The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-09

NauyOO's tax collector Will close
his books by March 10.
| Ralph Hudson, down In the first
ward. has already reported two flocks
of young chickens this winter, and
has some that will weigh inree-quar-
tiers of pound now. Who can beat
this for early broilers? He has quite
/ a number in the gang.
Quite moving time among some
Nanyco Eaople. No less than six
families have changed residences.
One Of Nauvoo's young men a few
nights ago went to see his girl and
stayed there sparkling until nearly
morning. The girl went TO the kitch-
len and got breakfast. Her menu was
ham and eggs. hot coffee and biscuits
which was good enough for any
body's beau. While he was eating,
his mother phoned to number OF
homes trying to find an answer to that
celebrated old song, Where is My
Wandering Boy Tonight"
/ Ed Beyering, VIM. Reimbold and
Carl Pfaffe. all cigar men of Keokuk,
were Nauvco business visitors dur
ling the past several days.
Quill Daugherty has recently re
turned from visit to Keokuk and
| Warsaw.
VIM. Dachroth of Nauvoo's first
ward, has announced himself as a
candidate for alderman. There is SO
much glory or money in this import
lant Office that he wants to succeed
himself.
| One week from next Tuesday will
lbe st. Patrick's day.
/ st. Rose society of the Catholic
ichurch held thimble party in their
rooms last Wednesday afternoon.
| Nauvoo's popular Ladies' Priscilla
jclub will meet with Mrs. Fred School
on South Fourteenth street, next
Thursday afternoon. The ladies will
lenjoy social good time, gossip, ex
lcellent refreshments and do fancy
work
Mrs. Ed Deimer had an operation
performed on one Of her toes on
Thursday of last week that member
having caused her considerable tfou
Bile for several years.
The members Of the Court of Hon
Tor CT Nauvoo met at the hD.ne of Mrs
Ed Argast, Jr,, last Thursday even
ling.
/ News is not overly plentiful in Nau
WOO at present only tricks the
weather man is doing.
The stork left a beautiful eigh
pound baby girl at the home Of Mr.
land Mrs. Lester L. Berry on Saturda.
: iafternoon of last week Lester is TIL,
popular clerk in Ellis Daugherty'
meat market. He has become con
: siderably conceited since this I'm
.lportant event and went SO far as +
J thrust his head into an empty bal
rel and boiler papa and imagined tn
echo was the voice of his wee daugf
Il ter calling to him. Well, congratula
J tions, Bud.
Mr.. Ellis Daugherty, our ever pop,
Z liar butcher. had the misfortune t
lose his birthday this year. The dat
falls on February 30 and Ellis sal
there were not enough Gays in las
month to allow him to celsbrate
Mr. Paul Bechem dice in Nauvo
i last Thursday at the home of Mr.. an
d Mrs Herman Schenk, with whom b
/ has been living for number of year
). He was employed in Schenk's Ma
n voo's old brewery for many years an
: remained there until /. discontinue
i operations few years since. NJ
. Bechem was never married and We
. lightweight years of age at the tin
i Eof his death. The funeral took plat
!. Saturday at 9 o'clock a. m. from IL
:. Catholic church.
III At this writing crossing Lake Coo
! er at this point Is still made on ii
lice and our mails have been vel
!. regular.
~ Last Sunday, Ethan Kimball can
4 near losing his residence by fire. II
! alarm was sounded and Nauyoc
: heroic fire ladies responded promI
= ly and in a fifty subdued the mas
- flames and used the chemicals onl
> Several men folks in the vicinity
: the Kimball home at the time, Ike
under control with garden no
attached to a water tank pressure u
til the fire company arrived. A he
about four feet square was burned
ill the roof.
IN In many places mothers day Is pr,
IS. ity generally observed and then lat
ne ION a fathers day was set aside. WI
not recognize the claims of the mo
n libeled human being in the worl
" the mother-in-law?
- Mrs. John Schmidt, Sr., who "
If taken to the Graham hospital fro
OF her Nauyoo home about two wee
en- ago, died there last Monday afternoe
in This popular Nauyoo lazy was six
I'D years of age last October. Her iii
Is band, a son, John, and daughter,
n this city are left to mourn, Al
!, have the profonndest sympathy of
"a here In their bereavement. A daue
:, ter-inlaw and two grandchildren
:. Keokuk, the wife of Mr. Ceor
=. Schmidt, who conducted saloon
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