The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-28
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, I'LL, June 2s, 1912.

NAUVOO, Ill, June 2S.-Nauvoo's
grape crop is still looking fine and If
nothing interferes from now until rip
ening time we will have one OF the
largest crops ever raised in this fruit
belt. II good prices prevail our peo-
pie will live in clover, but it is fear
ed that in about the middle Of the har-
vest the market will be glutted and
the price get 80 low that the harvest
will end. 1t is hoped that fair
price for the crop will prevail through
out the harvest
Nauvoo was visited by two wagon
loads of gypsies the fore part of the
week and they looked and acted like
the genuine article. The women par.
AIDED the business section begging and
telling fortunes and were some beer
gozzlers. One of them dressed In
flashy raiment, approached young
man and induced him to let her tell
his fortune. She requested him to
hand her his pocket book which he
did with $40 in it. She proceeded In
going through some mysterious
movements and distracted $40 from
the book, but which the young man
made her return before her departure
The outfit loaded with children did
not tarry long in Nauyoo.
Carl Pfaffe and daughter Of Keo
kuk visited in Nauvoo last Tuesday.
G. O. Starr, The Gate City solicitor
of Keokuk, was in Nauvoo last Tues
day looking after the large subscrip
ton list of the leading paper in this
part of the Mississippi Valley.
| Our winners are unloading theil
wines as fast as they can so as to BIZ
ready for the coming large grape crop
The Nauvoo and Fort Madison bal
teams met in deadly clash on the
grounds of the latter last Sunday at
ternoon and our boys were defeate,
1 by score Of A to s. It was a goot
game throughout and may be repeate'
/ in Nauvoo before the season ends.
Keokuk and Nauvoo will play bal
| in our city next Sunday afternoon
Hamilton will play in Nauvoo OF
/, July 4. The baseball boys will give
dance in the evening of this glorious
day.
Hudson Brothers received order,
to remove their peanut machine from
off the city's side walk in front O
their business place.
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An auto party consisting OF foul
machines were in Nauvoo last Tues
day taking in the historical sights O
1.-The city. They hailed from Oskalooss
Iowa and we're returning from a visi
| to the greatest power dam on earth
the Keoknk water power. They en-
joyed their visit to this historical cit,
Immensely, especially the views Q
the underground wine cellars. The
| took some of our famous wine HON
with them.
Cotton Blossoms, the floating theatr
visited Nauvoo last Sunday morning
and showed at the steamboat landin,
to crowded house. In fact they hal
one Of the largest crowds that THU
boat show ever had and they CAV,
splendid satisfaction and will give {
return engagement next Sunday even
I ing with an entire change of pro
gram. The splendid band and orches
ira is great feature of the show ant
the band gave concert on our MAR
business corner at the noon hour. Mr.
Emerson is a fine gentleman ant
knows how to conduct clean show
His floating palace will receive an
other crowded house on his return
visit
The NJ w. A. Of Powellton will hold
their annual picnic in the month oil
August and promise to make the event
this year better than ever. The com
mittee in charge is negotiating with
the management of the Nauvoo band
to furnish music for the occasion.
Vacation season for the bank clerks
and mercantile houses in Nauvoo l.
at hand.
The Nauvoo city council will hold
its regular meeting next Monday ev
ening. No important business is on
tapis.
Jas westfall of Carthage, was in
Nauvoo during the week He is busy
securing the right of way for the Keo