Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-01
GATES MILLIONS TO FAMILY
Dead Millionaire Had Complete Conf
dence in His Son.
REMEMBERS DISTANT RELATIVES
One million IL Divided Among Persons
Related to Him and Numerous
Friends aud Former EN-
plOyes.

AURORA, Ill, Aug. dO@Jonh W. HdteS
did not leave his millions to be held in
trust. He did not fear. as reported. that
his son. Charles Gates, might imperil
others who had invested on the elder
Gates advice. This was the information
made public by relatives today.
on the contrary, just before he breathed
his last, the financier declared that he had
every faith in his son.
Charles Is all right I know better than
anyone else; he can handle money all right.
1t won't go to his head" Gates said Just
before he died in Paris.
Relatives in st. Charles. ILL.,. Gates old
home, remembered by the finsncer in his
will, averred today that these were Gates
words.
Gates will IL TO be probated in New
York on October 2, according to these rela-
! tives. BY it's terms Gates entire wealth,
$3S 900, 900, except a number of minor lega-
cies to valued friends and distant relatives
goes to Gates widow and to Charles
Gates. The son and the widow will divide
the great wealth Gates made during his
meteoric career.
While nearly all of Gates riches goes
| to his widow and his son, he left about
| 81, 900 900 to friends and distant relatives.
He made numerous requests. seemingly
| trying to remember all his relatives and
personal friends. His valet his butler and
the widow of his former stenographer were
mentioned.
Nephew to GET s25O,OOO.
Henry Baker, 20 years old of st. Charles,
| a nephew of Gates by marriage will re-
ceive S25OOOO IL he goes through college.
| He gets $4,000 at once to pay his way
| through school. In the little village of
st. Charles, just outside of Chicago. more
than a half million dollars goes to rela-
tives of Gates widow, who was the
financier's affectionate companion for
many years.
ST. Charles and other beneficiaries are:
Henry Baker, 20 years old, nephew of
Gates Wife, S25o'OOO on completing course
Edward ]. Baker, brother of Gates wife,
900 cash and a $4,000 farm
| Mrs +. ]. Baker, $4,000.
Mrs. Laverne Baker Angel, sister of
Mrs. Gates. 100000.
Dolores Angel 10 years old, daughter
William Kruder, Gates valet, New York.
$4,000
John ]. Mitchell, banker, Chicago, $4,000.
Dimmett Hutchinsons, lawyer Chicago
$4,000.
w. II. Culllnane, Houston. Tex, presi-
| dent Texas Oil company, $4,000
Sherburn Gates, Durand, Mich, Gates
William Gates. son of sherburn Gates
1900
| each.
| Mrs. Harry Evans, New York, widow OF
Gates stenographer, $4,000.
Among requests to Port Arthur, Tex, is
one of $4,000 to the Mary Gates Memorial
hospital, named for the dead mother OF
Mr.. Gates.
Another bequest estimated by relatives
today at about $4,000 is made in the name
of Mary Gates to the Methodist Episcopal
Mission Board of the Nation.
Young Baker, who is to make his edu.
cation pay by going through college tc
get the $4,000 Gates left him. is be.
trothed to Miss Nina Carlson. II years old
daughter of ST. Charles piano maker, &C
cording to common report, but neither
would confirm or deny the report tonight
I'VE are good friends, but we haven
talked marriage. l have not thought o.
getting married, and neither has Nina, So
far as / know" said Baker.
Il am going in for a business career.
don't intend to 60 to school down east, a.
there is too much of that nobility racket
down there to suit me. am going to start
out west here, where l can see the crop:
grow and grow up with them. 1 intend
to go to the University of Chicago or the
University OF Wisconsin.
II would like to play foot ball, but
guess will have to cut it out" said Baker
for three years captain OF the ST. Charlie,
High school eleven. Uncle John was moi
strong for foot ball though he always liked
a fellow who had some game in him. HI
wanted me 10 quit foot ball. when I started
to college. II had to have exercise he pre-
ferred l should get a set OF boxing gloves
Keep away from Wall street is what
often heard my uncle say. and 1 an
content to remember what he told me and
others, and to follow his advice to the
letter"
Mrs. Gates, the widow, will not leave New
York City. She likes, New York better thar
any place in the world and will AWAY,
make it her home, relatives say
Mr.. Gates did not want to be brought tc
Illinois to be buried even though his par
ents are buried near St. Charles at Gate,
Mills" Before he died he talked OF burla
with his wife and decided that he would
rather be above ground in New York thar
anywhere on the globe"
He would rest easier IL he we're neare,
the scene OF battle, he said. according Il
relatives. They say he meant Wall Street
when he talked of the scene OF battle.
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