Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12

| gladly posted by comforting with sara
! ed.
/ More good news from the front. G.
McHugh. whom some of our old sets.
rec as the toppiest chap that ever
stood behind a hosel desk. is one OF
sew Chi. caps. who are to build a
big speedway in the cit. near the W. k.
/ Tx. Mich. Mac, &C. to repts. has been
making money fast. Congrats Chas.
! G. Richmond, our new sheriff, broke
: the mic cigar rule at The ct. house one
/ D. m this wk. by springing box of
15-centers.
| Jim Mckinney, former cong. from
| these pts, ac to repts, from the st. !
cap, has one eye on the gov. chair /!
The bee was put in his bonnet by our
pop. cand. maker, w. Rosenfield, who
has just sue in putting his man in the !
sen. at Wash, ID. c.
DIR. Johnston Myers, the W. k, Chi |
preacher. talked good sense to lot |
of our folks one MT. this wk. He argues /
that religion sounds better to man
with a full stomach than to one who |
is hungry, and therefore he feeds an
army of down-and-outers every day in
the base. of his church There is
room for more min. like Myers in
this country.
o. Bruner, who earned a wide rep.
while serving our county as sheriff
four yrs, may become a cat. buyer for
a big co. in Chi That's his speciality.
Among those from these pts. to be
first on the ground at the Frisco expo,
are ]. WEIGH and F. Happ, two of our
W. k. caps. They expect to sail early
in Jan. for the Pac. coast. rumor
that they had bought the crackerjack
con. at the fair is siren. denied by both
They are taking the trip for pleas.
alone. They have no side lines. They
don't need any, If they are cor. re-
ported by Brad.
There is con. talk about our town
buckling up with couple of its neigh
bors. We are for it.
At. A. Edwards is back looking after
I
CO., mostly occupied, he says, in shoot
ing quail. He says he brought down
quite a no. Well have to take his
word for that. as none of said BIDS
was shown We ed.
Near. all our folks read Pres. Will
sons mess, prom. same o. k. and just
about what the doc. ordered.
No Spying Reported Yet
| see by the papers that the car of
Russia is coming to America after
tanks. Suppose that new one at the
reservoir is in danger? D. F.
JOE Letter sure can keep a secret. l
In 1898 he dropped S1O,000,000 in L
wheat deal. Explanation, by Joe, with L
held until now. He declares he was t
by the elevator own
srs. For all of which curious nation
Is grateful. {
GRANDCHILD is reported to be o
one of the gifts that will be received g
by President Wilson. e
PETROGRAD has taken great Il
ancy to the word enormous. Almost |;
every day for the past months the p
Germans have suffered enormous p
osses." If these Russian official re- b
ports are to be given any credence e.
here can't be many Teutons wander s;
ng about the eastern battlefelds.
CIGAR which the kaiser once pre- it
,ented to Lord Lonsdale was auction a
ID off in London and brought SIP. fl
Hope it isn't loaded. Il
DOWN in Missouri there is talk of al
aking out burglary insurance on the d.
tate penitentiary. HI
b;
MIR. Cleveland is in hopes TO be out fr
n few weeks and again in the office
+ a lumber company of Ora, Miss. pl
where he has been for several years R
With good satisfaction 10 his en- II
Gazette.
THE United States. if we should get fe
mo trouble with any other nation. til
would be pie for them. We haven't
ny soldiers to speak of, and the num- m
err is growing less, our army is not to
early full, and we have no ambition m
o speak of. We could hardly hope to ca
fhip Mexico, according TO the latest
eports.-Mt. Carroll Democra' tn
SUI
HARRY X. Thaw is still on his way Re-
ut he don't know just where he is W,
ding. y
ce
WHEN he was counting me he m,
idn't know when to go home. and ar
ar We were married he didn't know tn
hen 10 come home" says a woman an
l petition for divorce filed in Cook ar
ounty. Sound familiar? ;bl
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THE only ones who are losing their Sc
eads in Europe these days are the