Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-27

ed. entered the police station IhuIs
day night and asked for place 70
sleep. While everyone else was eat
.aR turkcy. cranberry sauce and pump
kin pie. the little negro boy vas
walking the streets, longing LOT
crust OF bread As result ne a"oAe
on the morning OF his birthday ana
gazed out from behind steel bars i ne
hoy told the following story 70 the
police: My father and mother sepa-
rated three months ago, and ] haven I
had q home since Ly mother toOk
the two babies and wentthmbthmbthb
don't know where by daddy Is Yes
terday / dfdn't have a bite 70 eat all
dav long and Il was Christmes,, too.
Today is NY birthday. ! am i years
old / had breakfast here in jail. and
Il fs the first food 7 have had IN al
most IS hours. I have tried 20 get
work but have been unsuccessful
The Payne boy has beer tramping the
streets IN the bitter cold weather
without even an overcOat. About the
only place ne can find 20 sleep IS the
city fail. He has been given several
terms Of late AT his own request. In
order that he might obtain food and
lodging II IS likely that some OF the
Davenport charitable organizations
viii investigate the case.
XII Of Tools stoIen-Forcing the
door TO a shed, located on Harrison
street near Curtis avenue, thieves
early Christmas morning stole TWO
large boxes Of carpenter tools valued
at over $500. and made successful
getaway. The theft was discovered
yesterday morning and the police were
notified Immediately. Plain clothes
men are working on the case. but thus
far no arrests have been made. The
property belonged 70 George Martin
AID Robert Jonas, who are employed
By the Struve and Sons contracting
firm. The entire outfit, which was
decidedly heavy. was removed. and
the superstition Is that the burglars
brought a wagon along. backed IL up
against the shed and loaded the stun
unmolested. a reward of $50 has
been offered for the arrest and con
victiou Of the thieves. this amount be- /
ing posted ~ Martin and Jonas.
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Christmas at Friendly House-It /
was surely 4 great Christmas - !
Friendly House Small people Gnd
large ones seeking 70 gain = little OF
the joy Of the DAY through association I
with tho small folks who really under !
stand Christmas througCd the settle I
mt from the u:Cdi. ~ the forenoon .
until bedtime. The Rotary club F.
entertained some hundred Il their .
small friends At 20 O'Clock when .
program vas given Of which DE men
zion has been made. At Q ocioCs the
yourr people who are enrolled il the .
classes at Friendly House had their .
hour Of Christmas pleasure. Some
thing over 900 Of the $50 IN active
membership were on hand
Valuable ses'-Iein Cap Missing
When W. !. Hsick. OF the Heick-
Cline Real Estate Co. looked in the
vault OF hts Office Christmas eve FOR
n valuable seslskin cep which he had
bought as 2 present for his son he
FOUND Il missing A sellskin Euff and
neckpiecs. which had also been stored
IN the vault. had not been touched.
Tho vault door had not been closed
during ofice hours and the three
packages n which the nun. neckinece
and cap were wrapped up we're visible
nom Mr.. Heick's desk The theft has
been reported 70 the police.
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In Critical Condition From Knife
WourGs-Beu l%estDhaI OF This city is
today in Z critical condition a. a re-
suit OF knife wounds alleged 10 have
been inflicted by K. a. West n a fight
last wednesday night. The affair was
not reported 20 the police until late
Thursday and Immediately West and
c companion. L. Rosee. we're placed
under arrest. They are being held,
their cases being continued until
Jan. 3.
In Search for Lost 6oy-The aid OF
Tie local police has been enlisted in a
country wide search for Thad c. Rid
lie OF Keensburg, Ill. who has myster-
iously disappeared and has not been
heard OF for nearly = month. The boy.
who is 10 years OF age. was last seen
- Winnebago. Neb.. on Dec. 5. He
Is described as five feet ten inches
IN height, fair complexion, blue eyes.
light brown hair. weight 10 pounds
The search IS being engineered by
Mrs. Bell Goela OF Keesburg. III /,
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craxeo Win Liquor; Makes Brutal
Attaek.-Craxed with liquor and arm
Cd with q screw driver. Jim Keller. q
Des Moines coal miner, made a brutal
attack upon c. Marcus az the Sherman
house Thursday night and wound Up
Wild Christmas celebration IN the city
tRtl Yesterday morning be plead
guilty 20 an assault and battery
charge and was given q 16-day sen
tence n the county Jail Shortly be.
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