The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-03-11
AN HEIR TO HALF
BILLION ESTATE
WEI DER IN ANACONDA SHELTER
MAY RECEIVE A COUPLE OF
MILLIONS AS HIS SHARE
Entire City Of Chillicothe, Ohio, Il
Included in Legacy; Also a Section
Of Philadelphia's Best Business
District Part Of Property of Great
Baker Fortune.

ROy w. Baker of Anaconda 10
named one Of the heirs of the Jacob
Baker estate. comprising thousands
Of acres in Ohio and a section out of
the heart of Philadelphia best bust
ness district, in a dispatch from
Seattle, where other claimants to the
immense fortune live.
Employed as q welder in the Ana
c0nda smelter, Baker has lived there
for number Of years. About his
prospects of becoming fabulously
rich, he refuses to become excited.
Although he was informed about
six months ago that the estate exists
and that he IL undoubtedly one of
the lawful heirs, he has refrained
from discussing his good fortune with
his friends and appears satisfied to
depend upon the investigation Of
other relatives to establish the valid
ity of his claim to share of the es-
tate cf his great-gyeat-gran dfather.
Col. Jacob Baker. who came to his
fortune at the hands Of the United
States government. - reward for
services in the revolutionary war and
the war of 1912.
Not New to Him
II heard about the estate about
six months ago but do not believe
in losing my heard over prospect"
Baker said when he was asked what
he knew about his chance of becom-
ing millionaire. II believe the mat
ter will be looked after well and II
! have anything coming some one
will tell me about It," he added. with
q smile.
Five thousand acres of land in
Ohio. comprising the entire city Of
Chillicothe, and eco acres more in
Philadelphia. including the present
site Of the city hail. constitute the
legacy, to which It is estimated as
many as 500 persons may be entitled.
The land has been under lease for q
period Of 80 years, but expired only
recently and Immediately steps were
taken by some of the heirs to obtain
It.
The value of the estate is too tre-
mendous to estimate accurately. The
land alone is said to be worth any
where from $500.000.O00 to $780,
100000, and besides this rentals
have been accommodating for years,
and this money is said to be await
ing its rightful owners in eastern
banks, provided the necessary court
order can be obtained.
Large Estate
If the estate were worth $75O,0OO,-
900. each heir would receive in the
neighborhood Of $2.5OO,OOO The
population of Chillicothe. the city on
the Baker estate. is given as 1881
in the last census. considerably larger
than Anaconda. which gives some
idea of the vastness of the estate,
while the property in Philadelphia IL
in the heart of the city. where real
estate comes extremely high.
Immediate relatives Of Baker who
are interested In the estate are Mrs.
J. Raught. Mrs. J. A. Nicholson. and
Mrs. Harmon F.. Jones Of Centralia.
and Mrs. Alice Atkins of Seattle. sis
ters. and D. O. Baker of Hoquiam.
and Frank Baker of Seattle. brothers.
The father, Lionel Baker. great
grandson Of the original owner of the
estate. died in Centralia in 1909.
The northwest heirs of the estate
have obtained the assistance of at
torneys in the east looking after their
affairs. Among the known heirs is
a group in Oklahoma and Missouri
and another group in Michigan.