The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-13
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, ILL.,, March 1913.

Mrs. Frank equity was treated 70
a pleasant surprise party on Wednes
day evening OF last week In honor d
her birthday anniversary The iady
received some handsome presents.
Games we're played and refreshments
/ served.
I We stated In a recent letter when
! Friday and the only thirteenth would
1 occur in 1918. because some people
were too indolent to get UP and turn
the leaves Of the calendar But when
i It comes mex. June here will be the
usual piece in papers about It and the
accustomed playful remarks. What is
remarkable about Friday the thir-
teenth? We are hectic to know.
4 The Luther League held their
monthly meeting in the church base
! ment and invited friends to join them
| In the festivities Wednesday evening
AS usual fine time was had by all
: who cared to go.
! Palm Sunday, the 18th Inst, serv-
/ ices will begin thirty minutes earlier
J than regular hour services IN the
/ Catholic church Palms will be dis |
5 tributed among the attendants. J,
Il Five more new members we're ad-
!. mitted into the religious folds OF the I
: Presbyterian church during last week.
The membership OF this church is
0 growing rapidly.
NJ VIM. J. Singleton OF Quincy was IN
our busy midst during the week. He
n does not come as frequently as his
s host OF Nauyoo friends would aspire
!, TO have him His popular and accom-
;, plished wife accompanied him and
visited many of her lady friends.
i Many Of Nauvoos best people are
a into the egg business and are declar-
ing big dividends on the investment
y. All of Nauvoo's churches welcome
i, strangers and travelling men
% The NJ. e. church members in Maui
= VOC held meeting last Monday aft
,e ernoon and decided to make move
towards building fine house OF wor
IL shin on the site of the old building.
Mt The ladies of the congregation win
Il. hold another, market day Saturday.
"a March Is. at Benson Sisters Ice
cream parlors.
he G. J. Baxter Is out on business con-
,r. nected with his Arm. He is up in
Id northwestern cities.
nd If all Nauvoo men were as grateful
ng to their helpers as town dog who
has had tin-can loosened from his
ge tail, there would be more satisfaction
.rd in philanthropy and yet some in ad
90. vertising
ok. March 90. the beginning of spring
will occur an eclipse OF the moon.
an. The river at this point is clear
,ge ice now and our ferrymen have cas-
is Ter crossing.
A sewing school conducted by
no Carthage lady was started In room
RS over Datin & Leprert's store. Sh
h,s has nuite large class of Nauvoo an
vicinity young ladies'.
ION The Reimboid variety store peopl
am have purchased the building next 7
Y;1 Danpherty's meat market from job
Reimbols and have fitted 1t up fo
las. their variety sore and will be read
,o;s fo- business next Saturday.
Inn. Nauvoo has now four auto repa
;eh. shops, enough to supply auto owner
adv in our city and vicinity.
priv A d,sreputabIe house on Sout
,ara Tenth street was cleaned out recen
tan ~ end he occupants moved TO 70
dea eign parts much to the relief OF la
rvs abiding citizens
tin Nauvoo's electric Itch. plant had
lday breakdown on iast oa...uas
,;ng The piston rod and cylinder we
badly broken and our streets ha'
.,e, been I'm darkness ever since. A sms
HE gasoline engine and DYNAMO is fur
fishing commercial lights until t
rt,v breakage is repaired which will
and this week end The damage 20 t
plant will reach about $500. Our pc
,dox ple miss the LIGHTS bad'v. 1t takes
break in an electric light plant
hold learn knockers lesson In public I
las, proyements
Nauvoo merchants report a ii
i On business day last Saturday.
ono We believe Nauvoo people c
a,a- show he finest collection Of seed c
b.e alogues In the whole county. Neal
-bese every household possess one or mo
stori- NauVoo oohmsrcial ciuo can :.
them NAV 90 eooa "orn anu Wheh ~.
arrives they can make nfanv strit
sbor. toward oiling our streets, have
arr council omen MulhoIland street w
us to the river and other improvemel
. made that can be credited to {
- club.
d for aufoo ..a
con - - 49,. - -, -,
taken alen 81 81 -, :,
~ on the above date at the home
Mrs. Jos. r Ochsner.
re. Several old buildings on East
holland street have been RACED in
past week new business build
!. a will no erected On the site sOmeti