Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-24

an elec. day IN the near future. Pieces
are being spoken every mt. on our st.
corners and elsewhere.
Flo Peet, who knows how to bake
biscuits and things. is to be in our
midst next wk. to show our women
folks how to make hit with their
men folks via the gas range.
| Mr.. Burleson, our p. m. gen, got a
sore throat the other mt. and couldn't
speak, as he expected, and according
many of our best folks were disap-
pointed.
No man hereabout is holding his
head higher these dys. than Wilhelm
Kahle, our W. k. linotype artist, same
being due to the arrival at his home of
a little queen. she being the cutest thing
ever. Bill has cut out all Mt engage
ments away from home.
Our banks have got together and
scraped up S66,0O0 to loan to our town
to carry on business till revenues ma
terialize. thus surprising those of our
cits. who thought said banks were pre-
pal ih6 " luIn uOOT IOCh anu
pull down the shades a few months
ago when they said that saw. deposits
would not be released without so day
notice in advance.
J. Huntoon, who keeps our St cars
on the hump, was seen in Atlantic
City, one of the fine towns of the east,
one day last wk., he having gone there
on a combined pleas. and bus. trip.
]. Rachman, who writes funny pieces |
for $4,000 cash customers (sworn cir
culation), evidenced prosperity recent |
ly by sprfnging a new bean blanket |
Greets, Jake.
Sew. W. k. auto drivers cut capers
at our PIX. two p. ms this wk.
Our tag day was a grand success,
the only ones escaping being those
away from town and those the doc.
denied permission to leave the house.
Her, Bowman, one of our former
pop. young men who is now prosper
Ing in d. Moines, Ia, was seen on our
SITS. one dy. lst wk., looking better
han ever, despite that he got hurt
$40 worth in a wreck recently in his
adopted state.
VIM. Farnum and Kath. Williams
we're visitors hereabouts this wk., they
coming on the screen to act for our
cities, and both doing right smart wk.
Our weather is not what it ought to
'e for this time of the yr is the COM
'laint of our bus. men who deal in
hings TO wear and make heat.
WARS stoppage of importation of
iyes means we'll all have to wear
White hose next summer or follow the ,
ashton set by Jerry Simpson. For
nen, it always struck us that wrist :
and earrings should go with
White hose. ,
PORFIRIO Diaz, former president of i
iexico, had to take walk on the {
each at Biarritz in order to convince
is friends that reports of his death {
'ere exaggerated, as our late lament O
Mark Twain would say. (
ARMED with billiard cue Wilkes u
ARE, Pa, woman whipped 20 men. Z
ct we constantly hear woman re- il
erred to as the weaker sex. c
IF you wish to get the real sftua- "
on on the European war drop off at q
ny small town and visit the shop of W
lie barber or blacksmith, where the Il
oards of strategy are always in ses- fl
on. Il
SOCIAL note: "Splawn's Toe in
orm," says a newspaper headline tC
o. Mr.. Splawn is star kicker for Ia
ichigan. ol
Baby in Bad Shape.
(Sterling Gazette) 81 s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Crom's baby is
Try i'll with infiafmETAOIN DORF. S'
In Iowa Society. - -
(Boone News-Republican) - -
The Four 'Etts held shampoo party "
ST night at the home of Mics Marie