The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-21

nave not learned IN Wnat DuAOlHg lno
store will be conducted.
The Nauvoo small boy is wonder
ing how long it viii be before cir
Gus will visit our city.
Nauvoo's Priscilla club will meet at
the home OF Mrs. Adolph Amster one
week from Thursday.
The Nauvoo city council members
will meet in regular session one week
from next Monday evening.
some of Nauvoo's citizens will at
tend the pageant at st. Louis the lat
ter part OF next week.
Geo. Burk of the Keokuk pop
house was Nauvoo business visitor
on Thursday OF last week While in
town he called on his customers and
divided part Of his cash. George is
one of those genial. friendly souls who
creates warmth wherever he goes and
in turn is always sure to get a warm
reception.
We would like to say a few words
about John Ripplinger. He has had
about dozen automobiles since the
buzz wagons have been on the mar
ket Every one he has had on hand
he put in running order. He may have
not been the first one to bring the
first auto to Nauvoo, but In a meas
ure, may be charged with introducing
the auto fever bacilli now SO preva-
lent in this town and n sighborhood.
Nauvoo ought to get up rousins
home coming" celebration this sum-
mer. Just think OF the large number
of the boys and girls who would make
the old home town visit il we should
arrange an event of this kind.
There isn't any buying and selling
of Nauvoo property going on now
and our real estate dealers have slim
picking. There will be growing in
quiry as soon as the Marsh proposed
interurban begins construction here.
Geo. Anton and ]. r. McBroom
motorcyclsd to Quincy last Sunday.
Frank Moeller, the Keokuk popular
cigar man was in Nauvoo a day last
week, disposing of his fine goods.
| Agitation for sane Fourth has be-
gun. Nauvoo is for it.
After reading and seeing the fact
that Strawberries are coming north,
we are constrain I'd to denounce the
middle man and the retailer. Those
that came to Nauvoo sold at two
small boxes for quarter. In few
weeks we can feast on home grown
strawberries and short-cake and won't
have to count the berries on the lat
ter, either.
A rest room for women, flower beds
in vacant places on the streets and
the removal of unsightly objects from
the main streets are some OF thu
things that our Ladies' Civic league
ought to and will see done during this
summer IL the league lasts that long
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Argast, Sr-. re-
turned Tuesday evening from their
Davenport, Iowa, visit.
The BARRIERS should be careful
Somebody. in self-d afense may invent
a safety hair-cutter.
Nauvoo has but one factory, but it
is a good one and distributes quite a
bit of money among our people. What
our people would like to see is more
prospective factory smoke in Nauvoo.
which would give employment to
many workmen.
Nauvoo's new moving picture show
may be started next week Other at
fractions may be booked before the
hot weather arrives
1t will not be long now until an i'm
posing bunch Of plain DRINKS Will
ornament the banks of Lake Cooper
On Sunday afternoons and evenings.
In the recent local option election
in Bushnell, H., the city went dry and
now all the saloons ara closed. In q
short time Bushnells only comment
will be that there are fifty better citi-
zens there than there were year
ago, and let it go at that.
A motor truck load of young men
and ladies of Carthage were Nauvoo
visitors last Tuesday. sightseeing and
having a good time generally.
Nauvoos ball team gave another
delightful dance in the opera house
this Thursday evening. Agnes Keo-
kuk orchestra will furnish the dreamy
cadences OF the waltz and the hurry
ing strains OF the two-step.
There isn't anything that stands
out green by itself like fellow wear
ing a last years straw hat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Davis. son and
daughter and Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Davis
went to Quincy last Sunday for an
auto ride. The parties live about
eight miles northeast Of Nauvoo.
While in Quincy their auto was struck
by street car and hurled across the