The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-14
WAGON WHEAT, Sic
ACME MILLING CO.,
Old 352 West Washington st.
WAR BETWEEN TOWNS
OVER THE REMOVAL OF HEADQUAR-
TIERS OF MODERN WOODMEN.
Fulton, ILL.,, Invaded by Citizens of
Rock IsIand-Hnnd-tO-Ha Fight
and Many People Hurt.

FULTON, ILL.,. Aug. 13.-The long-stand-
ing fight between this town and Rock ISL
and, Ill, for location of the headquarters
of the Modern Woodmen of America cul-
minated to-day in a hand -to-hand fight be-
tween scores of partisans OF the respective
towns in which number of persons We're
seriously injured. as follows;
WILL BENNETT, city marshal of Full
ton, head cut; believed 10 be fatally hurt.
w. H. FLANAGAN, head badly cut.
JAMES CARRIER head cut.
ED BARE, head and arms injured.
CHRIS. MILLER, Lyons, Ia, head cut.
?. f. CASEY, Moline, ILL.,, head badly
injured
CORNELIUS O'BR1EN, Rock Island. in
ALBERT SPENCER, Rock Island, face
cut.
WAITER FOWLER, Fulton. head cut.
CHARLES WEINBURGER Rock ISL
and head cut.
T. BURNS. Rock Island. head cut.
r. WINTER, Rock Island, cut over right
eye.
G. w. SAMPLE. Rock Island, head and
JAMES MULcAHY, Rock Island, head
cut; condition serious.
ANDREW LUNHEIM, Fulton head in
jured; condition serious.
l.. V. EICKHART. Rock Island head cut
The contest between the two towns dates
back several years. At the recent conven-
ton of the order held at Dubuque, Ia, it
was decided to move the offices and books
of Head Clerk Hawes to Rock Island. Then
there was lull, but the factions were
by no means reconciled. Those who are
desirous of having the headquarters re-
tanned in this city applied to the courts for
an injunction restraining their removal. A
temporary injunction was granted and the
controversy went over until the fall term
of court. This was not the first time the
courts had been called upon to intercede
between the warning towns. The slow pro-
cess of law was not satisfactory to the
Rock Islanders, so they determined to take
matters into their own hands.
To-day party was made up in the city by
the Mississippi and plans were made for a
raid on the Fulton headquarters with the
object of forcibly taking possession of the
books records, ETC., of the order ond re-
moving the Office of Head Clerk Hawes to
Rcck Island. train was chartered,
sistng of three coaches. a baggage car and
two box cars and the invaders were soon
on their way to Fulton. The inhabitants
Of the latter town were forewarned, how
ever. and made ready to give their unin-
vited guests a cordial reception. fire
alarm was sounded and lines of hose was
laid to the points where it was thought the
Rock Islanders would be most likely to dis
embark. The arrival of the special train
was the signal for hostilities to begin.
There was intense feeling on both sides and
a great variety of weapons, this combina-
tion resulting in thac casualties given above
The free fight lasted for an hour or more,
rocks, clubs and missiles of every descrip-
tion being welded industriously by the OPP
posing forces. The Fultontes finally got
the better of the fight and Deputy Sheriff
Farley effected the arrest of Head Attorney
Johnson, of the Modern Woodmen, one of
the Rock Island party and a number of
his companions. The railroad track on each
side of the cars that brought the Rock ISL
anders was torn up by the Fultonites, the
latter evidently aiming to cut off the retreat
of their enemies. The scene of the fighting
bears every evidence of the iveliest war
fare and as there was number of fire.
arms in both parties, il is a wonder the af-
fair did not result more seriously than it
did. A large force of peace officers has been
sworn in, and as the invaders, or most of
them, are still in Fulton, there is great diff
ficulty in preventing renewal of the
trouble.
The action of the Rock Island people was
prompted by decision of Judge Cast, rem
dered at Cambridge to-day, dissolving the
Injunction which had prevented the re-
moval of the headquarters from Fulton.
The Rock Island delegation arrived at $50
with 575 men ard Immediately proceeded to
the offices of the Woodmen order Though
they met with desperate resistance from the
start the Rock Islanders succeeded in get
ting the bulk Of the records out to the
train. The Fultonites, In the meantime.
had called out the fire department, sound
ed a general alarm and with the augmented
crowd succeeded in tearing up the track
in front of the locomotive. 1t was then
attempted to back the train, whereupon
the Fulton people tore up the track in the
rear. BY this time the Fultonites were re-