Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-13
MOLINE
Plan East Moline Harbor.-As soqn

as government engineers have COM
pleted taking soundings of the river
to determine the exact line of extern
sion of the wingdam report on the loca-
ton of harbor for East Moline will be
made. w. A. Meese is in Washington
at the present time, and among other
things is looking after the interests
of the suburb and it's efforts to secure
appropriation for harbor. This is the
substance of report made by w. G.
Baker to members of the East Moline
Commercial club at meeting neid
Monday evening, the fsst since organ
iZation
Sell corns Estate Jan. 23.-An order
has been issued by the district court
of the United States calling for the
sale of the real estate owned by John
S. Corns, the defaulting treasurer Of
township II, who is fugitive from
justice. The date of sale is January
% at 2 p m. at the court house. The
trustees of township II, through their
attorney, George w. Wood, filed with
the referee in bankruptcy, Adaid Pleas
ants, petition for the sale of the
Corns real estate The matter of fore
ing sale was delayed because of the
belief that Corns would make settle
ment with his creditors, thus doing
away with the necessity for further
proceedings in bankruptcy court and
h 10 he,
no settlement has been forthcoming,
the petition for a sale was entered.
The property will be sold subject to
incumbrance and to the approval of
the district court. Corns' shortage is
in the neighborhood of $4,000. The
real estate tht is to be sold has been
appraised at $500 by commissioners.
Go to Take Veil.-Miss Rose Styvart
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Sly
vart of 700 Eighteenth avenue, and
Miss Louise Meersman, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Meersman, who re-
side onColona avenue, depart Tuesday
Jan. 10 to enter as novices st. Joseph s
Home of Franciscan Sisters at Peoria
to study for the sisterhood. The
young ladies are the first from Moline
in 20 years to study to take the VEIL
Suffers from Fall.-Justice l.. +
kerns is in a precarious condition al
his residence, 1915 Seventh acenue. as
| the result of a fall from a chair Mon
do,, L.
him to reach some article in one oil
, the rooms, lost his balance and fell tc
| the floor. The force of the fall so stun
| ned the venerable squire that he was
| unable to rise to his feet. After lying
for time he recovered his strength
sufficiently to crawl to a lounge, tt
which he raised himself. He lay or
!, this lounge alone in the house til
nearly 6 o'clock his two daughters be
ing away from home-Miss Jennie a
the Modern Woodmen Office in Rocl
Island and Miss Florence at Willard
school, where she teaches.
New Head for Ministers.-The Min
listers union held their monthly meet
ing Monday afternoon and were enter
tanned at the home of Rev. w. Nj
Story. The Office of president bein:
left vacant by Rev. Paul w. Brown
lformer pastor of the First Congrega
tionl church, Rev. d. S. Andrewarth;
of the Second Methodist church wa
detected to fill this vacancy.
| -
Bank Increases Stock.-At the al
nual meeting of the Moline Trust an
Savings bank yesterday afternoon -
capital stock was increased from $1OO
600 to $150,000 The surplus of tn
bank is $4,000. the undivided profit
81 900. The increase in capital stoc
was made by converting this surplu
into stock, leaving surplus and III
divided profits together in one fun
of $1,000 The old board of director
was elected with one exception, J. F
: Samuels being succeeded by Georg
McMaster
Plan Labor Day CeIebration.-Th
annual meeting of the Industrial HON
| association was held Monday evenin:
: Officers were elected and plans for tn
: year were discussed. This year tn
labor celebration is to be held in M
I line, and while no definite arrang
> ments have been made by the associ
ton, several feasible plans have bee
presented. 1t has been proposed ths
either the ball park in the east end ,
; the city or some other piece of groun
be rented for, the celebration in the a
ternoon following the parade. 1t
: probable that the association will a
range with some carnival company
! spend week on the ground, the r
ceipts of the first day of which wi
be on the holiday to go to the ass
citation. A committee will be appointe
at the next meeting of the associate
) and dfinite arrangements will be mao
later. The following officers wel
l elected: President, Fred Smythige
: vice president, Hjalmar Johnson; Sc
rotary, ]. Grant Peterson; treasure
Oscar Peterson.