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( fi in Litigation . $ 'J J " ' - If 'Jf f e ietidend ef eicland efeland eland . , Olno OhIO OhIOThe Ohio-The Ohio The -The The - The state Sut Sl1t Sl1 Su Suer'e t er'e ere er'ecourt : 'e e 'ecourt ' ; e court his h'ls hls has ' leen heen been ) asked asl"ed asled " to decIde decIdel'tC decidei decidep a man who died 105 103 years yenrs yearscan years'cm l'tC ltC ' ! p ! jh jhher her ler er 'cm cm ' C'tD CtD can ' domte don'tte dontte donate ' millions mllllons of ot dollarsi dollars , i ) of do dov\ dov dnw dovntown " \ ntown property to ,1h ah . , .1 1 ,1 a - . , " ; h and find to schoolslC schools --lC lC - ' 1e e strange strong-e strong e - cisc C1e ctce , ; arose In connecwith connee connec conneehrlth connecwjth hrlth | wjth the ' 2OPst * 200 O Oord ( ) ( ) < ) word \\ord ord \ will wlll of Dan DanJill DanIles DanUlles ploL Jill { Iles ' ' , member Ulemher of a n wealthy wcalthy 110 plo plofaintly [ jt ( firmly 1ol1ly faintly ' , wlilch which wis W'lS WlS was ' flied tIled filed whensidled when { ii $ $1dled 1dled sidled dled In 1827 IS 1S2 of "coughing coughing "coughmg coughmg " sick sId . . " / WWo rrll1 "ttroi ttroi " S ; ' ; the approval allpro\"al allpro "al al \ " of M M'II MII MutlnVin MutlnVinn ' u tin tln V'ln Vln Pan V'lnrn Panfn ' rn fn ? n later Inter to hLCoine hlcome become President of ofjUnlted of'United ofUnited jUnlted ' Unlted States Matcs the will divideda dIvIdedfi dIvIded dividedcrib fi * ' cish c'lsb clsb crib ' nmoll among nmong \ various arlous , relativese relativesthan relatives e ; thin th'ln thln than ' fortfilres fortv fort\ fort forty \ ' n acres filres , res of land , "hleh hleh whlch "hleherhns whlcheyhas " whichi erhns eyhas has become some of the most mosts mostible s ' be ble ] hnd land TD Tn to tlic the city clty , . , was gl\"en gl "en en given gl"enbree giveniree givenbree \ " bree trusteeh trustcc trustees . . For 100 sears enrs the thetees thelees tlieees tees lees were to use the Income to topte tolzte toite pte lzte ! male m members ( > mhers of the Milesur Miles I1les 111 ur > Income Divided . . itthe ; fthe the end of 100 Ion 1041 , vears years ears , the Income Incomea Incomeo J a o the cstite cst'tte csttte estate ' was to be dlvldN divided dividedally dividedK ) illy ally bet hctwecn between " een N Newburg New e " burg townshiptol8 townshipoIs township townshipols tol8 ! ols oIs and nnd a Christian church In the theiship thebsblp -bsblp bsblp - -iship iship - ishlp The will stipulated that thatchurch thatrf ' < ' < * church must tcicli te'lcb telcb teach ' " . "the the .the "tbe tbe doctrineuture doctrine doctrineuture . } rhurCh uture re rewnds rewards " ' 11 ds ' ind 'lnd lnd and punishments punishments\ punishments punishments'must ' \ ' t 4 ' 'must must ' must ha\ ha hac hae hate \ c e the greatest h'rentest hrentest ' numher number numberj numbermale f fnlc ; i nalc male nlc pnrl parishoners < ; honers contributing $2 2 $ 2 2Ioore . " Ioore fnore ' . iore earls earlsI ' earl E'arl } I : ] ie e " will till 111 de described descrlhed < ; crlherl the manner In to Int Intrustees toI Inj I t b trustees were ft " ere to be replaced replacedhe { , c e years passed and called caned upon upont upontntc upon4I uponstate t 4I 4Itate tntc tate legislature legl511lture to assume con conof conof conof of the land If the trustees should shouldo shouldto o fulfill tuUm their duties dutiesr r 11 iears sears ears following following- followingr.1I1es - Miles r.1I1es r1I1es . ' death.i deathi death , . . lees ees did as ns they had been com corn comIled cornded corn\ corn cornled \ Iled led ded ! Then In 1841 1S-H 1S H 1541 - , after o Q a court courtt courtt court'E courtE ' t t , ? : ; brothers and misters elsters cistern ; of Milest Milesgiven Miles t > given title tlUe to the estate estnte Laterheirs Later , , t i telrs ieirs elrs eirs took ndvnnt'l ndvnntl advantige advantage ' e of a n rising risingestate risingestate risingestate estate market tn In whit wh'lt whlt what ' then wasontfet wasontfet was - ] ontler- ontler ontfet- ontfet ontlertown ontfettown - - town and sold the landI landy land I ' , ly Y y none Done of ot "the the 1lJe " Miles 'riles riles idles ' family fnmIlv ownsof owns ownsof of the original orthlnal estate eCtate ! . . . ' F < Fabulous Income Income.it Incomeit . . t the will still sUI1 Is on file and h'ld hld had haderns h'lderms hidermsbeen ' " : erms erns been cirrled c'1rrled c1rrled carrled ' out the schools schoolsthe schools'the schoolsthe schoolsthe ' the church would have hae , begun re- re rej reng re reag re-ng re ng - - ng ag a & fabulous fnhulolls Income five yearsa years a * ' . But Miles 'Illes Illes lflles ' ' ' list hst hat wish his h'1s h1s has ' heen been heentroted beencrated beentrated j troted crated trotedIs cratedIs \ , Is reported that present owners ownersJIe ownersie ownerse JIe e land Innd have taken tnken out more th'1n th1n than th'1ntoo thin)0000 thin0000 ' ) too ) 000 ( ) Insurance Insuranre to protect their theirp theiri i } . . The insiinnce Insunnce Insurance companies have hnve haveantced + i inteed ranteed antced nteed the owners that theirs their theiri i ! i are good . . " ! pout rout out tno t"o to two " and one half hnlt halt years ag-o ag o ago agotrustees agoe - Ie agoIe Ietrustees trustees were appointed to car carut carut cariut ut terms of the will w111 upon Insisti'of Insistiof Insist insist'of 'of of ' , of P Prsons persons persons rsons chImIngto clilming chImIng- chImIng claiming - to be heirs heirsr | r first step was to attempt nttempt heirsI to toowners toowners toB I owners of a section of the propto propto prop propto to move out . . Two courts ha\"e ha "e e have ha"eed haveed havesed \ " ed the trustees ' request andt andthe and.the and and.the t . .the the . the Ohio Supreme court andI h'lsasked hasasked his h'ls hls has hisasked ' I asked to uphold or deny the the.nal thenet thenal net will . . _ r .nal nal . I |