The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-20
RUSHING THE
SEASON THERE
Nauvoo Reports Dandelions Growing
Already and People
Eating Greens in
March
BACK TAXES WERE PAID
Tho Water Works Plant Was Not
Sold as tire Money Was
Forthcoming From Mr..
Mulch.
BACK TAXES WERE PAID

Mrs. 4, J. Boyer and son. Sid, Of
Carthage. visited rkeir son, Jacob Boy
er. and family in Nauyoo for several
days during the week.
John Horton. an old-time resident of
Nauyoo, died in Lebanon. Neb., at the
age Of about eighty years He was
buried ST that place. He has one
brother living here.
Our winners are pruning and tying
grapes now. for the coming seasons
crops.
The danielion season is on here and
some Of our people have already in
dulged in mess or two.
The navigation season is open here
now. for the first steamboat whistle
WAS heard ST this point Tuesday The
boat passed south and its name is I'M
known to Us. The Nauyoo ferryboat
will begin making regular trips be-
tween Nauvoo and Montrose about
Monday, March IS, and the Keokuk
and Burlington packet line wiz begin
making trips about this time.
The Nauvoo water works tax has
been satisfied By the payment of the
amount due TO city. township and
state. Mr.. Charles Mulch paid the
taxes due for 1909. but the remaining
sum for 1905 must ret be paid. but is
q matter to be settled between the
county treasurer and the owners of
the plant, the names Of whom are yet
10 be learned.
Everybody viii begin making gar
den next week in Nauvoo. All are
making preparations 10 begin work.
The NauFoo city councils utter
aaceS al regular meetings ought TO be
published in our city papers after
each monthly meeting. If the mem
bers cannot be compelled to do that,
q way should be found to make them
publish their doinzs IN book form. II
~7olld noS take an army to sell them
n NaHEpc.
TIE -Eleua2t dealers are bust in
Ns1Too and the farmers are coming
znt8 toEn buying goods Jofln Mon.
70 Eas1 deals n farm implements
Is loa-E Z G1a Business. His store Is
5zss 81 zzli=s east q the city. In the
a@zzL q tFszty-sour mile section
q ne rlctez- farm district in the
1a5 s1aa
Ms eeorge Jzb6en and lisde dangh-
~ a-s visiting relatives and friends
+ FiT11c1Ea. III They viii be absent
zscHr 4 week
SEINE 81 Nauvoo's society set gave
mashed nall II cur city hail last
Thursday evening Il was SVEN
affair and in7fras we're sent out No
Doubt good time was had there
being anout fifteen couples present
An arciestra from Kaokuk was pres.
ent % furnish music for the occa.
SIGN
The Royal Neizhbors held a very in.
TsszsE11z meeting last Thursday even.
ilT "a tie natu-e Of q social and card
Dartg, sae about sixty members were
present
One week from Sunday will be East
q. EEen The little ones will be made
glad WIKI The beautiful colored eggs
and the rest Of the human family
WIN Tzeir gorgeous new spring finerv
Al thzt IS needed is a fine Easter dav
seTr Friday IS considered a very 70.
ligto7ls day IN the church calendar r
Is known as Good Friday. and is gen.
orally observed in the Catholic and
Lutheran churches in an appropriate
manner. : = = . .
Louis Hudson was in Quincy and
other Illinois points for several DAVIS
during the week.
There will be fourteen graduates
in Nauvoo's high school this spring
A class of six young people viii be
confirmed in the Lutheran church TO
morrow.
Frank Childers is hauling material
for cement walk to be placed alon,
the Wallet property, which he recently
acquired.
1t Will not be long until our soldiers
Will be made happy again. Their quar-.
terly pension vouchers will come duo
April 4, after which their quarterly
allowance will be paid
The democrats of Nauvoo met at
the city hall and selected officers for
the coming township and CITY cleo.
lions, which occur next month.
1t will be only little over seven
week when Nauyoo viii again be bald
$4,000 for saloon licenses. There Is
some talk Of another saloon being
started here, but the rumor has about
quieted down,