Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-20
DAVENPORT

$3.50 Haul at JeweIry Shop-Yegg
linen broke into the Ludwig Bondy jew
elry establishment, PIT Harrison ST..
securing over $3.50 worth of valuables
from the north show window. The
vault at the rear of the store. contain
ing over $4,000 worth of diamonds,
was untouched, no effort being made
to penetrate to the treasure within.
The show cases were also unmolested.
An entrance was effected at the rear
door leading into the basement. A
small crowbar was used to force the
timber. Another door was broken in
before the men actually found them
selves in the cellar. The yeggs then
worked their way upstairs, prying open
three separate doors before they
reached the store proper. The swag,
taken exclusively from a show win
dow, consisted of fobs, chains, brace
lets and jeweled emblems. The police
attribute the job to amateurs. owing
to the. fact that valuable gold and sill
yer vanity cases in the window were
untouched. Valuable plate in show
cases was spurned, probably because of
its bulk The robbery was discovered
by Andrew Wertmann, the janitor,
who noticed that the doors had been
forced open, and called the police.
When the premises were entered the
officers found that the yeggs had
abandoned their burglars kit, consist
ing of small crowbar, screwdriver
and smaller tools. These articles were
lying in front of the vault
Looks for Work; Finds Smallpox
Ray Rice of Valley City came to
several days ago looking
for work. He tramped the streets and
visited score of different establish
ments but failed to catch on. Satur-
day night, after a tramp of several
miles, he became ill and visited
physician. A brief examination was |
made and the doctor announced: my |
boy, you've got the smallpox" His re- |
moyal to ST. Roberts hospital was i'm |
ordered. Two other cases |
we're found, d. Snyder, SIS East |
Eighth street, was taken to ST. Rob-
erts and T., Moore, 1908 Washington
street, was quarantined at his home. |
Connections in on Rockinshtm-Act-
Ial paving operations on Rockingham
-oad will begin in the very near fu-
ure, according to present indications
All water, sewer and gas connections
we're finished yesterday and the Gen.
raj Engineering company brought
orce of men to the scene and began
o set curb. The street car company
S rapidly bringing its tracks to grade,
md the paving contractors are follow
ng the tri-city workmen from the west
md. The curbing is about finished on
'leasant street, and the Mccarthy I'm
'rovement company will begin the
oncrete work the first of next week.
Unconscious from Fall from Ma
hine-Hurled- to the pavement when
is motorcycle skidded on the wet as
halt in front of Inter den Linden F.
|. Jebe, violinist, was rendered I'M
onscious. He was picked up by by
tanders and carried to the Hansen I.
rug store, where he was revived. He
,as then taken to his home His in
tries are badly bruised head and
mbs.
Chauffeur Held by Authorities
ack Curry. a Davenport chauffeur.
as ldOOOQ ny oSltCIlb6 fnelan uDOD
lie request of the Sigourney, Iowa, au.
lorities. who believe him to have
cen implicated in the theft of a Ford
itomobfle two weeks ago, for which
Y. Parr of this city is now behind
lie bars. Sheriff Grimes of Sigourney
rived in Davenport yesterday morn
y and took his prisoner away. 1t will
remembered that about two weeks
90 S. Y. Parr of Davenport stole a
ord car from the Sigourney garage
Id started for Chicago to sell il. He
IT as far as Washington when the
lsoline tank went dry and he was
reed TO abandon the outfit He was
rested In local snoe store by De-
cti-e Phelan and taken back to ST.
'urney.
Steamers In Bitter Contest.-Riyal-
between ticket agents of the Wish
d line steamer G. W. Hill and the