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Show I MOTHER AND WIDOW TO SHARE EQUALLY New York Noi 11. Charles G. Gates, who died suddenly In Wyoming Wyom-ing ten days ago. divided his fortune for-tune eqraally between his mother. Mrs. John W. Qales, and his Tldow. Mrs. Florence Hopwood Gatee. Hl6 estate is estimated, the lawyers said, at from V.iufuVui to $5.00,OOV. Gates executed his will, which will be filed soon, on August 2 191- Thin was a short time after his flrat wife had divorced him and he had married mar-ried Mis3 Florence Hopwood of Minneapolis. Min-neapolis. The first wife Is not mentioned men-tioned in his will, but she will have an interest In any real estate her ; former husband ow-ned. His fortune was made up of securities. The will makes specific bequeats amouutlng to $400,000. The two largest legacies are $100,000 each to Gates two cousins. These legatee are Henry Rockwell Barker of St. harles. 111., a son of the elder Mrs Gates' brother, and Dellera S An-gell, An-gell, 12 years old. a daughter of the elder Mrs. Gates' sister. The personal effects of Gates, Including In-cluding some very valuable pictures and Btatuary, are divided equally between be-tween his mother and his widow. |