The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-20

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past Keokuk and FIT. Madison. Per
haps that's what these two towns are
afraid OF or they might long before
this helped Nauyoo get an electric
road. Nauvoo never feels the need of
a railroad more than In the winter
season.
The Nauvoo city council should have
placed fine bed of crushed rock on
Mulholland street before winter set
in. This should have been done in
the business portion Of the city at
least. This thoroughfare will be in
a sorry condition by spring.
The evenings are getting longer
now and the Nauvoo citizen and farm.
err can devote more time to reading.
Take The Keokuk Daily Gate City and
get all the general and local news as
well as the Nauvoo news in the Nau.
WOO Gate City columns.
1t is getting high time for the mar.
ried women to ask Of thsir husbands,
sweethearts to ask Of their beauX
and mothers to ask Of their sons and
daughters. ETC., 'tWhat are you going
to get me for Christmas?" Give the
folks plenty Of time and you are sure
to get what you want. 1t is not too
late to do your Christmas shopping
:, early, but time Is scorching.
| Mrs. Ed. Walther Of Nauvoo was a
guest Of Dallas City, Ill.,. friends on
Thursday Of last week.
/ st. Rose society OF the Nauvoo
Catholic church will hold a card
party and social in the Nauvoo opera
house next Thursday evening, Thanks,
giving. Refreshments will be served
during the evening.
Fred Walther has been appointed
town clerk by the powers that be to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
Of Mr.. r. Summerholder.
Mrs. M. Baumert treated her moth
err to pleasant surprise party on
Tuesday Of last week. 1t was her
mothers 10th birthday. A number of
w. R. c. ladies were invited and all
present had most enjoyable time.
The Industrial society Of the Pres
byterian church held a kitchen show
er last week which proved great
success.
Mr.. A. r. McCallister's mother who
lives in Bently, ILL.,, and who has been
very Ill, is now we'll on the road to
recovery.
This is the season Of the year for
finding out there is mildew on some
OF the June jellies and jams.
Some Of the launches and house
boats in this vicinity on Lake Cooper
have been badly whipped by the angry
waves and some Of them sunk recent.
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A big shooting match for turkeys,
ducks and geese will be given in Nau.
Myron McGregor. There will be tar
get and trap shooting and lunch
will be served.
Mrs. I. M. Daugherty Of Warsaw
spent last week with her two sons
and families in Nauvoo.
The Misses Lois Hobbs and Gene
We've Monroe were Keokuk visitors
last Saturday and Sunday. the guests
Of Mrs. Lawrence Reiner.
Mrs. C. W. Wilter and daughters
Sylvia and Olive, Mr. and Mrs W. G..
;Reimbold of Nauvoo attended the fun
eral of Mrs. Chas. Van Sittert in Keo-
kuk last Saturday.
The ladies OF the Nauvoo Lutheran
church will hold a bazaar in the
church basement next Thursday,
Thanksgiving day. There will be
aprons and fancy work, oyster stew
and ice cream and all Of the best.
These ladies give but few entertain
ments, and on this day 1t is the an
nual custom with them and they
should receive the patronage Of the
entire community and our citizens and
business men should not forget this
fact.
For an easy explanation one likes to
sit down and listen to the fellow who
has succeeded and tell how he came
to do it.
An immense amount OF freight Is
being brought over from Montrose for
Nauvoo merchants This is caused by
the hardship of freight transfer In the
winter months when Nauvo Is isolated
from the balance of the world.
Real beauty Is broader than it IS
deep and that is the reason Nauvoo
girls are in demand for housewives.
Now that Mothers day has proven
such huge success, some wonder
why they don't make Fathers day
just as good and along comes a moth
er and says what good would 1t do?"
They'd abuse it sure. You know how
many fathers are. A lot of them
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