Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-18

Gets $4,000 Out Of a Local Estate
a sum, believed 10 be in the aggregate
I approximately $4,000, has been turned
over to Franz Dvorak, an Austrian
army officer. ont OF the estate of his
/ deceased wife, Harriet Schricker-Dvo-
I rak. The final report was fled in dis
/ trict court by Alfred c. Mueller. admin
istrator OF the estate. The report OF
the administrator shows that a total of
29,S5O.21 was turned over TO Dvorak
out Iof the estate OF his late wife and
that he also received 80 shares OF
stock in the First National bank, 10
shares in the Davenport Savings bank
and eight shares OF stock in the .Dav-
export Wooden Mills company. 1t is
estimated that these shares are worth
in the neighborhood OF $4,000. In ad-
ditiOn TO the shares he received the
dividends from them since the estate
has been in the administrator hands.
AS soon as the report OF Mr.. Mueller
which is a voluminous one, is approx
ed by the court the estate will be de-
clared closed. The Austrian husband
is givea all the estate but the sum OF
$50 non which is LETT in trust for Hanna
GranbeTg. This is placed in the hands
OF Mr.. Mueller, who acts as trustee.
Miss Harriet Schricker married Franz
Dyorak after meeting in Europe a
number OF years ago. She had gone TO
Europe 10 visit d sister. \ few years
after the marriage she died and there
were no other legal heirs but those
named in the will. According TO the
report OF the administrator the money
has already been turned over TO Dvo-
rak and he has acknowledged the set |
Element OF all his rightful claims
against the estate OF his dead wife.
o
Sixteen Successful in Police Test
The dearth OF available policemen in |
the city OF Davenport is no more. |
Twenty applicants were examined by |
the police commission in the council /
chamber and ali but four passed the I
test. With 10 men TO choose from .
Chief Schramm will undoubtedly take /
lmm ediate steps towards fling a num-
Der OF vacancies which now exist. The 4
successful candidates were as follows:
Henry J. Moeller. 433 West Fourth
street. Silas Blazer, 1891 Brady
street; Louis r. Allmott. 216 West
Front street; Henry F1uegel, 2O05
West Second street; Oscar Brown.
2S15 Sheridan street; Charles II.
Meier. 7OS5s West Third street; Ed
Hoffman. 631 West Second street;
Otto Mann. COZ West Seventeenth
Albert 7. Caves, 513 West Lo-
Gust street: II. II. Ramm, 1929 West
Fourth street; George ShOckey. No.
Denger fats. Herman II. Weiss. No.
l Henley building: A. Robertson, 1886
West Sixth street: Arthur Stueben.
l2OS Fair avenue; Charles Morgan. 3Is
Ripley street; T. a. Jones. 1902 Bow
ditch street
Changes in Salvation Army are De-
received here from
Brigadier Dublin OF the Salvation Ar
ny at Des Moines recall indefinitely
he transference of Captain John
Hess, who by an order received here
asst week was toihave been succeeded
~ Captain sydney Cooke OF Clinton.
Gets Taste Of City Life In Davenport
C. A. Chamberlain halls from Chi
ago. which is the stamping ground
or yeggs, stick-ups. gunner and other
riminals for which that city is justly
dmeu- ne came 10 davenport friday
or a period OF rest and quiet Incl
entally. he expected to care for GER
ain business interests. He had Wis
1ns OF small village where the con-
table turns out the street lights at
/. m. and is Inhabited only by such
characters as the town
runkard." Mr.. Chamberlain received
ne surprise of his life. AS he was
-alking peacefully along Seventh
treet between Main and Brady at
clock in the, evening. far from the
laddening roar OF the Windy City"
hoidup man rudely interrupted his
iusings. Showing u revolver into the
hicago mans face, the bandit NUT
red. Hand over your pocketbook."
n. Chamberlain complied with alac-
~. thereby releasing all claim TO