The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14
The Nauvoo Gate Civ
Nauvoo, Ill, Feb. Ia, 1913

Consider the month of February
Its days are few, but they are usually
full of trouble
1t has just leaked out that young
dry goods clerk in one of Nauvoo's
stores, has promised to love, honor
and obey" for the rest Of his days.
We have the word of a lady for it. SO
know that it must be the truth.
If love is a disease, then quite a
number of Nauvoo's young folks are
on the sick list.
At least the Mississippi river has
produced splendid ice crop for 1913.
Last Wednesday ended Nauyoo's So
ciety season, it was the beginning of
Lent. Ash Wednesday is the one day
of the year when society withholds all
Of its gaieties.
Hancock county ought to appropri-
ate sum Of money to employ farm
advisor. The one sure way to get
people back to the farm is to make
the farm a good place to live and a
profitable place to work The farm
advisor will help to bring about these
desirable conditions.
All of our ice harvesters are
through storing for their own use.
James Kraft will fill the Schenk
ice houses for retail use in Nauvoo
this summer
Mr.. Lorenz Russell is moving into
his new building with his jewelry
store. He will also carry a line Of
pianos.
The malls from the north for Maui
VOC are always late nowadays.
Nauvoo had one of those old time
street fakirs on her principal street
corners. He passed out few sam
pie bottles of medicine while he talk
ed in one of the most picked condi-
tions one generally meets. He final
" drove away disguised with himself
and probably the booze on sale in this
historic town
We heard fellow say that en-
can't pillow, hoe corn or split wood,
but she can get there just the same.
She doesn't cost more than a drink of
whisky and a plug of tobacco, but she
can pay s percent interest on $25 a
year and pay for her board besides.
This Nauvooite says take an old
specified hen that has no raising at
all, one that has been thrown out of
the corn crib. knocked off the porch
with broom and chased out of the
garden by worthless pup. Just take
that sort of a hen and she will pay ex-
penses clear about So a year II she
is half way looked after.
The C. w. Reimbold variety store
will be moved into the building just
vacated by Russell, the ieweler some
time this week or next. The build
ing occupied by the Reimbold people
now will be RACED and new bank
building will be erected on the site.
The Nauvoo ladies' Priscilla club
will meet at the beautiful and com.
Portable home of Mrs. Jas. Farren,
down in the first ward on Thursday
afternoon of next week.
One of Nauvoo's citizens has got
hold of a goose bone of the vintage of
IJIl duu Ue says nS hHOWo WddI VIII
ter is going to be from now on. He
says the goose bone shows that the
winter will be nothing severe Of what
still remains but in few weeks
something will burst loose.
Next Friday is st. Valentines day
but already some of the boys have re
ceived the comics and the dear girls
the sentimental kind.
Mr.. Fred Boedecker is still very Ill
His many friends hope. to see hin
out and around again as soon as the
weather becomes pleasant.
Fifteen years ago next Saturda!
the battleship Maine was blown up IL
Havana harbor.
Over one-third of February gone
great little old month for passing
given point.
Louis Hudsons island is about tn