The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-03

the theory that the killing was MUIR
der?
Little Louise fowler received a
fine fifty dollar victrola from her
aunt, Caroline Fowler, Of Kansas City,
as birthday present. 1t is needless
to say that this little six year old
miss is delighted with this splendid
gift.
Tuesday was CandleInas day in the
Catholic church.
Those who are inclined to join. the
movement in favor of eating less but
ter may find suggestion made by a
Nauvoo citizen useful. He turns his
bread butter side down when he eats
1t SO as to get more of the taste.
The greatest ambition some people
have in small town is to see If they
can beat the fire engines to the fire.
AS soon as you can see some angle
ARE alive and kicking and fat enough
Ito make catfsh's mouth water, then
that is an indication of very early
spring. 1t beats the grounding
theory every time.
Sunday, February IA, is st. valen-
tines day and then you can get even
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of those horrible comics, and let your
darling know that you love her by
mailing one of those dainty and highly
perfumed ones The postofice re
isources will be considerably increased
for few days before that date.
Most Of the toys left for Johnnie
and his sister by Santa Claus are al
ready fit for the repair shop. II the
truth be told, most of them are more
fitted for the junk pile than they are
/ for the skilled attention of any inferno
in doll hospital.
Quite NUMBER of people from
Montrose can be seen in Nauvoo al
most every day. This is caused by
the solid and safe free ice bridge
across Lake Cooper, which has form
ed at this point.
According to statistics the output o.
/ oil for Illinois for the past two years
was over $4,000. 900 gallons. At these
| figures, Illinois ranks third in the
United States Nearly every week or
so a new we'll is brought in some
where in some parts of the state and
lit is predicted the production will ma
iterially increase during the current
year
eral days the past week in Keokuk.
! Fred Saln, Jr.. has been in South
Dakota on business connected with
his farm possessions up there.
/ The Nauvoo city council members
met in regular session last Monday
| evening and outside of allowing the
usual bills. no important business was
| transacted It was official pay day for
I+l, !, csf oil
j Have you ever noticed that many
men who find fault each month with
1.-THE way his electric light and water
meter is read is the same men who
lare always kicking at the butcher
the telerhone system, the way his
furnace burns and the stupidity Of the
teacher who is teaching his son al
1.-THE public school?
| It is said Nauvoo young man and
la young widow will be united in mar
rage and then move to Missouri and
OCCUPY a farm which the young mai
intends to purchase.
| 1t Is now said that the parcel posi-
has broven a success like the wireless
1.-THE auto. the bicycle and the airship
Mr.. Dan Agne of Keokuk, was
iamong Nauvoo cigar dealers last Fri
idav selling Seibert's brands of goods
Dan makes a first class salesman ano
idisposes OF many goods here. MIR
Agne is also leader of the famous
lorchestra which bears his name.
The Nauvoo Ladies' Priscilla cluf
will meet again on Thursday afternoon
tof next week, the place not yet decid
led upon.
The Nauvoo I. o. o. F. mask bal
will take place in the Nauvoo opera
house on Friday evening, February II
lI,incoln's birthday. A large crowd o.
spectators as well as masked persons
lis looked for
Some people are so proud that this
Is a free country that they wind III
lin the calaboose trying to live up t
themselves.
Nauvoo M. E. Ladies, Aid society
Twill entertain in their church base
iment February 10 and II. They have
an important program in hand.
what is the most important worn
lin the world?" is occasionally asked
by some person, and this answer fol
I lows: The preacher. the doctor. law
yer. journalist and teacher will al
say that life would be impossible
without them They are essential
but not the most needed. Every man
mo matter what his work Is. when he
sits at his table and sees bread, ham
ibutter. eggs. milk. potatoes and apples
must be forced to the conclusion thai