The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-13

Mrs, Margaret Beers and little son
Walter of Burlington were Nauvoo
visitors for the. past several days, the
guests Of Mrs. Lou Argast.
The Powellton picnic given by the
M. w. A. and R. N. A. last Saturday
was a complete success. 1t is esti-
mated that about 5000 people were
present. A large number from Maui
VOC went out to our suburbs to help
swell the crowd and business in our
city was practically suspended during
the day showing what a public gath
ering of a social nature will do to
draw people to town.
II by some turn Of the wheel of for
tune all the poor became suddenly
rich, wealth would lose all it's pres,
ent popularity.
Nauvoo has been visited by several
fine rains and our people are much
(; happier.
Quite a number of men are at work
on the boulevard along the shores of
Lake Cooper at Nauvoo and they
leave considerable money in our city
The Nauvoo saloons are reaping a
harvest.
In nearby town father has
named all of his daughters after flow,
ers. No provision as far as is known
has been made to keep them all from
fading before they are safely married
Then, again, it is safe to wager thai
the one named Snowdrop is the best
housekeeper of the lot, and the one
called Sunflower supposedly tbs
/ hardest Of the lot, goes in for French
novels and makes the hammock in the
/ shade work overtime.
Helen Ogilvie of Vandalia, ILL.,, i:
the guest of Misses Hazel and Nors
Hudson. The young lady formerly re
sided in Nauvoo.
/ Miss Airline, daughter of Mr. ant
Mrs. Chas. Mulch is visiting with Mis-
/ Genevieve Boeding in Fort Madison.
i Victor Wallet will go to Denver
Colo, to remain indefinitely.
The Blue Labels of Keokuk are CON
ing to Nauvoo next Sunday to pla.
ball with our locals. The game prom
ises to be an interesting one and tn
Keokuk aggregation had better com
we'll strengthened if they expect t
win the game. They might brin
"Rube' Burch up SO that our boys ca
pound him over the field again
A Masonic lodge may be organize
in Nauvoo soon A meeting has bee
} called for Thursday evening of thi
week for that purpose
J Sonora township home conner
J meeting will be held from Aug. % t
Z Sept. l. A Nauvoo day may be sc
aside If our business men will tax
, enough interest in the matter whic
; they should do.
IS Nauyoo's baseball club went to tt
new city of Lomax, H.. last Sunda
and came back victorious. The
scooped the new city nine by scor
of 8 to s. This is the second tim
, Nauvoo defeated this club.
There are at present four differen
business places for sale in Nauvot
!, Three of them are still being conduc
ed and the fourth has quit business
All of them are on a paying basis. A
of them are splendid opportunities fo
hustling people to take hold Of
A Nauvoo automobile driver say
that spooning couples out driving b,
hind Old Dobbin are becoming
great menace to motor travel. Driver
, of cars report that the side road,
, especially on Sunday nights are III
safe and particularly on moonligh
are we drifting if maids and swain
are driven from the public highways
Everybody knows that moonllgh
nights are the special property of tn
, spoony and have been from time in
memorial This thing of tearing dow
our bulwarks and palladiums has &C
: to stop somewhere, and 1t might a
well halt at sight of a leisurely bugg
on a moonlight night. Is there no gam
!. law to protect romance?
( In Nauvoo there is an immens
amount of gasoline sold. The Ket
kuk Standard Oil wagon makes tri
; to Nauyoo almost every other day.
t The Nauvoo Presbyterian organic;
ton held picnic in the grove q
Ogden school house Wednesday c
! this week.
2 There was no service in the Lutl
) eran church last Sunday on account {
) Rev. Hertel occupying Peoria pu
pit.
, The Nauvoo Lutheran church an
parsonage will be heated with ful