Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-09
R0UT IS. COMPLETE.
Enemies Of the Woodmer
Beaten in Their Every
Move. 81
YEsTERDAY's SIGNIFICANT RULING

Dhews ofths 1Alslty ofItssssloas ~ % Jaogs
Bssssev's Posision-an FhiDgs Have
Worked Together fer 0ood-Ths HssA.
Once Reros Now Psrmsnsat,y Estsb
Ishsa In Rock leland.
There is much significance in
Judge Bigelow's rulings on the Full
ton motions in the circuit court at
J yesterday. The position Of
the court not only completes the
rout of the enemy Of the order. but
establishes the fact that the ella ms
the Fulton people have set up
in their repeated attacks on Judg.
Gest that Judge Bigeiow was with
them, were without foundation
Judge Bigelow has demonstrated
either that he does not take any
stock in the pleas of the Fulton
ties, or that he does not propose
to sit as Q court OF appeals
to pass upon the acts of . jurist
In his own circuit. He 10 probably
equally persuaded on both points.
However, the would be obstruction
lists have had q chance to 90 before
Judge Bigelow during . regular
term Of the Whiteside circuit court.
At the most advantageous time pos
sible. No one has prevented them
or interfered with them. They have
said their little say. and it has been
heard, and Judge Bigelow has told
them what he thought of them.
They have had their day in court.
and while they may appeal and get .
hearing from the supreme court Of
Illinois on one hand, and the high
est tribunal of federal juri sdiction on
the other. the only ones who will
profit will be the Fultonites' sstute
attorneys.
, And all things have worked to-
gether for good. Every move that
has been made in the interest Of the
order throughout the controversy
has benefited and helped in bring
ing about the fiual result. and NO
matter how ill-sdvised may have
been the appearances to some, of the
expeditions made to Fulton, they
each contributed to the ground work
of the fiusl victory, and every man
who has ever gone to Fulton TO move
the head Office here, helped to bring
1t when it did come. 1t was the
consequence of the attempt of Aug.
Is that made possible the injunction
from Judge Gest, under which the
Office was really moved eventually.
The occasion for that injunction had
to be established. The people Of
Fulton furnished it themselves in
their conduct both on the night OF
Aug. IS aud when they expected a
similar call when Judge Gest die
solved the injunction thas next sue
ceeded it.
Head Once Force
The clerks of the Modern Wood
men head Office are now all DON'T
ciled in Rock Island, where the head
Office Of the great order is now
permanently launched. Everything
Is working smoothly, and the work
is being carried on as rapidly as if
the records had not been disturbed /.
Head Clerk Halves has the routine
affairs Of his Office thoroughly sys-
sematized. When the headquarters
were in the Whiteside county burg,
cramped in that little 2x4 brick
which is tied to a bunch of clay across
the street from the town pump,
surrounded though he was by en-
barrassment and nplessantness. he
succeeded in establishing an admir-
able system which still characterizs s
the workings Of the office Head
Clerk Halves has surrounded him self
With . competent force OF assistants,
and they are ladies and gentlemen
who are pleasant to meet. too, and
people whom Rock Island is proud
to number anon her citizens The
roster Of the head Office is composed
as follows: -
Head Clerk-Mai: C. ". Halves.
Corresponding Secretary - James McNs-
mara.
Statistician-F B. Hawes.
Chief Auditor-J. F. Munger
Chief Of Certificate Department - F. A.
Chief of Record Department-c s. Quayle
Chief Of Aortuary Department-W. X. Cran-
Assistant Correspondents-C. W. Cook and
Miss + atherine Burt
IL. n.
Kent. J. E Perrs, A. J. McPherrin Miss Anna
T. Bowen and w. L Ogden.
Certificate Clerks G.. Pinkerton. Fay
seebtr, Leona De Nault. Robert Nc ssrlsad
and Visitor Paul.
Copyists--Hsrshel E. Porter, J. H. briggs and
Mise Kate Purcell.
Record Clerks-Fred Rauh and d. L. Hart
man.
Suspension Clerk-Ed Dade
Stenographers-Miss Harriet I. Fay. Miss
Mary Cleland.
BOokkeeper-Millard T. Stevens. .eZs
Assistant Bookkeepers-Arthur Burt and H.
z Van Nest.
Supply Clsrks-winiam A. Love.t, R. 8. Sill
Wis -
Chief of Mailing Ltst-G. E Morgan.
Assistants OF Mailing List-Charles L Wal
kes. Z T. Potter and Mr. Lubeck
benefciary Recorder, r. N, A.-Afiss Myrtle
E Dade.
Clerks of R n A-Miss Kate Fitzgerald and
Mrs. Ogden
WotchmAn-Je0Se Cook
Several Rock leland people have
been added to the clerical force tenn
porarily until the work can be
caught up.
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