Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-28

Attempt 20 Rob Insurance ONCE
Burglars made a futile attempt to
enter the once OF Bischoff & Kuehl.
20s Harrison street. by forcing open
O rear door. The police were notified
by persons living above the ONCE and
half a dozen officers and city detec-
tives were rushed TO the scene The
would-be thieves evidently had been
forevarned OF the danger for no trace
OF them was found when the police ar
rived. The back door of the insurance
ONCE showed signs of having been
tempered with, the burglars evidently
having used an iron bar in their ef-
forts 20 force the door open. Han
dozen suspects were arrested during
the night but all were able to give an
account of themselves and were re-
leased.
Many Suffer Hardships-More than
500 applicants for aid have been cared
for during January by Overseer of the
Poor James Hickey. or these 469 are
regular applicants who are cared for
month after month by the county. No
less than 40 transients-non-resid
OF the county-haye applied to the
overseer OF the poor during the month
for the necessities of life. Many OF
the transients have drifted into Dav-
export from nearby cities and towns"
said Mr.. Hickey. Work seems to be
at a premium and those asking for aid
are not OF the class that refuses to
work at anything IL can find TO do"
The overseer and Mrs. Hickey are kept
busy daily investigating cases OF ex-
treme poverty that are reported to
them
County Attorney After BootIegsers-l
County Attorney Fred Nollmer has
begun a crusade against the bootleg
gers who have been making their
Headquarters in Bettendorf for sew
eral months and who are believed TO /
be responsible for much OF the law
lessness with which the town has /
been afflicted during recent months !
Three OF the bootleggers. John 1
Leras, Gust Galamis and Anton Lepas.
were given preliminary hearings be-
fore Justice Miles Collins in Betten-
dorf and were bound over TO the March
term II the grand jury. Three pleaded
not guilty. Their bonds we're signed
By G.. A. Rooster. All OF the proprie-
tors OF the blind pigs" are Greeks. For
several Sundays past bootlegging oper-
atoms have been especially noticeable.
Women and children walking along the
street have had TO dodge one drunkard
after another and in many cases have
been fnsulted. This led the Authorities
TO make q rigid investigation and II
vas discovered that the liquor was evi-
iently coming from blind pigs The
OF three Greek - staurants
we're arrested charged with bootleg
Ding and their trials held yesterday
Henry Thuenen and ". V.
cannon representing the accused and
assistant County Attorney Waldo I
becker the state. The authorities an I
Iounce that the crusade against the A.,
will be vigilantly continued
nd that all blind pigs" will be shut :
- as fast as discovered.
Licensed TO Wed.-Ralph Evert Bur
,er, Cedar Rapids, and Agnes Kuba,
,edar Rapids. Leonard r. Knaack.
'tockton, and Anna d. Koeppen, Dav-
nport
In District court.-The reply OF the
Iaintif to the defendants answer in
ne suit OF p. L. DOnegan against the
'ri-City Railway company was flied
! district court Suit is for damages e
hitch the plaintiff claims for being II
iected from a street car for a ride "
n which he rendered a transfer. The y
nal report OF John Rasp. the surviv- y
Il executor OF the will of John Rasp, ,
was filed. The report of "
ale OF property by r. J. Tobin and ID.
Moore, executors OF the will Of II
ames Moore, was filed. Judge Done d
an approved the sale OF property by q
IathiIda Meumann. guardian OF Ray u
Iond r. and Adela Meumann. The e'
III Of the late Thomas J. Bawden 81
as hIed for probate. The estate IL lie
II 10 Annie Bawden. widow Of the pl
scedent, who Is nominated executrix. OF
he document e. dated Oct IL 1895. hI