The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-24
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, ILL, March "a, 1915

Nauvoo's young Ladies' Sew-SeN
society will meet at the home OF Mis-:
Corine Laubersheimer on Thursda,
ievening of this week. The youns
ladies will no doubt have splend,t
| time, for Miss Corine is fine enter
tainer.
About time to overhaul your fisr
pole. One OF Nauvoo's citizens says
| he has spotted fine place on Lake
Cooper that is just jumping with sur
fish and bass
Geo. Marzolf, leader Of the Nauvoe
band and popular citizen, has pur
chased new Ford automobile. Sid
ney Fowler, our cement contractor
and silo builder, has also purchased
a like car.
Nearly everybody in Nauvoo still
has cold or grippe or something OF
other, and hacking and coughing is
the order of the day.
No wonder some folks have many
thousands They cling to every piece
of money as lichen clings to rock.
The old soldiers pension day will
occur again the fourth day OF next
month. Nauvoo has only small
number Of old soldiers left.
Nauvoo's city council members will
meet in regular session one week
from next Monday night. They will
have one more regular meeting and
then will turn over the city reins to
a newly elected city administration.
A mysterious motor bus was seen
on Lake Cooper's shore drive few
days ago. Is it possible that a jftney
service has been started between
Keokuk and Nauvoo? A line of this
kind would plug one of the longest
felt of wants.
A young lady in neighboring town
sent her picture to marriage bureau
paper. and after getting about 200 IN
return, she has decided to take the
home fellow that she has been keep
ing company with. She found out
home product is the best, every tina.
John Meyer of Kahoka, Mo-, visited
his mother in Nauvoo for several days
the fore part of the week. The lady
has been very i'll.
Nauvoo saloonkeepers VIII enjoy
two holidays next month. They are
enforced vacations from business on
of the township and city cleo
tons which occur on April 6 and 20.
Only three states lead Illinois in
crop values. That's the kind of safe
and sane fourth we are.
Cur merchants ought to try this ex-
pertinent this season: They should
make one day of each week special
sale day. Each merchant advertise
some special bargain for that day and
they would attract a lot of visitors to
town Keokuk merchants could profit
by trying this method.
Many Nauvoo fishermen will try
their luck along Lake Cooper at this
point this spring. They believe many
of the finny tribe will be caught here
with no great amount of trouble and
with good market will make it a
profitable undertaking.
There would not be any more d.
vorce courts il you could borrow the
other fellows eyes to look at your
wives with once in while.
All the newest feathers, bands,
buckles, ornaments and beautiful
flowers and SO forth for the spring
hats can be found in Nauvoo's mil
lfnery shops. Easter comes early this
year, so please don't wait till the last
ladies' Come early and avoid
the rush.
A Nauvoo citizen is shipping quite a
large number of cases OF eggs to his
SON WHO is engaged in q large depart
ment store in Chicago. He disposes
Of them to private parties. making his
deliveries after working hours and is
making quite neat sum from this
be q ND ..
wedding bells will be ringing around
Nauvoo IL reports are true.
Nauvoo ought to bride the stork-
Thanks to the many childiess married
couples here, this town has . great
fund.
according to bulletin issued by the
census bureau more money is raised
and spent by the county governments
Of Illinois than any other state In the
union except Ohio. The total re-
ceipts were S75,1ss,000 and exFendi-
lures of $T4,95 ,Gtv In 1913. County
in Michigan and thirty
other states expend more money than
they raise In Illinois, iowa, Indiana,
and thirteen other states
the county governments live within
their means.
Carl Boedecker, who we mentioned
as being badly hurt by being thrown
from horse, was not injured as ser
ous as at first supposed. He was
3 BILE to be about town last Sunday
with the aid of a cane.
There are only ten more days left
II Lent and the Easter bride will take