The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-17
NAUvoo, ILL.

| Our farmers are already making
preparations for spring work by fix
ing fences and looking after those
implements that were left In the cor
ner of the fields last season Thers
! are only ten days left Of this month
and then March 1.
The /. o. O. F. lodge of this city
held mask bali in the Nauvoo hall
Friday evening and large crowd
attended. II was an annual affair.
Sydney Fowler attended the cement
show at Chicago during the week.
On the buildings where the electric
light and telephone Offices are located
there are for sale" signs displayed
and some wonder where these com
panies will move to in the event OF a
sale and the purchaser wants to use.
It for other purposes. The First
National bank is also located in this
building, but will move to the corner
OF Thirteenth and Mullholland streets
as soon as they get possession Of the
building there.
The Taber people or Keokuk have
started a mammoth lumber yard in
Nauvoo. The site consists of two acres
and almost all OF it will be under
cover. They intend to keep every
thing In stock in the building line.
which goes to show that this big
firm have great faith In a near fu-
ture OF greater Nauvoo. Their yards
are located at Twenty-first and Null
holland streets. and vii. be right on
or near the inter,irban line when II is
built and that is the reason this site
was selected. Nauvoo is surely going
to boom II property will get down to
reasonable price. The Tabers
paid $1,000 for this two-acre tract.
Two strangers have been among
our people and the rural folks during
the week, soliciting orders for en-
larged pictures. and seemed to have
been quite successful, as al, strangers
who have anything to sell generally
are who visit Nauvoo and vicinity.
A mail carrier between Nauvoo and
Montrose has not yet oeen selected.
although bids were asked for and re-
ceived by the departmeu. on account
OF them not being SATISFACTORY, and
now new bids are asked for. The
present price paid now for carrying
two mails daily and one on Sunday
is between $500 and $500, when 1t
should be worth twice the latter price
to carry 1t alone in winser time.
You can now find the spirit OF spec
ulation everywhere about Nauvoo. and
there is no more unfortunate fact on
the horizon to retard towns Growth.
and especially when the prospects
look SO bright for this Gown to grow.
Mrs. Anna Jackson invited six OF
her lady friends to a unique chem
party last Wednesday evening at six
O'Clock to her comfortable and hos
pitable home On South Twelfth street.
When the quests arrived they found
the dining room table beautifully dec
Grated and q large chicken made of
cotton in the center Of the festive
board. After the guests were seated
the chicken was removed and chicken
served Mrs. Jackson issued invita-
tons to her lady friescs with the fol-
owing lines. and which her guests
will keep as souvenirs: 4 spy chick
en- pie Join the flock at o'clock.
Don't be late. the hen won't wait.
/ She's in a stew awaiting for you"
! All present had most enjoyable
time.
Mrs. NJ. Baurnert. Jr.. had an opera
ton performed at DR.. Fegers' hospital
several days ago and is getting along
nicely. The lady is the wife OF the
Independents editor
On the evening OK -yashington's
birthday another married folks ball
win take place at the city hall In
/ Nauyoo.
/ Quite number OF box suppers are
being held in the rural district school
houses around Nauyoo and all OF them
are well attended
All OF our secret societies are in
itiating number OF new members.
During the winter at almost every
meeting of some society one of more
members entered the secret order. 1t
is a mystery how people keep up
their lodge dues on account of being
members of so many Of them.
Arthur Bidaman will conduct hack
| line to and from our rNndings and
meet all trains at Montrose. He has
I purchased the Weisinger hack line.
Mrs Phillip Korchli is reported
1 very i'll at her home in the south part
OF the city. Her recovery Is very
doubtful at this time.
A dinner will be served in the
Lenlp building on Washington's birth
day, next Wednesday; also refres-
ments in the evening.
Postmaster Berger has a lot Of about
/ thirty-foot front, and adjoining the
| postoff1ce for which he was offered
$500. and which he said was not
enough. He asks $1,000 for It. 1t is
desirable business loe-..on.
It will not be such : great while
now until the navigation season will
be upon us and then Hauvoo will be
connected with the ou-side world
again