The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-14

States district court (Kansas) on an
Indictment making 1t a punishable
offense knowingly to ship from one
state into any other state intoxicat-
ing liquors not properly labeled. The
goods in question were delivered to
the carrier at Joplin, Mo-, for trans
portation to a Kansas town where
the indictment was returned. A mo-
| ton to quash the indictment was
sustained on the ground that the
Offense was complete when delivery
was made to the carrier, and that
therefore the courts of Missouri only
have jurisdiction. In reversing the
judgment the supreme court holds
that to ship package Is 70 accom-
plish its transportation by common
carrier and Is completed when it
reaches its destination.
If anyone was to call Nauvoo a
measly town just now we couldn't
deny it.
Having been very much struck with
certain aspects Of the wet and dry"
| campaign in Nauvoo, the latter Is
using newspaper advertising space
and the former are telling in a
pam phlet what will strike them. The
dry" literary people find material
| for copy in every experience and the
"wets" see all great books are under
| laid by great emotions.
Nauvoo township has three high.
way commissioners and commenting
on the situation that has been much
talked about. an Intelligent citizen
says: "Nauvoo does not need three
commissioners, anyhow. Most any
place the size Of Nauvoo township
| outside the city limits would be bet
ter off with only one" And Nauvoo's
city limits should be extended to in
clude the township line.
Forty years ago in Missouri
county 'the woman's rights question
was discussed at debating society
So long fight must eventually
triumph.
Last Saturday in the afternoon
| Nauvoo had metropolitan appear
ance. Our country cousins, both lads
and lassies were in town in large
numbers doing much delayed shop
ping and business among our mer
chants was good.
The Nauvoo candidate who will be
taking down stoves for women before
our next election in order to get
| their votes must be an extraordinary
| character If he can take down a stove
| without revealing all that is basest
| in his nature.
| H. G. Dachroth, a former I,auvoo
citizen, but who has been making his
home with his daughter Mrs. H. F.
| Stemple in FIT. Madison, is in a Keo
kuk hospital for treatment Of affec-
ton of the bladder. He will submit
| to another operation for this com.
plant.
Mrs. Marie Kunzelman, former
Nauvoo citizen, died at her home in
st. Louis last week at the age of sc
years. sister and brother live In
Sonora township below Nauvoo.
For want of anything better to kill
space, one Of Nauvoo's young ladies
promised us she would write an
essay on Love-" Well, that is what
makes the world go round and occu
pies more space in the book OF
human life than any other subject.
Arthur Burt who was born in Nau
VOC and now lecturer for the M. w
A., will come to Nauvoo Monday
evening, March 20, and treat our citi
zens to a free lecture with stereopti
con views Of the society's saniCarium
in Colorado. He will be greeted with
crowded house.
Some fellow told us there is a re.
ward Of $3.50 for shooting ducks and
a fine of s25 for the shooter. Well, fig
ure it yourself.
It is said that Carl Boedecker, the
bartender at J. M. Schmidt's saloon
is candidate for alderman in the
second ward
Have you your Illinois auto tag for
1915?
Nauvoo's tax collector closed his
books last Saturday and collected