The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-15
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, ILL.,, Aug. Is, 1915

Last year the Nauvoo housewife
was plentifully supplied with fruits OF
all kinds. Here Is what one of our
housewives prepared and placed in the
cellar for the winters use last year,
Cherries, Strawberries, black and red
raspberries, blackberries, dewberries,
peaches. plums of three varieties,
apricots, pears, pineapples and grapes
OF twelve varieties. She also put up
something made out of watermelons
and that white stuff next to the water
melon shell. OF course all you ladies'
who are good housekeepers know
what that is.
Our automobiles have been growing
so bad" and threatening an accident
that Nauvoo's chief of police had to
publish notice in our local papers
and enforce regulations such as they
have in the larger cities. Nauvoo al,
ways has been thriving place. Al
ways there is something happening
here that takes it out Of the rural
class and puts it in among it's grown.
up sisters. 1t will not be long before
the city council will have to hire G.
traffic cop. At present our marshal is
acting in that capacity.
We have had no mad dog scare III
Nauvoo this summer. but it's a wonder
for the dogs were all unmuzzled.
Real estate deals in Nauvoo are
few and far between. We are now
waiting for that new" interurban line
that the Watches may build through
NauvOO. Those eastern capitalists
certainly have millions Of dollars to
push this enterprise through, once
they make UP their minds to build. 1t
seems those Delaware capitalists are
looking for place for profitable in
vestment and right in this interurban
project through Nauvoo to Keokuk Is
safe place for their money. An inter
urban is coming through Nauvoo sure
and that within the next two years.
Watch if our predictions don't come
true.
Several Nauvoo visitors describe
this as region of berry patches, fine
flowers and the most luscious grapes
raised anywhere on the globe.
Nauvoo has one or two business
men who are so lifeless that they
wouldn't attend their own funerals II
the sheriff did not furnish vehicle.
Illinois corn in Nauvoo's neighbor.
hood is all right yet.
Nauvoo is about to annex a whole
sale house and another saloon. Some
people believe we will need them when
the prohibitory law in Iowa takes eff
feet next January. IN electric rail
way or jitney bus line from Fort Mad
ison and Keokuk ought to do good
business then for many will want to
come to Nauvoo after that time.
Two lady house to house canvassers
s,> fNr
some kind of article We would adj
sell merchandise from house to house
III you can get the same goods from
your home merchant Generally they
are the worst frauds unless they have
Isome article OF merit that you can
mot purchase from your home dealer.
Deal with your home merchant and
then you know that if anything turns
out wrong he is supposed to make it
good.
A number of Nauvoo business men
and citizens met in our council rooms
last Thursday evening to discuss the
advisability of observing Nauvoo day
at the Sonora home corners ten days
meeting, which will begin August 20.
At this meeting it was decided to SCI
aside Wednesday, August %, for MAI
VOC day and committees were appoint
ed to make all necessary arrange
ments and TO make it one of the most
interesting days of the meeting. The
following named gentlemen were ap-
pointed to see that fine program
would be carried out On the day Sc
lected: Mayor Geo. Fart, Fred Salm.
Jr., John Wolf, j. NJ. Schmidt, Elmer
Fisher. The intended program Sc
lected is the Nauvoo band, baseball
game, singing and speaking
Miss Mary Kraus of Keokuk is
visiting her brother, John and wife,
in Nauyoo. Johns family will have 4
reunion in few days.
Mrs. Anna Schenk of Nauvoo win
depart for Bowling Green, Mo-, Moo
day to take baths and treatment for
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