The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-21
The Nauvoo Gate CITY
Nauvoo, ILL.,, Jan. 81, 1915

truth In the obituaries as there is in
! the wedding write-up and come tc
think Of 1t, heaps of money is squan
dered in cards OF thanks.
At the last meeting of the Nauvoo
Loyal Order of Moose, the members
| decided to reopen their charter and al
low new members to enter at $500
but will not give definite date al
which 1t should be closed.
Our little friend, Miss villa Mel
son. has been on the sick list and con.
fined to her home for number OF
days and her many Nauvoo friends
hope she will soon be well again.
OF course grape juice contains more
alcohol than water does, but do you
hear. that some doctors prescribe
more water?
The new orchestra will play at the
Civic league entertainment this Fri
day evening.
The Nauvoo Young Ladies' Sodality
society will give fine chicken supper
and play In the Nauvoo opera house
on the evening Of February 6.
Hurry up, you prospective candi-
dates for matrimony, for the Nauvoo
boys are anxious for another chariv-
|ari. They were treated quite nand-
somely by the last victim, the fore
part of the week.
The crossing on Lake Cooper Is still
very good at this point, and from
present indications may remain so
for some time yet
Nauvoo knights OF Columbus and
their ladies enjoyed a delightful So
cial In their rooms, Tuesday night.
The Nauvoo I. 0. Q. F. lodge mem
bers will give their annual mask ball
in the opera house Friday evening,
February II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Deimer were treat
ed to a pleasant surprise party last
Sunday evening in honor 1 OF their
marriage anniversary. Refreshments
were served, games played and a fine
time had by all who were present.
Miss Mayme Dachroth has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Lawrence
Reiner, in Keokuk
Mr.. Chas. Reimbold, Nauvoo's pop
ular hardware merchant, is taking an
extended trip to many western points.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Reimbold. the
newly-weds, were given rousing
charivari at the home OF the brides
parents, last Monday evening.
The Young Ladies Sodality OF the
Nauvoo Catholic church will give a
bazaar and chicken supper on Satur-
day evening, February In the opera
house.
Last Saturday afternoon quar-
tette OF ladies with their Juvenile
band paraded our business street.
advertising the Civic league enter
tainment. They had horns and drums
and attracted much attention. The
little boys were Carl Hudson, Willis
Diemer, Brooks Berger and James
Davis, 81
Next Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. John
Schilson, venerable and popular
Nauvoo couple, will celebrate their
golden wedding anniversary.
Phillip Bicker and Miss Minnie
Gross, one OF Nauvoo's popular young
couples. were united in marriage at
the. home of the brides mother on
Wednesday. They are receiving the
congratulations of many friends who
all unite in wishing them a happy
welded life
The First National bank held
meeting few days ago and re-elect-
ed all the old officers for the ensuing
year.
The world is full OF fellows who
will fuss at the way his wife runs up
grocery bills and then go out in the
back yard and feed a worthless dog
all he can eat.
Tax Collector George Rain will re-
ceive his books in about ten days
when he will begin making his
rounds. visiting property holders.
Mrs. e. ]. Baxter entertained a
company Of friends at 6 o'clock
dinner last Tuesday evening.
Mr., and Mrs. j. NJ. Schmidt served
a fine goose dinner to a company OF
invited guests last Saturday evening.
euchre followed
Mrs. Fred Gehring. formerly OF
has grandson, Arthur
Bailey, who recently joined the Unit
ed States navy.
How to be healthy and happy-fed
and clothed on 50 a week. reads a
local in q weekly paper printed In a
nearby town. But not oil Nauvcoites
are SO situated that they can take up
their abode In that town.
James Hager's wife presented him
with fine nine pound boy last We'd
nesday morning. It Is the frst child
and the parents OF both the couple.
the first time grandparents.
Some OF Nauvoo's citizens are won
dering what is going to be the official
slate the coming spring, for our city
election. A few seem to think that
it is already made up.
There is nothing more certain than
the fact that bad luck is always ly-
ing in ambush somewhere, ready to
take a wallop at the fellow forever
attended by good luck. and vice versa. |
It don't take much now to wake up
the tired Nauvoo citizen the way
the general run OF amusements is go
ing. From now until Lent, the Nail
VOC opera house Is well Booked.
In 1913 seven big powers spent |
about $500, 00o,0 for warships. As far !
as investigation goes now, some OF |