Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-27
WATERFOWL AND
EAST MOLINE TO
Join IN SPRING?
Petition for Placing of Question
on Ballot Is Filed in the
County Court.
VILLAGE MAKES THE MOVE
Sixty-nine Sisners Secured, Where but
II Were Sufficient to Meet the
Terms of Law.

After agitation which has continued
for two or three years WATERFOWL and
East Moline are TO have a chance to
vote this spring on consolida ION. A
petition signed by 90 voters of Water
town asking that the question be sub
mitted was filed with Judge B. S. Bell
in county court today. The question
will be submitted in both municipali-
ties. unless there is hitch somewhere.
at the regular city and village election
on the third Tuesday in April.
Tom Chambers and James p. Cor
ham, both of WATERFOWL. circulated
the petition, and did the work
thoroughly, inasmuch as 90 voters rep
resents a majority of all those in the
village. The law calls for a petition
equal to one-third the vote cast at the
last regular election. Last spring but
AZ votes were cast in the village, so
petition signed by II voters would be
sufficient to comply with the law.
One Petition Held Enough.
According to the interpreta-
ton of the law given by Judge Bell,
there need be no petition circulated in
East Moline in order that that city
may vote on the proposition. A ma
jOrity of those voting is sufficient TO
carry in both cases.
East Moline, by the annexation of
Waterfowl, will gain between 700 and
500 in population, while Watertown
will have the advantage of city water
and fire protection, extended probably
during the coming season. and other
advantages which live city govern
hrin CT iafc
have already been consolidated.
The Signers.
The signers of the petition are:
B. B.. Ellis, F. L. Needs, Scott Dali
len, r. Mccullough, J. Wise, f. c.
Scott, NJ. Anderson, NJ. G. Ausbrook,
Harry Frey, G. NJ. Boyle, F. NJ. Grant,
William Parker, Charles Drake, F.
Sherline. George Passmore. II. Allen,
William Mathews, T. S. Craig, James
T. Graham, Orville Maher. George II.
Scott, Harry Nicholson, c. l.. Trevilly
an, c. o. Arenschield, William Hatton,
Ben ID. II. Rah, w. T. Coats, b. F.
Hix, S. F. Peterson, c. Bensenberg, w.
j. Jones, j. w. Lyon. Ernest Jack, L.
A Miller, r. Young. Charles Lamb. w.
H. Cook, r. S. Wise, ]. ID. Millett,
Arthur Browning, Frank Marvall, w.
J. Cook, J. II. Ellingsworth, T. ].
Schaefer, F. A Mitchell, w. Z. Gill,
c. E Johnson, J. =. Pierce, Charles
Carlson, r. E. Palmer. F. r. Graham.
c. L. Coleman, J. NJ. Miller, r. F.
Stewart. c. ~ Boone. Joe French. |
Walter Warren, F.. J. Wollenzien, Paul
Lohrman, Hugo Boldt, Charles Boldt, |
w. ID. Kitchen. Jess Smith, c. A. Pill |
latt, NJ. c. Smith, F. Il. Chambers and |
Frank Carlson.
Madison, Wis. Jan, 1913.-M. ID. |
Reynolds says: This is to certify that /,
| have been a great sufferer from |
since 1894. Contracted |
the disease while working with a |
snow pillow on the railroad. For sew
eral years l have been Obliged to use !
a great part of the time. |
Having used three boxes of the Meri-
.ol Rheumatism Powders, have
thrown away the crutches and am now
almost fully recovered. IL certainly /
has done wonders for me and | hearth
" recommend it. NJ ID. Reynolds. II. /
D. Rolls. Rock Island, Ill, exclusive /
igent.-(Adv.)
Washington-T Kenyon so-called |
-edlight bill. already passed by the |
senate and proposing to eliminate the
district in the capital by
Injunction. was passed by the house
without amendment or OPP
position