Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-16

took q few gifts" and then decided to
visit Jungk Bros. After making few
selections OF mesh bags. lace collars
and candy valued at S51 from the
show case in the door of this store
The busy shopper hurried to Harmed
& Won Maur's, where he concluded
7 his shopping tour. The culprit eyi-
IDENTIFY believed the clerks have all
they can attend to and decided to
tighten their work a trife by making
his own selections and wrapping them
up himself The total loss is esti-
mated at 500. The robber secured
lace collars. cheap watches and half
a dosen other trinkets, suitable gifts
for distant friends. and a few pres
members OF the faily.
Aged Woman Falls From Street Car
Mrs. Jacob Felger. aged 70 years.
standing in the entry. lost her bal
ance as the Mt Ida street car turned
the corner OF Thirteenth street and
Grand avenue yesterday afternoon,
and was thrown to the pavement, be
ing struck by the end Of the car. The
woman was taken to the Nennier
home at 719 East Thirteenth street
and DR.. Neufeld was summoned and
ordered her taken to her home at 1902
Taney avenue Mrs Felger was
bruised about the face and complain
ed OF a severe pain in her right hip.
Can Live on $3.50, But Can't Find
Work. can live on $3.50 a week but
7 can't get a job that will pay even
that much" was the statement of
Violet Martin. 1e wears old, when ar
rGigned before Magistrate ROddewig
for vagrancy. Il left my home in
Muscatine three years ago. Ny father
died and there are seven children in
the family. ! decided TO hunt for
work" The cir. claims to have
visited a dozen cities in her efforts
to make her own living She came
to Davenport yesterday and was wan
dering about the city destitute She
is being held at the house OF deten-
ton.
Sleeps on Street Car. Man Wakes
Up in Jail. Lewis, colored. went
to sleep on a bridge line street car
early Sunday morning after refusing
TO pay his fare. He awoke in a cell
Jail After exhausting his choice
vocabulary on the conductor, Lewis
fixed himself comfortably for a nap
on a car seat. Instead Of rounding
the corner at Third and Harrison
streets the car proceeded up Harrison
street and stopped in front of the city
hail. The police we're notified and
Officer Al Stanford escorted the col
ored man from hIs improvised bed TO
a bunk in the station. Lewis was
fined So and court costs hy Magistrate
Roddewig in police court
Believe Two Suspects Guilty Of
Stsbbins-In the arrest of l.. J. MoIler
and Joe Lougum. two Mexican labor
ers taken with six others in a raid on
bunk cars in the Rock Island yards
near Fourth and LeClaire streets
early Sunday morning, the police be-
lieve they have apprehended two of
the men implicated in the stabbing of
Cal Meacum. City Detective p. J. |
Phelan discovered an ugly looking, |
blood stained knife under the bunk |
in which he claimed Moller was sleep |
ing. Lougum was Sound near the |
scene OF the stabbing, badly under |
the influence of liquor. Moller was |
from a skin wound in his !
left side when he arrived at the sta !
ton. Meacum's condition was greatly |
improved this morning and Police /
Surgeon Ficke believes the man will |
recover. The police are still working |
on the case. 1t is likely a charge will |
be filed against the two suspects.
Obituary Record-Anne, the infant
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. James c.
Behan. died at the home. 22O3 East
Locust street, after brief Illness, her
death being the second in the family
during the past two weeks. On Dec.
?, this year. Sylvester Behan, 9 years
Did. died. The little girl was i'll at
the time and II was thought possible /
10 save her life. Efforts were futile.
however. and death occurred last
night Funeral services were held at
o'clock yesterday afternoon from
The home. with interment in st. Mar
suerite's cemetery.
Mrs. Inez Gustafson. 40 years old
lied yesterday at the Brown sanitar
um on Brady street, after a pro-
IOnged illness She resided in YounRs-
own. o. Mrs. Gustafson had been a
patient at the sanitarium for about
six weeks
Irene Perrigo. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs l. G. Perrigo, died Sunday night
II the Orphans home, after a brief
illness. The parents survive. The
,hild was born in Linn county, Iowa
md was l year, l month and IS DAYS
I'D at the time OF death. Funeral
services were held at O'Clock yes
erday afternoon from the Orphans.
lone, with interment in Oakdale
cemetery.