The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-31
Citizens Up There Seem to be Doing
What Everybody Else 10 Doing
Waiting Patiently for
Spring.
ELECTION NEXT TUESDAY
The Exposltor Building, an Old Nor
mon Landmark Is Being Torn
Down This
Week.

NAUvOO, H., March 3o.-Hardly
any planting hereabouts.
All signs fail in a late spring, Blu,
as soon as one OF our bachelors, who
is quite musician on an organ ano
plays with his arms to amuse hts
hearers, sends us word that the red
bird has camped on the dead limb OF
his house in the Third ward, We an
know for sure that gentle spring has
hung up her hat and intends to stay
spell
One OF Nauvoo's fine lady cooks
was telling friend how to bake pies.
She told her lady friend to bake in
moderate oven and brown the pie by
sitting on the top shelf of the oven.
The country roads are said to be
getting something fierce and not
many farmers are seen in Nauvoo
now.
The first case in the history of the
state of the kind was decided in the
Il d
ago, holding that school election is
general election and that therefore
saloons must close in accordance with
i the law during such elections. That
a ruling on the question may be OBJ
tanned from the highest tribunal,
some liquor dealers have taken the
: case to the Illinois supreme court. In
II INI1
a Saturday afternoon from one to four
o'clock and Nauvoo saloon keepers
will be anxious to know If their sa-
: loon would have to close the entire
day.
number of Nauvoo's young people
have sent out invitations for a social
Easter ball to occur at our opera
house on Easter Monday night, April
4 Agnes orchestra of five musicians
+ have been engaged to furnish the
& music for the occasion and the admis
sion has been placed at $500 pei
couple.
Mrs Ed Kemier who has been Wig
B iting In Cedar Rapids has returne
home after an absence OF several
weeks.
u Morris Datin who has been attend
ing Nauvoo High school has Joined
f. the navy. He entered a few days be
fore he became eighteen years of age
and by doing SO he is compelled tc
serve only three years instead o.
four.
Nauyoo's city council meets in reg
ular session next Monday night The
usual routine Of business will BIZ
gone through with.
Next Sunday is one of the most i'm
portant religious holidays in the
Catholic church. Palms will be dis
tributed to the faithful at high mas.
at 10 o'clock a. 10. In the Lutheran
church class of three young people
will be confirmed on this day.
Township Election.
Nauvoo township election will b,
held next Tuesday and when super
visor, town clerk, assessor, collector
commissioner OF highway, schoo
trustee, constable, justice Of thi
peace and poundmaster will be Sc
lected. There is no opposition to tn,
candidates who are announced will
the exception 'of collector. Ernes
schenk and Louis Schoell are slate'
for the office. Our saloons will hav
to close their doors on that day. TIL,
city election will follow three week
later
One week from next Sunday 1
Easter and the little folks are ana
iously waiting for this important da
to arrive. Notwithstanding the higl
price OF eggs the dear children VII
be beautifully supplied with the colo,
ed hen fruit, supposed to be rabbi
eggs.
Ars. Bessie Sackman of this cit
and John Winkler of Pontoosuc towr
ship were married recently. Tn
bride was formerly Miss Kraft.
John Repplinger, our auto repairel
will erect a new automobile shop o
East Mulholland street as soon as th
weather permits.
At Smitty's saloon one day las
= week there was considerable excit
! ment for short time. The hi
water heater exploded causing blaz
from the gasoline, but was exit
/ guished with but little damage done
Some intimated that It was the boo7
that exploded but It proved to I
false. for like all OF Nauvoo's saloc
keepers J NJ. Schmidt keeps nothir
. but the best wet goods and It nev,
Don explodes unless in the body of son
bus booze fighter.
SUI Farmers are very anxious +
the spring to arrive on account Of Il
nal high price OF feed When the gra
lost begins to come it will he large sa
ing in feed prices for them.
Hudson Bros. received 500 bushe
lex of potatoes few days ago and q
the selling them at 81 40 Potatoes a
idy, plentiful here but our neonle dnl