The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-18


kuk, were in Nauvoo last Sunday
afternoon and visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. Lou Argast for few hours.
They came UP by the automobile
route.
There are a number of summer
tourists in Nauvoo at the present
time. If Nauvoo was properly adver-
tised the number would be largely in.
creased, for there is no finer summer
resort anywhere than right here in.
this grand old Mormon town.
Nobody in Nauvoo has yet been
bitten by a mad dog but we can't tell
how soon this may happen and still
our powers that be allow our people
to let their dogs go unmuzzled. Maui
VOC has an ordinance compelling dog
owners to muzzle their CANNES.
One Of our citizens owns a touring
car; to ride in 1t was heaven; he
ran across a piece of glass; bill,
$3.50. He took some friends out
for ride. twas good to be alive, the
carbureter sprung leak, bill S4.95.
He started on little tour, the finest
sort of fun, he, stopped too quick
and stripped his gears, bill $90.51.
He took his wife around town to shop,
for walking was too great, he damned
into hitching post, bill, SITS. He
spent almost all his cash. and then
in anguish cried, I'll put mortgage
on the barn and house, and take just
one more ride.
Miss vinita Britner Of Berkeley,
California, arrived in Nauvoo last
Friday for visit with relatives and
friends. While here she is the guest
of Miss Grace Argast Miss vinita
is very popular and accomplished
young lady and her host of friends
were glad to see her again. The
young lady formerly resided in Maui
yoo
| The popular Nagels of F't. Madison
and Mr.. Seimer are progressing splen.
didly and rapidly with the First Ma
ltional banks new business block.
They are now laying brick on the
second story and are doing neat
job of 1t.
A fellow named Smizer who came
to Nauvoo some months ago with his
family to live, skipped to parts un-
known, leaving his wife with five
children. the youngest over one and
the Oldest about thirteen years of
iage On Thursday of last week. the
mother left Nauvoo with the youngest
child and left the four others to
shift for themselves. Wine she was
away until Monday there was nothing
| to eat in the house for the children
and her or his whereabouts were I'M
known Neighbors cared for them for
few days then notified the author
lities. There were plenty Of chickens
on the premises as well as some
vegetables, but the children being too
small to cook, some Of the chickens
We're sold Monday to buy food for
the little ones and some food for the
lchickens for there was no regular
rations on the place for them to eat
Monday evening the mother returned
but gave no explanations of her
actions. Had she remained away an
other day, the children would have
been taken to the county home.
The Powellton M. w A. and Royal
INeighbors' picnic will be held at the
former place August 9. These popu-
lar orders are negotiating for the
| famous Nauyoo band that gave such
splendid satisfaction over at Bluff
Park on last July Fourth.
Jos. Nelson, owner of Nauvoo's
splendid electric light plant intends
changing the current from the direct
| to alternating so as to be able to use
power from the big dam at Keokuk.
The change may be made by Sep
TENDER /.
| Mr. Ethan Kimball and family ran
over to Bushnell, Ill.,, last Saturday
and remained over Sunday SO as to
lget one of Mrs. Kimball's mothers
fine Sunday dinners. Grandpa John
M. Brant sure saw that Ethan got
plenty of good things to eat. They
autoed over to the Illinois city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Salm, Jr., en-
tertained the lady's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Shaw, of Dallas City last
Saturday.
DR.. VIM. Herstein who has been
Ipracticing medicine in Nauvoo for a
flew years, left for Dyersville,
Iowa, where he expects to better his
practice and financial condition We
will bet two doughnuts he will be
sorry that he ever left beautiful
Nauvoo.
G. o. Starr, the hustling solicitor
| of the newsiest daily in this section
and one that has the largest subscrip-
ton list and still growing in Maui
VOC and its two rural routes as we'll
as elsewhere, the Keokuk Daily Gate
City, was in Nauvoo one day last
week piling up more new names
The Colonial theatre operator at
Keokuk, has leased the Nauvoo opera
house for moving picture show for
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