The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-12


Bushnell, ILL.,, on the fifth of July, to
play the ball clubs Of those places
in their respective towns. We are
sorry to say that our boys returned
without winning either game.
| Now the festive picnic ant gets in
it's deadly work.
j G.. o. Starr Of The Keokuk Daily
Gate City was in Nauvoo Wednesday
adding new names to the already
large Nauvoo and rural routes list OF
the best daily newspaper published In
this neck-o'-the-woods. Everybody in
Nauvoo reads it, even If they are not
subscriber.
| Our town is pretty lively these
days, even If everybody is at work.
The crop OF mosquitoes has not been
very large in Nauvoo SO far this sea
| son, but there is plenty of time for
them to materialize yet.
The Nauvoo Lutheran church picnic
ON the Fourth Of July in a small grove
| just south Of the parsonage proved
/ to be most enjoyable affair. There
were plenty of amusing games and
1 tons OF good ."eats." The young peo-
pie had delightful time and the
grown-ups enjoyed themselves to see
| the young ones so. happy.
| The Young Ladies' sodality of the
i Catholic church are attempting to ar
/ range for an ice cream social In our
little city park in the near future.
/ The young ladies are waiting for the
Nauvoo band concerts to begin before
putting their proposed venture into
execution. Two Of the popular young
ladies Of the society called on the
management. Of the band and were
willing to assist him in arranging a
concert or two.
! William Bewersdorr of Cripple
/ Creek, Colo, is in Nauvoo for al Ak
tended stay among relatives and
friends. William has been in Chi
cago for some time where he entered
a hospital to have an operation per
formed on one of his knees which
had become affected from :. case of
rheumatism. He was belfast in the
hospital for about two months. He
is getting along on crutches now bun
thinks he viii. be able to get along
all right in q few weeks.
| Nauvoo's baseball team Wi play
the Warsaw club in our ball yard
this afternoon. A good game is looked
| for and the fans should go down and
encourage the boys and root the team
on to victory.
| Workmen are now engaged in plac-
ing in position the new standpfpe
for Nauvoo's water works plant It
will take some time to complete the
work for q great part of 1t is heavy
material When everything is pur-
! chased and arrives and is placed In
position, Nauvoo will have plant
second to none in these parts OF the
Mississippi valley
William E. Miller CT Carthage, can
didate for county clerk at the coming
primaries. was among our people last
Wednesday.
! The Lutheran Young Peoples
league gave surprise party in honor
1 of one of their number whose birth
day anniversary occurred on the same
evening that the league met, which
| was last AhSA "SAS &c
! freshments and an enjoyable time and
the young lady received number OF
beautiful presents.
! At the regular meeting of the Maui
VOC city council last Monday night
! tbe members decided to purchase
motor and pump for our water works
system which will cost 1915, and the
capacity of the pump will be 400 ga,-
! Ions a minute.
The Nauvoo Loyal Order Of Moose
met again last Thursday evening ana
elected officers.
The weather we. have been having
has been hard on the poor horse
There are many summer sojourners
at Bluff park just across from beau
tiful Nauvoo on Lake Cooper. Man
aeer whitaker over at the park ex'
nects a record-breaking crowd this
year.
Wen bet cookie against anyone's