The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-12
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, ILL.,, April IL, 1914

our rural brethren to the city and
make stay-at-homes come out and en-.
joy themselves and incidentally spend
nickle or two
The Nauvoo ball club will give a
dance in our opera house Monday
, evening and Turner's orchestra OF
Hamilton will furnish the music. The
boys should be well patronized. To-
day, Sunday, the Nauvoo ball club
and the Blue Label nine Of Keokuk
will cross bats on our home diamond.
1t will be the first game of the sea-
son and with the little practice our
boys had will put up good fight for
supremacy
The high wind of last Friday held
the Nauvoo ferry at Montrose for a
considerable length Of tins.
Several Nauvoo ladies are organic
ing a civic league. They will meet
again April IA to perfect the organi-
! cation.
There has baen considerable talk
going on regarding the disposing Of
the city quarry located south of town
to Mr.. Bisshopp of Keokuk who is
representing a Mr.. Carter. No def
mite conclusion has been arrived at
although the city council has made
, the Keokuk gentleman a proposition.
Maurice seiglermeyer who has been
out with R. o. Marsh's interurban
roof in Nauvoo.
The Keokuk Consumers Supply
company's team hauled up a large
load of goods to Nauvoo last Friday
and took back some chickens and
eggs.
Elmer Argast has gone to Basco.
ILL.,, where he has charge of lumber
yard started there by the Taber peo-
pie of Keokuk.
Report has it that the sisters of st.
Mary's academy and Spaulding insti-
tute intend leaving Nauvoo this fall
unless Mr. Marsh's or some other in
terurban line is built through this
burg. 1t is doubtful If these good
sisters will ever leave Nauvoo and
the fine buildings they occupy. They
certainly could not be rented or sold
if they vacate them.
Geo. Baumert. one Of the publish
ers of the Nauvoo Independent. is a
very sick man and his recovery is
doubtful so one of his relatives in
forms us at this time.
Nauvoo's canning factory is receiv'
ing an addition to be used for the
pea plant.
Most all of Nauvoo's little ones are
being happy today by visit of the
Easter rabbit who brought them beau
tiful colored eggs.
The Nauvoo Clothing company, with
John Paul as manager, had page ad
in both of our newspapers Tuesday
and Wednesday. That's the kind OF
advertising that rNys many dollars
on the investment. fact that the
Keokuk men should make note OF
and use the Keokuk Daily Gate City
extensively for nearly everybody in
Nauvoo and vicinity reads this popu'
lar paper.
The Hancock County Mutual so,
ciety in Nauvoo will hold social
| MONDAY evening amer tHe 'SSuioi
session.
Nearly all of Nauvoo's winters are
through tieing and pruning vines.
Miss Helen Reinsberg, the dra
matte reader in Everywoman will &C
cupy the Nauvoo opera house Friday
evening, April Z, for the benefit OF
I, Nauvoo's public library.
Now that the local option question
has been settled in Nauvoo. 1t Il
hoped that certain individuals vii
| give our saloonkeepers a rest. Rush
| ing the can still goes merrily on.
! Geo. Bruegger. Nauvoo attorney
| is announc I'd as candidate for coun
ty judge on the democratic ticket a
| the primaries next September every
one in Nauvoo hopes he will be abl'
to move to Carthags.
(! ST. Rose society of the Catholl'
| church will entertain at cards in tn
Nauyoo opera house Wednesda,
evening, April Is. The Knights OF CO
lumbus will assist the ladies to enteI