Them was the good old days, in Davenport, Scott County Iowa . mary election was held in Dad Frenchsbarn, rigged up with votin booths, election officials, and reg-istration books. Frank McCullough popped in to register,and was escorted to a votin booth with sawdust floor, cov-erin four inches of water, and Frank said, Darn! whenthe shine on his patent-leathers was spoiled. Then Franklaughed and showed he was qualified to become a citizen ofPretzel alley, as he stepped back to watch Beans Hanssen,Ossie Hill, Billy Petersen, Con Murphy, Max Heyer, DickKelly, and other citizens step on the sawdust
Them was the good old days, in Davenport, Scott County Iowa . mary election was held in Dad Frenchsbarn, rigged up with votin booths, election officials, and reg-istration books. Frank McCullough popped in to register,and was escorted to a votin booth with sawdust floor, cov-erin four inches of water, and Frank said, Darn! whenthe shine on his patent-leathers was spoiled. Then Franklaughed and showed he was qualified to become a citizen ofPretzel alley, as he stepped back to watch Beans Hanssen,Ossie Hill, Billy Petersen, Con Murphy, Max Heyer, DickKelly, and other citizens step on the sawdust floor. Doc McClurg put one over on the registration boardthat evenin, though, when he breezed in to register, withrubber boots, raincoat, and umbrel. Seein they couldntmoisten Doc on the outside, the registration board workedon the inside, and the weatherman hoisted the rain-flag whenDoc plowed home that evenin. At the annual election of Pretzel alley, held in the HotelDavenport ballroom, there was intense excitement over the 213 THEM WAS THE GOOD OLD DAYS. election of city scavenger. Charlie Caswell had held that office, but growed tired of answerin telephone calls regardin the location of dead - cats, dogs, billy-goats, ^ ^^,^HT HakE ME Fi coons, and other duties ,. ^, requirin the attention of the alley scav. If a stew-party slowed down along about sunrise in the mornin, some guy would get original and ring up Cas to tell him a garbage barrel was doin a silent-noise solo down in Pretzel alley, or a hunka limburger and a punk onion was playin a stockyards duet behind the pickle foundry, Charlie Kindt and Paul Lagomarcinowere nominated for that important office, and it was plainthat Charlie had the jump on Paul, and would win handsdown when it came to a vote. Charlie delivered a greatspeech, implorin his friends to vote for Paul, havin in mindthe woes of Cas while holdin that exalted office. Emmet Sharon, Billy Chamberlin, and Lew Roddewigspread-eagled in favor of Charlie, bu
Size: 1154px × 2165px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1920, bookidthemwasgoodo, bookyear1922
