The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-16
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, ILL.,, May 16, 1915

young lady was held. The grief of
her dear mother and relatives was
most saddening. Rev. VIM. Hertel
! delivered a very touching sermon
eulogizing on the fine traits and char
acter of the deceased. The remains
were inferred in the Nauvoo city
cemetery.
/ The Hamilton band, fine musical
organization, will play concert in
Nauvoo next Tuesday evening, May
IS. Welcome to our most beautiful
city and every citizen should extend
them the glad hand and make their
visit here one that savors of come
again.
i The Moose excursion that was to
/ have taken place from Nauvoo and
TT. Madison last Thursday evening
was postponed on account of the
threatening weather. The excursion
was to have been on the steamer st.
Paul of the Streckfus line, one of the
| finest excursion boats in their line
and our young people here hope that
| they will have the opportunity to ride
and dance on this palatial steamer in
the near future. f.-- s2..&
| One of Nauvoo's poultry 1isers
says care must be taken now not to
injure the hen. 1t is not a good idea
to throw her Off her nest into
bucket of water or water trough. She
should not be shut up in a close coop
for several days without food or
water. Putting her in a Slated bot
tom coop hung On limb of tree Is
better With fresh water and plenty
to eat, her broodiness Is soon broken.
Mr.. r. Make has sold his Nauvoo
repair shoe shop business to Mr. c. J.
Lugner, who came here from Colum-
bia, Mo. The latter gentleman has
installed fine machinery to repair
soles of the living men and women in
an expeditions manner and soles that
will last as long as almost their hum
an souls. .
The actual summer beat the official
summer to Nauvoo by about five
weeks this year. The sun is due to
cross the tropic Of Cancer at 1855
o'clock on June %. That, the astrono-
mers say, marks the beginning of
summer. Many people in Nauvoo say
that it made short cut over this
city. getting in striking distance on
Wednesday and Thursday On those
days the thermometer registered all
the way from 80 to 90. The storm
Thursday night and Friday morning
brought it down to a chilly point.
All vegetable and cereal crops
around Nauvoo looks promising now,
but at this time rain is badly needed.
The wheat crop looks better at this
season than any season in the history
of the farmers living around Nauvoo
and the harvest will commence at
least two If not three weeks earlier
this year than formerly, weather con-
ditions being favorable.
The steamer Dixie" the "shove
boat" for the American floating
theatre, is still where she landed
when she struck that supposed tree
trunk on the Dundey island. 1t is said
efforts are being made to raise her
and so far those who are employed In
the work succeeded in saving the
calliope and sundry articles from the
wreck What the outcome will be
with this sunken craft will be awaited
with interest. 1t is the first sinking
Of a steamer in the Nauvoo nefghbor-
hood in this great creek.
The Greater New York show boat
is on its way up this mighty father of
waters. 1t is claimed to be one of the
best shows Of its kind in existence.
1t will be purely minstrel show and
our people are waiting for 1t. Maui
vo is one Of the best river boat show
towns on the great waterway from
st. Paul to New Orleans and a min
strel show will be novelty.
Flag day will come to us on June IA
and everyone who possesses national
flag ought to display it from their
business place or residence.
A judges ruling that divorced
woman is not widow puts it up to
somebody to find name for her.
How would retired wife, do
If you have notion that Nauvoo Is