Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-18

with him he abandoned the trousers
and reached his home via the alleys.
The practice of throwing peanut
shells on the walks in Spencer square
must cease. The park overseer gath
cred two bushels Of the shells yester-
day afternoon.
1t was SO hot Last night that num-
bers of our best people remained out
in the open in their autos until the
wee small hours.
There is fear of an ice panic. The
practice of the housewife using a
hunk to drive away headache results
in large waste of the cooling crystal,
dealers state, and they are cautioning
the good women to get along with
water direct from the river.
Jake Ramser, Tom Haege and Bill
Chambers walked from their homes to
their places Of business in their bare
feet this morning.
Your editor asked Harry Schriver
if he had any thought of running for
public Office soon. mo running for
me while this kind of weather con-
tinues," was his answer. well, sup
pose the weather changes?" asked we.
well, when it gets so a fellow can
move two blocks without losing
weight I'll take look" whereupon
he reached in his, pocket for what
your editor supposed was good cigar
with which to bribe the scribe and
pulled forth small thermometer that
he consults frequently during the day
to check himself against getting over
/ heated.
| It is reported that winter under
wear will be higher.
, The hum of the lawn mower is
heard these evenings about the city.
Few venture out in the afternoon for
| fear of being struck down by thet sun.
Chris Gaeter, park superintendent.
reports that the grass in Long View
! is suffering so much that it may be-
come necessary to raise canvas over
those portions of the grounds that are
not protected by tree shade.
| Chief Miller has given permission
! to the members of the force to travel
their beats coatless until there is a
drop in temperature.
Con Meenan says he saw two men
fall in Spencer square yesterday aft
ernoon. They fell for the old army
game. 1t cost them 81 each, he
claims.
The baseball association is discuss
ing the ACCESSIBILITY Of stretching a
canvas over the bleachers at the park
to protect fans who are partial to that
section of the grounds. The heat has
been so intense during the present
week that only few ventured on the
bleachers, and the lack of protection
there is keeping a lot of quarters
away from the box Office.
Many residents of Davenport were
seen on our streets last night. When
your editor sought an explanation he
was informed that the breeze was
from the northeast and it was fresh
ened when it crossed the river, and
our Davenport neighbors came to this
side to receive the benefit thereof
An itinerant merchant holding forth
on a soap box in Market square last
night started to relate the story OF
how Nero fiddled while Rome burned
He only started The last seen OF
him he was headed for the river.
Franz Happ, our popular capitalist
discussing the weather last night, said
that We should be satisfied to endure
the discomfort of few days OF
heat. He said it was preferable
to the cold spell that wshad last win
ter, when the thermometer went as
low as 10 and there were many days
when people didn't know whether they
would be able to get enough coal Ia
keep their homes comfortable.
The kaiser insists that the Lord
continues on the side of the Germans
"A
of our leading stores yesterday proved
very popular. Some men bought as
many as three hats in the belief that
the hot spell would last at least an.
other year.
Swat the fly. Don't remove youy
screens no matter how warm your
house gets This let's the flies in and
once they are inside It is very difficult
to drive them out. This is the advice
that is issued by Doe Foster, our city
health physician.
The city hall sent out warning to.
day against water waste. 1t has been
found that numbers of citizens leave
the hose run all night on their lawns
Prosecutions are threatened unless the
abuse is stopped instanter.
Some of our leading citizens are
talking of taking up the weather cues.
ton with our district congressman
He has been sending seeds with prom,
Uses that they will grow during thu
present month. But it's been so all
fired hot that they can't bulge. II
might help matters If another man
} was made chief OF the weather bureau
al Washington. 1t wouldn't be sur.
prising if 1t was found that the pres
ent official has been discriminating
!. against this section OF the country.
J. NJ. C,