Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-20
MOLINE

n. e. Van Duzer as Teacher.-The
Y. NJ. c. A. of this city has secured
Harry Van Duzer of Rock Island to
take charge of the Penmanship class.
Mr.. Van Duzer is an able man, hav-
ing been a salesman and teacher for
many years. During the last two
years, he has taught salesmanship in
the Davenport Y. M. C. A. school.
Sewer Controversy SettIed.-Repre-
sentatives of the Illinois state board
of health and the village officers OF
WATERFOWL in company with A. B.
Johnson, the village attorney, have
gotten together ON a settlement of the
sewer controversy at WATERFOWL. At
the first meeting all hope of settle
ment was abandoned and the meeting
adjourned, but after some reconsider
alton the members of the state board
asked for another meeting in the aft
ernoon and the village board was con-
vened. At this meeting the board re-
ceived the concessions asked for.
These were for the privilege of getting
the sewer connected with the new
school house when erected. Permis-
sion is also given to residents of the
city living along Sixth street and
other places adjacent to the sewer.
%
Resigns as Village cterk.-Will Ire
land, village clerk of Silvis for num-
Der of years, has rendered his resig-
nation to the village board to take ef-
feet July l. He does not intend re-
firing however, until his successor is
selected and qualities and it may be a
few months before he can break away.
His reasons are that his duties ~ the
Office of Deere & Co. at Moline,
where he holds a responsible position,
are such as to demand all of his time
and to look after the village clerk
ship at Silvis he had to give most Of
his evenings. This is more than he
can stand and he is compelled to re-
duce his hours of labor and with this
end in view he is resigning his job as
clerk,
Student Honored at College,
Knowles Entrikin, who Wednesday re-
| ceived a diploma from the Beloit col
| !ege at Beloit, was highly honored
receiving prize of s25 for a sympo-
SUM on art. The contest was under
the auspices of the school and as
there were many entries, it was well
worth earning.
Order Bids on Assets. - An order
from the United States district court
telling the receiver of the bankrupt
Midland Motor company of Moline to
advertise for bids on the assets of the
company was received and its clauses
obeyed, according to W. S. McClurg,
lawyer for some of the creditors who
received security before the bank
ruptcy proceedings started Mr.. Nc.
Clurg has just returned from Spring
/ field. He states that the receiver
was inclined to try to get the secur.
tiles back for the stockholders. The
bids must, according to the advertise
ment, he received at the Federal build
ing, Peoria, by a. m. June 80. Three
appraisers from Springfield, R. Haas,
o. w. Hatcher and NJ. A. Jones, have
been sent to Moline to look over the
plant and stock and to fix a value on
them.
Go to Relieve Phone Strike.-Four
Moline operators, the Misses Anne
Hasse, Nellie Hasse, Myra Dinner,
and Mabel Swanson, left Thursday for
st. Louis where they will help in the
office during the hello girls " strike.
The st. Louis girls are demanding that
the operators and maintenance men
CRITTERS Or E[lRd Cakes