Them was the good old days, in Davenport, Scott County Iowa . 216 ?m Steve Gilmans OT BRAGGIN, sport, but before thesehundred per cent yaps got holdin effi-ciency picnics to give the false-alarmsan airin, we had some fine social was before the guardians unionput the screws to the good-times party—when Jim Hanley organized the Le-Claire exiles; when Warren Teele wascustodian of the ground-hog and first-guesser for ground-hog day; when theold settlers held basket picnics in Far-num street woods or on Mitchells and skat hadnt arrived as chronic diseases, theWapshani
Them was the good old days, in Davenport, Scott County Iowa . 216 ?m Steve Gilmans OT BRAGGIN, sport, but before thesehundred per cent yaps got holdin effi-ciency picnics to give the false-alarmsan airin, we had some fine social was before the guardians unionput the screws to the good-times party—when Jim Hanley organized the Le-Claire exiles; when Warren Teele wascustodian of the ground-hog and first-guesser for ground-hog day; when theold settlers held basket picnics in Far-num street woods or on Mitchells and skat hadnt arrived as chronic diseases, theWapshanis club was in the dream stage, and the Sawmillboys, Holders, Friedegg, Dirty Dozen, Company Q, Cigar-makers, Idlewilds, and Ivy Leaf social clubs were goin fullblast. Them dances was held at the Stockyards, sport—sometimes called Lahrmanns hall—and the pivoters had bullytimes. Pete Stratton had the big sayso in them dancin clubs,and Petes vocal works was the noisyest in the burg, notexceptin them of Auctioneer Van Tuyl. The poker hunters club usta enjoy their favorite pas-time on t
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