The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-19

/ Unless it Is an improvement over the
one now in market the invention may
not prove profitable one.
Roy, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Argast,
Jr, of this city. is. in the Augustine
hospital in Chicago, where an opera
ton was deemed advisable for hernia.
! Roy underwent an operation for APP
pendicitis at the home of his parents
here a few years ago and had not en-
tirely recovered from the effects. 1t
is hoped that the present operation
will prove successful and work a
complete recovery.
II is said that the strawberry crop
III Nauvoo will be large. The plants
are in bloom now, but the acreage here
is very small.
Two Nauvoo fishermen caught 4SS
pounds OF fish on a trot line one day
last week. Some catch, that
An entrance examination for high
school was held by Professor Blohm
in the school building, all day Thurs.
day.
Thos. Cooper, an old soldier who
was an inmate of the home at Quin-
icy during the winter, was rounded up
on his return to his home in Nauvoo
last week on account of an old fine
which has hung over him for procur-
ing liquor for fellow who was
shut off, in the saloons. On account
of his old age and infrmities he was
let off on the payment of the costs.
Mr.. Cooper should have been exhonor-
ated and the shut off fined instead
A. C. Mills and wife who have been
soiourning in California for several
months have returned to their home in
Nauvoo. Mr.. Mills conducted drug
store here for over a quarter OF a
century.
Mrs. ". B. Wool1ey of Keokuk. at
tended the Hudson-Schoell wedding
here last Sunday.
Prof. ]. X. Spence is patching it now
on account of his helpmate and chill
dren visiting relatives in Canton, Ill.
If the professor looks a little bit
grouchy, this fault will be overlooked
ny HIS many lfleHuS mere.
Mrs. Georgia Kober of Chicago, will
give a recital in the ST. Mary's acad-
envy auditorium May %. The academy
pupils will also entertain on the dates
of May 81, 2S and 90 The admission
for the latter will be free.
The business men of Dallas City
have organized an improvement club
for the furtherance of the business
and general interests of their city and
among the first good move the club
has made, says the Dallas Enterprise,
/ is in arranging for Saturday night
| band concerts to be given by their
band. The Nauvoo industrial associa
ton ought to make a similar move fol
previous band concert in this city have
proved to be great trade bringers a.
well as a great amusement and enter
tainment enterprise. Our bushes!
men owe these band concerts to the
1 people and their business.
Joseph, son of Mrs. Minnie Rhein
berger of this city. was recently mar
ried to Miss Genevieye Ernster a
Minneapolis, Mimi The happy coupl
will reside in the twin city where tn
groom has a position in hardwar
store.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Beger were mai
ried twenty-five years ago last week
and this silver marriage date wa
observed in quiet manner. MI
Beger is Uncle Sans servant in tn
mail department in Nauvoo and hi
wife is a daughter of Judge and Mrs
~. B. Rise of Carthage. The lady
father died several years ago.
Thursday was ascorr'c- on
the services in the Nauvoo Catholi
church were the same as on the Sal
bath.
. Mrs. Reuben Hummel entertaine
! the Ladies' Aid society of the NJ Z
church Thursday.
G. o. Starr. circulation solicitor c
The Keokuk Daily Gate City, was i
Nauvoo last Tuesday and succeede
in adding a large number of ney
names to the several hundred sui
scribers here. Starr is the best s
licitor who ever hit this territory.
Louis Hudson is expecting daily
!, visit from the steamer Jos. Cook whic
: will unload six car loads of cemen
at the Nauvoo landing The cargo wi
be brought up from Hannibal, Mo.
Some of our old residents were hear
to remark that they hoped to live t
see and ride on the Fl. Madison an
Nauvoo trolley and the dam compile
: ed very soon for they fear that thei
time in this vale of tears is shorf
They want to see the water power +
operation and take ride on tn
trolley before they depart for tina
other shore. Their friends hope tina
? their wish will come true.
The Nauvoo Ladies' Priscilla clu
! viii meet al the home of Mrs. J. n
Schmidt in the third ward, next Thur,
d day afternoon. The Fl. Madison an
e Nauvoo Priscilla clubs ought 10 hol
e joint meeting and compare fame
I needle work.