Lincoln County NeArchives News.....Dick, Frederick N. "Heirs to Fortune" 1900
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North Platte Semi-Weekly Tues Jul 17, 1900 Pg 9 1900

          HEIRS TO FORTUNE
After Years of Litigation, Children of Ellen A. Dick
Receive Legacies Left by Grandfather.

From Saturday's Daily.
   A big long envelope was received by Mrs. Ella A. Dick of
this city yesterday morning and the contents thereof were
such as would cause gratification to anyone who should be
fortunate enough to get a similar missive. The letter was
from Levi M. Scott, a lawyer of Greensboro, N. C., and the
message which it brought was that a sum of money realized
from the sale of lands belonging to the estate of John M.
Dick only awaited her order to be divided among her five
children, Parthenia, John, Leslie, Anna and Robert.
   John M. Dick, grandfather of the children, died in
1865 and the property which he left has been tied up
in the courts ever since, in such a manner that no
disposition of it could be made. The estate comprised 
some tracts of land and a sum of money which had been
drawing interest for many years. The land was recently
sold and the proceeds, according to the will and the
decision of the North Carolina courts, will be divided 
as follows: Miss Anna M. Dick, daughter of the legator,
receives half of the amount and the other half is to be
divided equally among the children of her brother, the
late Dr. Frederick M. Dick of this city, who died in 1896.
   The amount of the legacy which each of the children of
Dr. Dick will receive is $315.08, a total of $1, 575.40.
As the first two named have reached their majority their
shares will be directly to them. The money for the other 
three children will be sent to Mrs. Ellen A. Dick, their
mothe3r, as soon as the necessary papers showing her
appointment as guardian, together with the bond, are
filed at Greensboro.
   The cash fund belonging to the estate now aggregates
from $35,000 to $40,000, in addition to the proceeds
from the land sales. This money will probably be divided
in the same way as the other, which will give each of 
Dr. Dick's childr3en a fortune of from $4,000 to $5,000.
It is possible, however, that this fund may remain in
litigation for some time to come.
   The Dick family take their good fortune modestly. 
They do not intend to leave North Platte, but on the 
contrary will invest their money here.


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