Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-25
SNEAK FROM SERVICE.
Final Bold Play of the White
side Enemies of the
Woodmen.
ELUDE NOTICE TO DISSOLVE,

A Play To Bsat Time On the Last
Opportunity They Have co Drag Poo
essdings Into the Ootobsr Term Of
the Whitssids Co1nty circuit court
Matters Unparalleled Course.
The parties to the last master in
chsncery Injunction in Whiteside
county against the Modern Wood
men OF America to delay the removal
OF the head office from Fulton to
Rock Island are now making the
inal desperate play In their game.
They are fleeing from the service Of
the motion to dissolve Injunction No.
g. The identity. as we'll as the
whereabouts Of Leroy J. Baker are
said to be questions diff suit Of early
establishment, while the resourceful
attorneys are making themselves con-
lspicuously scarce. This is the part
Of the conspiracy and plot to avoid
summons to appear in court for the
dissolution Of she pending injunc-
ton. The object Of such . caper is
obvious. Il is the last bold round in
the battle for delay. 1t ia essential
l
the principal or his attorneys in
the present case within the
next few days in order to get
the writ out of the way prior to
the converting of the October term of
1.-The Whiteside circuit court Monday,
loot. 4. General Attorney j. g..
johnson, Of the Woodmeu, went to
Morrison last night to file his answer
to injunction No. 8. and give notice
of the motion to dissolve to be made
Thursday Of next week. All con-
cerned in the securing of the bill
werHof course out Of sight. but they
wilf be hunted down, and it is
believed found in time to get the nee
essary service il they are still in the
state.
Last Desperate Move.
The present move on the part OF
the Fultonites is desperate one az
It is the last opportunity they have
to get their proceedings into the
Whiteside county court for the
October term. Yesterday was
the last day Of service, and
any injunction now granted
] l Al
January term and hence, rs has been
the case during the past few months,
without appeal. 1t is the appeal the
IWhiteside Obstructionists are work
ling for, not with the notion of hav'
ling the merit of their side estab
lished, but simply for the purpose
LOT delay. II the enemies of removal
can keep out OF the way Of the servics
of the court to which they have ap'
pealed, and which they have thus fan
succeeded in using, long enough te
keep Injunction 6 from being heard
before Oct. 4, they will have succeed
ed in getting in lire to at least 81. < FOL
An appeal, but they can only do thii
at the approaching term on the
strength OF and through the use OF thu
Injunction granted yesterday.
H. D. Blakemore, who with Elmors
Stafford, was at Morrison last nigh
to assist Mr.. johnson, if necessary,
lcame home today and announced
- that service was had this morning OF
Attorney McCalmont, whose nam,
together with those of Andrews anG
McMahon, was attached to the bill al
solicitor. Baker was found to b.
Q resident of hoodlumville, Fulton
He is supposed to have spen
the time since the injunction
was granted in the friendly, neigh
borly city in Iowa opposite Fulton
The injunction is on Head Clerl
HAYES and his association, and il
written on scrap paper. having th'
81 hasn OH hu
torney Andrews on his flying tri]
from Chicago back to Sterling. Tn
disposition of this injunction vii
knock the Fultonites out of the Octo
Der term of the Whiteside circui
. court.
Well he With Them
The Fulton people announce tina
they are in the fight to q finish. ant
they might have sdded-despite an,
contrary view the courts may tab
10 their position. 1t may be salt
with equal emphasis. however, tina
Rock Island is likewise arrAyed
This has not been controversy be
tween Fulton and Rock Island, nor
Y war between any factions Of tn
Modern Woodmeu. It has been {,
tight by the town Of Fulton agains
the order of Modern Woodmen, ant
Rock Island has been naturally in
volved, as the order is making aI
effort to establish its right to move
to this city. The time has COM
now, however, when more than ever
this city should stand her ground
Rock Island has made . gallant fight
before three head camps Of thu
order for the head Offices. She hal
won in-each. and it becomes her t,
be in . position to render such fur
Their aid and cooperation Is the or
der may invite or desire in carrying
the struggle to an end. A. . mean
to that result . mass meeting nigh
be in order TO at least tender 4
1.-The order assistance Of whatsoevel
kind may be acceptable in emer
genoies that may come hereafter. II
10 not to be said that Rock Island haI