The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-09

900 dozen eggs We're received by our
merchants, for which they paid 1917
cents.
Rev. VIM. Hertel OF the Nauvoo
Lutheran church, baptized the little
and only child of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
Schneider last Sunday. The little
fellow was named Vernon Louis.
1t looked like it was going to be
winter all spring and summer, but the
weather is getting down to business
now. Rain is badly needed in Nauvoo
and surrounding country.
Not a case Of drowning occurred at
NauVoO this winter, for which we are
all truly thankful
Nauvoos present city council mem
bers will hold more sessions the first
Monday in May to wind up the years
business.
Nauvoo'sS assessor will soon come
around to sum up your real estate and
personal property. Don't forget to
give In your dogs. There are less
CANNES in Nauvoo at this season than
any other time of year
Better not take your stoves down
until the latter part of next month
and hold on to your f1annels several
weeks longer.
Clarence Haas Of East st. Louis, is
visiting in Nauvoo.
Mrs. Geo. A. Bruegger was a Car
thase visitor last week
Walter Barber of Moline, ILL.,, Is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Harry Hudson,
and brother, Andy.
Mrs. Carrie Kenny Of Kansas City,
was Nauwoo business visitor for
several days recently.
iMr. A. ]. Beger and daughter, Ger.
trude, were up In Dyersville, Iowa, for
several days for a visit with Postmast.
er Begers daughter and son-in-law,
Dr. and Mrs. VIM. Herstein.
/ Mrs. VIM. Argast has gone to st.
Mary's. Kansas, to visit her son, who
is attending college there.
Mrs. Urban Hesbacher and Mrs. I. N
Ttchenor and son, Charles, of Keokuk,
accompanied by Mrs. Stanley Hes
bacher and son. Newton, of Des
Moines, Iowa, visited Mr.. and Mrs. M.
Clement and Miss Emma Wolf in Nall
| VOC On Thursday Of last week.
| Mark Hudson of Chicago, was
Nauvoo visitor over Easter Sunday
with parents and relatives. We uu-
derstand Mark will become a benedict
next June.
John Seigelmeyer, one Of Unc.e
Sans valued employees on Mississippi
river Improvement work, visited his
wife and son in Nauvoo last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Parker of Fairfield,
Iowa, were Nauvoo visitors among rel
atives and friends for several days
Last weeks end and the first part of
this week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Farm Whitcomb Of
Carthage are making Nauvoo their
home now. They will reside with their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Kimball, until Farm finds
suitable residence to purchase M
DR.. Johansen's father and mother of
Carthage, came to Nauvoo and visited
for the day last Sunday. They were
favorably impressed with this town.
1t was their first peep at our beautiful
city and the doctor should have them
come here when the fruit and shade
trees are in bloom.
There will be> no chance to do
much with your little scratchit at the
coming city election. and there was
no chance at all at the township cleo.
ton Tuesday.
A woman In a nearby town netted
more than $3.50 last year from her 200
hens, in addition to supplying her
family table with eggs and enjoying
more than 100 fried chickens. She
sold from twelve to twenty dozen
eggs every week during the winter.
She fed her hens wheat bran and put
salt in their feed Sailed hens are
profitable.
The installation of officers OF the
Moose order occurs on Thursday even
ing of this week. The ladies of the
members are allowed to attend and
la delightful social follows.
The Nauvoo Hancock County Mu-
tual society will enjoy another social
next Monday evening and all members
are urgently requested to attend.
We don't hear much complaint Of
the scarcity of food for stock this
spring around Nauvoo.
The book beer season is on in full
blast in Nauvoo for the goats por-
trait is conspicuously displayed i
1t is not too early to begin talking
for the proper observance of Memorial
day il Nauvoo, for the month of May
will soon be here. On this memorial
day we can bring a large crowd to
Nauvoo.
The steamer Keokuk which makes
three trips week between Keokuk,
Nauvoo and Burlington, arrives here
every Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day at 6:45 a. M, going north and
b:15 p. M. southwark Herold Rhein-
berger is the accommodating agent in
Nauyoo.
There will be school election in
the second district school building
next Saturday afternoon Two MEM
bers of the board Of education will
be elected.
A motorcycle club of Peoria will
pass through Nauvoo Saturday, April
IT, on their way to Keokuk There
may be one hundred come here and
enjoy the ride over the lake shore
drive.
Chas. Mulch was in Keokuk few
DAYS ago and attended a meeting 70
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