The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-10

Gently, in honor of their twenty-eig1lth
marriage date. All present enjoyed
the event and cards were the amuse,
ment, with delicious refreshments
served.
Nauvoo's stone In the quarries may
find 1t nationally famous whenever
we get an interurban line. Contractors
and builders will not have many dis
cussions as to the stones merits and
faults. Some Nauvoo stone is in the
capitol building in Springfield, Ill.
April is the day in Nauvoo when
the duties OF citizens should be clear
ly recognized. 1t is the duty of Nari-
VOC citizens to go to the polls and
vote his preference on the wet and
dry" question. Free popular choice
OF the issue Is the very essence of
liberty. Without 1t, only the forms
remain to us. And the careless citi-
zen should remember that the good
for Nauvoo is only possible when the
citizens deliberately and conscien-
tiously exercises his full rights under
the law.
There probably will be no more
movie shows in Nauvoo until after
Lent.
It will be hard day at the polls at
Nauvoo's township election. The adj
dition Of women's votes and the dry"
and wet" issue will make the count
Ing a prolonged proposition The
judges will probably find several re-
ceipts for tomato catsup, cakes and
milliner's bill in the ballot box. It
will be mighty interesting vote.
Some Missourians protest against
the SHOW me" state appellation be-
TINT; fin,, nf IN.
pidity. Instead Of waiting for big
things to be done, they should set the
pace for the rest to follow Missouri
should have a new name. Instead of
continuing to be known as the Show
me" state and trying to live up to
that reputation, it should be called the
show you" state and hustle to make
it true. Tt Is certainly more fitting
to have as a slogan Missouri shows
YOU"
Seven years ago the weather bureau
issued forecast for March 1 to 4 in
which it said that the weather would
be what some people called in their
diary "brite and fare" Then came
q blizzard. which was followed by
pneumonia, grip, influenza, cold IN
the head, chilblains, chopped hands
and words. Every one wanted to in
terview the head officials on the sub
ject of abolishing the weather bureau
as soon as his hoarsness permitted
him to talk This year we got just
the regular bulletin, in which we
learned that we would have several
kinds Of fair to middling weather and
there was probability of rain or
snow That was a good safe predic-
ton, and there will be no words this
time.
Illinois Is distinguished from the
surrounding states principally because
1t happens to be the state IN which
the amazing Chicago is situated. IL
is Chicago which makes Illinois so
rreponderant in population. The tour
ing foreigner who proposes to write
up America, visits Illinois because
Chicago is there. But Chicago is not
all there Is to Illinois. Illinois has a
romantic history, homogeneous ru-
raj population and wholesome pride
in the pioneers who laid the founda-
ton of the state. The celebration of
Nauvoo's birthday ought to be cele-
brated at the next anniversary because
it was at one time the largest city in
the state of Illinois. Nauvoo, as any
visitor may learn for himself. Is a
beautiful town, neatly kept and pre-
senting no evidence either Of sloth or
feverish activity. 1t has not grown
steadily in population in the last few
years, but it has in wealth, but has
never lost its intimate relation with
the surrounding country and still re-
tains a touch of something pleasantly
rural In it's city ways. Nauvoo is
typical of the Illinois that Is not Chi