Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-09
FROM THE VALLEY CLARION.

FROM THE VALLEY CLARION.
Hen Peters has been to Chicago.
While he did not go for that purpose,
he made it a point to see one of the
new hobble skirts in action. He Is
unanimously in favor of it, he says,
and recommends it for a number Of
the women folks of the Valley. He
says he don't know any more effective
means of keeping them at home, I'M
less it is in using halter,
Doc TilIman is carrying his right
arm in a sling this week. When he
was returning from picnic the even
ing of the Fourth his team ran away,
and the rig, in which three of his
friends were riding, was capsized. Doc
fell on a jug that broke when it hit
the ground. His arm was fractured
and badly cut. Doc says there is no
foundation for the reports that the
gossips have spread that the jug was
filled with spirits. He says he can
prove that it did not contain a drop
when the runaway took place.
Miss Jayne Vanmiller, one of the
accomplished girls of the state CAPT
tai, who is rusticating at the home of
relatives here, consented 20 sing at the
Sabbath services last Sunday, but,
owing to the organ having been over
come by the heat, the congregation
had TO forego the promised treat.
We are informed a number of our
friends hung around the Clarion office
the Fourth of July expecting us 10
give the news of the Reno fight We
locked up Saturday night and did not
show at the shop until Tuesday
morning. We were in the woods COM
muning with nature, and didn't care if
they both got licked. Neither Of the
scrappers or any of their relatives
have ever turned any business our
way, and we can't see that we ought
to be concerned about their quarrels
The Valley would have been in the
sane Fourth column but for the fire
at Dave Phillips home. Dave was al
lowing the young folks to light their
tirecrackers off his pipe He was sit
ting near a curtain, which was ignited
when a premature explosion of one of
the crackers caught Dawes long wills
kers. The members of the fire depart
ment were taking a day off. and the
house nearly burned down before the
blaze was put out. Dave said he
thought he carried an insurance policy,
but he hasn't yet been able to locate
1t. At any rate, he says he will not
lose much. as his brother in Nebraska
was a half owner in the house. and
the furniture belonged to his wife.
Amos Duncan, who has been work
ing for the Dudleys, south of town,
has given up farming, and has become
the representative in this congression-
al district for the International De
tective agency. He showed us his
badge of authority. It's a regulation
affair, and cost only So. Amos says
that he already has more work than
he can attend to. He has his head
quarters at Tupper's grocery store,
where he puts in his evenings spin
ming hair-raising yarns. Amos strikes
us as a born detective.
The Clarion hereafter will be inde-
pendent in politics. We find it don't
pay to be tied too closely to any one
party. We have been fighting the G.
o. p. battles IN these parts for a quar-
ter of century, and the most we ever
got out of it was a free plate service
at election time.
BILLY's PRIVATE MAIL.
Enroute on Rock Islands Over
land Limited-Dear Tom I'm headed