The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-16

tend to his meat market business.
Our people are anxious for the wal
! news and seek the Keokuk Daily Gate
City every day., They know that the
4 war news furnished is reliable and OF
i the latest obtained from the European
countries.
i A paste board box that had con-
i tanned some sweets was received In
! Nauvoo's mail box q few days ago
| and when Postmaster Beger opened
i the mail found hole eaten through
/ the box and all the sweets but one
i piece eaten by rat or mouse.
All who loved peaches and regret
! ruins demise, will soon enjoy an equal
| bliss in gorgeous pumpkin pies
/ The Nauvoo Ladies Priscilla club
! held it's first meeting for some time
/ last Thursday afternoon at the COM
Portable home Of Mrs. Chas. Mulch.
down in the first ward, and 1t Is safe
to say all the ladies were present and
a most enjoyable time had in gossip,
fancy needle work and the fine eats
that this popular lady, the hostess,
knows how to prepare. These In
structive meetings will be continued
during the winter.
Nauvoo kids are waiting for chart
vari Hurry UP, you matrimonial IN
clinad people.
| Many who have not been In Nauvoo
| for number Of years say the town
does not look natural to them. They
think the changes and improvements
are beyond their expectations. We
| have met quite a number Of these
people this summer. And II we get
an interurban line this coming sum-
mer, In years time II they return
they will not know Nauvoo at all
/ Nauvoos ferry boat will hereafter
make no more Sunday trips. She will
probably go into winter quarters
about the middle OF next month.
/ Nauvoo's library association will
stage an all home talent play in q
short time.
( Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Benne. who live
down in the first ward, had second
visit from the stork last Sunday when
this popular bird, that seldom makes
| a visit to Nauvoo. left fine boy
l,baby. Congratulations.
| Nauvoo has number OF old and
j respected residents who have and
are nearing the Goth milestone OF an
eventful life and they are still hale
and hearty and move about with a
firm step and steady hand Their
manner and speech give little evidence
of their advanced age. Their mem
Dry still serves them well and they
delight to relate their experiences Of
| pioneer days when wolves, cata-
mounts and blacksnakes were numer-
] Gus.
The regular monthly social meeting
OF Nauvoo's Lutheran church league
will be held this friday evening.
/ Friday and Saturday. this week. a
4 harvest social occupies the Nauvoo
opera. house and a two-act play, 'Not
i a Man in the House." will be given.
i The Loyal Order OF Moose OF Nau-
1 VOC will hold another social in their
j rooms for the members and families
/ next Thursday evening.
The Oronoco, palatial little steam
er owned by the Mayo Brothers OF
Rochester, Mimi, passed Nauvoo the
i forepart of the week, returning to its
northern home. These brothers and
! their guests missed the best part OF
their visit by not stopping OF at Maui
VOC for day or two.
i The fall overcoat has appeared,
4 heating stoves are being put up, the
(! coal dealer smiles. and the man OF
! the house cracketh his fingers and
useth a dull Ratchet and odd Ian
guage in creating the morning fire.
1 Mr.. and Mrs. A. McCallister have
! returned from Bently. Ill, where they
1 were called by the serious illness OF
! the gentleman's mother, who received
/ a stroke Of apoplexy a few days ago.
/ The mother Is 90 years of age.
/ Predictions are freely made to the
/ effect that high values will be in
vogue on apples throughout the win
i ter months. Some weight is lent to
I these opinions by the fact that buy
ers are scattered through the. apple
] producing states swapping UP almost
1 everything good in sight. Baxter
! Bros, in Nauvoo, are now engaged in
i picking their fine crop OF apples, but
!! the rain has greatly interfered during
4 this week. They are selling the Ben
!, Davis at 65c, Ganos 75c and mann.
/ moth Black Twigs at soc per bushel.
This popular fruit shipping firm have
I! about 5000 bushels of fine apples and
;; all Of their orchards have been spray
ed. It will take several weeks to pick
i the crop
| Thanksgiving Is the next holiday.
but Nauvoo's saloonke.epers will get
an extra one on election day. Novem-