The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-29

have asked us to give as much pup-
lefty as possible for the benefit OF
their girl friends to the intelligence
that soda fountain exploded IN a
nearby Illinois town last week and
injured several people. The boys feel
that at this season OF the year the
dangers Of soda fountains should be
freely impress ed on the girls. Just
as well try to keep the girls away
from attending excursions because
the steamer Dubuque blew a cylinder
head out last Sunday.
Nauvoo and Hamilton will play ball
in Nauvoo next Sunday aft srnoon.
These clubs have played two games
this season, each winning one ana the
game next Sunday will decide who
will be the victor. A hot contest Is
expected and the fans who will go
will get their moneys worth OF base
ball sport. J.
Next week. Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday are Ember days and Nauvoo
fish dealers will do q good business II
thew can secure stock of the hnny
tribe.
A very small crowd Of Nauvoo's
young people attended the moonlight
excursion on the steamer G. w. Hill
last Tuesday evening.
Nauvoo's Woman's Civic League
will hold an interesting meeting next
Tuesday afternoon at 1880 o'clock IN
the opera house. The ladies will start
to get ready the day before SO as TO
be on time.
The univ srsal cry now: "Quit talk
ing about the three interuroans that
will pass through Nauvoo and finish
one" The weather for building rail-
roads is ideal now.
Notwithstand the eternal teaching
there are still more spoiled childr I'm
than spoiled rods in Nauvoo.
The water problem in Nauyoo is
solved. An agreement with Chas.
Mulch and Geo. Hart and our council
members has been reach ed. The for
mer is to receive $3.50 and the latter
$3.50 for the privilege Of the mains to
be allowed to remain in their earths
bed. We are jubilant now over our
new possession.
In neighboring town they have
an association OF domestic science
and a meeting was held recently TO
award prizes. The girl winning the
first prize did it with an angel cake.
The girl attempting to smother
beefsteak in onions fell down on the
job completely as did thu girl VINO
made an effort to demonstrate what
she could do with cup Of corn meal.
In Nauvoo we don't need an assoc1a-
ton Of domestic science for the moth
'ers are queens of the culinary art
and the daughters can master any
thing the kitchen affords.
Everybody in Nauvoo and vicinity
is predicting a fine fruit crop this
year. There is nothing better than
this sort Of optimism to bring about
a bumper yisl6. Usually when there
is nothing else to talk about In
small community, some calamity howl
or Is bound to hop up and tell the
editor that the fruit crop promise is
going to be f1zzle.
A home talent play will be given IN
the Nauvoo opera house this (Friday)
evening for the benefit of the Maui
WOO library. A dance will follow.
The Woman's Civic League has ar
ranged a lawn social to take place
at the home Of Mrs. Anna Jackson on
south Twelfth street next Monday
evening. Members urgently requested
to come and bring their friends.
The new warehouse for the steam
boat landing will be finished this
week and the new landing place at
the foot of Fifth street will be then
used by the water crafts.
The marriages OF Mr.. Earl LAUDER
sheimer to Miss Grace Pitt and John
Krause to Miss Minnie Brueggsr Will
occur inside OF the next week or two.
They are all Nauvoo people. Jno.
Krause was former keokuk cigar
maker. The Nauvoo gossips succeed
ed In bringing to light two couple to
marry and have several more in mind
who they think will follow suit short
"
Roy, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Ar
CAST, Jr., Of Nauvoo will be united IN
marriage to Miss Emile Doerrlam OF
Chicago next Thursday and Rev. Paul
Boer, former Nauvoo Lutheran min
lister will perform the ceremony. Roy
has been in Chicago for couple OF
years and is making good in the mer-
camille world of the windy city. The
happy couple will visit parents and
relatives in Nauvoo n ext month be-
fore taking up their residence in Chi
cago. :
Nauvoo received in its treasury over
SO 900 the first Of May from our sa-
loon keepers. She can well afford
the watsr works plant and other
spring and summer toys she is get
ting.
1t is all in the bait whether you
mean to go fishing, get married, start