Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-25
MOLINE


Pump to Maintain Lake.-The Tri-
City Railway company, in an effort to
preserve the artificial lake in Prospect
park, isN installing a small electric
pump on the grounds and the intention
is to force water from the artesian
we'll In the past the flow from this
well has been large and voluntary, sup
| plying the lake all the year round.
Surprise was great this spring when
it was discovered that the flow from
the well had ceased and that the lake
was slowly drying up
OFF For Saengerfest-A delegation of
40 Moline people-all bound for New
York city to attend the saengerfest of
the American Union of Swedish Sing
ers-left here on a special car attached
to the regular Rock Island train at
7:15 this morning Members of the
Svea and the Olive Male choruses.
some of them accompanied by their
/ wives. made up the delegation. They
will spend the afternoon in Chicago,
continuing east at $50 on a special
train provided exclusively for western
singers enroute to the New York .saen-
gerfest. The train will be made up of
FIVE Pullman coaches and a combina-
ton coach and baggage car. There
will be stop-over of one day at Mag
ara Falls, and the second stop will be
at Albany. where they will be nearly
/ thee hours for sightseeing. From AL
bany to New York city the trip will be
by boat down the Hudson river. Head
quarters for the Moline delegation will
will be at the Hotel Gerard. Five Of
the Moline singers will continue to
Sweden, having been chosen as mem
bers of the singing organization of az
pick of the Swedish singers of the
entire countrywide will tour the
tengren of Chicago.
Second Dividend $47,57o52.-A sec
ond dividend to all stockholders is to
be paid by Receiver Kerns for the Mo
line Building, Savings & Loan associa- |
ton. The amount of this dividend will
be $47,57052. The first dividend was
practically twice that sum, the amount |
paid out at that time being s95, 141.0S. |
1t is therefore certain that the stock /
holders of the bankrupt loan associa- |
ton will realize the sum of s142, 711.60,
Commencing today, Receiver Kerns |
will be in his Office to make endorse
ment of the second dividend to stock |
holders of the association. The sec
ond dividend will amount to % per
cent, or one-half of the former divi-
dend. The orders, which are already
made out, will be dated June l and
will be surrendered with the under
standing that they are to be paid that
date, after which time they may be
presented at any bank in the city,
where they will be honored The 81
600 cash surrender value of J.W. Wars
$4,000 personal life insurance policy
will become available Aug. l and will
be made a part of the final accounting.
Patent note holders will not figure in
the second dividend, final accounting
having already been made with them.
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Obituary Record. Mr.. and Mrs
James Magill have received sad news
from Joplin, Mo-, that of the death of
their son Heroert's wife. which occur
red Monday morning about II o'clock
Mrs. Magi1l had been in delicate health
for long time, and for year had
been quite i'll, but her calling away
came as suddenly distressing news to
friends here Besides her husband,
who had just started in business in1
Joplin, she leaves two little children,
a girl of years and a boy of 8. Mr..
and Mrs. Magill lived in Moline until
about eight years ago, and she has
many warm friends here, who, with the
relatives, will mourn her passing.