives and the $4,000 for the home ere
the only ones beQueathing a certain
amount. After these are paid the uni
| versity will get the remainder. Cashier
w. H. Allison of the First National
Bank of Boulder, of which the Geceas ed
was the president, expressed the con
| viction this morning that the estate
| would realize more tfln $500, 900
which would leave at least 100000 for
| the regents of the university to build
on the campus such proper building
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 who was present at the real
ing of the will it was learned that nc
dissent or marks of surprise were ex
pressed by any of the hears, although
the intelligence of the disposition D
his estate is in a measure a surprise
to the citizens of Boulder.
His Death Regretted.
The funeral of Mr.. Macky occurred
under the auspices of Columbian Lodge
No. IA, A. F. and A. NJ. and Boulder
Lodge No. sec, B. p o. E. 1t was the
most largely attended funeral held II
that city for years. Interment was by
| the side of his wife, who died fifteer
| years ago.
Macky was seventy-three years old
He was one of the pioneers of Boulder
county, having come here in 1859. Hi:
early labors were along the lines of his
| trade as a carpenter. Later he helt
the Offices of postmaster. county treas
urer, city treasurer and clerk of tho
District Court.
Mr.. Macky's illness was precipitatet
| by the hardships of the trip to Los An
geles with the Shriners, he being {
member of the Ell Jebel delegation
| which went from Denver.
President James H. Baker of-ths
University said this morning that i
J was not known to what use the money
would be put, as the matter is practi
cally a complete surprise to himsel
and the entire faculty.
| Il do not know the provisions OF th'
will, nor is the amount definitely set
tied, although understand 1t will bt
about 100000, and until these thing.
are clear in my mind can make no pre-
dictions," he said. "A law building
science building and administration
building are badly needed"
The faculty has been active in an ef
fort to get law school for the colleg,
for many months, but there is a rumol
current in Boulder that Simon Guggen
helm will provide this for the univer
sity.