The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-30

4 JAN LOT almost six months Tor alleSeu
assault was liberated last Saturday,
the prosecuting witness failing to ap-
j pear.
Nauvoo's city dads will meet in
regular session next Monday evening.
The dance which was to have been
given by the Nauvoo ball club last
Wednesday evening in our opera
house, was postponed on account oil
the bad weather prevailing at that
time.
There never was yet town that
didn't outgrow its knockers.
Cairns Bros, and their large COM
pany will present I'm Arizona" in the
Nauvoo opera house Tuesday evening,
I, November 4. This splendid troupe
carries fine band and orchestra and
a megaphone quartette. The play is
strictly up-to-date, western comedy
,drama, and filed with the most laugh
/ able characters ever produced, making
it a play worth seeing. Several spe-
cialties will be introduced during the
/ evening. The band will play on our
| streets in the afternoon.
! The mayor has had the cutters on
the corners of Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets fixed 80 as to avoid accidents.
Every farmer should have silo even
If he has to mortgage his auto to buy
one. This seems like good sense, bu'
on the whole isn't it true that the
farmer who owns an auto is generally
| ~ sill
The Nauvoo state bank has placed
fine, up-to-date sign In tlseir building
on the corner of Twelfth and Mulhol-
! land streets.
The Nauvoo canning factory mas
canned nearly 5000 crates Of tomatoes
this year. This is splenS0 output
for a drouthy season. The work OF
labelling the cans will soon begin.
The new bank block is about ready
for occupancy and the three business
firms are moving their goods into the
building. The new building when en-
| tirely completed will be one of the best
of it's kind in this part of Illinois ana
| in step with civic advancement In the
community.
From the looks of the weather IN
Nauvoo and vicinity, automobiles will
soon be housed for the winter.
Frank Reimbold, travelling for an
eastern shoe house, was in Nauyoo
few days ago. Frank was born ana
raised in this city.
Elmer Buckert, Nauvoo boy, but
now of Louisville, KY, and MISS Emma
Miller Of the same city, were marrlea
at the home of the groom's parents IN
Nauyoo last Monday evening at nine
o'clock. The happy couple VIII Visit
here for week or more before re-
4 turning south their future nome.
The First National bank has just
published another statement. There
is an increase in the resources OF 80
4t6.10 in the last two months and an
increase in deposits of s12,52I. 66. l.nls
is a fine showing and WREN the bank
4 officials get in their new bulidlng'
they expect to do better business.
Back in the sixties it was very COM
mon among farmers to butcher an old
COW and have dried beef enough 10
last until the next fall. They generally
killed the oldest COW in the Duncn.
4 They had two reasons for TINS: Flrse'
they would butcher the one theS
thought would not live through the
4 winter. second, it was SO tough II
y would last longer. This lead one OF
orr farmers to remark that during
4 tho 1914 summer they didn't need 70
4 butcher any COWS. All we mad 70 40
i was to 90 out in the pasture and Tug
them right in to the hash mousse, al
ready dried.
John Hamman's hog sale in Nauyoo
last Saturday attracted large croWa
Of farmers. About fifty registered hogs
we're disposed Ct and a handsome
nriee realized. Herman Berger, OIL
Nauvoo and Colonel Duncan OF Iowa
City, cried the sale.
The Jessie Coulton comedy company
that visited US about year ago, VIII
occupy the Nauvoo bill boards for one
week beginning November 10.
The poles for our light plant have
arrived and are being placed in posi-
ton. John Koehler of our city has
the lob and will make quick work OF
1t.
-Four colored ladies' entertained at
the Nauvoo opera house for the bene
fit of the public library, last Wed
nesday.
Andy Gross of Nauvoo diee at his
home ON Saturday OF last week at the
age of 54 years. He leaves a brother
,, and two sisters to mourn his loss. lie
,, lived in Nauvoo all mis- life and was
never married.
Ed kemler has purchased the Ben
son sisters ice cream and confection-
AIRY store and will move it into his
present location II the Walter build.
/ ing, corner Thirteenth and Mulholland
streets, where he is conducting jew
: elry store. The popular Benson sis
tiers will leave for Burlington, their
former home and Nauyoo people are
sorry to see item go.
The young people OF the Lutheran
, church will enjoy social in the base
ment of the church Friday evening