Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1910 — MILLIONAIRE WILL DIE POOR [ARTICLE]

MILLIONAIRE WILL DIE POOR

David Ranken, Jr., Deeds Entire Fortune to Trades School for Boys at St. Louis. . St. Louis, June 13. —David Ranken, Jr„ one of. St. Louis’ wealthiest citizens and founder of the David J. Ranken, Jr., school of mechanical trades, has joined the Carnegie class of philanthropists and will ' die a poor man. He has deeded his entire fortune, estimated at more than $3,000,000, to the board of trustees of the Ranken school, to be used in the maintenance and enlargement of this institution, which promises to be one of the largest schools of its kind in the world. ,