The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-13
The Nauvoo Gate CITY
Nauvoo, Ill, August Is, 1913.

mace this winter when our friend Rev.
VIM. Hartel and family will be made
more comfortable as we'll as this
popular congregation.
In Smiths grove Wednesday the an
nual picnic Of the Lutheran church
League was held. This grove is a
beautiful spot on Lake Cooper just
south of the city, about a half mile
distant.
Most people would be rich If they
had made enough, and the majority OF
folks would be fairly we'll off if they
hadn't spent SO much. There's no mega
tive side to this argument.
The people Of some parts of Illinois
and Missouri are starting all sorts Of
good roads improvement. The reason
Nauyoo business men don't take up
the rural good roads movement they
must be afraid that somebody will
start movement for good road
houses.
The Feast of the Assumption comes
next Friday and is prominent holiday
in the Catholic church in Nauvoo as
elsewhere. Services in our church will
be held at 1850 and 10 o'clock a. m.
| The corner stone of the Nauvoo M.
e. church was laid last Saturday with
| appropriate ceremonies at 3 o'clock in
the afternoon. Rev. M. L. O'Harra OF
Carthage delivered the address.
Nauyoo's Christian Endeavor So
clety of the Presbyterian church has
announced a nature meeting to take
place in Smiths grove next Friday
evening. 1t will be an outdoor meet
ing and picnic and friends are invited
to take part.
Mrs. Robert Ward was honored with
a surprise party last Friday night. II
was her twenty-fourth birthday ami
/ versary and sixteen Of her lady
I friends planned the event. The lady
4 received handsome present ant
delicious refreshments were served.
/ The American floating theatre play
ed return engagement at the Nauvot
: ferry landing last Sunday evening to ;
small audience.
: Miss Lois, daughter of Mayor ant
, Mrs. L. B. Hobbs entertained he
cousin. Miss Sarah Hobbs of Brown
. vile, Texas with a marsh mallov
, toast at the bank Of Lake Cooper las
| Monday evening. All present repor
a delightful time.
1t is believed Nauvoo has fewer red
! haired girls than any other town o
J its size on the face of the globe. Yol
will have to determine for yoursel
J whether this is meant as boast or
, general deploring of the situation.
A number Of Nauvoo citizens VII
3 go to Burlington next Friday to atten
1 Barnum & Bailey's circus. Also quit
a few attended the chautauqua 9
. Hamilton during the week.
Y 1t is believed that the shipment {
y the early grapes will begin by nez
3 Monday in Nauvoo. At this time
, some vineyards the grapes are fit I
eat and the rains helped them GU
/ wonderfully.
The soldiers reunion will be held
; Nauvoo on Sept. 16 and II and a
the same time the annual reunion c
i the 11sth H. Vol. win be held here.
r Morris Seigelmeier has been yer
sick young man and Dr. Jenkins c
Keokuk had to be sent for The fan
ily's many friends are glad to lear
, that he is getting much better an
chances for his complete recovery ar
splendid
Some few of our people are talkin
/ of macadamizing Mulnolland stree
= in the business section. The mos
! sensible thing the city can do first /
. to put in a first class sewer syster
/ which this town needs badly befor
a any permanent street work is done.
!. All of Nauvoo's people are goin
down to Keokuk Aug. 1928 to see tn
+ celebration and dedication of the bi
! dam.
Hamilton will have homecomin
3 and monster fish fry Aug %. Nauvo
will have nothing, as usual in the pas
> few years. Had it not been for the oil
: soldiers In Nauvoo getting the reunio
, here there would not have been pub
lie social gathering in Nauvoo thi
: season and yet the gentleman fror
t Hannibal, Mo-, who spoke in our cit
before the Commercial club some tim
ago told them to get move on then
: get UP something to attract peopl
here and make business go and induc
: people to come to Nauvoo to live. H
said as 1t is Nauvoo is a beautiful
dead town. What did our Commercial
. club ask this splendid speaker t
come before them for If they did NO
want to learn something and profit b
his advice? Nearly every town in thi