The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-17
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, ILL.,, June IL, 1915

Niagara Falls and saw this large body
of water when 1t appeared at its best.
She is expected home soon.
1t isn't yet too early for you and
the kids to begin making your resoln-
tons to celebrate the coming Fourth
in a safe and sane manner.
This is the season of the year when
the rural editor comes into his own.
Already here and there we have been
reading where delinquent subscribers
are evening up" matters by bringing
in fruits and vegetables to pay for
the paper they have been getting
through the long winter months. We
note where one grateful subscriber
has showed up" with a batch Of new
potatoes, which were larger than
goose eggs Between this subscriber.
and the editor accounts are settled
up for another twelve months.
Mr.. Fred Tanner shipped a large
number of barrels of Nauvoo wine t.
St. Paul, Mimi, last Sunday evening
on the steamer Quincy. which arrived
here during the night. Mr.. Tanner.
who has been engaged in the manu-.
facture of wine in Nauvoo for good
many years, expects to retire from
this business very soon. He Is one OF
Nauvoo's largest wine manufacturers
and is credited for making some Of
the best sparkling wines used in tbs
country
One of Nauvoo's citizens wants to
do some fishing in the creeks and in
Lake Cooper next week. when he
takes his vacation, but is afraid he will
be unable to do so because his rod
and reel is missing. After looking
around for it for some days he posted
a notice in a conspicuous pla ce.
"Someb body has got my rod and reel
and want it. have loaned it around
to so many persons that l don't know
where 1t is and now want it brought
back. would like to hear from the
person who has got it, and right away
This is the last time l am going t.
lend my rod and reel to anybody"
Advertise, brother, in the want col
,umn of the Keokuk Gate City and
you will get it.
Not a flag was raised in Nauvoo last
Monday on account of the nasty wealth
er. Those Nauvoo people who own
flags will not allow any one to SOIL
the stars and stripes, and even the
elements are prohibited.
Nauvoo has a girls club, called the
Sew-sew society Those girls don't
20 in for 10y rides, theatre parties,
scenic railway rides, Sunday canoe
trips on Lake Cooper or gadding about
on the streets, and the like. They
meet on Thursday nights of each week
at the home of one of it's members and
generally "all are present 1t Is
needle, thread and thimble party, and
dainty bits OF embroidery and more
pretentious centerpieces. tatting ana
crochet all receive due consideration
| Misery loves company and Is por-
ticular about the friends it picks out,
but sin Is not SO careful.
The Nauvoo NJ. w. A. and I. o. o..
F. lodge members held their memorial
day last Sunday. Some Of the mem
beers met in their rooms and commit
tees were selected to go to the ceme-
teries and decorate the graves Of de-
parted ones. There was no public
demonstration of any kind this year.
Mrs. John Marzo1f, ST., who lives in
Nauvoo in the northeast part Of the
city, stepped into washout in moth
er earth and was thrown violently to
the ground and fell in such manner
as to cause her to break two bones IN
her left limb between her knee ana
ankle. The accident occurred at the
home place on Wednesday of last
week The lady is at an advanced
age which makes the braaking OF
bones more dangerous but she is get
ting along nicely now. DR.. Bortz
was called Immediately after the acct
dent and set the fractures.
Nauvoo's Priscilla, club will meet
again on Thursday afternoon of next
week.
Next year and right at the begin
ming the unmarried ladies Of Nauvoo
and vicinity ought to organize full
f1edged leap year club and with -four
ishing aspirations. The young ladies
could get up parties and make them
gala affairs and show the Nanvoo
young men and make, them believe
that every year is leap year in Maui
VOC.
Friends of Mr.. John H. Wolff OF
Keokuk, who live in Nauvoo, have re-
ceived word that he Is still very ILL.,
The Nauvoo canning factory will
finish the work Of canning the big
pea crop this week, or may be through
before this gets into print. There
were about 120 acres of peas planted
in Nauvoo this year and the crop was
of an excellent quality. The tomato
crop contracted by the company is
also of large acreage and the plants
look healthy and promises to be a large
one. The factory is of much benefit
to our people. During the preparing
of the pea crop there were over forty
people employed and the prevailing
wage was 20 cents per hour and last.
ed about three weeks. This was quite
pay roll even though the season
was short
There is nothing funnier than hang.
ing around and hearing some fellow
say he is going to hang up the "do-it-
now sign some time tomorrow.
Ed Simmons of Fit Madison is en-
ployed in John Kraus cigar factory.
Ed formerly conducted factory here
and was valued member of the
Nauvoo band. an organization which
is still in existence and may begin
r,boorcipg coon after all attractions