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

country are due to the one cause. Yet
! 1t is only in few states that we have
any law that will prohibit bankers
lending money to themselves. 1t takes
two men to make good bank loan.
One man when he is lending where his
interests are involved, loses all sense
+; of responsibility. when once commit
ted to thing he will carry it through
! If 1t wrecks his bank. There can be
J; no better thing done than to advocate
at once the placing OF a law on the
statute books Of Illinois which will
punish with the heaviest possible pen
loans with his banks money in which
he is directly or indirectly benefited
or interested.
A few choice lots remain n the
business portion of Nauvoo for some
one seeking business location to put
up fine business buildings. It would
be profitable investment.
A fire insurance inspector was In
Nauvoo last week and informed one
Of the dealers that he should be care
full and not place gasoline in any but
red cans when selling the oil. This
is the state law and when not COM
Piled with the dealer Is liable to a
heavy fine. There has been q good
deal of gasoline sold in Nauvoo with
the red can entirely ignored.
1t will soon be August and the coun-
ty fairs will be in evidence.
Robt. Blum Of Chicago is visiting
his Nauvoo relatives and friends.
The Presbyterian-Congr ex-
cursion and picnic from Burlington to
Nauvoo will occur next Tuesday. The
picnic will be held in Geo. Marzolf's
beautiful grove along the banks Of
Lake Cooper at the south end Of the
city. An immense crowd Of Buriing-
ton people are coming down.
JOS Welter and Arab Weber. trust
ees of the Nauvoo Loyal Order Of
Moose. went to Fl. Madison Monday
and purchased the furniture needed
for the new order started here.
If a railway would enter Nauvoo we
! would have one of the largest stock
and grain markets this side Of Chica-
60 and st. Louis. But II.
Home grown ripe tomatoes are in
Nauvoo's market and retail dealers
are asking &c per pound for them.
We did not learn what the growers re.
ceived for them.
The apricots and red plums are ripe
in Nauvoo.
Mrs. Geo. Schmidt and two little
daughters who have been visiting rel
atives in Keokuk have returned to
their Nauvoo home.
Emerson's floating theatre, Golden
1 Rod, will be in Nauvoo next Sunday
evening, July 10, and present that
beautiful play Lena Rivers" All the
girls and boys are on the qui vive for
some sort Of entertainment. 1t has
been some time since anything has
been given In the amusement line in
Nauvoo and they hail with delight the
coming VISIT of Mr.. Emerson's float
ing palace theatre and they are all
going. In addition to this popular
play there will be splendid specialties
/ between acts.
| Mrs. J. B. Rise Of Carthage Is Wis
itng her daughters Mrs. Nina Rhein-
berger and Mrs. A. ]. Begar in Nau.
-, VOC.
/! Miss Amice Richtman Of Keokuk is
| the guest OF Mrs. Chas. Mulch's family
down in the first ward. Miss Amice
is enjoying her vacation in Nauvoo.
! Hark! Listen! A Nauvoo fellow IS
going to put up the wherewith to get
the Nauvoo band to come out and play
on Mulholland street, he having just
found out the band wasn't dead. Cen
erous fellow and he has quit knock
/ ing.
| The Hamilton and Nauvoo ball
teams will play ball in the Nauvoo
ball yard next Sunday afternoon at
80 o'clock The Hamilton boys are
a fast bunch and we can look for a
fine game and all the fans should
! turn out and see the game.
Nauvoos mayor and some of the
ministers are going to stop Sunday
night shows in the future and GER
tain Nauvco reformer is Growing how
smoothly he got in his work to bring
this about. Now the next thing he
on Sunday also. Thus it goes hard
with the laboring man when he is de-
prived OF a little amusement and rec
reation on a Sunday when he spends
the entire week at hard labor.
| Harry Baxter who has been absent
in Canada for a considerable length
of time is back in Nauvoo for an in
definite stay.
A moving picture show was given
in Nauvoo opera house Tuesday even.
ing and may continue if the attend
ance will permit. 1t looks like .
movie ought to pay in Nauvoo for two
or three nights a week at least. Mr..
Sansone of Keokuk was the operator.
A big crowd would attend fall
celebration In Nauvoo. Who will take
the initial step towards inauguratins
one?
! Our large acreage Of corn needs a
rain badly. 1t looked like we would