Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-06
MOLINE

Sleight Residence Sold.-The sale of
e. IL. Sleight's Oakwold residence
property at the head of Eighteenth
street to Miss Cornelia E. Hubbard
marks Mr.. Sleights intention to per
manently settle in the south, where
he now is in the hope of improving his
health. Mrs. Sleight will go south to-
join her husband when colder weather
sets in, as soon as Mr. Sleight definite
ly decides where he will settle The
probability is that Corpus Christi,
Texas, will be selected. The transfer
was made subject to a trust deed in
favor of the Peoples Savings Bank &
Trust company for $4,000.
Would Put Wires Underground
Wide awake to progress being made
by other cities in the way of improving
that part Of the city which is densely
populated and eliminating the thou.
sands of wires stretched along the
business streets, Mayor Olson suggest
ed to the council Monday evening that
Moline also should get into line and
compel all corporations to remove the
wires firm overhead and put them in
! underground conduits.
Get 40 Cents on Doiar.-IntereStS
represented by c. II. Pope have pur-
chased the property of the Deere
Clark Motor Car company for $4,000,
or 40 per cent of the aggregate of
| claims held against it. This is the
logical outcome of the action of these
interests in buying up more than 81
per cent of the claims on the same
basis on which they have now pur-
chased the plant. 1t is to be presumed
that the intention of Mr.. Pope. A. T..
| Montgomery and others represented by
them is to resume the manufacture o.
Deere automobiles along the same gen
eral lines as by the defunCt concern.
Il have nothing to say at present i'll
that regard" s2id Mr.. Pope when
asked about it. The purchasers repre-
scented all but about $4,000 of the
total of $4,000 of claims. They Sc
cured this $4,000 of claims by pu".
chase on the basis of 10 cents on the
dollar TIE factory was purchased on
the same basis, with the result thai
Icreditors whether previously selling tc
Mr.. Pope or taking the dividend to b.
declared from the sale of the property
are realizing approximately the same
percentage on their claims.
Contracts Are Let.-Bids for =
staudppe and pumping station for tn.
waterwOrks system were opened b.
the city council of East Moline Mon
day night and two We're accepted The
Chicago Bridge x Iron works of Chi
cago secured the contract for the cree
: ton of the standpipe. and Pierce 6
Lundquist of this city the contract fol
the pumping station. The standpip'
completed will cost $1,000, and tn,
: pumping station 1928. The work upoy
the erection of the standpipe will b,
started soon. 1t will take from fou
to six months to complete this and b.
starting work soon it will be ready by
spring. 1t will only take a short time
to build the pumping station.
WyIie-Mayo.-Miss Abbie Blanche
Mayo, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Alex
ander Mayo of FOrty-fifth street
and James Wylie were married
: Monday afternoon at , O'Clock at tn
brides home. Twenty intimate rela
: tives were in attendance. The Rev
: l.. J. Grantham ofiiciated. Mr.. Wyli
D is the editor of the DOwners Reporte
e at Downers Grove. He departed wit
his bride at 6 o'clock for their hom