Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-22
DAVENPORT

City Ranks High in State.-The rank
of Davenport as a manufacturing CEN
ter is shown in bulletin No. 81, census
of manufactures, issued by the depart
ment of commerce and labor. Accord
ing to this authority, the value of the
products of this city for 1905, includ-
ing custom work and repairing, was
S13,15S,429 This is not far short of
Des Moines, which has S15,0S4,95 and
claims twice out population. And, on
the other hand, il exceeds by 100000
the value of the products of Moline,
which comes nearer being the typical
manufacturing center than this city.
Moline's figure for 1905 is $13, 15S. 429.
Quincy ranks below Davenport, with
$1O,74S, 224, and Sioux City above with
S14,760,751.
Slugged and Robbed.-William Smith
is the name given by a stranger who
was brought to the police station
Thursday night in an intoxicated condi-
ton and claiming that he had been
slugged and robbed of S22. Smith, ac-
cording to his story, reached the city
shortly before IL o'clock on the &C"
train from st. Louis. On the train he
made the acquaintance of two men
who invited him to join them in a
friendly game of cards, which he did.
On arriving in Davenport. Smith left
the train and went to the Savoy hotel.
where he registered. A few moments
later the two men whom he had met
on the train walked into the hotel of
flee, but did not register. They invited
Smith to have a drink with them and
later to take a walk with them to see
the town. Smith readily accepted both
invitations, and now claims he was
taken up on the hill 10 the vicinity of
Farnum and Locust streets. where, ac-
cording to his story, he was slugged
and robbed of S22 by his newly made
friends and then given the shake"
Says He Was Drugged.-A Musca-
tine man is in Davenport with the
avowed intention of closing up the |
smaller hotels in the city and prosecu-
ting the proprietors on a serious charge. |
The Muscatiner's story. which is told |
upon good authority, is to the effect
that he came here a week ago. and |
during the day cashed a check for
$500. All but SOS of this sum he sent |
to his wife in another town, and with |
the S65 went to certain hotel That
was o'clock in the afternoon. At ) |
O'Clock the proprietor of the hotel put
him to bed, and it was not until late
the next day that he awoke. He had
a fearful head, and his money was gone
to the last cent. He declares that he
was drugged, and not drunk. During
the afternoon he drank three or four
times, but says he is capable of con-
Stunning 20 or 80 drinks without being
Spent Wards Money.-Frank H. Ha-
mann, formerly proprietor of the Re
gent shoe store on West Second street,
was arrested yesterday by Constable
Holiday on a warrant charging him
with incorporation of the funds be-
longing to his ward, Willis Burris, a
cripple lad. The action was taken
upon instructions from Judge Bollinger.
Hamann had been cited to appear in
court to show why he had not made q
report, and to explain what he had
done with the money. AS soon as it
was established that the money was
gone. Judge Bollinger sent word to
County Attorney Albe.c Hamann to
have the warrant sworn out and to
take the defaulting guardian into GUS
tody. Judge Waterman appeared on
behalf of the ward. BY the last report
It was shown that Hamann had nearly
81 900 of the lads money, the interest
bringing the amount to over $1,000.
Burris, in the meantime, is destitute,
not having even decent pair of shoes