The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-26

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I'd Bevering was in Nauvoo last
weeks end taking orders for his IA
nous brands of cigars. We Are al
ways pleased to give Ed the glad
hand,
Our winners are now busy prun-
ming grape vines and in a short time
the process of tieing the vines will be-
gin in earnest when the female sex
will fine plenty to do for few weeks.
The Nauvoo grape industry distributes
considerable money among the fair
sex as we'll as our male population. A
grape juice. jelly and preserve fac
tory would largely increase this grape
enterprise in Nauvoo and would be
a fine paying investment.
II any one of the interurban sys-
TENS proposed work through Nauvoo
| 1t will be fine and If they don't-what
a mess.
Here Is a sure sign Of spring from
Nauvoo: Nearly all Of the farmers
who live in this vicinity are busy
sowing oats and our people busy
planting radishes and lettuce. Some
few are planting potatoes.
There are few divorce cases docket
ed in Hancock county's courts from
year to year and seldom one from
Nauvoo. A natural good citizenship,
even though saloon influence exist
here, is responsible for the good rec
ord along this line.
Everybody will soon be busy around
this kingdom. Money will soon begin
to roll around, and the circulation will
increase daily. We will soon have
connection with the outside world,
after a winters tie-up and now If our
Ineighboring town friends want any
just notify some one Of our orchard.
lists and you will be accommodated.
We can furnish any one some wine,
too.
Fred Koechling Of Keokuk was a
lefty business visitor last Monday,
among his numerous cigar customers.
This is Fred's first visit to Nauvoo for
about two months.
Elmer Schleicher may be given a
try-out with the Keokuk ball club in
the Central Association this spring.
Elmer is one of Nauvoo's best sec.
ond basemen in our ball CLUB.
One of Nauvoos citizens said
ground hog weather is past. He saw
a frog Tuesday.
Fred Gerhing will open his new
restaurant Saturday. He has neatly
fitted up the Fanch building in the
heart of the business distric..
News in Nauvoo is mighty scarce.
Everything will be warming up soon
and news will be more plentiful. A
reporter has to CLEAN the whole town
for something to write about. But
your reporter won't worry about news
being scarce in short time. Just
wait until that r. o. Marsh road be.
gins construction through Nauvoo and
then we will have news to feed to
the woodpeckers. We hope that Mr..
Marsh will let us know when the
first passenger trip is to be made, for
we want to strike the general man
ager for free pass and will mention
ourself in the peoples popular paper,
The Keokuk Daily Gate City as
among those present" We're mighty
weary Of having to use Lake Cooper
or using shanks' ponies every time we
go to Keokuk when the steamer Keo-
kuk is not running.
Mr. G. Barnum of Hamilton was a
Nauvoo business visitor last weeks
end.
Most all of Nauvoos young folks.
who attended the Gem City college
in Quincy in the past two years, came
home and are now qualified to keep
books for anybody.
Nauvoo's Priscilla club met with
Mrs. Louis Schoell this Thursday
evening.
The Nauvoo ferry boat will not be-
gin making regular trips until about
the fore part of next week, caused by
not being able to get the necessary
ready and the low water
All things considered Nauvoo will
bear up fairly well under the tons OF
perfectly good advice that will be Of
Tered by those outside experts with
missions that will come here before
local option time. It looks like Maui
VOC people can take care of it's own
business.
Orville Hummel is now taking pic
lures for Nauvoo and vicinity people. |
Orvflle is one Of Nauvoo's rising
Young men and will make good in the /
world.
The city OF Warsaw has raised 5000 |
'or band concerts this summer for it's |
oand The Nauvoo Rustler says the
Nauvoo band secured new instru-
nents and new uniforms and then
passed peacefully into oblivion. The
Nauvoo band is still in existence and
'eady to furnish music for all &C.
,asions IL the union scale Of prices
s considered. They are ready to
urnish music for a series Of band
during this summer II the |
necessary funds are forthcoming by
,ur business men like they do at
Warsaw. And Furthermore the man
.gement agrees to furnish first class |