Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-02
PROPERTY OF AUGUST ScHoPPE.
VALUED AT s15o,ooo. BE.
oUEATHED TO CHILDREN.
EACH CHILD GETS SIXTH
OF 7ao ACRES OF LAND
The Widow, Mrs. Friedericka Schoppe,
Given Life Interest in Farms-Other
Wills Probated Those Of Mrs. Mary
A Stein, Frederick Handorf, August
Gustafson and Ellen e. Powell.

The estate of August Schoppe, con-
sisting of one of the largest individual
| holdings of land in the western part
of the county, was divided among the
heirs by the probating of the Schoppe
will in the district court Monday. The
estate, which is -estimated to be worth
from 100000 to $3.50, 900, consists prin-
cipally of 73O acres of land in State
Center township.
The land was divided by the will
into approximately six equal parts and
bequeathed to the six children, Ed
ward, William and Henry Schoppe and
Mrs. Minnie Harrendorf, Mrs. Clara
Hennis and Mrs. Emma Harrendorf.
The widow, Mrs. Friedercka Schoppe,
who is given the income from the
farms for her life when the land goes
to the children, was also bequeathed
the homestead in State Center and all
the personal property. Mrs. Schoppe
was appointed execrutix without bond.
The win was dated April 20, 1914.
Other Wills Probated.
Other wills probated Monday were
those of August Gustafson, Mrs. Mary
A. stein, Frederick Handorf and Miss
Ellen E. Powell
The, Gustafson estate, consisting of
800 acres in Marietta township, was
beQueathed to the widow, Mrs Emma
Gustafson, who was named executrix
without bond.
The estate OF Frederick Iiandorf
was divided equally among the seven
children: Mrs Matilda Rubenbauer,
Fred Handorf, C. J. Handorf, . Mrs.
Emma Jacubs, Henry IIanacrf, stella
Handorf and William Handorg Will
liam and c. J. Handorf were appointed
joint administrators.
Stein Will Probated.
The viii of Mrs. Mary A. Stein was
admitted to probate and A. P. Angus
tine, who was nominated executor, was
appointed under bond for $4,000
Part Of the estate had been dstrib-
uted already by the executor before
the will had been brought into court
to be probated. The executor was a
beneficiary under the will to the eX-
tent Of $1,000.
Under the will of Miss Ellen E.
Powell her estate was bequeathed to
her nephewp and nieces and their chill
dren and to the First National Bank.
in trust, for the Deaconess and st.
Thomas hospitals The trust fund IN
cludes fourth of the estate, the
principal of which Is to be kept intact
and the earning divided equally be-
tween the two hospitals.
One-half of the estate is to be d.
vided equally between the nephews
and niecee E. F. Powell Mrs. Maude
Powell Tuffree Mrs. Scrtie Powell
Nicholson, George w. Powell, Russell
w. Powell and Mrs. Marjory Powell
Stiles. The remaining one-fourth is
beoueathed to the children of the
nephews and nieces. +. NJ. Haradon
was appointed executor under bond for
$500.
Leaves Bonds to Church.
Six hundred dollars worth of liberty
bonds were given the Catholic church
by Thomas Cooper. a veteran who died
at the soldiers home, according to his
will, which has been probated in the
district court. The bonds, the will says
were turned over to DR.. J. j. Fitzpatrick
who was appointed administrator with.
out bond The rest Of the estate was
bequeathed to four sons and a daugh-
ter of decedent. The will was dated
March 20, 1918.