Salt Lake Telegram | 1906-09-21 | Page 5 | Cat Owns House; is worth $40,000

CAT OWNS HOUSE; IS WORTH $40,000 WILKESBARRE, Ta.. Sept. 21. The richest rich-est cat in all the world lives in this city, a cat worth $40,000 in his own right, with a large building to live in and with an attend ant at $75 a month to devote herself exclusively ex-clusively to the care of him. He is' Blarkie. one of the two cats to whom the late Benjamin . Dillcy of this city ' business busi-ness msn and philanthropist, le't $40,000 when he died. A provision in his will appointed ap-pointed Mis Addie Ruch to take care of them t 75 a month. If she died before the cats the executors were to exercise rare hi choosing another person who would be good to them. . Pinkie, who wss Blackic s lifelong com panion. died on Tuesdsy, September 4. Blackie inherits the $20,000 share of the estate left to Tinkie and is now the sole possessor pos-sessor and owner of the building, and with the exception of Miss Rurh. his attendant, is the sole occupant of the two floors, comprising compris-ing twelve rooms, which are the livmg apartments.