The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-16
The Nauvoo Cate CITY
Nauvoo, Ill, May 16, 1918.

Nauvoo is now having the balmiest
OF spring weather and all signs OF
frost have gone aglimmering and this
year the bumper fruit prospects bids
fair to out-bump all others on recor,.
A moonlight excursion will touch
at the Nauvoo landing next Tuesday
evening.
It Is said that according to statis-
tics "a percent of the population OF
Illinois resides in dry territory. Also
the area now under no-license laws
is 70 percent.
Mr.. Lee Moses Empire Dramatic
company are in Nauvoo this week
playing In our opera house and all
who have attended are pleased very
much. In fact the company consist
ing OF three ladies' and five gentlemen
is about the best that has ever visiteo
this beautiful and historical city.
They came to Nauvoo to show but
three nights and have wisely conclud-
ed to remain the balance of the week
and will be greeted with crowded
houses. The entire cast is of super
ior strength and the company Is play
ing at the low price of 15. 25 and 35c,
Nauvoo will observe Memorial day
Friday, May 80, and the Nauyoo bano
has been engaged to play. This will
be the bands first appearance this
spring. A fine speaker will make the
address to our old soldiers and ctr
zens
Nauvoo just at present ought to be
In the limelight because it Is able tc
| feature a cat that can play on the
piano. 1t still does little singing as
side line. One night not long ago
says travelling man, had occasion
| to lay over in Nauvoo and I'll attes
to the crop Of singing cats there.
! Mr.. and Mrs. W. ]. Singleton O
Quincy were Nauvoo visitors WITT
I friends the forepart of the week.
All the ward schools in Nauvoo ar
closed now until fall.
The Nauvoo steam ferry was look
ed over by government Inspector
/ Wednesday and was pronounced al
right for the Nauvoo-Montrose trade.
Mrs. Madison Wyles Of Bushnell
! ILL.,, is visiting relatives in Nauvoo.
Miss Mary Faber Of Detroit, Micn
Is visiting relatives in Nauvoo, tn
guest Of Conrad Argast and family.
Michael Brady has returned from
visit to his daughter Mrs. VIM. Hone
/ in Hamilton.
Rev. Flentze OF the Lutheran churcl
attended conference in Welton juno
i ton, Iowa, during the week.
The Nauvoo Ladies Priscilla clu
were entertained at Mrs. John \
Schmidt's comfortable and beautif,
home in the third ward Thursda
4 afternoon.
VIM. Hertenstefn goes some nov
4 He lives just on the near end OF tn
city and when he comes down tow
i he leaves the old horse at home an
makes the trip with gasoline. Tn
new contraption goes as fast as thirt
horses.
4 No panic in Nauyoo yet and 1t
nearly three months since Presider
Wilson was inaugurated.
! The teachers employed In the MAJ
700 school district No. 50 are: Mis-
1 Gertrude Fulton, Miss Anna Moffit
/ Miss Sylvia Kruger, Miss yern
Hohl.
1 A very pleasant surprise party wa
4 rendered Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Martzol
i last Sunday evening by number c
4 friends of this popular couple. It wa
Mrs. Martzolf's birthday and an Ell
ioyable time was had by all who a
tended.
About the poorest way spring ha
OF making itself known is to pop OF
4 in places with some of last year
straw hats on.
short time ago a single walnu
tree in a Missouri county sold 70
$3.50. Once there were many walnu
trees In Nauvoo and vicinity whic
/ would now be worth as much as thi
tree. There are some still standin
here. but not many.
A dramatic company under canvas
may play Nauvoo for one week, BIZ
ginning June 9. The company is nj
gotiating with the Nauvoo militar
! band to play under It's management
| The lot on corner OF Fourteenth an
Mulholland streets may be used 70
| the tent.
A pupil OF ST Mary's academy wa
1 afflicted with inconsistencies last Nor
day and engaged a rig and was drive
to Burnside. this county. An aut
was pressed into service and tn
/ young lady was overtaken and r,
! turned to the school. She has sine
been sent home by the good sister
of the academy.
Rev. Flentze baptised Mr.. and MR.
Ed. Benne's girl baby last Sunda
and she was given the name Louis
Elinora. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hudso
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