The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-28

notghbOrhood.
Mark Hudson has not yet secured a
new location for his pool hall and re-
freshment stand. He disposed OF his
lease in tho present building at hand
some profit to a gents furnishing
goods firm on account of scarcity
OF business rooms. He will yacate
July 10.
Everybody in Nauvoo is anxious to
see work begin on the Lake Shore
boulevard. 1t will be of untold benefit
to Nauyoo
Both the Spalding Institute and st.
Mary's academy are enjoying vaca-
ton and the boarding pupils have re-
turned to their respective homes.
We are promised now that work
on the Hamilton, Nauvoo and Niota
interurban line will begin SCOT which
is encouraging news If only true. The
necessary 100000 is said to have
been subscribed and the work of Sc
curing the right OF way Is now i'll
hand. The work Of the surveyors will
begin soon and after the completion
I'll IuClT ldUOlb ulIL Will U0Sltl W lly.
Mr.. Whitaker. the proprietor OF
the Bluff Park summer resort over at
Montrose is arranging Fourth Of
July celebration to take place at this
popular and beautiful place. He Isl
seeking the services OF Nauvoo's
splendid band
FIT. Madison's knights of Columbus
will picnic in Nauvoo July fourth III
Antons grove near the steamboat
landing. Two excursions will run from
Fort Madison to Nauvoo on the Black
Hawk at 8 a. m. and p. m. Our
Knights of Columbus society ought to
arrange royal welcome for them.
AS yet no arrangements have been
made for band concerts In Nauvoo for
the summer season. keokuk, La
Harpe, Dallas City, Burlington, Kaho-
ka and in fact nearly every place
where they have band are giving
concerts. t,auvoo ought to wake up
and arrange for these weekly open
air concerts for they are great trade
bringers.
Denny Costello, our pound master
is an efficient officer and allows no
stray animals to roam at large, no
matter who the owners. He receives
one dollar the head which is the only
salary he receives for his services
and quite an inducement to catch ami.
mails running about Nauvoo that ars
not exempt from law.
Doen Coo;o+y 80 49, fNc&Lal;,
church held lawn social on the
premises of Mr.. Vim. Argast last We'd
nesday evening and large crowd at
tended A handsome SUN. was realiz-
! ed from the venture.
Clifford Smith cut off a half dozen
twigs in one of the timbers about
Nauvoo which were literally loaded
with the seven year locust eggs. 1t
was quite curiosity
A gentleman and his wife from a
neighboring town were in Nauvoo
Wednesday and in the evening deliv-
cred lecture on woodcraft and its
auxiliary of the w. of w at the Nau-
VOC opera house very small crowd
attended,
Nauyoo would like to have an old
fashioned wagon show visit them.
The COMPANY that will favor us with
a visit might secure our city park by
applying to our enterprising mayor.
1t makes beautiful show grounds.
Some of our business men would
like to see our business street re-
ceive coat of oil again this season
to lay the dust 1t proved satisfac-
tory last time and the dust nuisance
was abated during the entire season.
The business men along this street
ought to get together and bear the
expense of this work and not wait for
the city council to assist in the work
for it is for their special benefit to
keep their business places and goods
free of the accumulated dust
George Boegner, our stock dealer,
who twenty-eight years ago came
over from Germany, contemplates a.
visit to the fatherland In about six
weeks to see old friends and rela.
tives.
Nearly every farmer in the vicinity
of NauvoO is getting an automobile.
After possessing one they can work
in the field all day and after supper,
they and their families jump into the
car and hike to Nauvoo and home
again in short time. Our little city
receives many visits from them.
The little packet running from Keo-
kuk to Burlington is doing an i'm
mense freight business at this point.
The through packets are also doing
large business from this point.
Many farmers can be seen In Maui
VOC daily buying binding Irvine and
other necessary articles for the COM
ing harvest.
George Rutledge of Keokuk was
city business visitor in Nauvoo last
Monday to look after the out-of-tune
pianos. His services are much in de.
mand In Nauvoo but his time is linn
tied much to the regret of Nauvoo
piano possessors. Your reporter
and George were two of the