The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-10
HOW CRITTENTON
LEFT HIS FORTUNE
LARGE PORTION WENT TO MA.
TIoNAL FLORENCE cRITTEN-
TON MIssloN--oLD EMPLOYEES
or cRITTENToN DRUG co. AND
RELATIVES WELL CARED FOR.


Despite the fact that Charles NJ.
Crittenton, the famous philanthropist,
gave away during his life millions in
money and that his last years were
almost exclusively devoted 10 his mis-
sion work, he died leaving an immense
fortune and well established and
prosperous business.
An eastern drug trade magazine
tells how the fortune was divided af
ter his death in the following article:
The will of Charles NJ. Crittenton.
who died in San Francisco on Nov. 16
last, was filed for probate in the sur
rogates court of New York county last
week, and by its provisions liberal al
lowances are made for the continuance
OF the extensive mission, and phiIan-
thropy work in this country and
abroad, with which Mr.. Crittenton's
life had been so prominently identi-
ned. Half OF his fortune, which was
estimated from 100000 to $4,000, 600.
will go eventually to this cause. The
estate Is divided by will into two equal
portions, so distributed as to make an
in the Charles N. Crittenton Co.
One hundred shares of stock in the
Crittenton Co. he leaves in trust, the
income to be paid to his sister, Phoebe
Oleda Cole, until her death, when it
will be paid to her adopted daughter,
until she reaches the age Of 25 or is
married In either event she is then
to receive $1,000, and the balance goes
in equal shares to the chill iren of Mr..
Crittenton's dead daughter, Adelaide
e. Baldwin. Another sixty shares of
the same stock is also put in trust,
the income to go to his sister -in-l law,
Mrs. Celia Rice of Corning, N. Y, dur
ing her life. On her death $1,000 is
given to her son, George Rice, and the
balance goes again to the children of
Mrs. Baldwin.
Another clause Of the VIII reads:
Four hundred shares of stock of the
Charles N. Crittenton Co. I give to
such Of the following employees as shall
be in its employ at the time of my
death: Thomas e. Delano, Alfred HI.
Kennedy, William H. Demarest, Frank
B. Waterman, George w. d. Critten-
ton, William p. Stephenson, Charles
O. Hahn and Alfred Marsh, in equal
shares. I make this bequest to these
employees not only as a t ken of my
appreciation Of the services they have
rendered in the past, but also for the
purpose Of inducing new interest in
the welfare of the company after my
death.
Mr.. Crittenton also left $4,000 to the
male employees of the company not
thus provided for, who have been in
its employ ten years or more. This
sum is to be divided in proportion to
their salaries. Another $4,000 is to be
divided equally among those male en-
ployes who have worked for the con-
Germ for five years or more. Three
thousand dollars is also left to the fe-
male employees to be divided in pro-
portion to their salaries. The residue
of the first equal portion is divided
into equal shares amolg Mrs. Bold
wins children. The fifth clause OF the
will is:
7 shall give SO much OF the other of
the two equal portions of my residu-
airy estate as shall consist of the stock
Of the Charles N. Crittenton Co. to
Thomas e. Delano in trust, the income
to be paid to the National Florence
Crittenton mission, benevolent cor
poration, organized and existing under
an act Of congress approved on April
8, 1898, and amended by an act of
congress approved on Feb. IL, 1908.
On the death Of Thomas e. Delano
give the said stock TO the National
Florence Crittenton mission"
The remainder Of the second equal
portion Of the residue estate, which
does not consist OF stock in the drug
concern, Mr.. Crittenton leaves to the
mission outright.