The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-25
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, Ill, July Is, 1913.

and 1t is said 1t is a fine thing to kill
mosquitoes and other insects OF a
bothersome nature.
And no rain in Nauvoo up to this
time and we are getting badly scorch-
ed. ,Nauyoo's first factory will be I'M
able to turn wheel for want Of toma.
toes II moisture don't visit us very
soon. And this factory cost our peo-
pie nearly twenty thousand dollars.
Those who contracted to raise toma-
toes for the canning factory will have
done their work for nothing.
Most OF the automobile accidents
you read about Is due to the lack of
horse sense-on the part OF the own
er's chauffeurs. Watch for a serious
accident in Nauvoo some Of these ev-
enings.
| A Nauvoo citizen said most general
ly the idea of a quiet, peaceful Sunday
is to go and fill the refrigerator full OF
beer Saturday night.
Mrs. Lou Argast and daughter Grace
and the latter's guest, Miss Vinita
Britner were Keokuk dam visitors last
Sunday.
Nauvoo now has a moving picture
show every Saturday night and 1t is
reasonably patronized. The one given
/ last Saturday night was good although
our people didn't like some of the
/ reels.
Our powers that be have placed
half dozen iron settees in our city
park which is quite an Improvement
and accommodation to park visitors.
1 The prospect for a fine large grape
crop was never better in Nauvoo than
/ ct the present time.
Miss Laura Bidamer, former Maui
VOC young lady will soon marry a
young man in vincennes, Ind. Elmer
i Buckert, also former Nauvoo young
man, will marry Miss Emma Miller in
Louisville, KY.
Last Monday afternoon Mrs. Louis
Datin and Miss Marie Masberg treated
their numerous little cousins to pic
mic in the Nauvoo city park. Plenty of
good eatables were had and games OF
various kinds were played
J, George Nagel and his assistant brick
layers intend to complete their work
on the First National bank block about
the latter part of next week.
Is there any secure way Of putting
Nauvoo on the map? There are hun.
dreds of towns that have never been
blazoned on the flags Of fame. while
the names of others for some cause or
another, are ever fluttering on the
public flag pole. 1t may be said that
!, there Is no sure way to make town
famous, but the things which may con
!, tribute to putting 1t on the map" are
J nevertheless of decided interest. a
! town, like an individual, to be known
: must have done something. If our pee
: pie expect to place Nauvoo on thu
map they must do something for thu
town What has our Commercial clul
done since it's organization? Many
towns represent nothing; they can be
found on the map and that is about all
DIR. and Mrs. Warder Of Hhmeston
8 Iowa, were called here on account Of
Y the lady's mothers serious accident
last Monday.
! Mr.. Casper Reimbold, brother o.
| Rev. H. J. Reimbold died at the home
3 of the priest on Thursday of las
e week after a short illness. He was
t seventy years old. The funeral occur
red last Monday and was largely at
S tended. Several priests from neigh
a boring towns were present and assist
s ed in the solemn ceremonies.
f11y1 yryny
water power visitors in Keokuk las
t Sunday.
Here is good doctrine: We say swa
t the weeds in this town; It's the SAM
d as swatting the flies and the mosqui
S toes and other pestiferous insects a.
e well.
>. Irwin Hudson resigned his position
e on the steamer Quincy and has return
o ed to his Nauvoo home.
The way the women folks dress nov
it is to laugh at all the "hurrah" tina
was made over the peek-a-boo shir
waist about eight years ago.
The date for the Sonora township
Homecoming has been set from Aug
% to Sept. and a large attendant,
and great times are expected dow
on the camp grounds about four mile
below Nauvoo.
The old soldiers reunion in Nauvo'
on Sept. 2 and is going to be some
thing great Our business men ant
citizens as well as the Commercial Clul
will put their shoulders to the whee
and let outside towns and people know
that Nauvoo is on the map for tw'
days at least.
PigtaiIs Versus Police.
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