The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-17

Durlng the BOer war an English
soldier, who had broken his pipe,
picked UP dried African gourd or
calabash, and, cutting off the neck,
! improvised smoke. Out of this
Yankee-like discovery has grown an
industry the product of which is seen
in almost every tobacco store-the
| calabash or vegetable meerschaum
pipe. At first the Beers were most
Jealous in letting the seeds get out
of their country, for the pipes brought
an enormous price, but the depart
ment of agriculture introduced the
seeds and now many in the United
, States are growing their own pipes.
Anyone can grow his own calabashes
and at small cost and the veget-
able meerschaum is generally acclaim
ed by devotes of the weed to provide
the sweetest of smokes. Some Maui
VOC person ought to get some seed
and give the calabash try out here,
! for most anything will grow on Maui
WOO soil.
Nauvoo has been having splendid
weather for the pea crop and a boun-
tiful harvest is expected which Will
keep our canning factory busy for
several weeks.
: A pool shark was in Nauvoo last
week and entertained lovers of the
game with fancy and trick shots in
one Of our resorts.
Vacation time is coming, but like
the season it may be delayed until
later date this year.
| Under proyocation, perhaps, Maui
VOC Joy riders performance might be
called taxicabaret.
Rev. VIM. Hertel Of Nauvoo, was
in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he
delivered a lecture to the Lutherans
Of that city.
The city board Of health of Maui
VOC has published strict notice IN
forming our people that the quar-
antine law would be strictly enforced
This was brought about by some Maui
WOO people being neglectful about
the measle epidemic In Nauvoo.
Automobile speeders will not find
it difficult during the summer In
Nauvoo in claiming more victims
than Lake Cooper if the speed law is
not enforced in this town.
| Bonus, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Light.
ner, of Nauvoo, was married last
week to Miss Iva Northup OF Sonora
township. The couple left for the
groom's farm in Angcra, Neb., to
reside.
Evangeline will be shown in NOV
| ing pictures in the NauVoo opera
house next Thursday evening for the
benefit of the Nauvoo high school
library.
The season is now here when you
see boys and men with rod and line
| vending their way to Lake Cooper
at Nauvoo. This brings to the mind
Of a Nauvoo citizen pleasant thoughts
| of the past, the days of his happy
bcyhood, when barefoot urchin with
baggy trousers, one gallus, a sore
toe, can of worms, Irvine string, any
kind of pole and hook, he hiked it
| to the river and there. with not a
/ care or worry to puncture his brain,
he sat in a tropical sun that shines
from a cloudIess sky for about six
hours and battled the finny tribe.
Oh, for those one-gallus days again!
Farmers about Nauvoo have been
very busy planting corn and few
were seen in this city until the late
rains interfered and last Saturday
|: Nauvoo was filled with our country
cousins and business was good
among our merchants. The sale or
the McGregor farm which was sold
at master in chancery's sale in front
Of the Nauvoo postoftice last Satur-
day also caused many farmers to
come to town. The farm was sold
to Al Schmitz of Sonora township
for the sum Of $16,S5O and consisted
Of 1O1 acres.
! In some states they expect to raise
millions Of bushels of wheat and
corn this year Nauvoo vicinity
farmers have great expectations, too,
but here we wait until the crops are
harvested before giving the figures.
Since it was established. the parcel
| post has shown a monthly increase
in packages. The express companies
used to say-but what's the use of
any parcel post-mortems?
When the Nauvoo high school
holds it's closing exercises one Of
graduates ought to choose for his
subject, How to Make a Living 1t
| could be made an able sermon, prac-
| would seem to think, to the point and
very appropriate, taking into consid-
| Grafton the occasion.
Nauvoo's baseball team did not
go to Hamilton last Sunday to meet
the team of the dam city on account
of the elements interfering.
had cleanup days this year in imi-
tation OF the old-fashioned house
cleaning period. Give the men ten
years or so and they will learn from
I'D to date housewives that the best
way is to keep things clean all the
while.
Ed Argast, Sr., has returned to his
Nauvoo home after several weeks
absence in Davenport. Iowa.
The dance given at the X. c. hall
in Nauvoo last Saturday night was
attended by eight couple.
The movie show in the Nauvoo
opera house was attended by small
crowd. Six reels of good pictures
were shown 1t looks like a deplor-
able fact that movie show will
not pay in Nauvoo at the present
time.
II Nauvoo people went in for child
labor the same as they do in the big
cities, they would be up against it
now in the matter of spring planting
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