The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-15

year D1ruS hest, uul yoo S $500
anything you want in last years
spring vest.
G. A. Eaton of neokuk, representing
the Consumers Supply company, was
in Nauvoo the forepart OF the week
looking up customers.
Bring them on, The horrors hint
ed concerning feminine styles for the
summer cannot be any worse than
what we have endured
VIM Hemmy, Nauyoo's assessor Is
out among our people taking Vaiua-
ton of their property.
4 former well known Nauyoo resi-
dent looked in on the city the lore
part of the week. Her friends were
glad to see Miss Spring.
Last Sunday the Blue Labels OF
Keokuk came up TO Nauvoo to cross
bats with the home team and were
neatly trimmed to the tune OF IA TO o.
Considering that this was the nrst
game OF the season for the ball team
the Overlands who are expecteu mere
next Sunday, and which CLUB VIII
come unless they are scared out On
account of the above score. had better
bring a battery from the Central asso-
citation so as to stand ghost OF
show. Game called at 2:30 and DIE
crowd is expected.
There are many laws in NanVoo 5
city ordinance books. Some peopie
have discovered that a good many OF
the laws that they have been obeyins
quite cheerfully, are unconstitutional
and they did not have to OBEY them a.
all. ISM it about time to make
complete revision of the Nauvoo city
ordinances? The new city councli
that is to be, after May L, should take
this matter in hand
Mrs. John NJ Schmidt had the non
or OF entertaining the Nauvoo Laoles
Priscilla club in her large and COM
Portable home in the third ward last
Monday afternoon and dellgntfui
time was had By all the ladies attend
ing. in fancy needlewcrk and delicious
refreshments All the ladies received
beautiful Easter cards from .tkeir sis
| ter Priscilla, Mrs. Jos. F. Ochsner,
who now resides in Fort Madison.
| Have YOU ever noticed that we
have the heelless shoe, the horseiess
/ carriage, the seedless raisin, the
souiIess corporation and other similar
devices" but we will never have to
move over to make room for the man
less dance in Nauyoo at any rate.
! The Easter dance given last Mon
day evening was attended by seventy
three couple. The boys cleared aoou'
s35 out of the venture which is glad
news to their friends for their treas
Jury needed the money
| Nauvoo has young lady who
passes the cigars to her gentleman
callers. The custom was estaohshed
since last Christmas and now other
Nauvoo girls say they are going to Cd
serve it. The above young lady mas
smoker and good judge of cigars to
| select the best brand. meaning tnat
after making the gift she wants to De
sure that her callers will smoke EN-
Nauvoo's city election will occur
next Tuesday and our saloon men
will enjoy holiday. There will al
so be a school election held here next
Saturday The city election VIII moi
create much interest in the first and
second ward for there is no opposition
on the ticket. In the third ward Car
Marzolf and E. ]. Baxter are candi
dates for aldermen. Only one alder
man in each ward is to be selected
/ In the year 1914, Nauvoo will dc
very little building unless the Marsf
or Petch in,erurban line Is rur
through the best business place ant
the most beautiful little city in these
United States. No interurban linz
that will be built in this section car
: afford to miss this town without ;
: railroad. 1t will be a better feede
} than any town named on the route o
the proposed interurbans.
VIII our business men make al
rangements to observe Memorial da!
this year? Our soldier boys are gel
ting too old and few to do the work
but the day should not go by withou
! some demonstration made to homo
the dead heroes and to think that i
will be but a short time until thu
ranks will be thinned out entirely
Let us observe 1t by all means an
make this years celebration one loni
to be remembered.
We note in several newspapers tina
ministers are being sued and brough
. before church boards for stealing
;, kiss from girls. Now here in Nauvo
we generally figure out the contrib
4 tary negligen in cases among on
young men. and then that is the las
. you hear about il.
Mr. George Hart OF Nauvoo IS &c
f. ing to try to get the nomination 70
sheriff on the democratic ticket a
!. the primaries to be held on Septen
y Der d. We hope George will land tn
A nomination and he elected for il 1
the opinion that he will make one G
q the best officials the county ever hac
~ Nauvoo now has possession Of tn
n water works built by p. ]. KiernaI
IT, about seven years ago. The plant
Sna., In tho rofdd,~ W..