The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-29

GRAIN MARKET HISTORY
Mrs. Patrick Daugherty Dled at tho
Age Of 81 Years at
the Home Of Her
Daughter.

NAUvoo, nj, Feb. 2s.-Next Mon
day evening our city council will meet
In regular session and we would sug-
gest that they spend an hour or two
In kicking somebody's dog around.
The members would then be dolns
something and have scrumptious
and enjoyable time.
We know Of several families in Nau-
VOC whose chickens, not more than a
dozen and half in number. have
kept them ahundantly supplied with
fresh eggs all winter,
Lets see Lincoln's and Washing,
toms birthdays have passed said one
OF our teachers last Friday to his
pupils. Whose comes next" asked he
OF them: "St. Patrick's on March II
said q little fellow in the class.
Circuit court convenes next month.
Friends OF Nauvoo young couple
who have been separated for some
months. would like to see them again
take up the battle OF life and adjust
all difficulties before the above court
conyenes at Carthage.
Some of our Nauvoo boys who at.
tend high school are like certain
candy; not because they are sweet,
but because they are fresh every hour.
Engineer Hugh l.. Cooper OF the
great water power dam will come to
Nauvoo next Thursday evening to
lecture on water power development
and the future prospects of Nauvoo, He
will also illustrate the lecture with
stereopticon views. The lecture viii
be free and everybody is invited all
we predict a standing room only
house to greet Mr.. Cooper
Some of our people were invited to
take In their harbingers. They went
out OF business last Sunday morning.
Once in a while the weather puts one
over the official forecaster The pre-
tlictions did not promise us this last
large snow fall We admit, however,
that the weather mans motives were
altrustic and his intentions strictly
honorable.
A number of our young bloods In
Nauvoo are talking of organizing a
baseball club for the coming season.
1t is also said that two of our young
men offer to finance the club If they
are given the refreshment privileges,
cts.
1t is sad to note how rapidly the
Nauyoo boys of 81 are nearing the
end and joining the majority.
Parties who visit Nauvoo In the
summer time express their admira
ton and candidly say that the sight
here almost equals that of the Hol,
Land and as soon as the lake is form
ed on this big river and the Lake
shore drive completed this grand oil
town will be much more attractive t
sight seers than at any time in it
history. This lake to be should b
ohristened Lake Nauvoo- whicI
name signifies beautiful.
Nauvoo's pool room proprietor
have set aside next Thursday after
noon as ladies matinee The ladies ar
80 the announcement reads in the IL
cal paper.
Yes, now is the time to agitate tn
hard road sentiment. There was I
have been Waubonsie trail meetin
last Saturday afternoon In our counc
rooms, but owing to the awful cond
ton of the roads but few attende
and the meeting was adjourned unit
next Friday afternoon. We must hav
some improvements in our highway
Even our business street needs a Il
of work to put 1t in good conditio
Thirteenth street, near the corner
Mulholland represents the sweeping
OF large stocked livery stable.
Many of our political citizens ha'
received garden seeds and now tn,
are waiting to have an early sprii
eome along so they can plant the
and find out what kind of vegetabl
Uncle Sam raises.
1t will only be a few weeks un
our beautiful little ferry will ply /
tween Nauvoo and Montrose All of
will welcome Capt. Chas. Mulch a,
his popular craft.
Many years ago Nauvoo had t
best grain market in this section a
fourteen years ago this month sol
of our business men and citizens
ganized a grain market and at me
ing concluded to raise the CAPT
stock 10 $4,000 before any grain wol
be purchased and all but $3.50 was
cured That's as near as Nauy
came to having grain market sir
the grain king" J b. licking, /
Nauyoo, good many years ago.
Just like an old time winter s
tnose who have been here for yea
u, as the saying goes. "a good sn