The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01

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school are sending PONIES to us. IF Fa-
Their Mississip' wasn't so durn' cold and wet
we'd go and ease ourself of'n the goV'ment
bridge.
Not Bad for One So Young.
[Clipped from The Argus by Ella Vate.1
Sheffield, Ill Nov 28.-FTank Estes,
3-year-oId Sheffield boy, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. william Estes, has won a free trip
to the International Livestock show in
Chicago. He is the grand champion pig
raiser in the Bureau county Boys and
Girls Pig club and it is the second year
young Estes Hampshire pig has won
him first honors. 80
Frank Estes is an eighth grade pupil
in the Sheffield community consolidated
school and exhibits his hogs each year
at the fairs in the Boys Pig club.
SOME boy!" exclains Ella. Three years
of age; raises champion slop gobbler; in eighth
grade at school He wins the diamond-studded
fy-swatter, does he notA Yes, he does not"
The Worm Not Only Turns But Stands on Its
Tail and Talks Right Back.
IFrom the Rock Island Lines Magazine.l
A friey Gly tip sometimes means coop
Grafton. A few days ago a Rock Island
agent at a large freight station, ad-
dressed 4 letter TO one of our agents at
a smaller station, advising him of a few
errors in, billing and also referred him
to various circulars issued by the super
intendent, and other officials. In reply
ing, the agent wrote as follows:
Acknowledging receipt of your IA
vor of-in which you advised was en-
deavoring to comply with superintend-
ent's and auditors circular. You spoke
a world of truth. for in my many en-
deavors to comply with these rules I
have placed on my way bills nOtations
ranging from:
Now I lay me down to sleep, Dec
l~aration of Independence, and a few ex-
tracts from the Koran, and l got in re-
turn stacks Of letters referring me to
everything from the original land grants
given the Pilgrim Fathers (see Page
LXXXIID condensed schedules of Cody's
Pony Express q. c. c. 4th SecD with
specific reference to the Einstein theory
as applied to a 'steen degree curve"
BEING some distance from the home state
E. W. L. is a bit worried By the Des Moines
News reference to Governor Samm of Illinois.
He writes Us to assure him that our beloved
Little Len still sits in the saddle. Well, the
governor still sits there, but Mr.. Brundage is
trying his durndest to slip a burr under the
leather.
SHALL WE CALL FOR A VOTE OF THANKS?
Sir: Joy to the henpecked! That suffer
ing bunch should appreciate the Rock Island
Southerns efforts in their behalf. a notice
posted in several depots reads: ""To enable its
patrons to spend the weekend from home a
greatly reduced fare is made -"
SOLOMON PIFFLE.
JAPAN" says Mr.. Brisbane, will not scrap
the great battleship Mutsu. You might have
guessed that"
Now, there's the secret of Arthur's literary
successes: he's always fattering his readers.
THANKS, DEARIE; YOU'VE FRIGHTENED
OUR WHOLE "A
Sir: 1t is with pleasure I note vour mod
esty in admitting that you had no idea so MANY
persons read this column. You should be es-
pecially congratulated on this unusual display
OF modesty, asmuc as it is a welI-known
fact that modesty is an unknown quality of
male blpeds, they being on the contrary, ex-
tremely conceited.
Would advise, however, that You glance
over Peters missiye from time to time, as I
gather that the contents of same are not sf
an exceedingly fattering nature, and you will
thusly be enabled t. retain a certain amount of
the modesty which is so sadly lacking in those
Of your sex. More anon.
A Ccrabby0 OLD MAID.
WOULD it make the crabby old maid anv
we wonder, if we made passing ref
erence TO such lacerated locutions as will
thusly be-? Probably not.
In Which Mr.. Fred Reinert Is Thrown
and H0g-Tied.
From the Quincy Whig-JournaJ1
IN ANSWER ITO the statement made in
Sundays Whig-JournaI that Fred ].
Reinert would not be responsible for
his wife. Louise Reinert's debts
Louise Reinert, will not be responsi,
bic for Fred j. RSnert's bills as 7
have been in the past. but am will
ing to pay any bill contracted in nv
own. name, Louise Reinert. (Signed)
LOUIS Reinert.
"CHICAGO'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER"-i
40, we don't mean the Tribune-says. I'VE
want TO do by our readers and by Chicago as
re would be done by" Then OF course the
Yammerer will not object to being kidded nv
me of its readers?
HERE is December upon US and Henry
ORD mas made no move toward getting the
'oys Of Spain and Morocco out of the trenches