Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12
LININCER WILLS
PASSED BY BELL
Court Admits to Probate the Last
Testaments of Well Known Rock
Island Residents.

Under the terms of the wills of Con-
rad Lininger and his wife, Mrs. Cor
leila Lininger, admitted to probate
this week by Judge B. S. Bell, the es-
tate Of each is left to the other. In
each is the clause, Should both pass
out at the same time, then our joint
holdings shall go to our brother and
sisters, share and share alike" Their
deaths occurred just three days apart.
Robert ". Rank was named to serve
as public administrator. as no execu-
tor was mentioned in either instru-
mCnr.
viii of Mrs, Lininger was dated
Sept. 10, 1907, which was six days
after the signing of her husbands tes-
lament. Mrs. Lininger made Miss
Helen Plat, Boston, Mass, and Miss
Mollie Schaffer, Rock Island, requests
of 500 each. The wife, under a cod
| icil made Dec. so. 1907, left her share
| in her fathers estate to her husband
She died March "a, this year, and Mr.
| Lininger passed away three days be-
| fore.
Benoni C. Benson, Rock Island, in
| his will drawn Nov. s, 1898, left prac-
! tically all OF his estate to his son,
/ Robert c. Benson, in trust, the income
/ OF which is to be used in caring for
Mrs. Susanna Benson, the wife
Should she remarry, or at her death,
! the property is to go to the son. A
| codicil, drawn May IA, 1907, leaves
+ the family bible to Robert f. Benson,
grandson, and an heirloom Of II sill
yer spoons to AmaZetta Benson, grand
daughter, and s. to Benoni Benson,
grandson. r. c. Benson is executor.
Death occurred June 5, 1915.
An estate of considerable proper
tons is disposed of in the will of Will
liam c. Bennett, Moline, which directs
that trust fund of $4,000 be set
aside, the income to be used in the
education of Miss Florence Winnifred
Bennett, daughter, the money to be in
charge Of the three sons, William D.,
Henry S. and Franklin E. Bennett,
! who are named executors and who
have given bond in the sum of $50, 900,
which is twice the estimated value of
the personal property Requests of
1000 each are given Margaret b.
Souther, Frank and William Bennett,
children, and the rest of the estate is
divided, share and share alike, among
the children.
Two hundred and fifty shares of
mining stock are bequeathed to his
wife by Andrew Hawkinson, Moline
in his will admitted to probate Fifty
are shares in the Twin Ports and EN-
pire Mining and the rest in the Amer
lea Huso Copper mines. She was Civ
en- half interest in the old home, 1103
Fourteenth street, Moline. Mrs. Aman-
da Hawkinson, sister, was left $500:
Albert, brother, $500, and Alof, broth
er, residue of the estate after the
widows dover is settled. Executor
is Peoples Savings Bank & Trust
company.
Mrs. Nancy Burns, Rock Island, In
her will, drawn June 10, 1915, directs
that the home, 1914 Fifteenth street
be sold in order to pay requests OF
800 each to Perry, son; lone and
Mrs. Sarah Hollister. daughters. Miss
lone Burns is named executor.
Another big estate is left by viii
liam Killing Moline, who bequeaths &c
his wife, Mrs. Elsie Killing, life in.
terest in the home in Moline and 431
acres of land in Coal Valley town
ship, and straight gift of third OF
the personal property, which is esti-
mated at $4,000 William Dormar
is the executor. Other large requests
include $1,000 each to d. NJ. Littig
South Moline, nephew; and to Ber
Killing, St Joseph, brother; $500 tc
Maggie Salzman, niece, and the bal
ance to Mrs. Fannie Clarity, and al
her death it is to be held in trust 70,
her children, until the boys are q
and the girls "a.
Request of $500 is given Miss Clara
Lange under the will of Christopbe,
j. H. Lange, made April ! /, 1911. The
will directs free use of of the old home
at 1913 Seventeenth street be giyer
the children. Remainder Of the es.
tate is left, share and share alike, tc
the four children. George A F. LANCE