The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-30
The Diary of a Pale Blue Ass.
i never saw q pale blue ass;
Two always wished to see onA.
Meanwhile 1 do my level best
Endeavoring to be one.
r.

June 26-Out of the feathers at 5 a. m, in
| tending to reach the Office early. Shaved, but
with less speed than usual Had breakfast
and finally hurried down through the woods to-
ward the junction to catch the incoming Milan
car. Was fortunate enough to see the car pass
| downward while l was two blocks distant
| Eventually arrived at the ofice-at 1850.
Working this morning was difficult, as The
Argus was continually serenaded by arriving
Prophet bands. About IL Scott Krauss mon
arch of Achbar Grotto, Columbus Ohio arrived
with his gang and demanded that the force
come out and be filmed for the movies. We
came out, naturally.
In the afternoon l threw Diary of the
y h in the copy box for tomorrow's colyum
and accompanied The Lady Who Hates to Darn
my Socks to Moline to view the floral parade
Nice parade. We boarded a car at $50 and
reached Rock Island at e:25. l have reported
the Tri-City Railway company to the traffic
cops for exceeding the speed limit
Reached camp about 1880. Supper Bed
June 27-Up at $50 and this morning 7
managed to catch the o'clock car for town
Another day of working between bands Finally
got colyum compiled at 4:45 and caught a
Watch Tower car for the Exposition grounds
to see the Dundee-White quarrel Wasn't i'm
pressed by the preliminaries except the Gill
Showers scrap My inexpert judgment told me
that MI Gill handed Mr.. Showers something
of a lacng Messrs. Dundee and White gave
me my moneys worth
Art and 1 caught for camp at 7:15
and l brought him over to take chance with
iAAO OA SonSluluS 10 eat. we got IT,
June 2S-Up early once more Shaved 7
wish 1 could remember to buy some shaving
cream. My last four shaves have been achieved
with the aid of cake of tar soap, which NAV
be good for shampooing full beard but is
not pronounced success when one wants to
remove the beard
Usual day of labor accompanied by band
music. One band of uniformed Prophets Ct for
get which one) marched through the building
about 1870 to the tune of Hail. Hail. the
Gangs All Here. All activities of the Fourth
Estate were halted for a few minutes Later
tne family came and we watched the grand
parade from second floor window The Y
was entranced by the sight I grew hmm in
my back from leaning forward to hold him so
that he wouldn't slip out of the window.
About 7:15 we trekked toward our grocery
store to get basket of supplies Later ont ON
Seventh avenue and 14th street two crowdad
cars passed US up and we parked on the curb
ing for half an hour. At last We got oar
ana al S:lo we rudged into camp An hour
iater' a1ter had parked myself around a big
steak felt better. Looked over the papers
few minutes and then adjourned to the front
porch Sound Of snoring. go
TOTHER day we built pentIa r,h..
around the nuptials of Arthur C. He'll and Flor
ence Myra Minteer. We found those names
IN me marriage license list in our revered
parent sheet but now it developes that Artbur's
name is Hill. Well, we apologize-but AIM If
q helluva note? -
FURNISHED Room. 1O6 Salt Fqats"-
Classified ads
LIE see; that's on EPSON avenue isn't it,
AN inspired Argus compositor Yesterday
made date line on story from Ireland read
Dublin. e
OUR congrats. to the prohibition enforce
ment officers for picking the psychological mo-
ment for a raid
There are no night banks in the Tri-cities.
R E. MIG