The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-15

The intake pipe for Nauvoo's NUM-
cipal water works plant and the WORK
men who are erecting It are attract
ing considerable attention 1t is being
built in the city pound and joining the
city park ON the east.
It has been hot enough to form
some conception OF what 1t will be
where some people say other people
will 60.
Since Lake Cooper has been formed
and all the islands cut out of the Mis-.
sissippi river, the wild grape crop has
almost been exterminated about this
section.
The big lake at Nauvoo Is more
popular than ever these days. A large
number Of young men and boys are
using it for bath tub. Thank the
Lord that this town has fine wells
and splendid drinking water so we
don't have to use any Of that In the
big lake.
Nauvoos young people have been
enjoying these beautiful moonlight
nights, although the weather was
warm.
Nauvoo's ice cream dealers are
reaping rich harvest now.
The Nauvoo egg market still re-
mains firm and the hens are busdly at
work, although mercury danced
around the 100 mark. Last week one
Of our citizens made 500 new egg
cases for the different business firms
In old Nauvoo.
The weather has been all that could
be desired for haying and stacking OF
grain this season.
Nauvoo has several hundred boys
and girls scattered over the United
States and nearly every one of them
is doing well.
Your reporter and friend were out
in the timbers recently, picking Der
ries and-it looked there like 1t was In
the state of Kansas, the CRASH oDpers
were so thick. That puts us in mind
that new industry might be started
in Nauvoo. One could capture the
grasshoppers and pick the hops off
of them and sell them to the Warsaw
and Keokuk breweries.
Henry Harsch's new residence Is
progressing nicely and when complet-
cd he and his wife will have flne
new home.
For the next two Sundays the Maui
VOC ferry making trips to Montrose
will land at Bluff Park, the beautiful
summer resort.
Women have hard time doing the
family washing during the hot sum-
mer months. But the average Nauvoo
housewife arises at daylight and has
the wash out on the lines by break
fast time. And another thing-they
wouldn't think of sending the wash
to laundry no matter how well they
are able financially.
The automobile will in q few years
finish the buggy riding fad.
An objection to the scheme Tor sell
ing poison pills In cofin-shaped boxes
is that cigarettes will not pack we'll
in that form. 4 %
A woman has been arrested in a
small town in this state for wearing
slit skirt. The officer who arrested
her wouldn't be busy boy in Maui
VOC. We doubt II there Is enc woman
in this city who wears a slit skirt.
Many people were on our business
streets last Saturday evening. Quite
number were under impression that
there would be band concert. But
there was none on that evening;
some other evening.
The farmers in the vicinity Of Maui
VOC are hauling water for the stock
and other purposes and drilling dry
wells deeper. The long dry spell has
shortened their water supply to an
alarming extent.
One of the members Of the Nauvoo
band will soon be united to first
ward belle, so gossips have it. The
band members will arrange a special
program when the event occurs and
give this popular couple a rousing
serenade.
A farmer In the vicinity Of Nauvoo
said by the time he gets his wheat
threshed and hauled to market he
was afraid he wouldn't get over IS
cents per bushel for it He has fine
crop which he says will average about
twenty bushels to the acre.
We say swat the weeds in Maui
VOC. It's the same as swatting the
fies-and the mosquitoes and other
pestiferous insects. as we'll.
What has become Of those times
when the marshal used to go around
and make bicycle riders stay off the
sidewalks?
The game of base bali that was to
have been played last Sunday on our
diamond between Nauvoo and War
saw was postponed on account Of the
small shower OF rain and threatening
weather. The Warsaw boys were in
the city and returned home after the
shower.
The Nauvoo State bank, one Of the
most solid, safe and popular banking
institutions In the United States, has
lust issued another flattering state
ment before the comm encement OF
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