Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02

Burglars Enter fredericksburg |
lars entered the residence OF c. II. I
Pilling, 10S West Eighteenth street,
some time Sunday night. ransacked
dresser drawers in a careful search
for loot and escaped with articles
valued at $50. The robbery was re-
ported to the police and city detec-
tives are working on the case. En-
trance was gained 20 the house by the
robbers through a rear window.
Among the missing valuables were
silver knives, forks and spoons.
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TIVE Ton Gable Fals-Pedestrian
walking along Tenth street, east OF
Farnam street. narrowly escaped SER
ious injury yesterday morning. when
at-s:45 O'Clock. over 1000 feet OF
cable, belonging 10 the Union Electric
company, fell from the poles 10 the
ground. The cable weighed over two
Cons. The cable carried 100 pair OF
wires and has not been in use for
some time. Drop wires belonging to
the Iowa Telephone company were
carried away by the fall and num-
Der of telephones in that vicinity are
useless. In falling the cable struck
the endgate CT passing wagon and
carried away the gate, tearing 1t from
the steel hinges. Many people walk
ing along the street miraculously es-
capped being hit. The cable has been
abandoned for a number of years. The
fastening had decayed, having been in
service for the past 10 years.
injured in FalI.-A fall from .,
wagon at Eighth and Harrison streets
Sunday afternoon resulted in severe
injuries TO John Briscoe, a negro, who
was thrown to the ground and his
read badly bruised. The man was
bTcught to the police st-tion 'ho
ambulance where his i1iuries y.y
attended to. The horse which Briscoe
was driving became frightened and
giving a Sudden lurch forward threw
the driver TO the pavement.
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Fight Over Christening. "A fight
said to have resulted from q dispute
over the pronunciation Of the babys
name al, a christening Sunday after
noon, caused the arrest OF Milo John
and John Galowich and, the police
say. caused the fracture of the lower
limb OF one Tom Wiley. The men
were arrested near Ninth and Gaines
streets. Wiley, according 10 the
police, was taken to his home after
the fracas Others MIXED up IN the
affray are being sought by the Off
ers. John and Galowich put up $25
each for their appearance in police
court.
Held Tor Foracry.-Arraigned be
fore Magistrate Roddewig in police
court yesterday morning on a charge
OF uttering forged instrument
Frank d. MarEhall. arrested by Sher
IN Louis Eckhardt near Eldridge was
bound over TO the grand jury. his
bonds fixed at $500 Marshall is al
legged to have uttered a forged CHECK
bearing the signature OF ]. J. Kuhl
and payable at the German SavinFS
bank. Fldridge. The check was fol
SS5 and made out in favor OF the dc
&c /an:. II was dated Aug 80.
To Tax lncomes.-A big task Is fac
ing George w Bird. deputy revenul
collector, and a. p. BrugRe. stamI
deputy in the Davenport; poStoffice o
the United States internal rby|nu
department They have received ;
request from Louis Murphy OF Du
buQue. revenue collector for the low
district, for information regardin!
the number of large incomes in thei
territory. This information the dc
partment is gathering for the purpos
of presenting to congress to be use
in considering the proposed new pei
sonal income tax legislation. Nj
Brugge is asked TO furnish figures 70
Davenport and Scott county. and MI
Bird will survey all of the nine couI
ties within his division. These ar