The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-10


been attached to Nauvo0's water
1 works. Thus one by one the people
are coming to it, and oh. how cheap
and how can you do without 1t.
| Home grown tomatoes have been
in Nauvoo's market for about three
| weeks, the first selling for 5. They
are much cheaper now.
DR.. l. B. Hobbs, Nauvoo's dentist
| let his left hand be caught in an
electric fan q day recently. and the
! middle finger of that member was
| badly lacerated. Our other dentist
got all the work until the finger got
we'll
A quarterly conference will be held
in the Nauwoo M. E. church next
Monday at o'clock in the afternoon,
and every Official member Is urgently
requested to he there. and other mem
bers and their friends are invited.
Assumption day which occurs next
Tuesday, is holiday OF Eote in the
Catholic religious world and services
in Nauvoo church will be timed at
Z and 8 a. m.
their two pleasant children, Beryl
and Merlin, have again left their
many friends in Nauvoo and gone to
Kansas City in order to give their
son and daughter better school ac-
, commodations and be with them
while they receive the best education
this country Of ours allows. They
all went over to their destination by
the auto route and Mrs. Hoffman, a
sister of Mrs. Farren went with them
for short visit. Well, here's hoping
you, James and family. will return
to old Nauvoo soon to remain for
ever.
Guy and Constance Caufman and
their splendid company will appear
. the first time in repertoire in the
Nauvoo opera house next Saturday,
playing THE Wolf" Sunday, "A Song
OF the Desert" Monday, "a Fool and
His Money" Tuesday, ''In the Shadow
OF the Cross" and Wednesday. THE
Girl and the Dollar" This company
promises to present no old plays un-
der new names as has been the case
Of other companies that have visited
Nauvoo heretofore. They have also
tween acts.
Nauvoo's Boy Scouts will take part
, in the Appanoose field meet Thurs
day, Aug. II.
Who should the suffering reading
public believe in Nauvoo? One OF
the local papers in Nauvoo seid the
Woman's Civic league lost 500 in
their chautauQua enterprise this sea-
son, while the other paper claims the
ladies fell short nearly $50. The
ladies held meeting last night to
determine whether 1t will be advis-
able to hold another se,s'on Hext
year.
Nauvoo Boy Scouts Will meet FRI
day evening and every scouter should
be present.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Fisher perpetrated a
pleasant surprise on her mother a
day recently. Mrs. Minna Blum, the
mother, was So years of age last FRI
day and the daughter prepared de-
licious dinner in her honor and such
sweet remembrances pleases the
heart OF our dear old people as moth
ing else can. This kind and noble
lady has resided in Nauvoo over
sixty years. Mrs. Blum is enjoying
splendid health and her many friends
hope she will continue to do so until
she reaches the century mark, and
then some.
A well known reporter says It i9
too hot to get out newsy paper.
Admitting that fact, why not stir
around and pick up an item or two
and don't depend on the women Cos
sipers to bring in the news.
VIM. Argast is having his residence
painted. William Junior is the artist
and is making a fins Job Of 1t.
That Nauvoo feflow we spoke OF in
our last letter about ridiculing our
grape crop is still at it and brings a
Nauvoo mans name into print who
says we will have but a half crop
Messrs. Thomas and Cecil Baxter who
have the largest vineyards In Nauvoo
and will have considerable more
grapes than last year. Boost the Maui
VOC grape yield and quit believing
about a shortage.
The Nauvoo Rustler claims that
not one Keokuk business man was
seen at the Nauvoc chautauqua last
month. That's putting 1t too strong,
for this reporter was fortunate
enough to run across two or three
However. Keokuk does not treat our
refined gatherings just exactly right.
If Messrs. We'll, Skirvin. Maxwell,
McGrath, Ward, Maggie, Sullivan and
a host Of other old-ttme boosters and
pushers would have been present 1t
would have looked like they appre-
ciate our company and money at the
Keokuk fall celebration this year.
Well, we are going down anyway and
show the dam city people how liberal
we are.
Immodesty, in itself, wouldn't be so
bad, IL, in addition, 1t wasn't always
making q fool OF itself generally.
A surprise dinner was arranged by
Mrs. John Hohl a few days ago for
Rev. and Mrs. Melvin Beger who
were visiting the lady's mother. And
just think Of it, this kind and lovable
mother had forty guests at the fes-
tive board. Oh. what won't mother
do for her children!
Why is it you can always Smoker"
by just mentioning potato bugs, green
persimmons, pumpkin pie, cucumbers,
ounce jelly and some of the other
side splitters."
The Presbyterian Sunday school
scholars had delightful time at
their picnic in Horizons grove, about