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Facetious Oelrichs

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Parent Issue
Day
19
Month
June
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
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a iew aays ago ierraan oelrlchs, Bon-in-law of the late James G. Fair, millionaire, recelved a dispatch, f rom John W. Mackay running somewhat to this purpose: "Congratúlate you on your numerous relations. Will there be enough to go around?" To which Oelrichs airily replied: "We are formlng a half-million club in San Francisco. The heirs constitute the club. But they fcre all left. Was; carving a turkey last night and found another will leaving everything to me." Which indicates that Mr. Oelrichs has his own way of enjoying life and getting some fun out of a very serious situation. One day last week he entered the office of Reuben H. Lloyd, attorney for Mr.Oelrichs, and said, with grave face and important mein: . "I want to consult you on a matter of business." "What is it? What is it?" asked Lloyd, and smiling as lawyers do in the presence of an eminent cliënt and a fat fee. "Well, Mrs. Oelrichs is in a quandary as to how she will invest what she receives from the estáte when inmg is over. sne vanted me to get your opinión as to whether ehe should buy a watch or a chain. Of course, there'll not be enough to get both." Mr. Lloyd laughed as in duty bound, politely ignoring the cynicism which indicated that by the time the aggregated lawyers were through with the feast there would be few scraps for the heirs.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Courier