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

The Nauvoo strawberry crop will be
! ripe about May 20. 1t is too bad that
| Nauvoo has not the acreage it had
some fifteen or twenty years ago.
Now we have only small patches from
which we supply home consumption
and a few neighboring towns. Mr..
Lou Schoell Informs us that there
will be but few berries ripe on the
above date here, but that the full crop
will be harvested about June 1, OF
course. weather conditions will have
much to do with the crop by that time.
1 The members of the Young Ladies'
Sodality OF the Catholic church will
enjoy a picnic today in some one OF
our beautiful groves about Nauvoo. OF
which there are many.
This European war develops a little
more resemblance to Nero from time
to time 1t Is further heightened by
the statement that either side will see
| their country in ashes before they will
give up.
! There will be a fine game OF ball
| In Nauyoo today. 1t is Nauyoo and
| the Keokuk Blue Labels. The Keokuk
contingent will be green label" with
envy before their departure from
| Nauvoo.
Nauvoo's several hundred subscrib-
ers to the Keokuk Daily Gate City
were sorelv disappointed Thursday in
not receiving their favorite paper
They frequently asked during the day
why the paper did not come in the
morning mail A number of them said
they would rather read The Gate than
the Chicago Tribune for the latest
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Nauvoo news
Ascension day was observed in the
Nauvoo Catholic church last Thurs
day and our large house Of worship
was largely attended by the faithful.
Flys ought to be quoted at 20 cents
a quart in Nauvoo soon and then chill.
dren would be flying around trying to
fill their quart cups with the pests.
Nauvoo's Civic league ladies are
talking of having home coming dur
ing their chautauqua week. This is a
fine idea and hope it will eliminate.
hog "waterer" which he is showing
the farmers around Nauvoo. 1t is
claimed to be one of the finest things
for stock our rural brethren ever
used You can use it in a tank or
supply trough Steve is one of our
best young men and he will no doubt
make success Of his badly needed
new invention.
Last Tuesday evening the Nauvoo
city council met again after an adj
journed session and selected John
Johnson for city marshal: Herman
Gerhardt, city sexton, and Frank
Banghman. street repair man. These
were the only appointive offices. They
didn't elect a civil engineer-because
we don't need such luxury.
That part of Nauvoo known
as the Flat" where the main
part Of Nauvoo was located
at one time. looks most beautiful now
Jos. Smiths residence, the Nauvoo
house on the banks of Lake Cooper
and at the foot Of Main street as we'll
as the Mansion house built in 1S45,
are all there. The streets all down
there are cleaner than they are UP in
the business sections. And to think
of the beautiful gardens, presided
over by the women folks are model
of beauty and will be joy on the
dining room table during the season !
The vegetable kingdom knows no bet
ter care-taker than our friends, the
Flat" folks.
The funeral of Miss Augusta Guth- |
err occurred from the residence of her
grandma. Mrs. Geo. Hauptman, to the |
Lutheran church last Thursday after !
noon and Rev. VIM. Hertel OBLIGATED. !
This young lady in the bloom of her |
youth was stricken down and called |
to her maker when she ought to have !
been spared to her loved ones. Her |
funeral was one of the most beauti- |
full and largely attended ever seen in |
Nauvoo and the floral offerings were
most beautiful and profuse. showing /,
the high esteem in which this popular |