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Show GREAT ESTATE IS 1 KEPT IN FAMILY A. Montgomery Ward Bequeaths Be-queaths $5,000,000 to Widow Wid-ow and Various Relatives. Chicago. 111., Dec 24 All of the estate of the late A Montgomery Ward estimated at more than 15,000,-000, 15,000,-000, will be kept iu his family, according ac-cording to the terms of his will, j a digest of which was given out last night. None of the property is l"-tt to charity. Mr Ward having held, as I did the late William Deenng, that he had provided sufficiently for chant able purposes in his life time, accord ing to attorneys who prepared the dl gest Various relatives are to receive a total of $240,000j five nephews re I ceived considerable blocks of stocks In the business built up by Mr. Ward, two-thirds of thi residue Is willed to the widow and the other third to the widow In trust for the only child Miss Marjorle Ward. The Income from the proceeds ot all Mr Ward's insurance policies also was left to Mrs Ward. The only charity mentioned in thc-will thc-will is that should Miss Ward die without children and without having prepared a will, her third of the estate es-tate Is to be used to establish and maintain a home for worthy working girls. Among thoe to whom bequests were made Is Miss Elizabeth Guild Hekla. S D , a sister, who will receive re-ceive In trust $30.oi.Hi ; Harry Lester Julia and Gordon Guild, all of Hekla. S. D.. will receive $5000 each. |