Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-22
The Day i'm Davenport

likely that when Mr. Heyer appears
Monday 10 defend his action he viii be
represented by an attorney. He adj
mits he had left two or three cases of
turkeys at the rear of his place which,
he contends, was within his right.
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Engineer Is Badly Hurt.-Charles
Mattas 220S Bowditch street, was pain
fully injured when broken glass few
into his eyes, nearly destroying the
sight of one eye. Mattas is an engi-
neer on the Milwaukee and he was
shunting cars in the yards. In MAX
ing flying switch the engine was Jolt
ed SO violently that he was knocked
against the throttle, and his spectacles
broken. Pieces Of the glass lodged in
his eyes. For q time his sight was
despaired of, bur Dr., Bendixen, who
attended him, was able to extricate
the tiny pieces. and the injured optic
will soon be well
Diamond Stolen From Physician
DR.. E. F. Strohbehn, a well known To-
cal physician, was robbed of his dia-
mond pin as he was boarding the Mon
ticello train on the Milwaukee Satur-
day afternoon. The diamond, which
the physician had placed in his tie, was
worth more than $206, he said, weigh
the train DR.. Strohbehn told police.
when one of these fellows blocked the
door, He was standing with his hands
on each side Of the door, apparently
going in also. When l reached the
door ! touched him TO move, Another
man was right back of me and as |
touched the young man ahead of me
the other one bumped into me, Il did
not pay much attention to the incident
until the conductor said to me: Those
fellows who were on this car are
dips Then I at once thought Of
my diamond stick pin and when ] felt
for it in my tie it was gone. / had it
frightened In tightly with screw on
the end Of the pin and it was through
two thicknesses of the tie. l could
not imagine them getting it without me
feeling the jerk, but I did not, DR.
Strohbehn ana another witness had
seen three young men on the train and
the other witness saw them leaving.
They went rapidly up Perry street and
to a small hotel nearby, Police were
notified a few moments afterward and
detectives were assigned TO the case.
An accurate description Of the three
men has been obtained. In addition TO
the diamond the dips" secured Is
cents in change from the physician.
Obituary Reeord.-Mrs. Adam Won
Dresky died Saturday at the family
residence. No. 10, ANDERSEN fats.
Death came suddenly and almost with
out warning. following prolonged
siege Of nervous breakdown The
maiden name OF the deceased was An
ma Elizabeth Dealing. She was born in
Buffalo. y. Y, April 12, 1864 and was
81 years old at the time Of death She
was united in marriage 10 Adam Won
Dresky in Muscatine, Iowa, Nov Is.
1881. They resided there until five
years ago when the family home was
changed to Davenport Surviving are
the bereayed husband, Adam Won
. Dresky, and two sons, A. w. Won
Dresky Of Rock Island and George c.
Won Dreskv Of Davenport. The funer-
al will be held Tuesday afternoon al 2
O'Clock from the home of l.. J. Rose
mund. of Muscatine, and interment viii
| take place in Greenwood cemetery.
Licensed TO Hed.-Earl Kruse of
Davenport and Mathiida G. Jef1e OF
Waukon, Iowa. Harvey Benninger and
Minnie Sylvester, both of Muscatine. ::
Jacog Hoffman, and Rose Vines, both
/ residents of Rock Island Charles l.
/ Long of Moline and Bertha r. Truxell.
also of the Pillow City; William J. Me-
Donneli of Dewitt and Eliza C. Cos.
tello of McCausland; and John Siever5
and Gertrude Hoeck, both OF this city.
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