Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-15
DAVENPORT

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lights committee of the city coun'
Gil, Aldermen Harrison, Ogden and
Schnack, has been making good prog
ress with the large subject that mas
been under its charge-price of city
lights. of gas, and of electricity fo'
/ commercial purposes-and will soon
he ready to report to the city council,
or the committee of the whole. The
committee will be able to report that
lit has secured concessions from the
merger people that will materially re-
duce prices here in all three branches
| of the subject that has been under It's
charge. Its report will probably snow,
Price of city lighting, reduced from
s7S for all-night lights and $64 for
moonlights, to a fiat figure of 500 Tor
lall-night service, new and modern
equipment to be installed in plant and
on streets. Price of gas, $1.1O, with
no per cent discount for prompt pay
ment. Price of electricity for CONNER
cial use. reduced from Is to II cents.
Tried New Graft. - When Philip
Shuster went to the Western Union
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the name of William Kohlman, wired
| to Christ Sievers of Chicago to send
him 5000 he committed deed which
will undoubtedly land him in the peni-
Tertiary. Shuster was arrested by Off
Ger Connolly, upon instructions from
lP. d. O'Brien. chief of the Chicago de-
tective bureau. After sending the tel
egram asking for the money, Shustef
left the telegraph office with the state
ment that he would return later for
the money. When he called at the Of
flee again, he found officer Connolly in
waiting and was quickly placed under
arrest 1t appears that kohlman ana
Sievers are friends in Chicago and
Shuster evidently knew of this fact and
also that Kohlman was out of Chicago.
He then impersonated the latter and
endeavored to touch Sievers for $500
A telegram was received by the local
police from Kohlman at Greene, Iowa,
stating Shuster was an imposter and
had no authority to use his name. An
officer arrived yesterday afternoon tol
take the prisoner to Chicago.
Woman Held Up.-MisS Pauline
Brandt. residing at 1885 West Third
street and connected with the office
force of the Sieg Iron company, was
the victim of lone hold-up man Thurs
day night. 1t was about 9:45 O'Clock |
when Miss Brandt was returning tol
her home, and was within few doors
Of her residence, when she observed a |
man crossing the street as if to head |
her off. She became suspicious and
look to her heels, but the fellow was
soon up with her and grabbed her long
enough to secure her purse. The purse.
aside from containing a sum of money,
also had 10 tickets for the Apollo club |
concert, their numbering being from
lO1 to Ill Miss Brandt states She
would be able to identify the robber
( she saw him again.
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Old Man DieS-Ben Heavlin, the |
aged resident of Bettendorf, who was
given a hearing a few weeks ago for
insanity, but who was declared sane
~ the commissioners, died yesterday.
He has never been we'll since the hear
ng. a chilly November day, when he
,ame to the city without his Overcoat.
md with his shirt unbuttoned. For the
)ast two weeks he has been confined
o his bed At the time of the hearing
or insanity it was decided that al
hough the old man was a great care
o his wife, he was not insane, and it
vas due to his wife to care for him
he rest of his days. She was disap-
,ointed in the decision and hurried
way from the court house without at
to provide a way to get her
lged husband home The old gentle
nan was asked if he could walk upl
he hill to his residence, from the
nd of the street car line, and replied
Kill me and throw me in the ditch
l can't" He was assisted to his
lone by his neighbors. Mr.. Heavlinl
vas 80 years eight months and % days
Id, and leaves a wife and a number
f children by his first wife.
Three for Reform School.-When an
fficer of the state reform school at
,ldora arrived in the city yesterday
nd went to the county Jail to secure
10Y Sommers, who is to be returned
D that institution for violating the
equations placed upon his recent pal ,,
ole, the officer made rather a START .
ng discovery. Among the prisoners :
t the Jail, he discovered two other =,
oys wanted at Eldora, these being FL ;
Ter Davis and August Matteson, both !
crying Jail sentences for larceny ,
hese two boys, like Sommers had q
cen paroled from the reform insti- ,
ltion pending their good behavior and G
aving again committed a crime, will I
long with Sommers, all now be re- c