The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-07

Tho Woman's Relief Corps met at
the home Of Mrs. Jos. Welter last
Tuesday afternoon and after the tran
saction of business Notification
meeting -'as held The ladies enjoyed
the meatsng. A fine luncheon was
served.
Our merchants are now through in
voicing goods and are getting ready
for the spring trade and everything
looks like it will be a promising one.
Nauvoo ought to make 1913 REQ.
ord breaker for public improvements.
The park matter should come before
the people and should not stop at
that.
There has been considerable talk In
recent years OF organizing Masonic
lodge in Nauvoo. No doubt large
membership could be secured II the at
tempt was made now. Nauvoo had a
Masonic lodge here in the sixties with
one hundred or more members.
One OF Nauvoo's young men claims
to have discovered substance which
lis 800 times sweeter than sugar. The
substance is supposed to be about
eighteen years old, does not wear
hustle, powder or paint and is not as
scarce in Nauvoo as would be sup
posed.
Nauvoo ladies Priscilla club met at
the home Of Mrs. JOS. Carroll Thurs
day afternoon where the members
enjoyed doing fancy work and a
talkette. AS usual the secretary had
a strenuous time to get the minutes
straight. A dainty luncheon was
served
It is nearly time for the township
and city Office seeker to come around
and give you pleasant smile, a
hearty handshake and an impressive
halliday talk about what he will do if
given chance.
Real estate transfers may be very
numerous In Nauvoo this year. If you
want a piece Of property you had bet
ter make your selection and close the
deal at once.
Several Stone & Webster automo-
biles were in Nauvoo during the week.
1t is said that several democrats
are after l.. F. Hudson's job of game
warden, We haerd 1t rumored that
Theo. Ochsner is after district deputy
warden and may land the prize.
A. R. McAllister will son be in the
automobile business up to his neck
and is preparing for an extensive cam.
paign with the dawning of spring. He
will handle the Cadillac machine.
Some Nauyoo women have boycott
ted certain kinds OF foods because
the combinations controlling them
have raised the prices way out Of
sight. Now 1t looks like the milliners
are planning to form a gigantic COM
bine and the sensible thing for them
to do is to swear off a little in this
line. Every woman ought to be en-
couraged to do it and then invest
their savings in property. But you'll
never get EN- to do 1t.
There is no fuel famine In Nauvoo
this winter. There is lots OF wood in
the town although the price is high.
Coal can be gotten in Niota at 15c per
bushel and in Nauvoo at zoe and 22c.
An fnterurban line through Nauvoo
will remedy these prices.
! One OF our citizens lost valuable
dog in some manner. He believes IT
lost, strayed, stolen or dead and If re-
turned he offers SIS reward.
Business of all kinds in Nauvoo
seems a little stagnant just now, but
the tendency seems to be favorable
for better times as soon as spring
opens. A good Ice bridge across the
big creek would make business boom
in Nauvoo. Our people always look
forth with favor snen the river
/ freezes over solid.
There has been very little good
skating on the big creek this winter.
When Lake Nauvoo forms next win
!