The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-27
CALLAHAN LEAVES
FORTUNE TO FAMILY
WELL KNOWN MINING MANS
WEALTH DIVIDED AMONG
HIS NEAR RELATIVES.

WALLACE, Idaho Headed with
beuests of $4,000 to the Salvation
Army and $4,000 to the Knights of
Columbus the last will and testament
of the late James F. Callahan, Occur
d'Alene pioneer and mining man, was
filed for probate here this afternoon.
To the caretaker of his Nine Mile
cabin, Frank Ribar, is left $4,000,
and Victoria Cameron, formerly a
nurse at Sacred Heart hospital, Spo-
kane, receives an equal amount.
Former Wife Cut Off
Cutting off his divorced wife, Bes-
sic Callahan, with only $500 the de-
ceased man apparently intended to
guard against any contest of the will
from this source. His brother and
former business associate, John Cal
lahan, received $1,000, in the wording
of the will "only nominal bequest in
view of past assistance to him."
The beautiful family home at Third
and Cedar strees is willed to his half
brother, Attorney Donald A.. Gala
han, of this city, while two children
of the dead mans stepmother aregiven
$4,000 each. After arranging for the
disposition of $122,0O0 cash the resi-
due of the estate is diveded among
relatives.
Dated March A, 1920
The bequests under the will, which
was dated March a, 1920, and wit
messed by Joseph McCarty, Mar
guerite johnson and E P. Ryan, all
of Spokane, are as follows:
ssI-To the Salvation Army, incor-
porated, benevolent and charitable
Organization of which Evangeline
Booth is the present commander, and
with headquarters in New York city,
New York, I give and bequeath the
sum of $4,000, which said sum is to
be used by said corporation in such
manner and at such time or times as
the proper officers thereof may from
time to time determine, in accordance
with the purposes for which said cor
poration was and is organized.
"2-To the Knights of Columbus,
Incorporated, a benevolent, fraternal
and charitable organization, incorpo-
rated under the laws of the state of
Connecticut, and with principal Of /,
fices and place of business at New
Haven, Conn, give and bequeath
the sum of $4,000, which said sum is
to be used by said corporation in such
manner and at such time or times as
the proper officers thereof may from
time to time determine in accordance
with the purpose for which said cor
poration was and is organized.
Caretaker Gets $4,000
"3-To Frank Ribar, of Wallace,
give and bequeath the sum of $4,000.
"4-To Victoria Cameron, nurse,
now believed by me to be at Sandon,
B. c., and formerly at Sacred Heart
hospital, Spokane, l give and be-
oueath the sum of $4,000.
"5-To ROLAND Mcdonald, of Wal
lace, Idaho, the son of Alex. McDon-
aid, formerly of Nine Mile, near Wal
lace, give and bequath the sum of
$4,000.
s'6-To Ruth Rossi of Wallace, Ida
ho, my housekeeper, I give and be-
queath the sum of $4,000.
"7-To Bessie Melvel of Wallace,
Idaho, give and bequeath the sum of
$25OO.
"8-To my half brother, Donald A.
Callahan, of Wallace, Idaho, / give,
devise and bequeath that certain real
property situated at the northeast
corner Of Cedar and Third streets, in
Wallace, Idaho, commonly referred to
and known as my home and residence
9-To James Clyde, Sallie Clyde and
Constance Jones formerly Gyde), :
children of James E. Clyde of Wal
lace, Idaho, | give and bequeath each /.
the sum of $1,000
"10-To James Mohan and Alice
(whose present name I do not now
recalD, formerly Alice Mohan, and
being the two children of my deceased {
give and bequeath each I
the sum of $4,000.
Nominal Bequest to Brother s
"1-In view of past assistance to K
him / make only the nominal bequest !
Of 81 900 to my brother, John Gala
han.
"12-For reasons well known to her
make bequest Of only $500 to my n
wife, Bessie Callahan. lv
"13-All the rest, residue and re- t
nainder of my property, wherever [