The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-22
'NAUvOO IS
LIKE METROPOLIS.
Has Couple Of Greeks as Citizens and
Believes That II Can Begin to
Put on Few Airs
Now.
BERRY CROP LARGE
spauldlng Institute Commencement
| Exercises Held Monday Evening
/ Attended by Large
Crowd.
BERRY CROP LARGE

NAUvoo. H., June o. Mr.. and
Mrs. Myron Datin, who departed for
near Mobile. Ala, over a year ago,
have sent news to Nauvoo friends
and relatives that they are new pa
rents OF bouncing boy baby.
Ed Simmons, who has conducted a
cigar manufacturing establishment in |
Nauvoo for year, has concluded to
locate elsewhere He will desert
Nauvoo and locate at Hamilton, hav-
ing purchased factory there. He
will leave our beautiful city about the
/ first Of July. We are 10th to have
I this excellent family leave Nauvoo.
/ Nauvoo is getting metropolitan. 1t
/ has a couple of Greeks who are con-
Quoting shoe shining parlor, clothes
peanut wagon. We are growing.
! Nauvoo,s cherry crop has been a
large one this year, although the ber-
/ ries were small en- account OF rains
failing to visit us. They were selling
at $3.50 to $500 per bushel.
i The Spalding Institute, one OF the
largest institutions in the United
commencement exercises in the acad-
envy auditorium Monday night and a
large crowd attended. Many people
from distant cities who have boys at
tending this school in Nauvoo. were
present.
: The Taber Lumber company of
Keokuk, who have established large
, yard in Nauvoo, are doing a fine bust
: ness. It is something Nauvoo has
{ needed for a long time.
2 Nauvoo has over three blocks OF
!. oiled streets, which makes them
r smooth and devoid OF dust and have
p proved so satisfactory that more will
follow.
e ]. M. Fisher Is having well dug
It on his premises. Owners of steam
r drill OF Keokuk, are doing the work
n The Nauvoo military band will give
a free open air concert on the cor
n ner of Thirteenth and Mulhollant
n streets next Saturday evening. Al
e usual large c-owd will visit the city
a VIM. Gerhardt is the new tonsoria
it artist in Jos. Welter's barber shol
a. ana he Is pronounced a first class
d artist
l, Mrs Judson Newton who lives jus
southeast of Nauvoo, was declared Q
unsound mind and taken to Carthag
by Deputy Sheriff Louis Hudson t
appear before the insane commission
- ers. She was taken from there to tn
!, state institution at Jacksonville tn
i fore part of the week.
- Trolley Talk.
80 There is so much talk about tro
:. lev line being built in the vicinity {
Nauyoo that many wonder why tn
= first line that should be talked {
~ and built is the one through this gran
90 and beautiful city. Ali other town
:. around us have railway shipping faci
=, tiles and here we are Isolated frol
90 the outside world in the winter tim
an and no way to ship in the summt
"a time except by the big creek or ca
II. all freight to Montrose by the ferl
IA boat route And just think OF tt
30 amount of freight and passenger bus
&c ness that comes and goes from tn
Go enterprising city. Hurry the day Il
~ trolley through Nauvoo which VI
m. be one Of the best paying lines ey
constructed In the state of Illinois
Mr.. and Mrs Garfield Pellum moul
the death of an infant child, whi'
90 was born last Sunday The fami
nd. live in the Kimball place just north
To Nauvoo.
mo The grape crop in Nauvoo loo
,at splendid at the present time. We W
IAN have a banner crop even though
,dv does not rain for about three Weef
a The weather has been very favorat
NV for the crop go far this season. An
ket Gross, one of Nauvoo's expert sprs
rod ers, has all he can do among ma
for yoo's Winters who own vineyards.
ion John Koehler has his splenc
ing threshing outfit in shape and viii
IAN through this section separating t
,ed grain from the stalks for our farme
His services are always In dema
axe because he Cf-u dl" . NC iSNA~N ~
] it VIM. Walters, OF the Walters but
off er firm, shipped over 1906 worth
DDS wool that he purchased in the past I
,rty days
.ir: Mr.. Ed. Argast, ST., passed his q
eft birthday last Sunday and his childr
hey planned a pleasant surprise by VII
car ing him and preparing spien'
tell. birthday report at an evening dim
ling The A. c. Mills bankrupt stock
avs. drugs and notions are being sold
auction in the building on the corr
of Thirteenth and Mulholland stree
This store has been conducted In y
lber VOC for over thirty years by A.
'um- Mills. Nauvoo's two banks have
held stock in charge.
There is a good opening for ci
manufacturer in Nauyoo. After