The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-04
went to Fort Madison Tuesday on a
shopping trip and to visit friends for

shopping trip and to visit friends for
the day.
Mr.. Ellis Daugherty, the Nauvoo
meat market man, had a special cut
price sales day on lards and all kinds
of meats last Saturday. Your reporter
was there for 10 or 20 minutes and he
was selling his goods then at the rate
OF about $3.50 per minute. He ad-
vertised well and had some twenty
catchy signs placed on the cement
sidewalks early Saturday morning OF
the sale.
The Nauvoo ferry will continue to
run for two or three weeks yet. Cap
tain Reimbold, our most accommo-
dating ferryman is giving Nauvoo
people excellent service this season
and we have not heard a single COM
plant. AS soon as the ferry goes In
to winter quarters, Captain Reimbold
will give our people the best of serv-
ice with his motor boat as the wealth
er permits.
The only man who enjoys stormy
weather now is the duck hunter. He
says that the change is not only
agreeable, but just the thing that Is
wanted for hunting.
It is said that the best time for
the winter pruning of grape vines
Is soon after the fall of the leaves
caused by frost, and the sooner the
better, for the reason that the buds
will push with more rigor in the
spring and the vines will bear better
fruit which will ripen earlier. Some
of the Nauvoo winners have been
pruning for some time for they
know that the above advice comes
from the most competent source in
the land
Merchants in Nauvoo are not look
ing for heavy holiday trade, but It
may be as good as In former years.
If some one Of our many societies
would get UP hot tamale" social
they could make 1t profitable and
show all visitors hot time.
Pumpkins will take the place OF
apples this winter. although they
are less appreciated.
I Well, we'll, did you notice that not
the oldest inhabitant or prophet has
forecasted what kind Of winter wealth
er we are to have.
Only three weeks until Thanskigv-
ing.
A fine three-act comedy, "Blunder-
ing Billy" will be presented in the
Nauvoo opera house next Tuesday
evening for the benefit of Nauvoo's
public library. The play is a good
one and the cast will be made up Of
home talent exclusively. and consist
OF eight people. The admission will
be twenty-five cents and thirty-five
cents, and our amusement house
should be crowded with people.
The mosquitoes that were doing
business with us all summer, pre-
scented their bills and quit business.
It will soon be time for the first
snow to fall in Nauvoo and vicinity,
and it is said that on whatever date
OF the month the first snow falls, we
will have that many SHOWS during the
winter. Keep tab this winter and
note il the prediction is true.
The NJ. p. Sunday school pupils pre-
scented the play, "Hiawatha's Child
hood" last Friday evening, in the
Nauvoo church basement and those
attending enjoyed the treat immense
| ly.
Mrs. j. w. Bertschi entertained
some lady friends in honor Of Mrs.
Dorothy Blank Of Keokuk, cousin.
Dainty eats were served and the
party was decided social success.
81 Ill a
party in their club room last Friday
evening to which their wives and
lady friends were invited. A fine oys-
ter supper and euchre was the enjoy
ment of the evening and as usual, a
royal time was had.
The criminal docket OF Hancock
county's circuit court will be present
ed for hearing next Monday.
The Nauvoo ladies who compose
the Civic league have gotten them
selves into tangle by hastily sign
ing a contract with chautaqua COM
pany and now wish to be released,
which 1t is said the management Of
the company refuses to do. 1t Is be-
lieved the ladies will be compelled to
fulfill their part of the program un-
less satisfactory settlement can be
reached.
The Christian Endeavor society of
the Nauvoo Presbyterian church held
a delightful Halloween party last
Saturday evening. Fun reigned su.
preme the entira evening.
At the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Schenk last Sunday, a family reunion
was held. Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Shenk, one Of Nauvoo's venerable
and popular couples, have two sons
in Nauvoo who were married ten
years ago the first and second days
of this month. The sons are the
above and Ernest. All their fam
lilies enjoyed a splendid dinner and
had invited few guests to help them
celebrate.