The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-23
THE NAUVOO
GATE CITY
Continued from page A.


ILL.,, will also be an honor guest.
Many of the Nauvoo boys and girls
who live in neighboring ciues are
home for the holidays.
They have Queen of Clubs so
ciety in q nearby town and they meet
one night in every week. OF course
among these present would be OLD
Man Ten O. Diamonds and Miss
Deuce Of Spades; Young Jack OF
Clubs escorted Miss Trey Of Hearts
There is good sleighing now In
Nauvoo and adjacent country, and
business in Nauvoo is looking very
much better. Our young people are
giving lets of sleighing parties these
days and you can hardly get tc
sleep for the noise of them.
Nauvoo had for Its guest a few
days ago, a tramp printer. These
gentry are becoming quite a curios
ity since the linotype machines wen
into effect. OF course, Nauvoo's
typos treated him quite royalty while
here and then passed him on to the
next town, Hamilton.
Some Of our Ice men are talking
of beginning to put up the crysta
blocks soon. About eight inches o.
ice can be secured now. ,.. Do.
Some one hele circulated the re
Nelson, was married some time ago
but his relatives here say they know
nothing OF it.
Nauvoo public schools have ar
ranged for a Christmas entertain
ment and tree for this Thursday aft
ernoon.
John Sch1eicher has been very SIGH
with stomach trouble and his condi
tion is not the best.
Mrs. Joseph Nelson ard daughter
who recently returned from the west
ern states, are on the sick list, but
nothing serious is looked for.
Eight more days left to make thai
good New Years resolution.
Oh, pity the Christmas infant: :"
am Santa Claus baby and consider
that I have been done For I'll only
get presents just once in a year, al
my birthday and Christmas are one
Mrs. c. J. Baxter visited hel
daughter in FIT. Madison for severa
days last week.
George Hart, the Nauvoo township
supervisor, was a Carthage visitor
the past few days, attending thu
boards meeting.
Mrs. Ochsner and daughter Mar,
and Mrs. Theo. Ochsner are. in Chi
cago for a several weeks visit will
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hohl left fol
Crescent City, ILL.,, for holida!
visit with their son-in-law and daugh
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Berger.
If we could get up an army of thu
fellows who know they ought to b.
playing in the big leagues, we coult
lick any three countries on earth
and maybe throw in Japan for goot
measure.
Merlin Farren and Willie Argas
who are attending st. Mary's, Kan
sas, college are home for the holi
days The latter came home sfcf
and since his arrival last Monday
has grown worse, his fever reach
ing 104. It is hoped he will soon b.
a we'll boy again for he is one O
Nauvoo's most popular and polite
youngsters.
Notwithstanding that reports hav'
it that the Dummies are scarce, quit
number have been killed in tn,
east country from Nauvoo. Thu
cotton tails are bringing eight cent!
apiece In the rough in Nauvoo.
Mrs. Addie Haggerty Harris ha!
recently returned from her Califor
MIA visit and will reside in Nauvot
again for a while.
Mr.. John Seiglemeir, one OF Uncle
Sans valued river employees Il
spending the holidays with his wife
and son In Nauvoo.
Some towns are crying about thu
smoke nuisance. II Nauvoo would
ever get enough factories to burr
up tons of coal and yer!
considerable part Of which ultimate
ly landed upon white collars in thu
form of SCOT, we would not cry
much.
Mrs. J. A. Hobbs of Nauvoo, few
days ago received word Of the deati
of a granddaughter, aged three
years, at her parents home in New
port, KY. The little one died from
burns, her clothing catching fire
from her getting too close to thu
stove.
Miss Amy Richtman, formerly o
Nauvoo, will be married during thu
1,o1idov, ~ Kansas civ youns