Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25
A POPULAR IDEA.
To Chicago and Return With
One Day lay-Overs.
ENGINEER MAXWELL WEARS GRAPE

ENGINEER MAXWELL WEARS GRAPE
And Worse, watered Roae-Joe Fexler's
Pet In the shops - Ton kane's Good
Luck-A Few improvements - lsener.l
halfway Notes.
The c.. b. 4 q. system has on its
main line started the ball rolling in
the direction of Chicago. II has in.
augurated series of popular excur.
sious at an exceedingly low rate to
the city and return. with a 1-day lay
over in Chicago. The fare from Mt.
Pleasant and return on the first ex-
cursion. which went up last Satur-
day, was $3.50. and il the 90" or
the Rock Island would chase some OF
the trains out of Rock Island toward
Chicago at that rate on special occa-
sions, no doubt many people would
take advantage OF the opportunity and
go. The Chicago excursion is popu-
lar idea for any road adopting it.
| Mnxweli's Grape Ribbon.
Everybody in Rock Island knows
Winston ID. Maxwell. the c.. X. l. &
p. engineer. and to know him him is
to like him. Winston began his
career on the Rock Island several
years ago. and his popularity grows
yearly until he now enjoys that re-
putation which all men envy. As
q general rule Max" rs he is famil-
iarly known. is a quiet, unassuming
sort of a.fellow, full of witty stories
and any amount of intelligence
Within the past year, however, he
has formed the acquaintance of Zee
Mcmahon. and through him Max's
grief has come. One evening over a
week ago Zee and Max spent a
night at .'Americus," and watched
in ecstasy and delight the graceful
figures OF the ballet girls as they mer-
rily danced about the mammo:h
stage. When the gioriousness of the
fireworks were over, all departed but
Max and Zee, and. as if overcome
by some magic spell, neither could
} 81 eak, At last one of the dancers
came tripping along on her
way home and installing the
two seemingly innate forms for
those OF some persons. who were
a part of the show. spoke To
them. The dazed expression fad
ed from each face as the voice o!
the angelic creature broke the calm.
ness Of the Silly night, and each
darted glance of such fond afrec-
ttion at the lady that il became her to
blush and litter. Proud Zee. tn,
lion tanner, soon found his doom was
} sealed; Max was the winner, and
with sacred VOW to never again
: trust friend. he left Max to his
fate. Max won her and won her well,
and when she left on Monday tn,
light seemed to go out of Max's life.
No more the one jolly smile DER
; spreads his countenance. and on his
vest he wears long Grape ribbon,
which is sacred to the memory of tho
dear departed girl. One ray of hap
piness still burns in Max's breast
namely: his defeat of Zee despit,
| that gentlrman's exhalted politica
position on Vandruff's island. Max.
: watered rose is the latest out, and
r Jim shehan will testify to il, too. 70,
; he Just took a smell the other even.
ing and Max didn't do thing e
/: him.
.Joc Fezicr's Pet.
The 81 is in the shops for repairs
Every person between here and Chi
cago knows that old Rock Islam,
switch engine and knows well its pi
!, lot. Joe has run that engine fol
about forty-three years and two DAYS
I and when the fast mail was put or
e the Rock Island. he offered his pet
with much reluctance to be used n,
, the power Of locomotion. but tn,
company spared him. and h,
; run it until few days ago. when i
was run into Davenport for repairs
as was the old darkey's gray hors,
brought to Joe years ago. when b,
was in the drug business, for recu
pcration.
Tom kane's Luck.
Tom Kane. the c.. NJ. & st. p
wiper, had the good fortune to win :
gold watch and chain last week
Tom had but one ticket. while scvera
of the bows had 81 and So worth
mean enough to say that il Tom fel
in well he wouldn't get wet.
Heard by the ricwalker.
Dan Foley's engine. the 500, is on
4 Of the Davenport shops.
= Foreman Jim Walker. of the c.. Il
$ l. & p, has returned from a visit t.
f Chicago.
: The S35. of the c., X. I. & p.
: Charles Northrups engine, is out o
the Chicago shops.
kins'ey Mack and Harry Cook, o
: the 90" office force, have returne,
from their trip to Denver.
The 544 is out of the Rock Islam,
shops at Davenport, and Ed Egan i
is the happiest man on earth.
: The 1923, of the c., X. l. L. p, is il
the Rock Island shops having a new
pilot and tank frame put on it. an
= Jack Daley is off on n vacation.