The daily Gate City., 1914-03-12
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, I'LL, March II, 1914

Mr.. and Mrs. Ethan Kimball were
treated to pleasant surprise party
by company Of thirty Of their friends
last Sunday evening. The Kimballs
will move to Bushnell. Ill, soon, where
Ethan has lucrative position in his
father-inrlaw's implement store.
An eastern professor says that the
world has 15,O00.Ooo more years to
live. Why hurry? Lots OF time yet
to build the interurban railway liz
through Nauvoo.
Mrs. Geo. Hart became member
OF the Hancock county mutual In
Nauvoo last Monday evening. After
the Initiation, games we're played ants
refreshments served and the evening
passed very pleasantly.
According to this springs fashion
note, stockings ara growing thinner.
They are, except where they are worn
clear through.
Mrs. Warren Balm has purchased
the neat cottage owned by John Dach-
roth, down In the first ward, for the
sum OF 5000. Mrs. Balm and children
will occupy the property soon.
Since the local option question VIII
be voted on next month some Of our
! daily grouchers will not be at loss
on what to expatiate on and throw
aside their old habit of discussing
and cussing Nauvoo When it comes
/ to improving the town-with money
/ they are silent, but they kick, broth
ers kick, kick with cars; kick with
their mouths and heels in the air.
Raus NIT EN-.
] Nauvoo's city council has drawn up
a lease and presented it to Mr. 81. q.
4 Bisshopp Of Keokuk for his approval
! for possession Of the Nalyoo rock
i quarry just at the south part of the
city The gentleman is taxing 1t un-
4 der advisement.
i j. M. Fisher who conducts the large
4 Columbia store in Nauvoo has been
in Chicago during the week to replen-
ish his fast disappearing stock OF
goods.
Nauvoo's Daughter Of Rebekah's s
/ lodge will celebrate the silver anniver-
sary of the order March 20. A class
of eight members will bs Initiated
then and the event will be followed
IIby an elaborate banquet.
i Nauvoo vicinity farmers are rejoic-
q ing because the SHOWS we had this
i winter were good for the wheat.
Il At this season of the year the roads
generally get SO bad that very few
farmers and citizens can get to the
accustomed meeting place to hold
: their annual talk on the bad roads
situation.
A few Nauvoo business men say
!, business is good, but the stan-patters
!. will dismiss that testimony by asking
. you what a business man knows about
business, anyway.
Two new engines are being placed
| in Nauyoo's ferry boat which is har
bored in Anton's creek just northwes
or the city. They are 80 horse power
thirty more than the old ones ant
will be able to battle the choppy sea'
! on Lake Cooper. Capt. j. w. Reimbolt
! expects to place the boat ii commits
/ sion in the Nauvoo Montrose trade b,
$ the latter part of the month If thu
u ic. in the lake here disappears b,
that time.
When the last snow is about to dis
: appear from tie ground, it is abou
! the best time to begin estimating hoy
! big the next corn crop is going to be
!; Mr.. Peter Ford, aged over so ysars
! died at the home of his son-ln-laN
: about six miles east OF Nauyoo las
Sun6ay morning. He was vel
known resident of this section, havtn
i lived in Nauvoo's vicinity for over ha
\ century. Deceased leaves two daugl
4 ters to mourn. They are Mrs. Wn
). Pitt and Mrs. Fred Pitt of the eas
ia country. A brother Mr.. James For
70 of Nauvoo also survives and ais
ia three sisters Of neighboring town
r The funeral occurred Wisdnesda
morning from the Nauvoo Cathol
as church and interment made In tt
S, CHURCH SoAiCeCiy. As
IN Mr.. c. q. Barnum and Ira i. Gu
he of Hamilton were Nauvco visitors la
Friday. Mr.. Barnum Is a candida
D. for sheriff at the primaries ne.
al- August and his numerous friends
Ell Nauvoo as we'll as throughout Il
to county will do all in their power
nd have him elected after he recaiv,
N the nomination which he will sure
IL get. He is we'll qualified for the po:
Oh tion and Nauyoo voters will do q
in their powsr to land him in Il
ze Office.
ns s A great many people have little u
:, ~ for tbs "tightwad' and in Nauv.
e. l. some fellows score them unmereifuil
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