Them was the good old days, in Davenport, Scott County Iowa . dance and childrens ballat Turner hall, on the Monday after bird-shootin day atSchuetzen. The Goosehollow gang usta take dancin lessons at thecorner of Eighth and Harrison, near Noths brewery, and somemighty fine dancers graduated from Goosehollow dancinschool. There was Dandy Devine, Pete Shaughnessy, JimDevlin, Benny Stuehmer, Billy Carroll, Jim Sweeney, HugoMoeller, Job OBrien, Lew Pickens, Buck Timothy, ShanleyMcPartland, Cooney Raphael, Jimmy Gannon, Poker Devine,Heiney Paulsen, Jimmy Stretch, Billy Shine, Dutch Stuehmer,Teeson
Them was the good old days, in Davenport, Scott County Iowa . dance and childrens ballat Turner hall, on the Monday after bird-shootin day atSchuetzen. The Goosehollow gang usta take dancin lessons at thecorner of Eighth and Harrison, near Noths brewery, and somemighty fine dancers graduated from Goosehollow dancinschool. There was Dandy Devine, Pete Shaughnessy, JimDevlin, Benny Stuehmer, Billy Carroll, Jim Sweeney, HugoMoeller, Job OBrien, Lew Pickens, Buck Timothy, ShanleyMcPartland, Cooney Raphael, Jimmy Gannon, Poker Devine,Heiney Paulsen, Jimmy Stretch, Billy Shine, Dutch Stuehmer,Teeson Carroll, Tom Boyd, Chooky Kuphal, Din Harrigan,Henry Frahm, Owen Sweeney, Hoosier Osborn, Hoy Stueh-mer, Stiffy Brophy, Jim Houghton, Frank Pillion, DuckfootMcFarland, and a lota other young bloods that learned towaltz on their toes, without touchin their heels, while BogusMcGee played After the Ball on the mouthorgan. The Slough gang, down in the west end, had the bestoutdoor dancin school in the burg, though. Them lads had 227 THEM WAS THE GOOD OLD DAYS. Scott County Kidneyfcot Seeniann, Huso Vollsteilt, Hill Ko.^ster. 228 THEM WAS THE GOOD OLD DAYS regular nights for dancin classes, down at John Schnaackscorner, on Third and Howell, and the niftiest four-piece or-chestra of any gang—not barrin the Rogertowns, with ChrisKuehl and his accordeon. Dutch Klauer was leader of thatfamous orchestra, and he v/as the slickest jewsharp plunkerin town. Jack Powers done quiyery, shaky stuff on themouthorgan, and Charlie Coen done jazz work, bazzoointhrough a piece of paper on a comb. Mike Malloy tended tothe bass movement by rubbin a broom-handle across his fingeron a cracker box. Them musicianers held regular rehearsals,and got goin so flossy that they could get more action outaThe Irish Washerwoman, Finne-gans Wake, and other lively tunesthan Jakey Strasser, Ernst Otto, BobSwindell, or any of them music guysthat played by note. One evenin, about nine oclock,when Fat Wal
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