The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
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FIiyyer Stories.

which were made to police yesterday
afternoon came one which set the police
ment to laughing and which was de-
clared by Desk Sergeant Charles Daugh-
erty to be the best l ever heard in the
way of an accident.
1t all occurred at the Otter Creek
bridge in Lafayette road north of Terre
Haute Yesterday afternoon when a mule
sat down on the right fender of Ford
automobile owned by William Sullivan.
$50 North Seventh street. and mashed the
fender down to the tire. The damage 10
the car, which was standing still at the
time greatly exceeded that to the mule.
Coaxing and violent language finally per-
suaded the mule to rise and walk, and
the automobile proceeded.on its way.
Sullivan reported to police that he
was driving north in Lafayette road and
saw, when he approached the bridge, that
was leading two baiky mules.
Stopping his machine on the end of the
bridge, the driver waited for the mules
and man to clear the bridge. When the
pilot of the two animals tried to lead
them to one side so that the car might
pass, one mule SHE'D and backed into the
car.
Evidently feeling the need of rest.
the mule sat down, the seat happening to
be the fender of the machine. Merri-
ment was furnished drivers and occu- p
pants of a number of cars which had
lined up and stopped while the mule
rested. Sullivan said at police station
that he failed to get the mules license
number.
A DAYS vacation from coyuming seems in
evitable. After Doc Munson's m. or |. sar
castle comment on the Womens Press club We
do not see how they can avoid building this
Mound of Mournfulness for one day. Conf
1entialIy, Doc, if this thing pans out right were
going to owe you lot of gratitude-OWE you
4 lot, we said.)
ALEXANDER BELL Intimates That FISH
Nay Talk" headlines the Chitrib.
What does he mean may talk? The pool
ish are talking-and paying his constituencies
corporation lot of good money for the doubt
ul privilege.
IF there are some unseemly gaps in the
,olyum they may be accounted for by the fact
hat we haven't had opportunity for three days
o read the Bushnell correspondence of the
Republican Register. Often we won
Ter if that particular correspondent has any
nk1ing of how much help he is to us in fill
ng this Repository of Visibility.
FIFTEEN JEWEL ELGIN WATCH OR
Third avenue car. Initials H. V. and C. on
watch pin $50 Twenty-fourth street.-The
Argus.
Il have found a Third avenue car" radios
9. F. from her crows nest on the Tower OF
Utilization. us there any reward?"
GIRL Leaps 1920 Feet From Plane:
Terrible She Says'-Peoria Journal
Taking that headline literally one could be
mazed that she commented at all.
MESOPOTAMIA appears to be making it
ot for the English It's 12S in the shade there
HERE we are again, at time when we
hould be in bed knitting up that W. k and
ably "ravell'd sleave of care, laboriously and
yitlessly trying to exc out full colyum. To-
ay we have tubbed the Young Ruffian twice
nd felt like tanning him a score of times,
lough as we watched him sleeping a moment
go we had sneaking feeling of gladness that
70 didn't; we have written a letter and en-
losed a modest check to our daughter who
beginning to show symptoms of homesick-
ess; we have bathed our throbbing brow
undred times; we have carried on a difficult
onversation with The Lady Who Hates to
arm our Socks and still we find no inspira-
on for fitting material to fill a so-caIled
funny column.
If we could reproduce here some of the re-
larks made by The Lady you might achieve
mile thereat (although she would mott, for
he talks, as she expresses it, like a person
nth split palate and a harelip'
FATE of Bonus Lies in Senate".-Decatur
Ierald.
Like the light that lies in woman's eyes?
nd lies, and lies, and lies :"
STOP" cried a hollow voice. did Won
now that William M. Knees of Odell, Ill. de-
Is life?'
What's the answer" we YEARLY INQUIRED.
He got married" said the voice.
COUNCIL to Discuss River Bathing Peril.
Rockford Register-Gazette
No, dearly beloved, the peril is not in one
zee bathing suits; It's in impure water.
DR. SALE-MY NEW BRISCOE rOTTRJNC
car. This is bargain. Reason for selling
going to travel Call 1645-W.-Ouincy
Whig-Journal
In other words, he's going to buy a ford.
A HEADLINE says "possessors OF backbone
n get business.
WHILE, o. t o. b. possessors of bone heads
. out VI LUCK r E. MIG.