The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-26
NAuvoo, I'LL.
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The ladies Of the Presbyterian
church who furnished dinner and eve
ming refreshments on Washingtons
| birthday In the Lemp building, clear
/ ed over $50.
| AS soon as the weather gets set
/ tied our winters will get busy prun-
ing and tying the vines. They are get
| ting willows and other necessaries
ready for the annual cleaning of their
! vineyards.
The Ladies' Priscilla club held de-
lightful afternoon meeting at the
home of Mrs. John Schmidt, Jr., last
| Thursday
Thirteen years ago this month the
| promoters of the Keokuk and Hamil-
ton water power scheme were at work
| to extend their charter. 1t expired
! during the month of February, 1898.
! Little then did people dream that the
power dam would be built. But look
at conditions now.
Jos. Cchsner has had a lot of post
ers printed and is mailing them to out
| OF town customers.
1 If any one thinks that the people
/ of Nauvoo who own property don't
have any faith in It's large growth in
| the near future, just let them price
property here and they will find ont
there might be something in the wind
on account of the dam project at Keo-
kuk. They win imagine that they are
| in Chicago or st. Louis, sure, but such
is life and what boon to humanity
/ is hope, even though long deferred.
A The married folks in Nauvoo and vi
4 cinity gave ball at the Nauvoo city
] hall and about forty-five couples at
| tended on Washingtons birthday in
the evening. Refreshments were
served and jolly time had
If any of our farmers do not believe
| in macadam roads now we have failed
| to learn their names. The roads are
! awful and the accommodating rural
route carriers earn their money these
bad road days.
Messrs. j. A. Conaway and w. A..
Lay of St. Louis are canvassing Nau-
VOC and vicinity for the Leach Art
company, an enlarged picture concern.
and it is surprising to learn how
many orders they are receiving. Cen
| tlemanly agents are always successful.
1t is claimed that there are two lone
silver dollars of the year 1904 some
where in the United States for which
standing offers of from $4,000 to $12,-
1 900 have been waiting for many
| years. Perhaps somebody in Nauvoo
| has them.
1 The Taber lumber people of Keo-
kuk are still hauling stock to Nauvoo.
| There are about thirty-five loads on
I the grounds now.
No one can estimate the future of
| Nauvoo. If what we hear and what
/ some fellows here claim to know
comes true we shall have quite city
inside of three years. But if it does
make city outside capital will ac-
complish the work.
Nauvoo's city council will hold their
regular meeting one week from next
! Monday night. March 10th.
February has only couple of days
! left in which to show what it can do
! with the weather.
1 How to pay their taxes is bothering
| the minds of some of our citizens.
/ There is only about three weeks more
! left in which to square up with the
collector before he returns his books
/ to the county seat.
4 Our fishermen will soon have their
\ inning il they can make any catches.
| Lent will be here next Wednesday.
which is known as Ash Wednes-
4 day, or the beginning of Lent, the
season of fasting, and they should
find ready sales for the fish.
Mrs. Nj. Baumert, Jr., is getting
| along splendidly at DIR. G.. W. Feger's
hospital, where she underwent deli
cate surgical operation The lady will
soon be able to return to her home.
There was case tried in our civil
courts Thursday afternoon, something
unusual in Nauvoo. Such suits are a
rarity here.
When certain persons bob up for Of
fice in Nauvoo it would be wise to
curb their vanlting ambition. We
don't want any tattooed candidates
this spring. DR.. G. w. F'egers, for
mer Keoluk boy will go before the
pimaries March II and should be Sc
lected and elected in April for the
office of mayor of this coming great
| city of Hancock county.
/ Next Wednesday, March i, is Ash
Wednesday. the first day of Lent. In
he Catholic church in Nauvoo servi-
ces will be held at $50 a. m. Ashes