Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-11
MOLINE
win Contest Division of Money

Will Contest Division of Money
Notices have been sent the creditors
OF John S. Corns, defaulting treasurer
of township II, by Adair Plesants,
referee in bankruptcy, that a dividend
of the money realized by the sale of
the Corns real estate will be made
The property brought $4,000 Attorney
A. H. kohler, representing some of
the creditors, has filed an objection 10
the manner in which the dividend Is
to be paid. 1t is said that the school
trustees of township II are to ne
given a preference and are to receive
the amount of money due them, while
the other creditors will get only a
certain per cent. Mr.. Kohler has sig
nitied that he will appeal the case u
Judge Humphrey in the United States
district court at Peoria
Fountain in Park.-Purchase of a
drinking fountain for Sylvan park on
the river front and changes at Ath-
letic field to cost about $1,000 were
considered at the meeting of the Bus
mess Mems association Tuesday even
Ing. The necessary money will be sol
icited from the manufacturers. The
artesian water main that supplies the
fountain at Market square will be tap
ped at the corner of Second avenue
and Seventeenth street and a pipe will
be laid 10 the park Cooperation CT
the park committee of the city council
has already been asked.
Caught in Buiding.-Charles Mar
schand wandered about the streets of
the city and into the Drury flats at an
early hour yesterday morning. One
of the occupants of the building was
aroused by strange sound. and fear
ing that burglars were in the place,
seized gun and went on a still hunt.
The result was that Marschand sud-
denly found himself peering into the
barrel of an ugly looking weapon. A
policeman was summoned and the IN
truder was taken to the police station.
AT the time Marschand was arrested
he asserted that he was drunk and
thought he was going to the Arlington
hotel when he entered the fiat build
ing. The police have reason to doubt
his story for they assert that he as
scciates with shady characters. The
police believe that Marschand entered
the building to commit a theft and
was discovered. Marschand resides in
a houseboat on Rock river and was a
pal of Henry Van Lerberghe, who was
sent to the penitentiary last week for
larceny.
Passes on Paving.-The city board
| Of local improvements met in the
I council chamber yesterday for the pur-
pose of hearing objections to proposed
improvements in the way of paving
of Fifth avenue from Seventh street
to First street with asphalt, but
when everything was thoroughly eX,
planned, it was evident that the feel
jng in favor of the Improvement was
| unanimous. The other Improvement
passed was the paving of Eighteenth
street from Third avenue to the river
front and of Nineteenth street from
Third avenue to First avenue and
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| teenth streets.
| Favor Calling Pastor.-There was a
small attendance at the meeting Of
the congregation of the Ridgeview
Union Congregational church of Wal
ker Station Tuesday evening. 1t was
unanimously decided to call Rev
| Frank Anderson of Newell. Iowa. A
joint meeting will be held by the con
gregations of the Ridgeview and Ply.
mouth churches next Friday evening
when Rev. Mr. McCollon, the state
superintendent. will be asked to De
present to ascertain the wishes of the
! Plymouth church.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Sophronia
T. Wylie, for 81 years a resident Of
| Rock Island county. passed away yes
terday at the home of her son, Frank
Wylie, 1902 Third avenue, East Mo
line Infirmities of age caused her
death. Sophronia T. Knight was born