The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-19
The Nauvoo Gate CITY
Nauvoo, Ill, Feb. 10, 1913

Feb. 10, 1913
lteenth street and converting them
into chicken farm He claims this
property an ideal place for that pur-
pase.
In Nauvoo aldermen are rot picked
because they look the part; they Just
naturally come that way,
The automobile wholesale dealers
have sold several car Lei ads o. automc-
biles to Nauvoo dealers and have al
rived and put in their business places.
Three firms now are in the auto bust
ness in Nauvoo. The horses remain
ing in Nauvoo and vicinity will either
be turned out to grass or reDroken in
time for spring blowing.
Occasionally you see some fellow
come to Nauvoo after pay day from
the transmission line with several
five dollar bills and after making the
rounds of the saloons and other
places they wake up the next morn
ling with about 20 cents Why they
failed to get rid of the 90 cents is
the wonderful part Of the story
Everything gets shot with cat
rifles but cats, said Nauyoo citizen
who has a cat bawling concert
around his place every night.
Many OF our citizens received. gar
den seeds from the u. s. government
last week and now they are waiting
for spring to open up SO that they
can plant them ind, learn what good
vegetables they can raise from these
free gifts n
| The Keokuk Taber motor truck was
| in Nauvoo for several days during
! the week delivering lumber to the can.
ming factory site.
! Mark Hudson returned home Mon
day from visit to very dear friend
near Galesburg. Curious readers are
] left to wonder whether it is a lady
4 or gentleman that Mr.. Hudson went
( to visit.
4 No shows are booked for the Nau-
4 VOC opera house for the week follow.
I ing Easter. There was contract on
/ but got lost through shuttle in the
mails
Keep your eye upon the industries
at Nauvoo. The new canning factory
I will declare fat dividends as soon as
the output of canned goods OF 1918
are placed on the market. The plant
is planning to turn out all the toma
J toes that can be secured during this
1 1913 season. Every once in a while
from this on an attractive industrial
item will bob up out OF Nauvoo and
not the least Of them will pertain te
the successful operations of Nauvoo's
successful canning factory.
The Nauvoo Priscilla cub meets al
/ the home of Mrs. Jas. Farren Thurs
day afternoon After enjoying sew
/ eral hours in fancy needle work and
4 chatting the ladies present were
given an opportunity to make dem
onstration in the line Of dainty eat
A ables for their enter. ainment. The
meeting was pronounced fine sue
cess.
! A school of instruction and banquet
! will be given by the Rebekahs in the
! Odd Fellows lodge room next Friday
evening
The M. w. A. banqueted and install
j ed officers at their meeting on Thurs
day evening Of last week.
A fine chicken dinner will be ar
ranged and served in the John REIN
bold building just vacated by Lorenl
Russell, on next Saturday, Washing
TOMS birthday. The L. society vii
have charge of the spread and invite
all to attend.
Mrs. j. NJ. Gross received $4,000
insurance money from the M. w. A
order to which her husband belonged
The Nauvoo Commercial club hal,
A meeting in the council rooms las
Tuesday night.
rs Four new residences will be erect
led in Nauyoo during the summer
And those with the new bank build
/ ing and canning factory will maxi.
Nauvoo loom up some.
A primary election will be held il
Nauvoo March II, 1913, to select can
Il didates for Offices to be voted cnatht
third Monday in April