The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-14
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, ILL.,, May II, 1914

Z May having i've pay days.
4 Mr.. Chas. LAubershe1mer and fam
/ lily autoed to Nauvoo last Sunday and
spent a faw hours very pleasantly
among friends.
! Mrs. VIM. Hertel and little daugh-
! ter are visiting the lady's parents IN
/ Davenport. Iowa. The reverend has
a sad look which Is noticed BY SONS
OF his parishioners.
| Mrs. S. e. Sailer OF Menden. ILL.,.
has arrived in Nauvoo to Join her
husband to make. their future home.
Geo. Boegner took several car loads
Of cattle and hogs to Chicago recent
| " to feed the hungry OF that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Schneider and
I! their daughter-in-law and grandson.
Mrs. Arthur Sohn elder and son Rich
ard, visited with relatives In Fountain
Green, Nl., during the week.
Mrs. A. J. Beger and children have
returned from their Dyersville, Iowa.
visit.
A few days ago one Of our farmers
took a load Of hogs to Niota. arrfv-
ing at the stock yards very early. On
going to the back OF his wagon he
discovered hen sitting on the hog
rack. HIS had been q couple Of hours
on the way. and biddie had been sit
ting there as contented as II on her
perch at home. The farmer took her
to FIT. Madison and sold her for Il
cents.
Mr. Ear Lanbersheimer OF Nauvoo
~
ton will soon be united in marriage.
Earl is one of Nauvoo's popular young
men and is sure going to rise in the
commercial world, willis Miss Grace
is one OF the most accomplished young
ladies in this section OF Illinois. Con-
gratulations in advance, Earl.
Nauvoo's high school pupils ought
to have an old-fashioned spelling bee
and the old blue-backed speller used
in giving OUT words and invite the
town. Those who learned to spell by
the old-time method should be pitted
against the younger generation and
some Of the "old girls and boys
would no doubt spell down" all the
young girls and boys who have studied
photography instead Of Just plain
spelling. Wonder how many of them
would miss the word phthisis?
Edward Argast. ST.. went to Dav-
export, Iowa, and will return With his
wife who has been visiting her daugh-
ter there for some time.
Nauvoo's base ball team went down
to Hamilton last Sunday and were d.
feated by the team OF that place by
a score OF 4 to 2. This makes game
for each club and the odd one may
be pulled on in Nauvoo In the near
future. Next Sunday the Wayland,
Mo-, team will be here for game
with our club on the Kimball dta-
mond and a red-hot contest Is expect
ed. Game will be called at 2:30
O'Clock and the fans will be out In
large numbers
Emil Marzolf had an automobile
accident last Sunday night with hH
machine which he would not like to
repeat again. He and Morse Seigie-
m sier were in the car and while go
ing at high rate OF speed, the driver
cramped the car In some manner. caus-
ont unhurt but Emil was pinioned IN
the car with the top mash I'd down on
him. When released he was uncon-
scious. A doctor was summoned and
after he was revived It was found No
was not badly injured. The Car was
BADLY damaged.
Mr.. j. n. Daugherty Of Warsaw died
nj ~
that place, with paralysis. He was 50
years OF age. His son Ellis who con- |
ducts q meat market in Nauyoo, and
his wife were called to the family |
hom, and went down Wednesday
morning. The deceased leaves wife,
two sons and FIVE daughters to mourn. I
The Bible is the best seller, but /
we suspect the news from Mexico IL
attracting more attention just now.
There Is man who lives down In |
Missouri who claims he was the only /
passenger on the steamboat Robt b. |
Lee when that craft made its racs /
with the Matches from New Orleans ;
to st. Louis in 1870. Mark Twain /
called this ~the greatest race ever
Lee won, the Matches having tied up I
the last night because OF fog.
Nothing has been done yet to OBJ +
serve Memorial day In Nauvoo. TIL ere
Is a movement On foot to attempt .
some sort OF celebration in honor OF
the hero dead.
Something Is being done to straight
en- out matters Of the Benedictine Sis I
tiers buildings difficulty which Keran
them when he planned great
things for this noble order and Maui
VOC a number Of years ago. II every
thing cannot be arranged in the cir
cult court satisfactorily, the Sisters
may seek a location elsewhere.
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Argast observ-
ed their 2eth marriage anniversary