Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-09

Object to Terms Of Fathers Will
| The contest on the will of the late G.
A. CARRIER of McCausland. who left an
estate valued at $4,000, is up for
hearing in the east district court room
today before Judge A. P. Barker of
Clinton. Carrie CARRIER. a daughter,
was originally the only one of the
eight children to file exceptions, but,
according TO attorneys for the contest
ants, all but Frank CARRIER have joined
with the former in protesting against
admitting the instrument to probate.
II is alleged to have been drawn under
the exercise of undue influence. J. A.
Haniey and Lane & Waterman are at
torneys for the DIRECTORS, and Pascal
& Pascal of Dewitt are attorneys for
the executor and trustee, A. NJ. Price,
also of Dewitt. The CARRIER estate
consists of Scott and Clinton county
farms and property in Aurora county,
South Dakota. In addition 10 Carrie
CARRIER the following are the children:
Edward, William o., Jr., Viola B.
Goodland, Frank, Elmer, Carrie. VERNE
and Harry. The testatoris sister Eliza
beth CARRIER. and his mother. are also
named as benefciaries. Coupled with
the undue influence allegations. mental
arrangement and the averred fact that
the will is unnatural and unreasonable,
comprise the grounds for objection.
and the request that il not be ad-
mitted 70 probate, and be dismissed by
the court.
New Donations to Relief Fund
a total of $216O has been added to !
the German Ra1iaf CT, 10
subscriptions were reported. The re- 1
Port which was made yesterday shows |
that the total here now is S1O,79755. |
One subscription of S136 was received !
from the Fest Ueberschuss.
Seeks information as TO Kitch Fam
ily-Emma A. Dawson of New Hamp-
ton. Iowa, has written Clerk Harry J. |
Mcfarland OF the Scott county district |
court, seeking information relative to |
the Daniel B. Kitch family Mr.. Kitch, !,
a civil war veteran, died several years
ago, and his widow is now endeavoring
to obtain a pension. The government
demands TO know who his first wife
was. and when and where she died. If
anyone is in possession of such infor-
nation. Clerk Mcfarland will appre-
N-aAt a l,
same. H
Former Oavenporter Hurt in Chi
cago Gun Fight-"Ted" Owens. a for
mer Davenport barber now of Chicago.
was one of the two bystanders wound
ed in the pistol duel waged in Chicago
between two detective sergeants and
Barney Bertsche. termed "clairvoy-
a nj LING a, Ill !
Owens. employed at the Hotel Sher-
man. 800 East Forty-eighth street. Chi
cagO. was shot in right knee. and taken
TO his home in police ambulance. The
officers and Bertsche marked the eli
max of fued of long standing. Owens
Owens was a resident of Davenport
about three years, and left this city In
1910 for Moline where he conducted
4 shop for sometime. prior to locating
In Chicago. He is about IS years old. !
Obituary Record-Mrs. Henry A.It
Field OF Grinnell, Iowa, died Tuesday I
It her home there. The body arrived ,,
n Davenport and was taken to the Il
Davenport crematorium and incinerat- $
ID in accordance with her last request.
rhe body was accompanied by party, j
Imong which was her surviving hus- I
,and. Henry 4. Field. Mrs. Field had g
,een i'll for some time
Licensed to Wed-Philip, F.. Paul. X
;unberry. Iowa; Elvina A. Frick. Dav-
IMPORT. 7. w. Chandler, Davenport; n
]. Holdt, Davenport. Y
DaVenPorter Home From Europe n
L. T. Walsh and daughters s
and Gertrude arrived home /.
asst evening from their extended trim v
broad. They reached New York last n
unday on the steamer Campania of v
be Cunard line. Mrs. Walsh and n
aughters left Davenport in July and Il
ave spent the intervening time in o