The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-01
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, Ill, Oct. l, 1915

Oct. 1919
theatre goers. They give popular en-
tertainments and two distinct shows
every evening, but the patronage has
been small. 1t is one of the best
shows that has visited Nauvoo for
some time
What is the matter with Nauvoo7"
10 being asked too much, too general
~, and by those who ought to have
sense enough to know that the inces-
SAINT query is not going to help any.
Let's admit that there is something
the matter for the sake Of argument.
This is much better than saying there
is nothing the matter. for there Is
no town under the sun that ought to
be cocksure Of ITSELF All right then.
Let's say 1t again: Whats the mat
ter with Nauvoo?" Everything. Can
we remedy It? Sure, answers the
voices Of many of our citizens. Oh!
Now we are getting at 1t. Give your
opinions to the reporter OF The Nau-
WOO Gate City and let US print them.
Nauvoo people should have numero
heart-tO-heart talks and see where
the trouble lies. There is nothing that
cannot be remedied II properly pur.
sued. You can fix things in jiffy.
Then in less than year from now,
no one will ask What's the matter
with Nauvoo?" because all Of you will
have had your say and had finger
in the rehabilitation. II there is any
one who says this is not the right
way to go about it, this column is
open to his suggestion, also.
Some Of the streets in Nauvoo
need repairing badly before the win
ter begins. Mulholland and Farley
streets are two of them, but 1t seems
safe bet that neither of them will
receive the attention that they need.
II Mayor George Hart receives the
appointment for postmaster Of Maui
VOC, his resignation for two offices
he now holds will be necessary. He
will be compelled to relinqutsh the
Offices Of county supervisor and may
or Of Nauvoo.
The readers Of this great family
paper and this column should not for
get to attend the musicale at the
Nauvoo opera house next Friday even
ing, October 8. which will be given
for the benefit of the public library.
The attendance should be large for
the proceeds will be used to purchase
books which this popular institution
Is badly in need of.
The worlds series Is at hand Well
the other cities can remember-but
why dwell on the dear, dead days be-
yond recall.
If reports are true. there will be no
less than half a dozen weddings in
Nauvoo before 1916 rolls in.
Mrs. John H. Wolff Of Keokuk. is
visiting relatives and friends in Maui
VOC and guest Of her niece, Mrs.
Lou Argast.
Mrs. 8. Moffitt has returned from
an extended visit with her son, Ed
ward, at Minneapolis.
Some Nauvoo boys are talking OF
organizing coon club and select a
place north of the city where there
is deep forest of huge trees, an erie
spot, where spooks abound and where
years ago Indians were buried, stand
ing up, at their own request. This
magnificent, picturesque region is an
ideal place to hunt coons on beautiful
moonlight nights the coming winter.
Nauvoo Is curious old town. II
you have no money. you are snubbed,
IL You have too much, you are investi-
gated But you had better be investi-
gated than snubbed at that.
luCT6 Will NO Oh llllucuSo iOt VI
freight brought to Nauvoo the next
six or eight weeks to come, while
transportation is good.
A little careful investigation into
the condition Of your flues might
save you the loss Of your building
later on when the cold season begins.
Many of Nauvoo's old landmarks
have been torn away and one by one
are disappearing. Old citizens know
where many Mormon landmarks
stood, but nearly all Of them will
soon pass into tradition.
One of our Nauvoo good friends,
dreaming Of the days. probably. when
he was boy, which by the way,
hasn't been so very long ago, makes
this pertinent observation: What
has become of the fellow who used
to be the towns cut-up just because
he owned a neat little rubber-tired
buggy?" He sports an automobile now.
"Freckles,' a high class production,
may be presented in the Nauvoo
opera house before the close OF Octo.
Der.
Vic Golden has returned from
visit to the Springfield state fair and
reports fine time.
Forty-four years ago, Saturday, Oc-
tober s, the great fire Of Chicago oc-
Cured and nearly all Of that city was
eliminated from the map, and we
sometimes wonder II a like fate
happened to Nauvoo II 1t wouldn't
have a tendency to build up this city,
give us an interurban line. city park
and several factories.
Halloween will soon be here and
many of our young folks are planning
parties.
Seldom are suits brought in Maui
VOC or realty deals, insurance COM
panies or fraternai orders sued, me-
cEanics' lein or personal injury suits,
quits on notes and not company to
fiie articles Of incorporation and yet
we are supposed to make this column
newsy one. But we do It,