The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-09
The Nauvoo Gate CITY
Nauvoo, ILL.,, Nov. 9, 1915

Enjoy your Thanksgiving dinner By
getting your Christmas shopping out
of the way.
The real estate of George v. Baum.
garten, deceased, was sold at public
sale last Saturday afternoon in front
OF the Nauvoo- State bank. The prop.
erty consisted Of four acres of land
and rock residence and situated In
what Is known in Nauvoo as the
Flat" or first ward, facing Main
street. The property was purchased
by Ben Koechli and the bid was 1915.
There are fourteen heirs to the estate.
Nobody has ever figured out the
number OF stamps wasted every year
BY Nauvoo people trying to get some
thing for nothing by answering the
numerous circulars they receive.
The chrysanthemum show used tn
be much in evidence. Ladies' So
cieties and secret orders were all
busy arranging affairs Of this kind, but
you seldom hear Of one Of them now.
Considerable baled hay was sold in
Nauvoo during the past week.
Postmaster Beger and wife were in
Keokuk last week in consultation with
a specialist in regard to Mrs. Beger's
injured arm, which was caused by an
auto accident some time ago. It does
not seem to get we'll and has been
very troublesome. She is taking treat
ment and the doctor assures her that
it will soon mend properly.
John Strom, an aged resident OF
Nauvoo, has written letter to John
Koehler in this city and informed him
that he sailed for Germany on Mon
day, November 8, and that he stopped
at an Italian hotel during his stay
in New York and that 1000 Italians
would sail on the same ship with him.
Don't trust to memory In business
affairs; put it down in black and white.
One way to educate yourself Is to
tisements In the Keokuk Daily Gate
City.
The price of eggs in Nauvoo now is
&c cents and consumers pay % cents.
They are soaring simply because Maui
VOC hens have stopped laying. But no
one can object much If they do take
their holidays occas' ,naliy and bit
early
There are lots Of quail, but owing to
the fool law which makes 1t wrong to
sell them, fellows that can't shoot
straight, don't get any quail on toast.
There has been no police disturb
ances In Nauvoo lately. It has been
some time since we had any police
news in these columns. This speaks
well for town with saloons.
Our farmers tell us that we need a
good rain for things are getting very
dry.
When any association. meeting or
convention can't think of anything else
to do, it fills in the time denouncing
the new-fangled dances.
The Moose lodge members in Nau-
VOC have installed a telephone in
their rooms, probably for the benefit
Of the wives who will call them home
when times up On their next reg
ular meeting. November IS, they will
install officers.
The movies will again be shown in
the Nauvoo opera house next Sunday
night. Manager Bourgoice Is endeay-
oring to give his patrons satisfaction.
Kansas is going to have a burn
the-chinch-bug day. Pretty soon we
shall have more days" In this coun-
try than Mexico has holidays.
A. e. Murry Of FIT. Madison was
selling cigars to Nauvoo dealers last
Thursday.
It will not be long now until our
popular little ferry will seek winter
quarters and she will be sadly missed
by shippers and passengers. Our
merchants will be very active from
now on. getting their stock of goods
enlarged to tide them over the winter.
The Young Ladies' Sew-Sew club
held an interesting and instructive
meeting last Thursday evening at the
home Of Miss Zelda Walther. During
the evening the hostess served an
ideal luncheon.
It must be tough to be deaf per
son and have the feeling that folks
are always whispering mean things
about you. 1t is bad enough when you
can hear
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Guilliam observe !
their twenty.fifth marriage annivers-
airy last week and on Saturday the
couple went to Keokuk for short
visit with their daughter, Mrs. Carl
Sauer.
Let the movement for Thanksgiv-
ing holiday proceed apace until 1t
reaches the turkey and plum pudding.
II there. are any Narcotics who are
inclined to take blue view of the
business situation of this town, the
Nauvoo banks statements for the
past six months will prove an effective
antidote.
To add to the miseries of the poor
in bitter weather just before Christ