The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-01-03
D1yENPoRT GAZETTE BANQUET
aNEw YEARsls 1871"

The proprietors of the Davsnpors NJ
celebrated New Years 49, ,snons, =,
comb House, last eyeni,s, ~ -, IS
.h;ch vara present o,dlisf. anu J0u.s %
.n'0n "'- n.p.nnoy, and other Iowa cities.
.ns Guy, lived, SO we took our "take''
Nosoos 80 it was too, with the others,
:. a,o,oloe,, when matter" was set up for
:" asion' in the best style of the New
VS. House. AT the head of the banquet
lard was DR.. White, business manager,
supported by Rev. DR.. Hamilton, Ed. Rus
sell, editor Of the Gazette, on one side, and
the editorial corps of the Democrat On the
other side, 1t was the support of extremes.
At the foot of the table was the editorial
representation of this paper, SO ably sup
ported by Col. Saunders and Col. Littler,
both of the Gazette; while down either side
of the long table was ranged the able rep
resentatives of the Iowa press,-the "dissri-
button" commenced, empty "cases' we're
soon filled, the "pi'' CLAIMED up, when came
the following
TOASIS:
TaE PaE.s-the guardian of and inspiration to
Freedom, in the Old World IS in tho United
States.
Response by ]. P. stibolt, Esq, editor of
Der Demokrat.
The PREss OF Iowa
Response by J. N. Ashbaugh, of Wilton
Chronicle.
OUs DAVENPORT CorEMPoRARIKs:
Response by D. N. Richardson, editor of
Davenport Democrat.
THE Pass OF OUR SISTER Cry
Response by l.. NJ. Haverstick, editor of
Rock Island Union.
The eyes that make inteIligibe poor copy, and
the fin gers that stick the thoughts that can't
..bwn" worth a cent, until prored up justified,
p}aRed dozen, and struck off.
Response by J. W. Hasson, of the Gazette
Newsroom.
THE MAN WHO GIvKs OUR SOULS BODIES lay
he distribute tho pearls of wisdom, ana al
though constantly brought to the gafeys' may
his life be justified by good rules. May be
or be tied to nj when he prefers fat Let his
outsr form be a token of good health, and his
;,.er man be revised by the corrections of
,eisaom. When death puils off his first eai-
ton let the register of his be in aceord
with the type of Justification, and by joining
the press In the chapel above may he escape
the last quod and cheat the dera of anal
take.
Response by F. I. Jervis.
Rock TsLASD-Its prosperity its own its Gem
trail Park, its free bridge, and its noble river
cars, also.
Response by j. s. Drake, Editor of the
Rock Island ARGUS.
THn PES-and its agency in promoting the
prosperity of our City and State.
Response by Col. t. ]. Sanders of the
Gazeue.
The "SISEws OF wAR"-wi,hout VII ich even
fat takes could distribute no matter to our cases.
our homes have no furniture our babies soon
be dead copg and spaces in mother earth be
forthwith necessary fer our especial sccommo-
dation.
Response by Dr. White of the Gazette.
THE PIONEER PREss:
Response by Mr.. Levi Davis. of the Ga
Response by Edward Russell.
In addition to these regular toasts Rev.
DR.. Hamilton responded to "the two ps-
the pulpit and the press" Ben H Barrows
of the Democrat responded to ''the light in,
.rantry of the reportorial corpss' Mr.. J. s.
Conuor, former proprietor OF the Gazette,
also made few remarks in response to q
sentiment referring to his escape for news
paper troubles: aud, at IL so, the com psny
parted with song composed for the occa.
sion by F. j. Jervis, and sung to the tune
of"Auld Lang Syne"
The occasion was a very pleasant one,
and We compliment the Gazette on such evil
dence of pros perity and the very happy re-
union Of those who have so often drawn the
sword-or what the poet calls mightier-
the pen, to cut only what's between May
the Gazette still be the pride of its proprie-
tors-a light to Iowa, and a fulillmept of
the cherished wisher of its editors, whom
We trust will never regret friendly shake
board of New Years 1871.