The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-18

Nauyoo may get an auto bus line
from Keokuk and Ft. Madison. keo-
kuk business men are behind the
scheme for the Keokuk end and Ft.
!, Madison intends to follow suit. An
auto bus service from Nauvco to both
Of these towns no doubt will be pay
ing venture If transportation Is not
too high. Many Nauvoo people love
to go elsewhere to purchase goods
even though they can get goods as
cheap and as good at home. Let the
bus service come by all means.
The LomaX, Ill.,, base ball team
came to Nauvoo last Sunday and were
defeated by the Nauvoo invincible,
the score being to 8. Next Sunday
the keokuk Electrics will come to
Nauvoo and meet the Nauvo team and
one OF the hottest games of the sea-
son will be played. The Keokuk boys
are a fast bunch and our invtncihles
will have to play an almost errorless
game to defeat the dam city contin-
gent Nauvoo fans should turn out
in force and root our team to victory.
The Cotton Blossom floating theatre
show band will be present and cheer
our boys with some fine music. Every
body go down and see the Electrics
defeated.
Circuit court will convene at Garth
age next Friday. The Hancock coun-
ty board of supervisors are also in
session there.
Ed. Argast, ST., will be SO years of
age next Friday and Is still enjoying
fair health. He served in the civil
war and was member of the 29th
Missouri volunteers and was second
lieutenant in his regiment.
The programs for the Nauvoo
Ladies Civic league chautauqua are
out and being distributed.
The Cotton Blossom show boat COM
pany will present THE Trail OF the
Lonesome Pine at Nauvoo's steam
boat landing next Saturday evening
and on Sunday evening the boat and
floating theatre will drop anchor just
below the city limits. opposite Geo.
Marzolfs residence, and play "a
Shepherd Of the Hills" This is one
of the favorite floating theatres that
visits Nauvoo and the barge will be
crowded at both performances. The
reason that the company is going to
show below Nauvoos city limits is be-
cause our moral authorities allow no
show on Sunday evenings. In addi-
ton to the above plays the company
will present five feature vaudeville
acts. The band will give a concert
on our streets next Saturday after
noon.
Prof Bruhl of Burlington and the
Misses Rehner and HUT gave a de-
lightful entertainment for the pupils
of ST. Mary's academy in the audi
forum last Thursday evening
The NJ. E. Ladies Aid society will
meet at the home of Miss Augusta
Kemler Thursday afternoon of this
week. 1t will be social session.
ST. Mary's academy commencement
was held Thursday Of this week and
was not made public affair on &C
count of the recent death of Mother
Ottiilia. The Spalding institute was
held Wednesday morning.
Rev. Father Tholen, the new min
lister for the Catholic church in Maui
WOO arrived last Saturday and occu-
pied the pulpit last Sunday. He will
be assistant to Rev. Father REIN bold
who is not enjoying the best OF
health.
One of Nauvoo's ladies who Is going
to get married, says she will blush
when she tells she is So years old.
WHY should she blush for admitting
as much as that.
The recent cool snap did not harm
ANYBODY much except the people who
began their summer vacations early.
c. r. Montgomery who is now To-
Gated at Baraboo, Wis. came down to
Nauvoo last Sunday and returned with
his automobile.
DR.. G.. Walter Barr. Mrs. Barr and
Miss Mann Barr OF Keokuk, and
President Geo. P. Magill of Highland
Park college were Nauvoo Sunday
visitors.
| Miss Nora Hudson went to Chicago
| for a visit with her brothers who
hold responsible positions in the
| windy city. She will meet her sister