The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-05

First steps have been taken toward
the formation of Lutheran Brother
hood among men OF the Lutheran
church in Chicago. A meeting Will
soon be called for the ADOPTION OF a
AS soon as we'll started, 1t
like other societies, will spread all ov-
er the United States and Nauyoo.
Nauvoo has too many bachelors. w1d-
ows and old maids. Something must
be done to prod the laggard footsteps!
Of Cupid here. Although Nauyoo is
town of 1000 population, a private
census shows that over one-third are
bachelors, widows and widowers, ana
more maiden ladies than we like to al
nit So serious Is the situation here
that city officials, ministers and club
women should work together to evolve
a plan to make more aluring the
course of love. Even the younger SET
have no inclination toward marriage.
The stork is also rare visitor In Maui
VOC for about seyenty-fiye married cou-
pies have no children and about the
same number have only one Child.
Harry Baxter who has been on MS
fathers farm for some time, up IN
Canada, will return home soon for thel
winter.
A couple Of photographers were I'M
Nauvoo last week taking pictures OF
the interior Of some Of our business
buildings and the first of the week tax
ing orders for the pictures by showing
proofs which were very neat and
plain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Argast. Sr., have
returned from their Davenport, Iowa,
| visit.
Carl Gross of Fort Madison, broke
an axle of his automobile on the VIII
kin's hill, down in Sonora township
! last Sunday and John Repplinger OF
Nauvoo went down and brought 1t up
to the repair shop here.
Art is succeeding the sciences In
Nauvoo, at least. Some time ago one OF
our well-known butcher shops closed
up and went out of business. Last week
/ two photogra piers were in the city
and took pictures of our business
houses. We say sciences advisediy.
for today what is more scientific than
the lordly butcher who trims your
cheese-pared steak off to you.
The Jessie Coulton Comedy Co., will
/ visit Nauyoo November 10 and remain
i with us one week. This is a splendid
4 repertoire company and gave excellent
A satisfaction on former visit In
Nauvoo and our opera house will be
& crowded nightly to welcome this popu
lar actress and her fine company.
j Nauvoo's city council held it's regu
, lar meeting last Monday evening. A
; this meeting the quarterly salaries O
city officials became due.
The Keokuk Daily Gate City's re
, porter very much dislikes to have t.
publish accounts CT any one getting in
, to trouble, but as we are writing thu
news we are duty bound to tell all thu
news that happens, If we know 1t. Th'
, best way to keep your name out OF tn
, papers is to keep out Of trouble.
Mark Hudson has been absent II
Peoria to purchase several fine new
pool tables which he will place in thu
second story of the Rustter's nev
!, building
: Ed Kemler who purchased the Ben
son sisters ice cream parlors, ha
: moved tile stock and fixtures into hi
: iewelry room in the Walter buildln
! on the corner of Third and Mulho
: land street.
When you feel like wishing for tn
good old times" just imagine life TO
a few days without mail, deliveries
telephones, electric lights-any of tn
modern conveniences that add SO muc
to our daily comfort.
John Krause, our cigar manufacture
will soon have his pool room ready Il
the basement of the First Nationa
bank building. He will move his c
gar factory there also.
The First National bank people an
the Nauvoo Clothing Company ar
now comfortably located in their ne'
rooms in the bank block.
Some Nauvoo ladies think 1T I'm
thing that the government declare
for the protection of wild birds. 1t
hoped the ladies won't extend their II
hibition to the point of refusing
cook the poor wild duck after they al
shot.
The setting of the electric ligf
poles and string of wires for Nauyoo
light plant will be finished this wee
and about the first of the year, or pc
haps little sooner, our beautiful II
tie city will be receiving power froi
the Keokuk dam.
The annual question is here: WI
you do your Christmas shoppin
early?
Baab & Klein the moving pictu'
men will have their show ready in
week or ten days. The delay
opening their Nauvoo house was eau
ed by the latter member of the fir
being i'll with typhoid fever.
Business in Nauvoo was somewhi
dull, caused by our rural brethren b
ing busy husking corn.
rr,,ora tent ANYTHING tn heat III