Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-21
MOLINE
For Special Election.-The judges of

For Special Election.-The judges OF
election who were appointed by the
city council recently to serve at the
special city election to be held Jan. IL
met at the respective polling places to
day for registration. The special cleo
ton is for the purpose of acting on the
proposition to annex the tract in the
southwest end of the city which is
bounded by First and Tenth streets
and by Nineteenth avenue and what
would be Twenty-seventh avenue ex-
tended. A petition properly signed
with a majority of landowners and
voters has been presented and the
council has called the election by the
adoption of an ordinance in response
to the petition. About 300 acres will be
added to the city. There is special i'm
portance attached to this election as
this tract is practically all that is re-
naming that can be added to the city
from South Moline under the law speci-
flying that a township shall contain at
least 16 square miles. The residents
of the district are eager to join the
city to enjoy the benefit of both school
and municipal privileges.
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Clear Ice FieIds.-Work was started
Sunday by a force of men on the fields
of the Channel Ice company on the riv-
err opposite its houses at Twenty-fifth
street. Snow that covers the ice is
being removed, preparatory to cutting
ice Wednesday morning. The ice is
between seven and eight inches thick
at the present time, and there should
be nine or ten-inch ice with two more
days of cold weather. The scarcity of
labor promises to be serious prob
lem for the ice companies. With the
factories operating with capacity fore
es, and men able to secure employment
indoors, it is no small problem to get
men for work on the ice fields. The
public schools close this afternoon for
the holidays, and it is possible num-
Der of high school boys will work in
the ice gangs for a week or ten days.
Ready to Start Suits.-Several of
those who secured loans from the Mo
line Building, Savings & Loan asso-
citation on their stock called Saturday
and Sunday on Charles 8: Kerns, re-
ceiver for the association, relative to
the course that attorneys for the re
ceiver propose to take to recover on
these claims. Mr.. Kerns is very much
gratified with the responses. A num-
Der of the makers of stock loans who
so far have refused absolutely to pay
have inquired more clearly into their
responsibility TO the association in
case they refuse to sign the agreement
for settlement out of court, or refuse
to pay their obligations in the form of
notes. In borrowing from the associa-
ton to an amount less than their stock
credit these makers of stock loans were
continuing with the association with
the expectation of profit, and now that
a loss has TO be met they are expected
to stand that loss with other stock
holders. This is the position taken by
attorneys representing the receiver.
Mr. Kerns is hopeful that he may es-
cape filing suits. Where the amounts
are as large as $1,000 suits will be filed
not later than Wednesday of this week.
The other and smaller cases, however,
may be filed in the county court at any
time, and are to follow along promptly
in the event that arrangements to set,
tie loans are not made. Settlement Of
the affairs of the association now
hinges on a very few people, and the
attorneys do not propose to allow these
few to block a settlement to which an
overwhelming majority have signed. In
cases where suits have to be commenc-
ed the stock securing the notes will no
doubt be disposed of at public sale, the
proceeds to be credited on the amount
due.
Obituary Record. - Nels Ostergren,
veteran of the civil war, was called by
death yesterday. He had been i'll nine
weeks, and his death was the result
of old age. He was born in Sweden
Nov. 10, 1929. He came to America in
1855, and had resided in this city for
for more than a half century. He
worked as a teamster for many years,
but retired from active labor IL or Is
years ago Mr. Ostergren enlisted
May Ia. 1864, in Company II, 132nd