The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-08
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, ILL.,, July 8, 1916

Mr.. James Farren, wife, son and
daughter came back from Kansas
| City, Missouri, where he and his fam
lily had grand time doing this and
that. We hope they will remain il
Nauvoo now and not leave us again
1 New potatoes are in NauvoO's mar
ket now and all of the home grown
variety. We can use = few If the
rent is not too high.
This column is now busy getting
ready for the Keokuk High Tension
clubs visit to Nauvoo on July Is.
Any items sent in will be put in a
nail key until our return.
| Some people are so contrary in Nau-
VOC that they wiggle their ears
every time they open their mouths.
Has anyone in Nauvoo received
one of those dimes, quarters or half
dollars of the new design which were
to have been minted after July 1?
Ed. Simmons and Chas. Lang in
tend to open pool room, lunch stand
and cigar factory in Nauvoo imme-
diately after harvest is finished.
They will use the Russo! rooms. We
predict for them successful career.
Mr.. John Johnson, Nauvoo's auto
livery man, gave this column ride
of about two miles over rural route
No. 1 few evenings since. We
noticed corn looking fine and about
two feet high; oats, wheat and hay
ready for the sickle, and all condi-
tions of crops never looked better.
John Voorvart of Aurora, ILL.,, WIS.,
tied his mother and other relatives in
Nauvoo during the week just passed.
John has splendid position in the
above city as travelling salesman.
Nauvoo's big celebration has come
and gone and it proved to be sane
one. The Nauvoo and Warsaw bands
furnished plenty Of good music for
the occasion. 1t is estimated that
several thousand people were In
Nauvoo on July 4.
The Nauvoo ball team defeated the
Warsaw contingent in Nauvoo, July
4, by score of 10 to 6. Several
hundred people witnessed the game
and the Warsaw band was present
to play for the game.
Richard Baxter of Nauvoo returned
recently from a trip to Canada and
reports a delightful business visit.
The Hamilton and Nauvoo ball
teams will meet in our local ball yard
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock and
q fine game is promised. Nauvoo has
ltlSt lhc SldSh ASohuh 1LlcCllICS tllO
Warsaw ball teams and defeated them
both and now we are ready for Ham
ilton. Everybody go down and sec
US trim them up.
The Hancock county cid soldiers
will meet in Nauvoo for two DAYS
reunion. probably next September will
be selected for the date. Our old
veterans and citizens will make ar
rangements to entertain the visiting
boys who served in the civil war as
well as others who come here when
the exact dates are set.
Nauvoo will have another fine NOV
ing picture show in the opera house
Sunday evening, July 9, and If the
pictures are as good as those Of the
two preceding Sundays, the managers
ought to get a crowded house. So
far those interested in the movies
barely make expenses, end by going
to see the fine pictures now being
thrown on the canvas we will be as
sured of a good movie house and
which will remain permanently. Let's
try to patronize them enough Sun
day evening, so that the movies will
continue here.
Miss Jennie Burt of Chicago is
visiting her mother In Nauvoo.
The measles signs can still be seen
in Nauvoo; old ones taken down