The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-22

. way and four and one-hAlf tho otner.
Some pumpkins il it's true
II the capital OK the United States
is ever moved 20 the Mississippi val
ley. It would be well to secure that
digging machine used on the canal
zone. It could be used 70 deepen the
Mississippi river from St Paul 70 the
gulf for we wiz need deep water
way when we secure the capital
Everywhere around Nauvoo me
bountfes of nature IS manifest Corn
il certainly king around here 4 tne
cattle, hogs and horses around here
don't eat their heads off this faH, y
will be because there Is such 9 thing
as loss Of appetite In the brute KING
dom.
a brain specialist says that all
Americans will be bald-headed within
one hundred years, because Of their
intense brain activity. We saw this
item and with more or less eau
ton, we advise the many readers OF
the Keokuk Daily Gate City TO be-
gin at once to curb the too lively ten
or OF the gray matter which hlls their
Uranium Forewarned is forehanded.
you know.
The woods above and below Maui
700 were full of nutting parties last
Sunday and all came back with sacks
well-filled with hickory and walnuts-
There is one OF the largest crops ever
known in this vicinity.
The Burlington Garland baseball
club came down to Nauvoo last Sun
day to meet the Nauvoo Aormons.
and seven inning game was played.
Tho score stood to 0 in favor of our
ball boys. The crowd WAS one OF the
smallest seen In our bali yard this
season
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Daugherty and
daughter OF La Harpe, H.. were In
SsaToo last Monday visiting friends
The next disagreeabIe thing to con
front Nauvoo people Is to pay. their
annual taxes. And they come at q
season OF the year when 1t is the
hardest to pay.
Circuit court convepcs IN Carthage
next month. There are 10 Nauvoo
cases that we have heard of. Time
was a number OF years ago. that cir
cult court never met In the county
seat without one or more cases from
this old Mormon town
The Hancock county old settlers
meeting will be held IN Carthage. Sep
tember 20 1850
The musical comedy Panhandle
Pete" was shown In the Nauyoo opera
house last Saturday night and did not
eiTe much satisfaction.
Hiss Leila Haggert, one Of Nauvoo's
most pleasant and cultured young
laa:a=. departed Monday for Decatur.
H., TO resume studies at the Millikin
university.
Bert Gale OF near Montrose was in
Nauyoo Tuesday and while here left
some of the finest sweet potatoes for
your reporter that we ever inspected.
Bert said that the melon crop in Sand
Prairie was almost a complete fail
IRE, Int the sweet rotate crop was
all that could be desired.
While those who carry home sacks
Of nuts from the surrounding woods
this fall are rejoicing at hoE heavily
loaded the nut trees are. the report
comes that none OF the fruit Will be
any good Sonh who have flVsstigat-
cd many trees report that while tine
crop is plentiful and worthless. the
kernels are not perfectly set and soft.
Many feared that this would be the
rare because OF the constant damp
nees and no frost before the nuts
fe-l from the trees. 1t has been 50
wet that II is feared the kernel will
MT dry out during the winter. while
Others believe that the nuts are all
right.
The most popular production Of the
century, THE Missouri Girl" with
new songs new music and new
dances. win appear in the Nauvoo
opera house Sat lrday evening, Sep
TENDER 25 and the Nauvoo opera
house mana cement offers to refund
your money II not satisfied with the
show There will be street parade
with e ca1iope In the afternoon next
Saturday which Will be well worth
seeing, and the opera house in tbs
evening win no doubt be crowded
ST. Rose society of the Catholic
church has purchased a fine new
piano for their rooms. to be used for
entertainments.