Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-10

MOLINE

union thanksgiving day services Will
be held at the African Methodist
church In the morning this year. Rev.
J. A. Hurley of the First Baptist
church will preach the sermon and
all the English speaking churches with
the exception OF the Christ Episcopal
which has services OF its own, will
participate. Previously, the services
have been held at 10:30, but this year
the services will be started at 10
o'clock, 1t being thought that more
would attend In that case. Special
music will also be arranged for the
services. Rev. Mr.. Glemaker has
been appointed to make arrangements
with Rev. Mr.. Johnson for the Swed-
ish union services which will include
all the Swedish speaking churches
with probably the exception Of the
Swedish Lutheran church.
$4,000 to Cut UP.-Plans to adjust
the claims Of stockholders and note
holders in the Moline Building, Saw
ings & Loan association, and wind uD
the affairs of the defunct organization
without further litigation, contemplate
the disbursement Of approximately
$4,000. This is estimated as the
amount OF the associations assets,
and members of the committee repre-
senting the stockholders and attorneys
representing patent the noteholders--
working jointly with view to check
ing the dissipation of funds through
court proceedings that would proba-
bly, proceed over four or five years
before a final settlement could be
reached-are convinced that their
schedule for a settlement to all is as
equitable as could be proposed. Stock
holders, under the proposed plan, will
receive approximately 20 per cent Of
claims. Noteholders are classified to
receive 60, 40 and % per cent. There
Is approximately $139. 900 on hand IN
cash at the present time, and total
available assets of the association are
placed by C. s. Kerns, receiver. at
about S18SO 900. The men who have
worked out the proposed settlement
have allowed for assets which may not
be realized on; estimating about $780,
600 as assets on which they may real
ize with a reasonable degree Of GER
tainty.
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Sentiment of Club Divided.-Send-
ment among members of the East Mo
line Commercial club relative to Sc
curing home is so divided that def
mite decision on this matter was de-
ferred at the meeting held Monday
evening A committee of three
Thomas J. German, A. z. Bergholtz
and A B. Johnson-has been appoint
ed to investigate several plans under
consideration and report TO the mem
bership at the next regular meeting.
Some members urge that fund 70
be devoted to erecting a building be
started. Others desire a cottage, con
tending that homelike quarters would
result in the greatest gain In member
ship. others advocate acceptance OF
the proposition to lease the rooms on
the second floor OF the Gus Dralle
building. now In course of construc-
ton.
Transfers CrueI-Complaints have
been received at police headquarters
from residents on Fifteenth street re-
garding teamsters who drive up hill
with heavily loaded wagons. Not only
are the wagons overloaded, but in
many instances the horses or mules,
whichever the case may be, are whip
ped shamefuliy when they show signs
of fatigue Monday afternoon driver
for a well known express company Of
Davenport started up hill with
wagon load of -four The mules had
evidently been driven from Davenport,
and Just below Tenth avenue they be-
gan to lag. Then the driver COM
menced to belabor the beasts with
large whip. The reports from the
blows attracted the attention of resi-
dents and one woman threatened the
driver with arrest if he didn't desist.
Oficers travelling the Fifteenth street
beat have been instructed to watch
drivers hereafter. and place any of
them under arrest If they abuse their
teams or their wagons appear over
loaded.
Fire Finally ControIIed.-The fire at
the Twenty-fifth avenue city dump be
tween Eighteenth-and-a-half and Nine
teenth streets has at last been extin-
guished. It had been burning for 4
week, but yesterday Inspector Ed
Jones' men gained complete control
of the blaze. Work in filling In the
dump will now be resumed and it IS
thought that it will be completed by
early spring.
MIL store LOO
DR.. s. H. Miller. ............. l.5o