The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-29

On March a.. 1913. congress-, for TN
iprotection OF birds such az wild geese
Wild swans, Wild ducks and other bird:
of periodical migration. enacted Law
known as the migratory bird prosfs
ion It, In substance, declared tha'
birds Of the character above notec
I shall hereafter be deemed to be with
( in the custody and protection OF the
federal government and authorized
regulations BY the department. OF agrt
culture looking TO that end. An in
divfdual was indicted for violation oil
this statute and denurred on the
ground that the statute was invalid
A Judge OF the United States district
court for the eastern district OF
Arkansas. In sustaining the demurrer
held that. In view of the fact that the
federal constitution was Q delegation
lof power from the states and that
congress had no powers other than
those expressly or impnediy given by
that instrument, and being unable TO
ind any provision which he deemed
adequate to authorize such legislation
the act was invalid and while recos-
mixing the force OF contention that
only by national legislation can the
birds OF the country be preserved, says
that this IL matter not for the
courts. but for the people. for they
only have authority to amend their
constitution and courts have only tho
power to determine whether q statute
is authorized by the constitution as II
exists. This viii be read With inter
est by all hunters OF Nauyoo and
neighboring towns.
Next Monday Is soldiers voucher
day and the old veterans that remain
in Nauyoo will be made happy again
There are barely q bakers dozen lei
In Nauvoo-
The farmer VINO is not Interested in
good roads question is indeed mired-
Rev. Inman and family OF Nauvon
have moved to Burnside, Ill, to take
possession OF his new NJ. E charge.
He delivered his frst sermon In that
place last sabbath
Mrs. Fred Salm, Jr-. was visited BY
her parents. =. and Mrs Lee Shaw,
OF Dallas City last weeks end
Miss Mary FAber who has bean visit.
Ing Conrad Argast's family In Nan
svoo, has returned TO her Detroit
Mich, home
Roy Arsast and wife who visited
Nauroo relatives and friends for two
weeks, returned TO their Chicago
home last Saturday
Orxille FIHnmes was q West Point,
Iowa fair visitor last week.
Miss Emma EanPtmzn Of Davenport.
iowa. who has been visiting her moth
er In N2urco for several days. has
returned home She WIS ACCOMPANIED
by her mother. Mrs. Ed Argasr, ST.
who has been placed In . home main.
tained by the Luther1n congregation
for the benefit Of aged ladies who are
sRiling aud need attention
Rev. W. He-tei and wife Q. Ataiissa
Iowa are visiting their SON, Rev
Wms r Hertei and family in Nauyoo
The fafher was presiding minister oil
the Nanvoo Lu;hersn church = mum
her OF years ago and Is meeting many
OF his trends here We can sasel'
say that Mr. Hersel was considered
one OF the noss popular ministers
the Naavoo Lutheran congregation
ever hsd-
Nauroo PEOPLE are glad to know tina.
the steamer Black Hawk VIII con
ssnue Ia the short line trade init
November IS. unless the weather gets
80 severe that il VIII drive her 70 hes
winter home. The steamer makes trsl
one more SUNDAY trip 10 Kenkuk and
tia. Is next Sunday. October 3
i Il is said that another auto brs
line VIII be -i-en q Try out between
Nauvoo, Hamilton and Keoknk The
new firm intending 10 insn-urate the
line has new bus and accommodates
5tEentv Eaoase. and VII make nrt cns
rip 6xv and charge of si-ee 20.
the roznt TIP wm be made. which Is
very reasonable The one trip idez
shonid be abandoned and two made n
stead cne round trip in the morning
and the same in the afternoon II
looks Ike II would be made e psy.as
venture
7 Mark Hudson OF Chicago came &c
Nar-c0 last SATURDAY. and visited his
parents and family Monday he de