The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-09
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, I'LL, March 8, 1914

ing the capital from an American
syndicate to finance his interurban
proposition. and he will surely build
the line through Nauvoo, and then we
will see this popular booster make
la town out OF this beautiful place.
It takes something more than boost
iier to build up town as well as an
iinterurban line. Some capital back
lof it. Nauyoo has a booster com
mercial club that went to sleep on
account of lack of capital.
Part of the Jacob Richtman stock
lof groceries was sold on Saturday Of
last week and the balance last Thurs
day afternoon. Both sales attract
ed quite large crowd of farmers
and citizens and business in Nauvoo
was good.
/ Mrs Fred Salm, sr., ana Mrs. Mike
1 Baumert have returned from Roches-
ter, Mimi. much benefited in health,
which is glad news tcl the many
friends of these Nauvoo popular ladies.
4 Nauvoo may get q grape juice fac
tory in a year or two. II the trolley
4 comes through Nauvoo the juice fac
tory will be built the sooner.
i DR.. and Mrs. Johansen of Eauvoo
have new girl baby which made its
visit to the parents On Thursday of
last week at the home OF its grand
parents In Carthage. where the lady
lis making her home while the father
is taking another course in medicine
in a Chicago college.
The Nauyoo Ladies' Industrial 30
ciety met at the comfortable home OF
Mrs. w. NJ. Haggett last Thursday
afternoon. An election Of officers was
held at this meeting.
James Brady of Nauvoo has sent
for patent on an important article
which is as yet unknown to our peo-
pie. 1t may make James rich, for it
is said to be an article Of great
. merit and will be in great demand.
Nauyoo's library association held a
meeting last Tuesday night and Sc
Ilected board of directors.
Messrs. Geo. Hart and VIM. Hert-
enstein are said to be candidates for
the Office Of county supervisor and
Louis Schoell for collector in Nauvoo.
: All have held the respective Offices
and want a return engagement.
: While an Illinois court has held that
a man has right to regulate his own
: home, not every Nauvoo man cares
to insist upon his rights.
Fred Salm, Jr., was Chicago bust
ness visitor last week.
Il Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Shaw of Dallas
City, ILL.,, we're Nauvoo visitors las,
e week, guests of their daughter, Mrs
9 Fred Salm, Jr.
/ Miss Alice Baxter has just returned
/ from Chicago where she has bee,
Q for about three months. The lady
s will resume her class In music Ii
g Nauyoo next week. She instructs {
I large class in Nauyoo.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. John Repplinger AMI
Mr.. J. O. Boyer were Keokuk visitor.
/ Wednesday, going by the auto route
o. They were met there by Miss Sadi,
g Jibbens Of Pekin. ILL.,, who returned t,
d Nanvoo with them for visit witt
It Mr.. Boyer's family for several weeks
The lady is sister of Mrs Boye
70 and has visited here on previous q
ID casiOns.
le The country roads in the vicinity g
$. Nauyoo are getting to be somewha
u fierce. The wheat crop around here /
ID said to be in excellent condition an
"a If nothing unforeseen happens, til
r. yield hereabouts will be large ont
rs A number of Nauvoo citizens wer
he interviewed in regard to the city sci
&c ing her interests in stone QUAR-,
1e south of town and in nearly every cas-
think it foolish idea for Nauyoo t
p dispose Of it on the proposition place
ne Before them at this time.
ry Let all remember that the Quinc,
Nauvoo and Burlington interurba
ne railroad will be built and finishe
ne this fall or early winter. Whethe
IS President Wilson and the secretare
~ OF war and navy departments will h
ty able to accept the invitations for thel
y. to make speeches on the completio
OF of this important road through Ma
pc VOC will be duly chronicls1. The O
Sc casfon is great way off and SO
ss Nauyoo from Washington, d. C.
IN Nauvoo's business men should e
ne together and arrange matters so as
IN offer attractions to induce our rur
brethren and sisters to visit our eli
ct during the summer and fall.
er A Nauvoo lady said about the sa
by dest thing she knows OF is to 60 in,
,st Ia house where there has never bee
Id, any children and the lady OF the hous
make fuss over a pet dog or ii
as gold fish.
I'M Many of Nauyoo's citizens are &c
ks ting fish hungry and want to see I'll
IN. ice in Lake Cooper disappear SO as
ty be able to catch or buy mess OF IL
u.s. ffnny tribe.
OF Many people in Nauvco and vicini,
nd Will go counting in Carthage In
all short time. The March term OF circu
IN court will soon be on.
of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hudson ar
ge grandson, Master Carl, are visiting
on Lake Village, Ark. among relatives