The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-21

some time. Nauvoo has a citizen VINO
says he would run jitney bus from
Nauvoo to Keoktk, making two trips
! a day for one year, IL he could get
guarantee OF $3.50 per day. But the
contract will have to be one year ana
a sblid guarantee that the money VIII
be forthcoming. 1t surely looks ike
a jitney bus line ought to pay on TINS
lroute. A
4 A man and woman were in Nauvoo
last Thursday and Friday and exhip-
tied two large snakes and the man
attempted to deliver a scientific lee
iture on poisonous reptiles. These
hawkars are touring the small towns
offering for sale their marvellous cure
all mixtures Strange to say they
/ found but few suckers.
One thing the numerous rains didn't
hurt in Nauvoo and that was the gar.
bden truck and the housewife was
happy because it is no trouble now to
get up a tempting meal by just run
! ming out to the garden and select
things.
/ Nauvoo has lady who is called the
potato queen. This young lady showed
tus a tuber that: was plenty large
enough for a meal Tor two made into
either German fried or French quar-
ter floats.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Ba'bb are now
| in Nauvoo and intend to make this
beautiful little city their future home
for awhile at least. This popular and
pleasing young couple are engaged in
conducting moving picture show In
the opera house. The first movies
were exhibited last Saturday night
NOS 64lpd IN
welcome the new operators. 1t was
one OF tfh largest crowds ever seen
at a picture show in Nauvoo and all
present pronounced the movies fine.
It is hoped that these people will re-
ceive a generous patronage during
their stay here, 70: Nauvoo needs a.
temple of amusements.
Nauvoo's business street was crowd
ed with people last. Saturday evening
doing their shopping and visiting one
another on the street and in our bust
ness places.
There was pretty fotilla Of steam
ers at our landing last Sunday night.
The steamers st. Paul, Quincy and
Dubuque were in and out at about the
same time and their whistles were
| kept busy for short while announc-
ing arrival, departure, passing, etc. II
made things quite lively down at the
Nauvoo wharf and presented beau
tiful sight.
their annual vacation and those who
don't know where to go, stay at home
and in the end had the best time.
/ The Nauvoo city council meets
again one week from next Monday
/ night.
| Raymond Bruegger of Nauvoo is
i travelling with the Halton Powell ORA
matte company tent show and his
young friends here are wondering
/ what position he holds with the COM
pany for they have no elephants to
water or wild animals to feed. How
ever. they think Raymond will make
good in his travels for he loves the
show life.
| There were over 100000 dozen eggs
shipped out of Nauvoo in three
months besides those used for local
! consumption. Eggs are now 16c and
quite a. large lot are coming to our
markets.
Jacob Schmidt of Sonora township
contracted to deliver 1000 bushel OF
| oats at Csc per bushel. Immediately
after harvest He has 100 acres plant
| ed in this cereal and the continuous
rains have greatly interfered from
! harvesting. II he is unable to harvest
and deliver the grain he must make
/ good the loss to the grain merchants.
| Mr.. Jas. Guthrie of Hamilton was
| Nauyoo visitor last Friday where
! he had grand time doing this and
| that. James is the real estate and
I e, tn, he doy, OF IN
I the east side Of the lake and We have
! not seen him for long while. but he
seems like the old James of yore.
! Lest you forget, Nauvoo's chautau-
qua will begin next Tuesday and will
/ last six days. 1t will be one of the
best chautauquas held in this circuit
and of which there are many. Come
/ to Nauvoo by all means next week
! and remain for all six days and you
will be sure to enjoy yourself
Nsuvoo's Canning company shipped
! a car load of peas to st. Louis last
J week.
| Jas. Kraft and. wife who live Just
northeast of NaiIvoo, received a hand
some daughter by VISIT of the stork
on Wednesday Of last week.
Several Nauvoo young men are
monopolizing the company Of some Of
our sweet young ladies' without any
apparent designs to matrimony Wed
ding bells ought to ring soon in a
number OF Nauyoo homes soon
| A Nauvoo man says that talking
less and listening more keeps a per
son young and good looking, and then
in proof Of the statement cites the
Nauvoo wives who look so much older
than their husbands.