The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-02
The Nauvoo Gate CITY
Nauvoo, ILL.,, Nov. 2, 1915

east of Nauvoo, was sold at 1888 per
acre and disposed of at public sale in
front of the Nauvoo State bank
The reason some first class beauxs
make such mighty poor husbands Is
that after marriage they put all their
muscle they formerly used squeezing
hands into squeezing dollars.
The husking of the corn crop In
Nauvoo's vicinity has commenced and
several loads Of this crop was sold in
this city last week.
The NJ. E. church ladies held sale
OF home made candies at Louis Hud-
sons grocery store last Saturday.
Many of us who are not slaves to
the turkey tradition can make a salts
factory Thanksgiving dinner on
chicken.
You should not kick about the times
at all. but 1t did look like October
just passed was not in the coal trust.
An automobile loaded with booze
publishers started out of Nauvoo last
Friday night at a'high rate OF speed,
singing In an hilarious manner. Maui
voo's chief OF police and an auto
squad OF peace preservers started In
pursuit and when at the edge Of the
city were able to see only clouds of
dust that the speeders left in the
rear
The First national bank officials
held business meetinng last Monday
afternoon.
The Georgianna Eddings' company
will come to the Nauvoo opera house
and play weeks stand beginning
November 8, and will present new
plays with fine specialties between
acts. The company comes well recon-
imended and is said to be good one.
! There was no moving picture show
| last Sunday evening on account of the
serious Illness of Manager Ed Bour-
Igeoice's mother, at her home in Ka-
hoka, Mo-, at whose bedside he was
called last Friday evening.
| Leland Weller who Is attending col
lege in Quincy. came up to Nauvoo
last Saturday to spend the Sabbath
with his parents and sisters.
] Last Sunday was another automo-
| bile day in Nauvoo and some twenty
five cars passed up our business street
at one time. They were nearly all
Iowa motors and one from Nebraska.
| 'Freckles" was presented in the
hauvoo opera house last Saturday
night to a good house and the play
and players gave splendid satisfac-
ton.
Nauvoo catches more TRANSIENT
men outside of the vast number OF
commercial men than any other town
of it's size in this section. And we
believe more than any other town in
the county.
Several years ago shanty boats
could be seen almost daily pass Maui
WOO going southwark on the big creek,
seeking more congenial chimes. We
seldom see one now on Lake Cooper at
this point. 81
Very little deviltry was committed
In Nauvoo Halloween, last Sunday
night, and what was done was Of an
innocent nature and no damage done
to property.
There were two divorce cases from
Nauvoo in the circuit court at Car
thage at this term Mrs vina Steele
received decree from her husband,
Sam Steele, and Mrs. Marian Morrill,
from Ed Morrill,.
II is said Nauvoo father promised
each of his daughters $1,000 in cash
when they entered the holy bonds OF
wedlock, and some Of Nauvoo's SWANS
are trying to find out who this gen.
erous father is.
Many of our local gunners will be
out after quail next week.
You can talk about this, that and
'tother, but there is nothing Nauvoo
stands So much in need of as good
sewerage for our water works plan
Miss Emily Hudson was treated to
a splendid surprise party one evening
last week. by number of her girl
friends. A social good time was had
and dainty refreshments were served.
Mr. Kraus of Keokuk, visited iis
son, John and family, in Nauvoo last
weeks end.
| Just think 1t is only two months I'M
til the first Of the new year and then
Nauvoo will have a new postmaster.
There were numerous Halloween
parties in Nauvoo last Sunday even