Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-01
DAVENPORT

! Burglars Loot TWO Residences
| Burglars entered the home Of August
II. Sunderbruch, 1910 West Third
street, ransacking the premises at
/ their leisure, members of the family
being out of the city at the time. A
pane of glass was broken in rear
window, through which the men en-
! tered the house. After completing
their work, the burglars departed,
leaving door open. This was OBJ
! served by neighbors, who, knowing
! the family to be away, notified the
/ police. A detective. made run to the
house and found everything in dis
order The extent of the haul can
not be learned until Mr. Sunderbruch
returns, but the police do not believe
! that the loss will be heavy. Detec-
Lives e?cs- aso ~wc9sSisN on the jewel
robbery at the home of WaneT~,
Groves. 11S Lincoln avenue, which |
house was entered during the absence |
of the family. an entrance was eff |
feeted by means of rear door, a /
skeleton key being used. A quantity |
of jewelry was secured, including a
gold open-face watch, a set ring and |
two valuable micrometers. An at
tempt to burglarize the home of DR..
E. o. Ficke, apartment No 8, Schrick-
er flats, was frustrated by the arrival |
of the doctor. The man was attempt
ing to force the lock of the back door,
but upon hearing Footsteps rushed out
TO the fire escape, climbed down and
ran down Ripley street. DR.. Ficke re-
ported the case to the police.
Wilkes Laid Up at Leon-Word from |
Guy WSles and Floyd Lee, the Daven-
pOrt-'Frisco mixers, is to the effect that /
they are now we'll down toward the
Missouri line, on their way to Kansas
City, but that their progress was in
terrupted at Leon by the necessity of i
Wilkes putting in few days IN the
hospital there, the ligaments of his
left ankle were torn in an accident L
which happened nine miles out of Il
Leon, presumably when the mixers
were coasting down a hill in their
wagon. Wilkes walked on seven miles
in spite Of his injury, and then was
drawn the remaining two miles into
Leon by Lee.
June Big Month, New Buildings
The valuation of building permits is
sued in the month of June by Clerk
of the Board of Public Works F. w.
Friedholdt, is the largest in two years
according to figures obtained. Fifty
four permits were issued for a total
value of $361.275. This total was
swelled by several big projects, among
which being the new Sacred Heart
cathedral, $4,000; the Coliseum, $780,
900; Mercy hospital addition, $4,000,
and the Ewert G. Richter structure,
$4,000. The highest previous record
in 1914 was made in April when per-
mits aggregated $256,99S. The high
est total in 1913 was the month of
April with a total of 1921 200.
Improvements for Whitaker Block
to the extent of $4,000
have been planned for the Whitaker
building, corner of Third and Brady
streets. An application was filed in
the district court by Nellie c. Whita- {
ker, Administrative of the estate of the 1
late John c. Whitaker, in which 1t
was stated that the improvements t
were imperative. 1t was stated that '
a new electric elevator was necessary I
anu lhdl OluST improvements SHOulu
be made.
Koch Will Left All to Family
Downtown and other highly valued t
property is disposed of in the will of !
Mrs. Elizabeth Koch. The two store +
buildings and fiat at Fourth and t
Brady streets are bequeathed to the T
son. William, with the provision that :
he must not sell them until he reaches f
the age of 80 years. A farm In Dav-
export township is left to the son c
Frank. with the same provision. that +
he is not to dispose OF it before he 6
reaches the age Of 80 years. The d
daughter is given tbe homestead and I
he property known s the Ozark build d