Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-13
DAVENPORT DOTS.


rectors of the American Security COM
pany of Davenport, Iowa, held an an
nual meeting at the company's Office
on the third floor of the Lane building
! and elected the following officers:
President. A. E. Carroll; vice presi-
dent, H. l.. Pope; secretary and treas
urer, Harry J. Mcfarland. This Gre
ates two changes in the staff of officers
of the company. Mr. Carroll continues
as president, but John j. Hinrichs with
draws as vice president and is succeed
ed by Mr.. Pope, who will also act as
superintendent of agents. Mr.. McFar-
land succeeds E. j. Carroll as secrc-
tary and treasurer
Receive Degrees.-Louis E. Roddc-
wig of Davenport passed the state
board of law examiners at Iowa univer-
sity and received his degree at com
mencement this morning. w. ID. Mid
dleton of Davenport, captain of Com
pany B. State University of Iowa bat
| talon, received a diploma from the mil
| itary department of the university. He
will graduate from the College of Lib
eral Arts.
Mrs. Van SAINTS Will Filed The
will of Lydia A. Van SAINT, late of lie
Claire, was filed for probate in the
Scott county district court yesterday
| by her son, \. G.. Van SAINT Accord
ing to the terms of the instrument all
her property will be divided among
her children. share and share alike.
The will itself is dated March IS, 1897.
| 1t provides that one-third of Mrs. Van
SAINTS estate should go to her hus-
| band. John w. Van SAINT, while the re-
naming two-thirds should go to the
children. However. the will provides
that, if the testatrix's husband were to
precede her in death, which has been
the case, his share shall also go TO the
children. The testatrix's three sons.
E. A, S. r., and n. G. Van SAINT, are
made executors without bond. codi-
Gil. drawn up Dec Is. 1905. provides
| that. because of the death of Mrs. Van
SAINTS son, E. A. the other two are to
have full power as executors.
onviIe-Dwyer.-At the Sacred
Heart cathedral yesterday morning,
Rev. John NJ Walsh united in marriage
Miss Margaret Alice Dwyer, daughter
of Mrs. Alice Dwyer of 1908 Farnam
street, and Arthur Charles McConville
of Philadelphia, Pa. The bridal cou
pie was unattended, the ceremony be-
ing performed in the presence of few
relatives and friends. A wedding
breakfast was served at the home OF
the bride. and Mr. and Mrs McConville
left on the noon train for Colorado
Springs. where they will spend several
weeks of their honeymoon The cou-
pie will make their future home in
Philadelphia, where the groom is ticket
agent at the Broad street station of
the Pennsylvania road.
Successor to Mr.. Best. p. Best
has rendered his resignation as direc-
tor in the Citizens National bank, and
Charles n. Voss has been chosen to-
succeed Mr.. Best in the directory. Mr..
Best left Sunday night for prolonged
stay in Europe.
Obituary Record.-Samuel Mellow
ell aged 90 years years, died Monday
afternoon after a long illness of par
alysis. He had been confined at Mer-
cy hospital The survivors are his
wife of this city and several children.
At midnight Monday. at the home of
her father. Claus Stolley, S24 Brown
street, occurred the death of Mrs. Hen
rietta Stricken. She had been suffer
ing for some tine with heart trouble.
She was iG years of age, and leaves to-
mourn their loss besides the father.
twO sons George and William together
with five brothers, Herman, Louis, Otto,
George, and Hugo.