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6 THE ARGUS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1907. STRA1EWEATHER Year of 1907 Has Seen Many Unusual Freaks in Temper ature and Rainfall. RECORDS TELL THE STORY September Nearly Average as Com pared With the Month in 36 Years Have Had Much Rain. "This season is unusual," said Local Forecaster Sherier today, "iu that the -heaviest rains were during the months when the normal rainfall is decreasing. Usually there is quite a rapid increase In the raiufall here from April to June, then a decrease after that time. "This year, however, th" rainfall was decidedly below the normal dur ing April, the deficiency amounting to .SS inches. We had almost exactly the normal amount during May, 4. " inches, against the average 4.32 inches. During June we got less than half the usual amount of rainfall, the totil AMUSEMENTS. VIRC.CTION CHAn BCIIUN,KlllOTA COflPANV. Thursday, Oct. 3. , Stuart & Kctt Present "Little Yennie Yensen" The New Musical Comedy in Three Acts. 10 Big Singing Hits. Clever CoiuetliniiH. Pretty tilrls. A Henl Show. Ilon't MInh Hi In One IU Trent. PItlOKS 2?c, 35e and r.Oc. Phone vest 224. amount being only 2.07. Because of that small amount in June and the comparatively little in April and May together, there occurred the low stage? of the river here. "In July, there was an entirely dif ferent set of conditions. That month was marked by a number of very heavy downpours, with excessive rates of precipitation on four days, and a total amount for the month which was slightly more than twice the amount. "The total for July was 7.13 inches, against a normal as shown by ' the records for 35 years of 3.55 inches "August was about of the same sort. There were excessive rains on six days. The total for the month was 6.48 inches, against a normal of 3.G4, giving an excess of 3.39 inches. "Up to Sept. 27 inclusive, we are a little ahead of the normal, the excess amounting to .CC inches. "The months of July. August and September have been characterized by an unusual number of severe elec trical storms, during which most of this excessive precipitation ha"s occurred. "We haven't had a month since March with the temperature above the normal. The excessive warm spells were more than made up by the suc ceeding cool weather." September an Average Month. Tlie records for September as taken at the local weather office show that tlie mouth was not far from the aver age in any respect. The temperature was slightly below the normal for "U years and the rainfall was slightly above the average. The average tern perature was 04, against an average of 05 for 3G years. The rainfall was 3.53 inches against an average of 3.21 inches for the above period. The highest temperature of last month was 91 on the 1st and the lowest was on the 25th. The accumulated de ficiency in temperature for the year has been .99, an average of .4 a dav The accumulated excess in rainfall for the year has been 4.05 inches. There were 12 clear days last month, 12 part ly cloudy and ( cloudy. A light front occurred on the 22d and a killing one on the 25th. DlRLCTION ClUnBIRUN.KlNDTACOnPNV. Friday, Oct. 4. One MkIiI Only. BEST IN THE WORLD. George Primrose Minstrels M.- !!i-v.st Kyeit. lerti'i! 'H- America's Greatest Sing- 1 Dancing Comedian, CPOHG- H. PRIMROSE, And Hi- ' wii ("J rent Company of the AY .'!' i nmost Minstrel I . t ainers. Fifty Funmakers Fifty. Vintage of ; ; the bes-t and most c ostly j.rodiR ti of its kind the land ever saw. The show of the hour, with more great features than any two others combined. PRICKS 2m: r.oc, 7"c, $1 and $1.50 Seat sale at theater. Piione west 224. 5 OlRICTION CnAMBCBUN.KlNOT A COI1PA Sunday, Oct. 6. Mntlnee nnil Kveuing. The Peculiar Comedian, W. B. PATTON In His NEW PLAY OF WESTERN LIFE, The Slow Poke PHICKSj Inline . . . KveuiiiK . . 10c, 2.c .2.1e, ."Oc, T3c ELITE l.ynue and ilonnlr Hnunrd The big piano player and the little Uaucer- Tlic l.vm JundtM European nov . city net. (illlluitn 'and Ilrove e Comedy sketch. The Uriiclnnl American Krwa boy' Uurtelte. lIlHntrutril Sodkn nnd the Latent MvmlK Picture. General . tfr Admission "v Reserved Seat 20c . The New FAMILY "THEATER BEAUTIFUL." 4)Ilnltr eneT iunrc. Now open for the season, cater ing especially to Indies and chil dren. Three shows daily. Matinee, 3 o'clock; evening. 8 and 9:1.".. Doors open every evening nt 7:30. Sou venir matinees TueHdays and Fri days. ' Prices, lrte and.tOc. Pox seats, 2."e. Reserved Keats on ualo at 9:15 a. m. daily y The Theaters The Illinois. (Sixteenth street and Second avenue.) COMIXU ATTKAt TIONS. Oct. :t Little Vennie Yrnarn. Oct. -I Prinirohe MluMtrt-lit. . tet. it Slow Poke con:paiiy. Oct. 7-!-IO-l 1-12 Van Dj ke - Kuton ompauy. tiet. S The I. Ion and the Muune. Oct. 13 Tcmpent and Sunshine. Oct. 11 lllg-IIearted Jim. Oct. l. FWMIcrn' Content. Oct. 141 Coiuln' Thro the Itye. Oct. IS Ilethnny Home entertainment. Oct. II) The (irand Mogul. Oct. 20 The W hite niuekltlrd. Oct. -1 Kerry tiow. Oct. 'i C hurlcM II. I Inn ford. Oct. 2:t The SweeteMt Girl In Dixie. Oct. 2T The tilrl Over There. Oct. 27 Koynl Slave. Oct. .10 MIkh Alberta Gnllntin. Ort. 31 The OlNtriet Lender. The Elite. Eighteenth street, north of Second avenue.) Ileflued vaudeville at . 8 nnd 0:1."5 p. . Two mil tint-en Snndayn and holidayH. The Family. Second avenue, east of Nineteenth street) Ileflued vaudeville at It, K and I:1. p. in. Two mntinecH Sundayn nnd holldayn. Quartet Here All Week. The News boys' quartet will remain at the Elitj all this week. So popular has this at- raction proved that Manager Frieden wald asked to keep the clover singers and today received the following tel ram from their manager: ' "Norman Friedenwald, Elite theater. Rock Is land; You may keep Newsboys' quar tet all week. William Morris, Ne.v York." Comes Tomorrow Night. "Little Yennie Yensen," which comes to the Illinois tomorrow, is said to be one f It - W "y i 1 1 1 DOROTHY DONNELLY IN "THE LION AND THE MOUSE." the best Swedish comedies that has been presented to the American public It Is new and its features are up-to-date, Is Hard on the Vaudevillians. Th new laws regarding transportation of animals, compelling the railroad com panies to water and feed them regular- ly, have resulted in the railway com I panies refusing to handle performing animals as freight in the future, and Here's an Opportunity to Save Money in Buying Furniture It costs a lot of money to furnish a home un less you know where, how and when to buy. Here'sthe place, now's the time and you'll quickly learn how to buy if you visit this im mense store and stock. HEATING COOK Stoves This is the Stove Store of the three cities. Most remarkable bargains in Hard and Soft Coal Heaters. The Former Drake Go's. Stock of Heaters. Both hard and soft coal, are being sold at factory prices. 80 soft coal stoves, 20 hard coal stoves, in this great sale. FACTOK.Y b a b a a ssiB a aiBBQ bqi a S 8 B B il'BE 9 Si Bl BB EE jaa BB Be careful when you buy a Brass Bed buy one of known ability one that has laquer; that will wear the "Simmons" quality offers you absolute protection gives you better designs and saves you money. Prices Have Been Made Unusually Attractive for Im mediate Buyers We are quoting prices this week that mean big savings to you. You'll surely want your share of these good things, fresh from the best fac tories, at the prices they are marked now. The quality of everything we sell is guaranteed. RUGS The new rugs a superb showing. Styles that no season has equaled, in color, richness and elegance of pattern, and in the broad ample varieties that insure most satisfactory selection. This store has made a feature of rugs every size and kind. You will find here rugs of rarest beauty; gems of art in weaving, at prices no Ies3s tempting and unusual. The opportunity of selection concerns only rugs that are absolutely perfect in quality. Extensive as that showing is, each rug has been carefully chosen from manufacturers of renown and in excellence presents attraction not commonly known. Artistic in design, correct in detail, beautiful and of lasting service. A Credit System Planned to meet the demands of those who wish to furnish the home and pay in a gradual, easy and con venient way. Iowa Furniture 324-326-328 Brady Street arpe DAVENPORT, IOWA t Co :o: PRIMROSE'S MINSTRELS AT THE ILLINOIS FRIDAY EVENING :o: A Good Investment. The greatest health regulator If a bottle of good beer taken with meals. Cross-Country is the best obtainable. Telephone West S3 old. or C0S9 new. UOCK ISLAND BREWING CO. vaudeville performers who use animals in their acts are finding that they have to ship them by express. The extra expense and trouble are said to be giv ing the performers a good deal of worry. Welcome Coming of Primrose. Lov ers of minstrelsy will welcome the coming of George H. Primrose and his minstrel company at the Illinois thea ter Friday evening, Oct. 4. The ever droll Primrose promises this year the biggest and best ever. Fifty of the best known names in minstrelsy are on the roster, including a big olio of novel features. The entire prqduction was staged by George Primrose, who has been the originator and producer of novel effects brought out in minstrelsy for the past 20 years. "Lion and Mouse." In "The Lion and the Mouse," which Henry B.v Har ris will present here at the Illinois Tuesday, Oct. 8, Charles Klein, the au thor, has written a play that promises to be of enduring popularity. Indeed, it may be said that the success already achieved by this drama is beyond any thing known in America in the past 10 years. The theme is most pertinent to the present day when everyone is keen ly alive to the machinations of trusts and kings of finance. Mr.' Klein has displayed excellent judgment in pre senting a phase of American life with which the public has become familiar through the newspapers and maga zines of the times. He depicts a king of finance as he is, robbed of melodra matic attributes. In opposition to him Jhei places a true figure of American wo manhood it is their struggle, with the final victory for the girl, that consti tutes the basis upon which this power ful drama of emotion is built. Is Clever Play. "The Slow Poke" ia an exceptionally clever and remark able play. Its four acts are filled with comedy, realism and interest through- Nervous From a Little Child Up Today she is strong and healthy as a result of the use of Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills. The genuine Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills put up In a round flat box with blue and yellow label never fail, when intelligently used, to cure any and all childhood troubles caused by a run down exhausted condition of the nerv ous system. They give strength, ptadiness, natural sleep and general vigor. Just as Mrs. Mary Ballert of 321 Dearborn St., Buffalo. N. Y.. says they did in her daughter's case. She says: "Prom a little child up. my daughter new 21 years of age has been exceedingly nervous, fidgety and restless even of late years, work has been out of the question. Any exertion played her out her sleep was far from good and constantly broken. I was ad vised to try Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills. I got some and used them with fine results. The improvement was most marked today she is In comfort feels strong and better in every way and sleeps well. The eyesight Is better and stronger none of the old watering of the eyes. It certainly is a splendid medicine." 60c a box at all dealers or Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. T. For Sale at Harper House Pharmacy. out, and it tempts the ear to fall upon the lip of laughter. As a vehicle for the display of the peculiar talent of V. B. Tatton it could not be excelled. Quaint and original in his methods, realistic and exceedingly magnetic, as 'Barry Ware." the Slow Poke, a char acter full of comedy and pathos, he holds the interest of the amuence from start to finish. At the Illinois for one night and matinee, Sunday, Oct. G. NEW OFFICERS TAKE SEATS Sylvan Court of Honor Holds Exer cises of Installation. Sylvan Court of Honor, No. 391, la.t evening installed the following offi cers: Chancellor II. M. McCaskrin. Vice Chancellor J. C. Woods. Past Chancellor Charles O. Olson. Chaplain Hilda Tubbs. Conductor Helen D. Samuel;sou. Recorder Emilie Lamp. Guard Bertha Russ. Sentinel Emil A. Rosene. Director Dr. J. F. Myers. "After the installation the following program was carried out. Piano duet Miss Russ and MiaS Weigand. Song Miss Tubbs. Piano solo Miss Russ. Reading Mrs. Marion Humphreys. Violin solo Charles Olson. Whistling solo Mr. Roantree. The program was followed by a sr cial time and refreshments wero served. Take De Witt's Little Early Risac Pills. Sold by all druggists. JOIN BATTLESHIP FLEET Two More Local Young Men Enlist for Service in Navy. Taylor J. Whiteker of Moline and Frank A. Revere of Rock Island have enlisted lii the U. S. marine corps a the marine corps office in the Rock Island postollice building, and will at once leave for Washington to receive their preliminary training, after which they will probably join one of the ships of the big battleship fleet, whica will soon start on its cruise arouu I the world. Several other young men of the tri-cities and Milan and Shev- rard have applied for enlistment and their application are now being eon sidcred. The recent discovery of revo lutionary conspiracies in Cuba will probably cause a reeuforcement of ma rines to be sent into the island, aul any young men who desire Cubvi service, will mose likely find it If they enlist at this time. Young men who desire to make the cruise around tha world should apply at the marine of fice at once, as the time is getting short. They Make You Feel Good. The pleasant purgative effect experi enced by all who use Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, and the healthy condition of the body and mind which they create makes one feel joy ful. Price, 25 cents. Samples free at all druggists. Kennedy's, Laxative Cough Syrup is a safe, sure and prompt remedy fo coughs and colds and is good for every member of the family. Sold by a.l druggists. If rss ft -i r "A Hint." Better iret those teeth tixeill Win ter is com iniz : : : "It Don't Hurt a Bit." Dr. Martin, 1715 Second Avenue. Ovrr (he Loador. JOHN VOLK & CO. CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS. Manufacturers of Sash, Doors, Blinds and Stairs. Interior Fin ish of All Kinds. Hardwood Ve neer Flooring, and DEALERS IN GLASS. S11 AND 329 EIGHTEENTH STREET. ROCK ISLANDILL