Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-05

Or. !. A. lumpkin, Mattoon.
President.
port at the unearthly hour of two !
bells. We do not know where the mis-
sus is visiting, hut will the papers |
please copy?
Prominent among the Pekin Boxers !
is our old friend and colleague, Paul
who is pushing the typewriter
in the Peoria star Office. Paul has
charge of the "Pekin" department on
the Whisky City sheet, and was large
ly instrumental in drumming up
big gang from aforementioned Pekin.
For real boosting, we have to doff our
sky piece TO Massey.
A visiting Bill entered the New Har-
per lobby last evening and attempted
to find a place in the cafe. The place
was crowded to the guards, and there
was no chance to get a seat. Mrs.
Mae Richards Casey was singing a
pathetic ballad, when our Elk friend
priCked up his ears and, removing his
hat, launched into a regular "Olay-
hee-hoo" yodle. The ballad was drown
ed out.
Referring to that prize for the best
decorated building. After due consid-
or,+so, ,bo oo,o,,;,yoo hoe 5oaidod
thai the Rock Island house is not en-.
titled TO first grapes, and consequent
ly the award will be slipped TO the
Bengston building, which for costly
and beautiful decorations could not be
surpassed. First prize-An onion
Second prize, the same. Third prize,
On, well, slip them the whole wagon
load.
One of the best bands in the city is
the Sixth Regiment Mailing from Mon
month. The organization is under the
direction of R. C. Jack and accompa-
MED two special cars of Maple City
Bills over the Rock Island Southern to
Rock Island. The band will leave July
26 for the state encampment of the
militia and will also play at the state
fair. The band played at the Hotel
Harms and gave other concerts
throughout the day and made an ex-
cellent impression.
President Williamson had just lis
tened to al argument as to the length
of time each man should be allowed
in making nominations. Some wanted
The extended address, while others
were for brevity. Finally the PreXy
announced: ''All speeches Will be lin
tied to five minutes" whereupon a
sleepy delegate at the rear of the hall,
who was observed marching up and
down Second avenue at o'clock this
morning, awakened from his nap and
yelled "Hooray."
Jacob Schmidt, city editor and adj
vertising manager of the "Freie
Presse" of Pekin, brought the Gehrig
band in front of The Argus Office this
morning and ordered a serenade. Herr
Schmidt claims that the newspaper
should be honored first OF all, and es.
pecially a live one like The Argus. We
are using this because it is one of
/ the very few boquets which is min.
gled with a steady stream of knocks
/ from disgruntled dyspeptics with moth.
/ ing but an acid tongue and pair of
( sharp teeth.
a rotund gentleman with a girth
measure of POI in the shade, approach.
I ed the Danville drum corps last night
and saluting them shouted: Men
/ fellow members of the drum CORPS
members of the Loyal Legion and the
Woman's Christian Temperance union
salute you" Then drawing a lead
pencil sword from his belt with a
I flourish, he raised it to his beak and
ordered: Attention, hump, hump, fol
low me-" a gang began to trail and
( the irate leader, upon turning around
yelled: Il said fellow members of the
drum corps, not buns" The curious
ones suddenly had business elsewhere
Z -AAAiN" CAsOAis NA-AA4og Vi u -IOliUt
and past president of the Elks' State
! association, was Ginning Prexy WI
hanson in the barber shop last night
when l was president" said Andy
the men at the head of the erganiza
ton were the flower of the outfit They
were young and aggressive fellow,
who did things and were not ready tC
draw a pension from the old peoples
home, like you for instance"
With his ever-ready repartee, VII
liams flashed. We'll, Andy, you know
there were not very many men in tbs
order when you held the presidential
Office" And silence Teigned supreme
A gentleman from Kewanee wa!
making an appeal for the purchas,
by the Elks OF a sanitary sleepinl
porch for tubereular victims and Wa.
telling of various correspondence re
ceived-
What do I hear?" Intercepted thl
speaker. Il hear from the Kewane,
Boiler company, the Kewanee Galvan
lied Tank company, the Kewanel
Pneumatic Hammer company, and tht