Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-21
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Putting Her in Her Proper Place.


Notice-There is no one more despicable
than an anonymous letter writer. She has
been particularly active in trying to make
trouble between husbands and wives in this
city of late but has failed in her work. When
Mephisto receives this person in the lower re-
gions hope he will have particularly hot
place ready for her. With compliments
Husband of One of the Victims.
The funeral directors association of Ken
lucky has just held a convention at Louisville.
II is said that the meeting closed with the sing
ing of the touching little ballad, L Am Wait
ing, My Darling, for You"
Some one has said that the reason more
pretty girls don't play the game is that a
golfer must keep his eye strictly on the ball.
The peace treaty. set in type, will fill Ga
pages. 1t will be read through by about one
man in every fifty, but you'll have difficult;
time in finding anybody that won't know
enough about it to tell you all about it, wheth-
er it is right wrong.
William A. Glasgow Pennsylvania, has
been decorated with the order of commander
of the crown of Belgium He says he doesn't
know why he has been thus honored. Here,
likely, is a man who went into the war service
to do his bit without selfish aspirations He
served as a member of the food administra-
ton.
Even Alaska is being made safe for democ-
racy The new territorial delegate to congress-
is Democrat.
A number of senator's attended a dinner in
Washington the other night given, as an
nounced, to discuss water transportation in
the Mississippi valley 1t turned out to be
partv bv the lobbyist of the meat packers. Yet
the packers protest they have nothing to
conceal
NickIe VS. Kansas City Railway company is
the title of a law suit.
A Jersey City. n. J., lawyer asked his Ste
nographer to address letter to the commits
sioner OF internal revenue Here is what she
wrote: Commissioner Of eternal revenue.
After July / we may expect to see a recall
OF the ads allowing us all the buttermilk we
can drink for nickel.
Farmers Are Pleased With Fine weather"
Monmouth Review. But We'll bet they'll kick
on the heat before the summer ends
A prominent society matron says the most
effective means of stamping out bolshevism is
beginning with the child. In other words,
when Willie gets Ornery lead him TO the wood
shed.
She may not in every case be beauty. but
Just the same. when girl joins the walkoUt
she is a striking young woman
Jess Won't Retire if He Beats jack
HeadllDe. But ne lSH SOIILS AC pcaI Jan
Neither is Jack going to beat Jess. Remember.
July is Independence day
Miss Elizabeth Allen. the Davenport golfer,
threw shoulder out of place in making a drive
at a Chicago course the other day. Just think
of some mere man trying to steal her jeweIry
at NAV not be any of nv business post
cards H L.. but 1 offer a suggestion that Mr..
Boozan of Warren county make arrangements
to change his name before the first Of July
1t is announced that the Mercer county jail
is to be made secure First thing our neigh
boring county knows it will be placed on the
visiting list by our leading night workers
The duchess of Westminster wisely waited
until the termination of the before she
sprung her divorce suit. The result is that
she has got generous publicity in the news
papers, with her photo thrown in.
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Chief Clarity of Chicago declares that he'll
fire every policeman found to be crooked. He
openlv charges there has been grating in the
fellows who get the greater part of the jack
always escape. They are too powerful politi-
cally to be disturbed A few of the small fry
are beheaded, as goats, and honesty is vindi-
Gated.
A New York girl. still in school, says she
can't get along 5000 per year. and. through
her mother, is suing to recover an increased
allowance from her fathers estate. Then we
wonder that there should be unrest among
men who are bringing up families on a weekly
wage.
Mr. Slick has been married in a neighboring
city. May We not expect another crop of
slickers?
You probably have noticed that most rae
ing dramas enjoy long runs.
J.MC