The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-25
Home for the Friendless in Davenport.

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late Mrs. Clarissa G. Cook. of Davenport,
wife of Mr.. Ebenezer Cook, at one time
Vice President of the c., R. |. & P. road,
have just been published. The estate, con-
sisting of money, land and notes, is valued
at $500, 00O-this is distributed in various
amounts from $500 to $1,000 among a
large number of relatives of the family,
and to charitable purposes, and $4,000
for home for the friendless, The income
from 81 200 is given to Trinity Parish go
long as the pews in the church are kept.
Should this income exceed $500, the sur
plus is to be expended for Trinity Sunday
school, and the income of $1,000 is also
given for the maintenance of the Sunday
school, The income of $4,000 is given
for the destitute parishes of the Diocese of
Iowa; the income of $4,000 more to in
digent and disabled clergymen of the same
Diocese. To the Society for the Increase
of the Ministry, OF which Bishop Hunting
ton, of Syracuse, New York, is President,
she gives the sum of $4,000 in trust, the
proceeds to be expended for the increase
of the ministry; to the Board of Missions
of the Diocese eff Iowa she gives the sum
of $4,000 to be invested, and the proceeds
to be applied in the support of Missions in
the Diocese of Iowa; to Christ Church,
West Davenport, is given the sum of So
900 to be invested, and the interest to be
applied TO maintaining said church, also
81, 900 to build Rectory for said church.
To Bishop CIarkson, of the Diocese Of
Nebraska, the sum Of $4,000 in trust for
the destitute parishes in his Diocese; ia
the Bishop Of the Diocese of Iowa and bis
successors is given the sum of $4,000 in
trust for the support Of weak and destitute
parishes in the State; To Nashotah Theo-
logical Seminary, located at Nashotah
Lake, Wakesha county, the sum Of $4,000
is given; to Trinity Parish, lots G. 7 and s
| in Llock 50, city Of Davenport All tbt
rest OF the cs,Ato is 80 be sold and the pro
caeds applied to the Home for the Friend
less.
THE HOME FOR TIE FRIENDLEss
lis the ulQst important oil al! these chart
able requests. Tho will provides thai
$4,000 shall be placed in the hands 0
John L. Dillon, Edward E.Cook and u, Is
Shelly and Ira Cook in trust for the follow
ing purposes: They shall cause themselves
with four ladies to be selected by them
selves, residing in the city of Davenport
to become Incorporated under the laws
the state of Iowa, under the name of thu
"Clarissa C.. Cook Home for the Friend
less" The object and purpose Of tn
said corporation being to proFide hom
for destitute and INDECENT females. TIL
said trustees after becoming incorporates
} may make such rules, regulations and by
laws as shall carry iuto effect the full in
tent aud object of this beQuest. The sal
trustees after becoming incorporated sha
erect building suitable for the saidHome
at cost of $4,000, on the tract of Ian
called the Westphal tract, containing
acres IL the vest part of Davenport, an
. part of the old Ira Cook farm, which sh
gives to the trustees for that purpose. Th
remaining $25 900 is to be invested to ST
cure an income for said Home. 1T is ID
wish" says Mrs. Cook, that the destitut
q and INDECENT females of Scott county /
: first entitled to admission; beyond that,
there is more room, the trustees may al
!. NIT as they deem advisable"
She also directs that 10 acres of tn
land be sold; also gives the Home her lars
easy chair. The following recapitulatio
shows the disposition of this large forum,