The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-22
Best Ones Bringing SOC to st.oo Per
Bushel While Drop Apples Can
be Had in Great Guam
ties for CSC.
ENERGETIC BAND BOYS
No Trolley News and the Approach Of
Winter Has Caused the Project
to be Abandoned Until
Next Spring.

NAUvOO, Ill, Oct Pm some
parts of Nauvoo the apple crop is fine.
One firm here has 800 bushels of drop
apples for sale at 35c per bushel and
a farmer just east of Nauvoo has 500
bushels. The picked select apples arc
selling in Nauvoo at from SOC to 81 06
per bushel.
Considerable cider is being manu-
featured in and about Nauvoo and the
product is of an excellent quality
Several more of Nauvoo's people
went to Dakota during the week to
register for quarter sections in the
big drawing contest which occurs on
the 26th inst.
The Nauvoo Military band will
present play at our opera house on
Tuesday evening, Nov 18th, 1909
Some Of our prominent ladies and
gentlemen will compose the cast and
fine presentation of the drama, Lena
Rivers" is expected. The entire
orchestra of the band will play for
| this occasion.
All of the Nauvoo boys who are
working on the government fleet will
return home about Nov. 18th.
If rumor is true and Cupid does not
miss his aim there will be marriage
consumated before Christmas time,
lar Keokuk young lady and a young
business man of Nauvoo. The Nauvoo
Military band will rehearse special
music for serenade.
A horse buyer from Carthage was in
Nauvoo Wednesday and only purchas-
ed two animals.
The trolley lies dormant now and
probably will unit next spring. There
is one noticeable thing here, that the
winter paper railroads in winter time
have been transferred 70 spring and
summer
The city of Nauvoo has been assess
ed the small sum of $40 for the deep
water fund. Nauvoo can well afford
to contribute that amount for during
the navigable season the big creek is
great accommodation to our bust.
ness men and citizens for freight and
passenger traffic.
The euchre club met at the home OF
Mrs. Lou Argast last Wednesday even.
ing.
The Royal Neighbors held ban
quet in their hall last Thursday even
ing.
Myron Datin and T. G. Ochsne,
went to Alabama to look at some land
with a view to purchase.
, The feed mill at the Schenk ole
| brewery if operated regularly at speci
fed times and buckwheat and corr
meal ground for marketable purposes
, packed and made in first class man
! ner would be paying venture. The
; operation of this mill would be a pay
{ ing venture
The Nauvoo Military band will give
a Thanksgiving ball in our city hal
, Thursday evening, Nov %. As soor
as the President of the United States
t issues the annual proclamation as
well as Gov. Deneen of this state. def
mite announcement will be made o.
this grand ball The entire orchestra
of the band viii furnish music and viii
be feature of the event
Travelling men have been numarou.
in Nauvoo the past week taking large
orders from our business men fol
goods so that they will not be com
PEELED to make frequent trips to Nau
VOC after the ferry boat lays up TO
the winter. They do not relish tril
across the big river in a row boat.
The Storm damage suit against on
saloon keepers will be called up 70
hearing in our circuit court at Car
thage next Friday. 1t is cas-
brought by Mrs Geo. Storm Of Nau
VOC for damages for selling liquors t
her husband. who she claims is cor
firmed drunkard He has not faile
to provide for the support Of her an
her children and in numerous occai
ions has notified our wet goods mel
chants not to sell or give her husban
any intoxicating liquors and man
times countermanded the order. Fir
ally the continued drunkenness OF he
liege lord became unbearable and sh
brought suit for damages against tn
Leisy Brewing company Lemp Brew
ing company and Popel & Giller, wit
the saloon men of Nauvoo, excep
Parker & Schmidt. The outcome G
this case will he watched with inter
est hv Nauvoo people.
Corn husking will soon be the orde
of the day and the crop Is an excellen
one. notwithstanding the complaint {
the farmer during the season. TIL
farmer in and around Nauvoo and i
fact Hancock county have raised tn
banner crop of years and it Is now
noticeable fact that thew are jubilant.
There are quite a few grapes sti
hanging on the vines at this time an
some Of excellent quality. The gran
season of 1909 is now about at an en-
a and was a prolific crop. The cry
rot in the early part Of the season di