Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-16
NATIVE DAUGHTER DIES At HER
CHICAGO HOME AFTER BRIEF
ILLNESS.
ONE OF HEAVIEST PROPERTY
OWNERS WITHIN THE COUNTY
and Inherited Bulk of Her Fathers
Estats-HoIdinss in This County
Alone Nearly $500, ooo-Entire For
tune Above Million Mark.

Death at o'clock this morning at
her home. 1920 North State street, Chi
Conover. wife of Charles H. Conover,
and native of this city.
News Of Mrs. Conovers death came
in kilograms to c. H. E. Boardman and
other relatives of Mrs. Conover in this
city; also to j. L. Carney, who has been
Mrs. Conover's agent for fourteen
years. None of the messages gave the
cause of Mrs. Conover's death, and
mentioned simply that the end had
come after an illness of a few days.
To the Times-Republican however.
this afternoon, a telegram announces
that Mrs. Conover's death was sudden,
and due to heart failure. Mrs. Con-
over had been in poor health several
weeks. but even recently, when her
condition grew worse, she was not
thought to be seriously ill., the tele-
gram adds. Relatives here have known
that Mrs. Conover had been sufferer
from chronic heart and kidney all
ments. but none had been appraised of
any recent illness.
Heavy Property Owner Of County.
Mrs. Conover in her own name, was
worth more than 100000, and was
one of the heaviest property owners in
this county. In Marshall county and
this city alone she owned property val
ued. it is believed conservatively, at
$256200. In addition to her holdings in
this county, she owned three farms in
Story county, Chicago real estate and
had extensive holdings Of stock in
Hubbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co..
wholesale hardware, Chicago. and the
National Bank of the Republic, of Chi
cago.
Owned Six Local Business Buildings.
At the time Of her death Mrs. .Conover
owned six store buildings on Main
street. They are the west half of the
Pappe store, No. 6 East Main; the
building at 10 East Main, occupied by
o. E. futile and the Smith Music Com
pany; the Joseph Jewelry Companys
ing occupied by Baxter & Nelson, 80
East Main; half of the building at 10
East Main, occupied by the National
wQolen Mills. and owned jointly with
w. L. Brown. and the building occupied
by the Fair Store, 1865 West Main.
Farm lands owned by Mrs. Gonover
lin this countySlre the e25S acres on
South Sixth street, part of which IL
within the corporate limits OF the city;
100 acres three miles west of Liscomb;
100 acres in Bangor township; 160 acres
three miles southeast of Melbourne;
100 acres four miles southeast of the
city: and 100 acres south of St. AN
thony.
Inherited Bulk Of Fathers Estate.
Mrs. Conover, upon the death of her
father, April IA. 1899, inherited two
thirds Of the Boardman estate. Her
share at that time was valued at be.
tween 100000 and 100000.
In settling the estate of her husband,
the second Mrs. H. E. ]. Boardman re-
fused to take any of the real estate,
which. at the time Mr.. Boardman died.
comprised most extensive holdings in
this city and county; 1000 acres in
Hancock county. much land in Texas.
and several farms in Tama, Story. and
Grundy counties.
Settlement Advantageous.
While, at the time, Mrs. Conover
considered that she was favoring her
stepmother in allowing her to have
personal property of the estate. which
included cash, notes. mortgages and
bonds, the fact that she took the real
estate proved most advantageous to
her. Two or three years after Mrs.
Conover came into possession OF the
vast amount of realty, land values
began to rise. and it was not long that
the real estate made much money by
the increase in prices. At one time
Mrs. Conover had as many as seventy
two tenants on city and farm property.
During recent years, however, much of
the land has been sold. including that
in Texas. and the Hancock county
holdings, as well as a great deal Of the
property originally in the estate. sit
uated in this and adjoining counties.
Memorial to Father.
Shortly after the Carnegie public
library was built in this city Mrs.
Conover made gift to the trustees in
the shape of memorial to her father.
by furnishing the museum of the
library.
More recently. when the site was
purchased tor the new Deacone'ss hos
pital, Mr.. and Mrs. Conover gave joint
" $4,000 toward the enterprise. by
placing the price of the Boardman
homestead corner. where the hospital
SlanuS, at INdt HluCN lAo uSuiC
that the property was considered worth,
and what could have been securedifrom
other sources.
Was Native Of This City.
Della Louisa Boardman, the eldest
child of Henry Elderkin Jewett and
sNittie Estella Williams Boardman. was
born Oct. 81, 1858. She became the
wife of Charles Hopkins Conover in
this city Dec. Z, 1881. Mr.. Conover had
gone TO Chicago in 1871. as buyer for
Hubbard L Spencer, and in the year Of
his marriage. when he took his bride
to Chicago. Mr.. Conover became d.
rector Of the incorporated business Of
Hubbard, Spencer, Bartlett 81 Co. Later
Mr.. Conover became general manager
Of the business, and In 1904 was made
vice president. He is also director
in the National Bank OF the Republic,
Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Conover have
made their home in Chicago ever since
their marriage.
Surviving Mrs. Conover, in addition
to her husband. are four children. Mrs
Ralph Owens, Of Madison, Wis, for
imerly Eleanor Conover; Mrs Eugene
Talbot. OF Chicago. formerly Della
Conover; and Margaret and Boardman
Conover. One sister. who has been
an invalid since birth. survives. IN the
person Of Miss Annette Gookin Board
man, who Is In Chicago. For the sup