The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-23

many dollars they would otherwise
have to pay out for these things.
Many eggs are coming to Nauvoo's
market now.
4 The Ladies Priscilla Club will hold
Its regular meeting at the home OF
Mrs. r. G. ochsner next Thursday ev-
ening.
During the terrible wind storm on
4 Friday night of last week large
plate glass window In ]. M. Fishers
big store was blown in and boken in
to small pieces. The glass was broken
on one side before the wind storm
caught it so 1t was complete loss.
Nauvoos commercial club met last
1 Tuesday night in the council cham
Ebers and fair attendance was noted.
A recent committee appointed to in
/ vestigate the opening of Mulholland
street to the big creek reported rs
nothing doing at present. The street
would pass through Chas. Mulch and
George Harris premises. The former
offered to donate the right of way but
the latter asked $1,000 through but 500
| feet Of land which seems to be an ex-
horbitant price. The city would be
compelled to condemn it. After sever
al business matters Of interest were
discussed the banquet committee re-
ported that a definite date had not
yet been selected but would be as
soon as Mr.. Mckinney, industrial agent
for the Stone & Webster Co, could
be heard from and be present to de-
| liver talk.
/ The old home OF the Nauvoo indie
| pendent is being razed and nothing
will remain Of it by the time this gets
Into print. The building was erected
1 by 8. NJ. Walther for hardware
store in 1872 and in 1875 the indie
pendent occupied the second floor
land remained there until 1886. Your
reporter was connected with the plant
owning q one-half interest at this
latter time. The building site will
be used by the First National bank
people for new home.
i A childless married young man says
married life does not amount to
much until it reaches pa.
i Hands UP, gentlemen. All IN favor
OF sidewalk between our business
section and the steamboat landing
and ferry landing please signify by
raising the right hand. We need this
! since Mulholland street opening to
the river has been abandoned. Don't
forget your respect for your wives
%la ~
daughters of other men. A wo-
man or girl feels Inundated when
she Is obliged to raise her skirt above
her ankles to get out Of the slush or
| high grass every time she goes to
t either landing.
/ Nebr., was in Nauvoo during the week
3 on professional visit.
] Manager Elmer Fisher of the Nau
VOC opera house has at last succeed
z ed In booking first company for af
!, ter Easter. The Emma Boulton opera
/ company will visit Nauvoo for the
first time on Easter Monday night
"a March "a, and remain with us for on,
e week. 1t is guaranteed to be a frs
= class company and as good and II no
a better than any one ever visitin,
:. Nauvoo The prices are 15c, Csc, an,
9 35c. Large crowds will visit then
T nightly.
= One of the magazines asserts tina
: rats cost this country several mi
; lions of dollars per year. This doe
not OF course. include the cost Of tn,
rats worn by Nauvoo ladies.
1t is impossible to buy buildin
lot in NauvOo at reasonable price
! Those who own desirable building lot
, ask an enormous price or do not wan
to sell at all and will not build 70
10 business purposes The only way 70
Nauvoo to do is to start another bus
ness section and main thoroughfar,
Mulholland street, the business tho
oughfare of Nauvoo Is entirely to
narrow for business street.
: A club ought to be organized |
Nauvoo and practically all the bus
ness people of the city should joil
i OF Nauvoo by encouraging the peopl
of this section to trade with the me
chants of this city. Amusements {
some kind and prizes in the shape (
merchandise should be given away b
tween May / and October 1. A tow
lin this day and age must have SON
attractions to draw people within i
borders to trade.
No potatoes were planted on st. Pa
rick's day or Good Friday in Nauvo
Some little garden has been plante
A number of our citizens are vel
anxious for book beer day to arriy
1t generally booms into Nauvoo /
fast freight four weeks ahead
schedule time.
The fellow who hasn't anythin
says one of our citizens, the Nauvt
His Rochefoucauld, is always figuriI
how he would get rid of it, while II
fellow who has is always calculatir
how he can get more. And betwe,