A Big Fortune Coming

A BIG FORTUNE COMING

TO THE ANN ARBOR HEIRS OF AN IRISH NOBLEMAN.

The Direct Heir After Selling Life Interests Disappeared 50 years Ago. Robert McCardy the Lucky One.

Robt. McCardy, who lives just east of the city on the middle Ypsilanti road, is investigating what may prove to be a more profitable matter than the culture of peaches in which he is at present engaged. It seems that many years ago, when McCardy's grandfather died, he was possessed of considerable real estate in the town of Dunganon, county Tyronne, Ireland. The estate was entailed as is the usual custom in that country and fell to the eldest son, Samuel McCardy. Samuel was something of a high roller for his time and the income from his inheritance soon became too small to meet the demands of his expensive tastes. To provide himself with ready cash the heir resorted to the usual custom in such cases and sold life estates in his property. After a time this source of revenue was exhausted and feeling keenly the position to which his improvidence had brought him Samuel McCardy forsook his native country and has not been heard from since.

Mr. McCardy's father, who was next in line of succession has been dead for some years. McCardy senior had sons William, John and Robert. William was killed in Chickamauga and John assigned to his younger brother Robert, his interest in his uncles inheritance some years ago. Hence the estate which reverts to the heirs of Samuel McCardy at his death belongs to Robert McCardy, of Ann Arbor, when proof of the death of his uncle is forthcoming. The whereabouts of Samuel McCardy since he left his native town is the only missing link in the chain which connects Mr. McCardy with the title and that he will endeavor to supply.

As this alienation of Samuel McCardy happened more than 50 years ago it is not probable that his presence in the land of the living will block the way of his heir to his inheritence. The property consists of lands and houses in the town of Dunganon and is said to be quite valuable.