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JIMRENCE BERRY LEAVES
BIG FORTUNE ttt RELATIVES
The major pert of the estate of
Clarence Ji Berry, multi-millionaire
Alaska- gold and California oil oper
ator who died in Los Angeles a few
weeks ago following an-operation for
appendicitis, is left to relatives, it
was revealed when the will was filed
for probate in San Francisco.
Berry provided in his will that his;
widow will receive an annual inrome
of-$50,000*.and life incomes are set
aside for relatives and friends..
The size of his fortune _was not
stipulated when the will wa» filed for
probate, the executory merely declar
ing it to be “in excess of $10,060.’'
Many Alaska friends- of Berry , claim
he - was worth cfer $30j000*000t •
Almost the -entire estate- is placed
m trust,, the income Co be .adminis
tered by; A. .Duanec-Bush «f Winner
mucca, Nefad&t a nephew *of .Mrs.
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Berry; Othmar Berry, Palo Alto
banker, a nephew of Berry, and
James Berry of Coalinga, a cousin.
Bill McPhee, aged Fairbanksan,
who for the last several years has
been iving in San Francisco, was not
forgotten by Berry. He was eft $50
a month for ife.
The largest bequest was the $50,
000 life income to his widow. A $500
a month income was left, to Mrs.
Mamie Bush, Berry's mother-in-law.
Monthly incomes for life of $100
were provided for three of Berry’s
uncles—Ed Berry, Potosi, Missouri;
Alonzo Berry, Riveside, California,
and Rice Berry, Visalia, California;
three family friends, Mrs.' Maybelle
Dunn and Mrs.-Ruth Lawson, both of
San Francisco, and Fiances Hoffman;
Los-Angeles, were alsu left. $100 a
month for lift.
, Wash Coates, a cousin, will receive
$50 a month. >
All income not -needed to pay the
specific bequests is to be placed, in a
depository fund to be divided among
ther relatives.
Of the residual income 371-2 per
cent is to be divided .-equally among
H. Frank Berry and Fred C. Berry,
brothers, of San Fanciseo;. Cora. B.
Skelton and Nellie V. Berry, sisters,
of Los Angeles; Alice Edna BeVry,
1 ^Irs. Berry’s sister and-Vvidowof One
of Berry’s brothers, and Daisy -B.
Keller, another sister of Ms. Berry.
Another 371-2 per cent is to be
^ivided equally among 11 nephews,
nieces, «nd one grand-nephew. The
ixecutors are included in these 14
legatees.
' The remaining 25 per cent is to go
into a special fund to be added to the
Auitt of the estate and to-bet divided
equally am mg the childr- n of Oth
mar Berry, A. lJuane Push Melb? E.
Bennett, a niece, and. Alfa E.iChartcs
niece.
The division is to be made when
the youngest child of the four named
who is now one year old, hoc >mes 21.
Life incomes must be continued'de
spite the expiration ef the trust, the
will provides.
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PLAT AND IDITAROD
FLAT, Dec. 1.—Harry Kardanoff
arrived yesterday from Stuyahok,
Yukon, where he has been engaged, in
mining. He returned to Flat by way
of Holy. Cross, having had a good
trip.
John Lewis arrived from Bethel
yesterday, and celebrated his 71st
birthday last night with a big birth-,
day dinner, at the home ®£ Mrs. Mat
tie Crosby, at which ten guests were
present.
FLAT, Dec. £.ier-Truck-traffic on the
Flat-Iditarod road, has heen aban
doned for the winter, after Gus Uo
tilla had worked two days trying to
get through. Heavy. snows have
blocked the road; toi all bat ■ dog j
teams. Trucks used this road all last
winter:
FLAT, Dec. 8.—JaVnes Buckley, re- -
cently working on Donlin creek with
Barney and A1 .Walshr, died yester
day. His body was brought to Flat ,
by A1 Walsh, to be buried today.
PLENTY OF ASPIRANTS
FOR FAIRBANKS POST
Late arrivals at Anchorage from
the Fairbanks district are authority
for the statement that there are a
lot of. aspirants, in-the field for ap
pointment as United States marshal
of the .Fourth division, a position
now *t-held and versy satisfactorily
filled by Sourdough . L£nn Smith.
There are said ta.be a dozen or more,
applicants for the i place, with every j
community of importance in the divi- j
si<Jn* represented- oh the list, and a !.
wide range of. predictions regarding
the outcome of the race for the im- i
portant post, says the Anchorage*
Times.
Assistant Attorney General Sisson, i
Frank. J. Guskey. j
Notary. Public
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FLAT, ALASKA'
Will be in Flat Early
September Until De
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who was in Alaska recently for the
purpose of making a general survey
of the situation with a view to facili
tating appointments to Department
of Justice positions, had a rather
busy time of it while in Fairbanks,
listening to applicants and their sup
porters and investigating qualifi
tions, but he was careful not to make
any statements which migfrfr be con
strued as favorable or unfavorable to
any applicant.
LOS ANGELES FIEND KILLS
WOMAN FOR TWa DOLLARS
LOS ANGELES*:—Shortly after he
arrived here, Een Brown, 27, glass
worker, confessed to shooting Mrs
Merle Ellis in Pasadena while she.
laid in bed with her‘i8-month-old son.
rbe child wa< unhurt from the shot
gun charges which killed its mother.
Brown said he was hired by Emery
Ellis, estranged. husband o£> Mrs.
Ellis, to kill her for $2;00Q, but he; re
reived only two dollars in dimes.
Brown signed a confession. He is
held on a double charge of murder
and robbery. He said he did not know
the woman was Ellis’ wife.
Ellis established a complete alibi
after being arrested, showing officers
he was at work and could not have
shot his wife.
Brown said Ellis told him. he want
ed to get rid of the woman because
she had an incurabe disease.
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