The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-03

White" cigar man, was Nauvoo pnsl-
ness visitor On Wednesday OF last
week.
We were pleased to meet our old
friend Geo. Rutledge Of Keokuk, last
Saturday. The gentleman came up
to Nauvoo to tune several pianos, at
which work he is an expert.
Frank Wiegand, a Nauvoo man be-
came violently insane while on visit
to brother In Oquawka, ILL.,, week
or SO ago and was taken to the state
institution at Jacksonville.
Messrs VIM. Reimbold, Jr., and
little son and Charles Miller OF Keo.
kuk were Nauvoo visitors Thanksg1v
ing day.
Mr.. Fred Koechling, the "Old Hat
cigar manufacturer Of Keokuk was
among dealers in Nauvoo few days
ago.
The burning question of the hour
| What shall get for so-and-so" Do
your shopping early and find out.
All of Nauvoo stores will soon keen
open OF evenings until Christmas day
They will all probably close all day
on Friday, Jan. 1, legal holiday
After Christmas the stores will al
here to the old rule Of closing on
evenings, except on Monday and Sat
urday.
The hobos like the birds fit sout]
| in the winter. There has been bul
few tramps who applied for lodging
at the Nauvoo city jail so far this
| winter.
There is still time to organize a D
Y. C. s. e. club. There is just twenty
days left in which to do your Christ
mas shopping early.
| In a nearby town, they have de
batting society. In its last wrangle
! the society had heated discussion
over whether man would do more
| for love of money than he wocld fol
love of woman. The "love Of w1m
an" side won, of course. The ques
| ton is a ticklish one. In these days
| and times. aside from the purely sen
timental view. fellow had better
have a love for making money if he
loves a woman and hopes to maintain
| it year in and year out.
The Nauvoo Ladies Priscilla clut
will meet At the home of Mrs. Theo
Ochsner on Thursday afternoon O.
| this week.
Get your resolutions ready for 1915
Nauvoo's popular Ladies Aid so
ciety OF the Lutheran church held
successful bazaar and oyster suppe
4 Thanksgiving day and evening in thel
church building. They cleared abou
$3.50 for their efforts.
/ The old year is dying and the new
one is close upon us.
ST. Rose society of the Nauco'
Catholic church gave card party II
the Nauvoo opera house Thanksgiving
evening and cleared about $40. Their
was large crowd in attendance.
Rev. VIM. Hertel of the Lutheran
church was elected as member o
the board of education at an election
| held at the second ward school hous'
in Nauvoo last Saturday afternoon.
/ Another reason for shopping earl.
| is that the longer you wait. the NOR
lisagreeable the weather is likely t
be. Consult the ad columns of thu
/ Keokuk Daily Gate City at once ant
deal with those business men wh'
are not afraid to let you know wha
they have for Christmas gifts.
Nauvoo ice houses will soon be pre-
pared for their frigfd store.
Nauvoo could organize Sons 0
Veterans order of over one hundred
members. Our old soldiers are fas
disappearing and whom they are gon'
I who will be here to properly observe
Memorial day? Nauvoo had larg'
order of this kind a number of YEAR
ago. Why not organize one now?
I The average youngster will beeil
to attend Sunday school regularl.
now. Christmas Is coming and tn
churches will begin making arrange
ments for large trees in their rel1
gious temples.
I Cold weather makes people NOV
about more briskly and makes thing
more lively.
If the weather turns cold .Nauvo'