The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-01
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, ILL.,, March !, 1916

1t will not be long now until the
man with a garden patch will go four
blocks out OF the way to tel. some
body that his hyacinths are up.
J.. NJ. Fisher, who owns Nauvoo's
the forepart Of the week to buy spring
goods Tor his establishment.
Mrs. G.. S. Weinfelt, Sol Richard of
New York, n Miss Kate Collins OF
Chicago were in Nauvoo the past sew
eral days n guests of st. Mary's
academy. The former lady has a SIS
ter in the institution.
Nearly all of Nauvoo's teachers at
tended institute 1t Carthage last
Thursday and Friday.
There are some people in Nauyoo
who are so serious about the war
situation and the United States that
it makes you laugh. Doubtless some
of the things we laugh at would make
him serious.
Mrs. ]. M. Fisher entertained two
dozen of her lady friends at her beau
tifu1 Nauvoo home an afternoon last
week. Social converse, fancy needle
work and delicious refreshments
were the diversements and all were
entertained in a royal manner by the
popular hostess.
The keokuk water power people
ought to make a trip over the Maui
voo-Hamilton boulevard soon and look
over the situation" Within the next
month they ought to spend several
thousand dollars for improvements
and repairs needed on this road.
These improvements will mean much
for Nauvoo, Hamilton and Keokuk.
Mrs. l.. B. Hobbs entertained the
w. e. club and a few invited friends
at her Knight street home in Nauvoo
on Thursday Of asst week. The Wv.
E." ladies had a most delightful time
during their visit at this hospitable
home and were glad to have had the
privilege to come and want to go
again. A dainty luncheon was served
before the departure of the guests.
The prospect for fried chicken in
Nauvoo during the coming umnlsr is
very good. Nauvoo people don't think
much of a menu unless there is
plenty of good fried chicken on It and
everyone %joyously agrees with him.
If the Iowa "drouth" does not strike
Nauvoo this election. Nauvoo will
have a large number of visitors to
entertain the coming summer and the
fried chicken crop will have to be
extra large.
IA SCoi vi WV dSo tACsc "as q III
introduced in the senate to cut out
the appropriation for free seeds, but
it seems they keep coming still. At
least a number of Nauvooites have re-
ceived free seeds this past month.
Let us be as thankful as we can that
it vas tried to abolish the free seed
plan. Driving a plug in the gimlet
hole while knocking IN the barrel
may not be the ideal way OF limiting
the distribution Of pork, still it shows
that there is a legislative conscience
left to work on. The free-seed. distri-
button was always nine-tenths a joke.
1t was intended as a means for the
improvement of agriculture. In the
operation it worked as a cheap and
relatively harmless kind of graft by
which the political fences were mend
ed. Sometimes the seeds went into
the ground and sometimes it fed the
canary bird in a city home, but what
ever became Of it the recipient
thought he had been remembered by
his congressman. The congressman'S
secretary knew better, but everybody
was happy. Welcome, o sweet con-
gressional garden seeds: we hope we
shall forever look upon your like
again for years to come.
VIM. Weisinger and family occupy
the old home in Nauvoo now and
their mother who has been living in
Burlington has come here to make
her home with them.
G.. Washington lost caste with
young America in Nauvoo. He had
no business having his birthday fall
at this time of the year.
1t is a noticeable fact that many
Of u old apple trees are dying out.
A fruit grower says blister Canker"
is assigned as the fatal malady that
afflicts many trees. This Is similar
to cancer in the human system. When
once 1t gets into the trunk of the
tree there seems to be no cure. The
! thing to do is to keep it out OF the
trunk BY leaving no unnecessary abra-
sions when pruning. Careless prun-
ing is responsible for much tree NOR
tally. However, if the old trees die
and an apple tree succumbs to old
age just like a man-there are plenty
of young trees in the nurseries to
take their place.
Theodore Gross has purchased from
his mother two acres Of land across
the street from their home. The con-
sideration was $500.
Miss Bertha Cook who has conduct
ed a millinery store in Nauvoo for
several years has sold the stock and
gone to Chicago to live. Some Quincy,
H., lady has leased the a she
occupied in J. NJ. Fishers big store
and will operate a ladies' fine head
gear emporium for the Easter trade.
Nauvoo's Young Ladies' Sew-Sew
club held a meeting last Saturday
night, and Mrs. Archie Weber was
the chosen hostess. The matter Of
giving a leap ear party was brought
= tcz.z A. x,-.I1,r L,,y W. ,,a
ruled by a majority of the members.