Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-21
LkUNDRESS HEIR
To HUGE ESTATE
DAVENPORT WOMAN INHERlTS
s1,o75,ooo FROM UNKNOWN
GREAT UNCLE.
WILL KEEP AT WORK
UNTIL SHE GETS CASH
Not Contemplating Fine Clothes and
Limousines, But Will Devote For-
tune to Travel and Education Of
Children and Building Of Home For
Salvation Army at Davenport.

life spent iii years and years bent
over washtubs, in dragging hours of
hopping floors and in youth sapping
days toiling in steam -clouded laun-
dries. Mrs. Josephine Hopkins, s13
Iowa street, suddenly finds herself
heiress to q fortune of S1,075,O00
from the estate of Amasa Jones. q
grand uncle Of whose very existence
she was unaware. IL
Mrs. Hopkins was visited at her
humble home by Attorney Graham.
Of New York, who informed her that
the estate had been practically
settled and that in about week she
would come into possession Of the
vast fortune which Is her share of
s16. 100000 to be- divided IL among
fifteen heirs. AS an hatr&ss sof tho
third generation Mrs. Hopkins 10 en-
titled to sS50,000 Of the estate and
since her parents are not living. she
will inherit one half Of her mothers
portion, bringing her windfall up to
a total Of $1,07S, 600. The estate is
located in New York. Washington
and Tennessee.
Until Saturday Nrs.s Hopkins has
been employed at the Crook Bros.
laundry. Today, however, she was
SO weary that she felt obliged to
take q vacation. She asserts, how
ever, that she will return to-. the
laundry and work until the fortune
is placed in her hands.
I'm not taking any chances un-
+ til I know that the money IL In my
possession she told q reporter this
morning. Hst
covsts Home For Salvation Army
Mrs. Hopkins is a member and
worker Of tho Salvation Army OF
Davenport.s A plump little woman.
past. middle age. she il familiar to
thousands OF Davenporters who have
seen. the army conducting services
Cd down town street corners. sg
F When asked what she would do
with her vast wealth. Mrs. Hopkins
promptly answered that It was her
dearest ambition to build q homo for
the Salvation Army In Davenport
and that will be one Of her flrsts ac-
lions whom the money - hers. Ii
Like Movie Plot.
The story OF Mrs, GIopKins life
and her dnal Inheritance, progresses
Hike q cinema. Born In Rockstren
New York. she was the daAghter Of
Eprospsrol1s parents. ii NIHant : ischild
her mother married again to y. Nc
| LeSee and she assumed chat name
Later her stepfather was able TO ~
htire and still support his family
comfortably: A 5
Neither gof her parents know 81
the existence OF Mrs. Hopkins
grand uncle, her mothers uncle
2--B. n. .Gevbs cn Oh etaootdlrd
| Disowned by Parents.
Furious because their daughter had
married farm hand. William Hop
kins. in their, consideration far ibe.
meath her, her parents disownedS he,
and she hns never seen them since
\ that time. There was no reconcilia-
ton thru correspondence before they
died. A
Beginning their married life on 8
salary Of : Ia month, Mr.. and Mrs
4ttiOpkluS uaV0 0tIuSSl0U, VuEu IHs
past IS years. Mr.. Hopkins ID nov
smployed on the Rock Island arsena
and Mrs. Hopkins stated this morn.
| ing that she desired him to discon-
tinue his work today.
Was Once Reporter.
IN the early days Of her married
life. Mrs. Hopkins assisted to stretc1
tho slender income. by taking q posi-
ton ~ q rs3prter on the Dunde,
Plain Dealer, at Plainvills. n. z. Thu
couple later removed to JENNINGS
Mich, coming to Davenport abou
four years ago. During her sntir,
married life the heiress has assisted
in the support OF the family Of sever
children.
/ No eIII<s or Jswsis.
Mrs. Hopkins will not adorn her
self in silk and Jewels when Shit
comes into her fortune. The higl
powered motor car has no attrac.
tions for her.
/ plain serges and white shirtwaistl