Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-11
MOLINE

Appraisers Are Named.-W. RI. Van
Dervoort, c. F. Hemenway and C. F.
Grant, were appointed appraisers in
the Deere-Clark bankruptcy matter at |
the second meeting of creditors held |
yesterday in the office of Referee in |
Bankruptcy Adair Peasants in Rock
Island. No more claims were flied, but
it is understood that there are a few
scattering bills OF small amount yet
outstanding. The appraisers will place
a valuation on the property of the COM
pany-plant, machinery, unfinished or
unmarketed product. etc, and the cred
itors will next meet to hear their re-
port.
Call Pastor.-Plymouth Congrega
tiOnal church at East Moline has eX
TENDED a call to Rev. Walter H. North
of Emington. H.. and Mr.. North, who
has just spent four days looking over
the field and getting acquainted with
the people. announces that he will rem
der his decision as to acceptance or
lnonacceptance in week Mr.. North.
who came down from Emington Satur-
day last, has returned thither, proba-
| bly, to make arrangements for release
from his duties there. Mr.. North has
had much experience in missionary
churches. He is a good preacher, a
church builder and one who usually
builds up membership also. He preach
ed two sermons in Plymouth church
Sunday before fair sized congregations,
and those who heard him made up their
minds that he was the man wanted.
Will Remodel Church. - Some fine
Improvements are planned for the Sec
Iond Methodist church ON the bluff. At
the first quarterly conference held We'd
nesday evening there was unanimous
endorsement of the suggestion that the
property be rehabilitated inside and
out, and as soon as the financial ques-
ton is considered, the work will be or
ldered. A considerable part of the i'm
Sells East Moline MISREPRESENTATION
Thomas T. Caverly has sold the East
Moline Enterprise to the Herald Print
ing & Publishing company. recently in
lcOTpOrated to publish a paper three
times a week in East Moline with the
ultimate intention of issuing a daily
edition. The Enterprise has been is
sued semi-weellly in East Moline about
three years and the plant and good will
of the paper are to be transferred
Nov. I. DR.. George F. Johnson. mayor
of East Moline is one of the incOrpora
tors of the new publishing company
and its president.
Increased Business Shown. - The
postofiice shows a good gain in re
: ceipts for the past six months in money
received for stamped paper and in the
money order business. The postal re
ceipts for the past six months ended
Sept 80 We're $3S,GS3.73. as compared
with S25.003.15 for the corresponding
!, months OF last year an increase of So.
G32.5S. or something more than pei
/ cent. This is slightly less than the in
r crease last year. but up TO the average
of the past 10 years. 1t is a peculiarly
4 of the money order business that the
. number of domestic orders decreased
IL while the amount of money sent wa.
. increased more than $4,000. The tora
number of domestic orders issued il
D the six months of 1906 was II .353 fo
t SS5,6I9.SS. and for the six months o
:. 1907 it was 1870 for $50 .93499. Tht
y average money order in 1906 was TO
4 S7;55 and in 1907 for S793. The mum
=; Der of International orders issued in