Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-12

Workrnen Held Up at 8ettendorf.-
Three daring unmasked bandits
shortly after 8 O'Clock Saturday even
ing on the streets in the new Bellevue
addition. Betteldorf. held up and rob
bed two .aborers returning home after
their days work with their earnings.
Sine highwaymen secured 1855 and
ESCAPED. one OF the victims was bad
" beaten with the butt Of revolver
when he attempted 20 hide his money
by placing IL in his mouth The VIC
tins are Frank Kilowsky and Martin
Kfileyitch B. MarOwsky. a COM
panion OF the two victims. declared
he had no money and the bandits did
not moiest him The three men were
. returning home and had just casned
their checks. Kfowsky had SIS and
valuable papers. and Killevitch 1856.
after paying some bills MaroWsSy.
who has been out OF employment. had
no money. They noticed three men
back OF them a short distance waking
in the same direction. As the work
men approached a vacant stretch OF
land the men a. their rear quicKened
their pace and were soon caught up
with the laborers. one Of the latter
turned around and had an uely-iooking
revolver thrust into his face. The
highwaymcn after securing the money
ordered their victims 70 20 their way
and warned them not to give an alarm.
IRE bandits were described as fol- 1
lows: Two tall. well built men. "A
years OF age. wore caps and BLACK
.overcoats. one man. about the same
age. shorter. lie a-so wore . cap. but /
no overcoat.
Automobile Wreeked.-An automo- .
bile was damaged beyond repair and .
the driver was thrown a distance OF T.
Is feet when an east bound street car I
ooIIided with the machine at the in
tersecticn OF Eighth and Ripley \
streets Saturday afternoon. Henry
Horst was the driver ana sole passen-
ger OF the automobile. He was driv
ing his machine south on Ripley street
at a speed OF about ? miles an hour.
according TO officer Dahlquist. one OF
the witnesses. Mr.. Horst failed 10
hear the warning bell OF the east
bound street car as II sped down the
NH 0lA EsAhuAA ENAGEA- ne lAufiAaaAE
had started to cross the intersection
too late for the mOtCrman 10 stop his
car. The automobile was knocked
clear OF the track. all four wheels
were broken and the driver literally
hurled into the parking along the curb.
II was feared that Horst had been
fatally injured and half a dozen pas
sengers OF the stree; and the crew
rushed TO his side. He Iimped TO his ,
feet before & was necessary 10 pick
him up and aside from a bad fright
escaped uninjured. The automobile ,
was n compete wreck. The fender
OF the street was torn away by the I
collision and the front OF the car :
badly damaged Half a dozen pas ,
sengers riding on the front platform !
were uniniured
First Test Of Dental clinie.-The child {
welfare dental clinic recently adopted !
in connection wiki the public school
system OF Davenport. was given its j
first test Friday afternoon and the re- Z
suit was most gratifying 10 al -Four r
zen children with defective teeth and {
whose parents are unable TO pay for
iental work. were given treatment. G
number Of them will receive further y
treatment before their teeth are in {
coed shape. The clinic will be held n
every Friday afternoon at the board d
" education building. Twelfth and
Main streets. S
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Theodore Thomas Concert Aban- v
ioneo.-It is announced that the an 4
lual spring concerts by the Theodore "
Thomas orchestra will not take pace h