The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-07
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, ILL.,, May Z, 1914

Frank SpluduScI VI W"AS" 80
business visitor in Nauvoo last Fr1da'
afternoon. ,..
There are a number of P1snlls
Hollstocker." in the Months tWc
ltimbers southeast Of Nauvoo. ms
labove name means in Holland Dutch
little woodchoppers. The trees GU
are being converted into interurban
railway ties.
Nauvoo is now without q hVers
stable and a photograph gallery. y
Hooks like both of these business en-
Iterprises would be paying ones ~
Nauvoo.
Several of Nauvoo citizens are put
ting down cement walks about their
premises.
According 20 count there are over
half dozen families in Nauvoo VINO 90
not believe in higher education anu
virtually in no education at all.
Ostensibly these parents must Dc
Ignorant people. Surely they nave
| felt time and again how much better
they would have Jared in the struggle
for life had they been educationaliS
equipped for the fray. Yet knowing
| this they DENY their children their
most necessary birthright and the
very cheapest thing obtainaole TOT
their general good Parents OF this
sort, of course, are to be piefed ana
not condemned The compulsory eau
cation act is the foremost Of all the
nations laws.
Some of our business houses are
tyine to the water works mains,
which will be much handler to get
water than the old fashioned way OF
carrying I. from the cistern or Wei.
Now that we have municipal water
works plant and better able to fight
fires. our insurance rate on buildings
ought to be lowered some. =
Mrs. Anna Jackson, who has been
employed as assistant cashier for sew
eral years in the First National bank.
is no longer connected with that In
stitution. Mrs. Jackson is a valued
employe and will soon find more
lucrative position.
John Lawson, Nauvoo blacksmith,
may soon move to Burnside to pound
horseshoe udbs. Coliu Ia a - 80"
lever in the Mormon doctrine and
would make a good man to explore
the states to expound the faith and
corral new members 20 the church
The Iowa Eagle lodges will have
state meet in Keokuk June %, "a and
%. They will enjoy steamboat ride
to Nauvoo on one of these days and
visit our beautiful city. The Eagles
residing in Nauvoo. and there are
good many of them, ought to plan
reception and treat chem to
a flying view of the city, both below
and top Of ground.
DR.. w. W. Haggett and Rudolph
autoed to Keokuk last
Mildred equity, formerly Nauvoo
girl, will soon be married to gentle
man of that city.
The Overland ball club OF keokuk
came up las. Sunday and defeated our
home nine The game was too rotten
on the part of our club to make any
comment. Most Of Nauvoo's fans
will be at loss as to what to do
next Sunday, for our team goes to
Hamilton to play.
Mrs. Ed Dachroth is visiting her
parents in ST. Louis.
sirs. Carrie Knaust of Kansas City,
Mo-, may make her home here for
the present, the guest of her sister
Mrs Geo. Baumert.
Geo. Hudson and Floyd Heberel
are going to Chicago to look UP a
business location. They are splendid
young men and ought to succeed.
An effort is being made to secure
soil expert for Hancock county. Three
of Nauvoo's citizens were in the
county seat day recently to attend
meeting for that purpose.
Sunday will be mothers day in the
Presbyterian church and all Nauvot
people are invited to attend.
Rev. H. ]. Reimbold will attend thu
dedication Of the Catholic church il
Carthage next Sunday. Also a mum
Der of Nauvoo people will go.
| A charity organization is fin
thing for any community. II you
neighbor is poor and sick, then g.
and see that his fuel pile and brea'
basket isn't running short. II widow
is in real need of assistance, thel
run and roll q sack OF -four and
ham or two INFO her home. II Their
are any poor children in our commur
ity, go buy them some clothing an
shoes. Scatter sunshine and goo
cheer. You can be philanthrop1s
and be poor yourself. Good will,
smiling face and willing hands
more than money. Get busy, len
yourself to something good.
Thank God, there are many hopefu
signs in :he air. Possibly some Nat
WOO men who have slipped into tn
lean and slippered pantaloon" age
will live to see a. least one Of tn
three proposed interurban railwa,
lines built through Nauvoo.
, Nauvoos high school track team
went to Warsaw last Saturday for
meet with the school team there. Gu