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Show Harding Property Placed at $800,000 MARION, Ot-lo, Aug. 4 Close friends of the 1st President Harding Hard-ing tonight estimated that his estate es-tate probably was worth between $700,000 and $800,000. Before ho assumed the presidency, Mr. Harding Hard-ing wss recognised aa wealthy, having amassed a fortune of soma 1 dimensions from the Marion Star,' tha ' newspaper which ha owned since 1$8. until It was sold recently. re-cently. Tba controlling Interest, held by Mr. Harding, waa said to! ; have brought mora than a half million dollars. At one time-or other Mr. Hard- lng had been a stockholder In practically every enterprise In Marlon. Ma-rlon. At the time of his death the was a director In the Marlon t County bank, the leading financial f Institution of the city, and of the : Home Building and loan and Sav j Inge company. ' Mr. Harding's last will, made I Just before he left Washington for Alaska, has not been probated. |