The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-22
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, ILL.,, July %, 1914


with his mother and other relatives.
Dan Agne Of Keokuk. was among
our cigar dealers last Friday and sold
quite lot of his femous goods. II
they are as good as his orchestra,
his smokers will find ready sale in
Nauvoo.
In a small town In this state a boy
was born last year and named Thir-
teen. He was born July IS, 1913, 13
minutes before 3 a. m. If this young
ster reaches manhood safely, handi.
capped as he is-name and all-and
we are still on the job as The Gate
C1ty's reporter here, we'll be the first
to admit that this so-called thirteen
hoodoo is just plain, ordinary foolish
ness. The reason the boy was given
the name Thirteen was because he
was the thirteenth child born in the
family.
abandoned their meetings until later
In the season on account of the hot
weather. The weather has been dane
ing near the 100 mark and the ladies
said that it was very uncomfortable TO
do fancy work and gossip.
It Is the easiest thing in the world
to write booster talk but to get up and
boost, that's where the hard work
comes in.
Nauvoo and business men and cit-
zens ought to announce picnic to be
held in Geo. Marzolf's fine grove, in
which everybody should bring we'll
filled basket and the contents Of
which should be spread socialistically
when all could have huge time.
It Will not be long until the Nauvoo
BARRIERS will display this sign: On
hereafter. we will charge 20 cents for
"a shave NJ B. All the bank holidays
not included.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Wolff and
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Marley and
daughter, Madaline, Of Keokuk, auto
ed to Nauvoo last Sunday. They stop
ped long enough to shake hands and
say hello to your reporters family.
Last Sunday afternoon the Nauvoo
our ball yard and the latter defeated
our team by score of 10 to 4. In
the beginning Of the game It looked
like 1t would be a close contest, but in
the fifth inning the Nauvoo team went
up in the air, which lost them the
game. IS
There was big chicken fry held in
one of the beautiful spots along Lake
Cooper near Nauvoo last Sunday and
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besides inside "washs" sold in our
thirst parlors. Reports has it that
!sumptuous time was had by the par
Elephants.
Nauvoo is bounded on the east,
west, south and north by cities and
towns a good deal hotter.
Carl Blum is the proud father Of
bouncing girl baby. which came on
Tuesday of last week. Every one is
glad to know Carl is able to be
around again. He came near killing
the baby by feeding It vegetables. He
said he thought it was hungry. He
was very much surprised when the
doctor told him all babies were born
without teeth. This is the first child
and all concerned are happy and
mother and daughter doing nicely.
These are busy Saturday nights in
Nauvco in our business section, so
many people are on the move.
One week from next Monday night
Nauvoo's council members will meet
again. The city officials pay day
occurs then.
We have not heard Of any hen
roosts being robbed lately. Nauvoo
used to have a lime kiln club, but it
must have dis landed or is probably
waiting for the spring crop of chick
ems to mature.
An important town would gradually
develop right in this neighborhood If
the Marsh interurban will be built. 1t
is Nauvoo, the beautiful.
Some one with means could make
a profitable investment by opening
pleasure and summer resort In Maui
VOC along Lake Cooper for there are
a number Of places delightfully."- stu
ated that could be fitted up for the
of outing parties. A
bathing beach could be built and an
ideal place arranged for an outing
during the hot summer months. There
are numerous shaded places above
and below the city limits.
The Packer, published in Chicago,
in a recent issue places the Nauvoo
grape crop this year at $50 to 200
car loads. This is putting the crop at
q big figure. It is believed that about
100 car loads will finish the crop
this season. About twenty years ago
VIM. Stahl of Quincy, who was the
only shipper here then, shipped about
200 car loads and that figure has new
er been reached since that time. The
harvest of the grape crop In Nauvoo
will begin in less than four weeks.
Last year it began on August Is.
The little boy and the older ones,
too, must be careful lest Lake Cooper
separates him from his breath.
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