The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-11
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, ILL.,, Dec. II, 1914

The Nauvoo Ladies Priscilla clul
! will meet again next Thursday after
noon.
Elmer Fisher and Or. Johansen
| Nauvooites, have each purchased
Ford automobile.
So many inquiries have been made
| in respect to taxes to be paid OIL
| liquors sold, that the commissioner o.
| internal revenue at Washington, D
| c.. has made a ruling affecting al
sales. Briefly stated, all bottled goods
are to be taxed. If only portions are
| sold out of bottle at time they
are not to be taxed, though the dealer
must pay a tax on the bottle. mus
if a consumer purchases drink fol
immediate consumption he will moi
have to be taxed before he drinks It
II he purchases bottle of wine, now
ever, he will have to pay tax and
will have to affix stamp on the
bottle before using. We publish this
for the benefit of Nauvoo wine grow
ers and dealers.
There isn't anyone who has as
many deputies as Santa Claus.
Jake Boyer was Warsaw business
visitor couple of days of last week
Clarence Wassam, Ph.D., will ap-
pear in the Nauvoo opera house Fri
day evening, Dec. IS. He will be the
first number of the library course this
winter in Nauvoo.
The Hancock county board OF sup
ervisors met in Carthage this week.
Nauvoo Ladies' Civic league are
trying to arrange Christmas tree to
be placed some place outdoors.
The announcement that the per
capita circulation has increased about
20 percent In the last year will not
bring much comfort to the man who
still has Christmas shopping to do.
Taxes will be the next thing to
bother us after the Christmas shop
ping bills are paid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al. Berg are new Maui
VOC residents. They occupy the Max
Reimbold old residence In the first
ward. They removed to Nauvoo from
Chicago.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the NJ.
z. church served an excellent old
fashioned dinner in the church build
ing basement last Tuesday at noon
and were quite literally patronized.
All who attended pronounced it an
excellent feast and would like to see
the ladies repeat the spread.
The baseball boys Of Nauvoo have
announced an old-fashioned dance to
take place in the Nauvoo opera house
Saturday evening, Dec. 10. Salm's
Nauvoo orchestra will play and the
admission is only rs cents per couple.
Do 1t now. There is something un-
trustworthy about the resolution If we
wait till January 1 to make 1t.
A Nauvoo man says he wonders
how many gags have been got off on
the pumpkin pie. Somehow there
isn't anything funny about the peach
and other pies.
Report has it that Nauvoo viii have
another tonsorial parlor in the near
future and it is said that Geo. Hemmy
who Is at present engaged in Ed
Walther's shops will be the new pro.
prietor
Herman Berger, Jr.. held public
sale in Nauvoo Saturday Of last week
which drew large crowd to the city
and nearly everything offered for sale
was purchased.
Hancock county mutual society PEG.
pie in Nauvoo enjoyed social in their
lodge room after last Monday nights
meeting
Nauvoo and vicinity people ought
to arrange a cackle show here and
all y.allowlegs "spruced up" for the
exhibit. Much interest is taken in
chicken shows in other places and
one Of the best could be held in
Nauvoo
II is believed that one or more mar