Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-05
OVER ssooooo FOR THOMPSON.
Provisions of Jacob F. TourtelIotte's Provisions of Jacob F. Tourtelotte's WilI-Big Endowment for Memorial School.

"u"eiS -hoe"HiSHh WI r'SH"S''ef School.
 Through a decision just handed down by Judge John A. Dahl of the probate court for Hennepin, county, Mian., the town of Thompson will re- cieve, if there Is no appeal to higher courts, more than $500 900 from the late O. Minneapolis, formerly a resi- dent of the town of Thompson. MT. Tourtellotte died about two years ago in Minneapolis, the growth of which city to it's present imposing proportions from what 1t was when he first went there and began to &C., Quire property. being responsible in great degree for the amassing of his enormous fortune. He left a large es- tate including much real property In Minnesota and a great amount of per sona1 property.
 By his will he left what is estimated at about s6oo.o00 to the town of Thompson for the support of the TourteIlotte Memorial High school, erected 8 few years ago at North Grosvenordale. the building being one of the finest of its kind in New Eng land His will named The Connecti- cut Trust and Safe Deposit Company of Hartford and the Rhode Island Hos pital Trust Company of Providence as trustees for portions of his estate, the life use of which was to go to heairs named in the will, among them his wife. Harriet Arnold Tourtellotte.
 The residue of the property goes to the town of Thompson for the main tenence and support of the Tourcel- lotte High School and in case the 1n- come should prove to be more than sufficient to meet the cost of support ing the high school, the common schools of the town are to benefit
 Following MT. Tourteilotte's death. the executors of his estate petitioneo the probate court for Hennepin county' Minn.. for a construction or the VIII, the executors alleging that the town oS Thompson had no power to hold property outside of the town or Thompson or even Connecticut, eZ- cepting such as it actually used TOT the site of it's buildings and the build ings themselves: and the executors al so attacked the power of the trust comnanies named to act sf trustees or land in Minnesota The petition was dated Aueust 13. 1913, and in due time was the means of having the quesuonS raised tried out in the probate court for Hennepin county.
 At the hearings the town or inomp, son was represented by Kingnan and Wallace of Minnesota as counsel. the executors by George B. Flannery ana Henry FYannery, the trust confpanles named as trustees by keitn, Evans Thompson anu fdlICn!iu anu eAlS 1r.- of Thompson fo legal advice in this vicinity by Torrey and Gsissler os Putnam. The questions considered were as to the ability or the town ot Thompson to hold property outside of it's limits and as to the power or the trust companies in Connectiout ano Rhode Island to act as trustees oi -.roperty in Minnesota
 In I,is decision handed down August es Judge Dahl holds that the two trust companies have a legal flgnr 70 ec.t as trustees for property held In Wi,rssota and that the town of rTI1ompson has legal right to hold property outside of it's limits, Thero rasy he an apeal from this decision, b,It this is not certain at this time.
 If fine town of Thompson eventually rets the great sum intended for 1t as iedicsted in MT. Tourte1lotte's will. it will have the most heavily endowed school system of It's size of any town in Coroecticut and probably In New England. . .s. money left the town by MT .do ono o. year Income, sum sufficient not oniy to support the Tourtellotte Hlgn school but all of the common scnools of the town a.s well.
 Newsy Notes.
 Charles T. Thayer of the telephone outside force is off duty as the resqi of the injuries he received when ne fell into cellar we'll Thursoay
 James B. Mortimer of Har1ord was n visitor with friends here Friday
 Superior court adjourned Fr1aaS afternoon until next Tuesday morning
 Conductor Edmond Vachon or sne Shore Line company is on a mohtns leave of absence ,
 R P Freeman of New London, mem rioned as likely to receive the repub- = Iican nomination for congress from this district. the Second, was a Visi- tor in Putnam. Friday.