The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-29

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Nauvoo's city council members will
meet In regular session next Monday
evening. They will hold one more
regular meeting and then the new
council after May will take hold of
municipal matters.
Los Angeles county, California, it
is said leads all the counties OF the
country in the value of its agricultural
products; but Hancock county, in
Illinois, especially in and about Maui
WOO is near its class, showing that
climate isn't everything in agriculture.
Evangelist scoville who is holding
revival meetings in Keokuk, will de-
liver lecture on Booze" in Nauvoo's
opera house this afternoon. The dry
faction of Nauvoo are responsible for
his visit here and expect the lecturer
to influence votes In their behalf
A newspaper in a distant town Of
fers bag Of marbles to any boy who
brings in a new subscription. Each
bag contains twenty-seven marbles,
including two shooters. If the boys OF
that town are like certain Nauvoo
boys, they will make the presses OF
that paper run overtime.
Mr.. Ed Colt and family Of Ft. Madi-
son, spent several days with the
1ady's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. BaH-
ter, in Nauvoo the later part OF last
week, 81
Miss Lena Berger OF Nauvoo has
Leen visiting her sister In Denmark,
Iowa, several days recently.
John Leisy and Fred WeiseTnan OF
Keokuk. were Nauvoo business v1st-
tors last Friday.
Some days ago a NauvOo woman
shipped fifteen eggs to sister In a
distant city by parcel post. The sis
ter has written that she has fourteen
thrifty chicks from the setting and
neighbor wants some eggs of the same
variety by mail at once. Great are
the uses Of the Nauvoo hen and the
parcel post.
A subscription paper IS being circu-
lated and ferely signed, to purchase
COW for Gus Wallet, whose barn and
stock was burned few weeks ago.
The Civic league of Nauvoo has
been in existence for about three
years In that time it has become a
power that must be reckoned with IN
the matter Of municipal cleanup. Its
influence could be lilly spared in the
Nauvoo of 1916. Tt-has been criticised
as all such organizations must be. it
has been accused Of pernic1ous med
ding, of driving business from Maui
WOO. Now they are going to have
May day and the Civic league is going
to make it city holiday. The league
has a record Of constructive work and
has proven very valuable in paving
the way for later action in matters
that will benefit Nauvoo. There is a
bull dog tenacfty about the organiza-
of-
Nauvoo has need Of Civic league or
similar organization. There are
times when it is the only organization
that can make head against proposed
evil legislation. 1t would leave a
! tremendous void should it dissolve.
! The first round goes to Nauvoo citi-
zens and bushes men by a good mar
gin when they have shown the cour-
age of again taking up the fnterurban
railroad proposition,
| - On Thursday evening Of last week,
a company Of relatives and friends OF
Miss Emma Hauptman of Davenport,
Iowa, called at the home Of Mrs. Fred
Boedecker in Nauvoo where the lady
was visiting and treated her to a de-
lightful surprise party. The lady en-
! joyed the treat presented her by the
! friends she was to learn had not for
gotten her in the dear old home In
which she was reared. Social con-
verse and dainty luncheon were the
advertisements of the evening and all
present enjoyed the evening.
| Country newspapers may argue over
| the real signs of spring, but the side
walk marble games leave no room for
doubt where they put in their appear
ance.
| Bought your spring bonnet yet?
| A number OF Nauvoo people who
we're down with the grippe are up and
around again.
Nau7oo, the charming town OF the
Mississippi valley, is going to amend
matters by making It's cleanup day
| this spring. also a paint-up day. Other
! towns take notice.
| All that some Iowa people know
about poetry is that beer rhymes with
{ cheer.
| Rev. Latham and family were given
farewell party in the basement of
| the Nauvoo Presbyterian church last
Friday evening by members OF the
congregation This minister and fam
! lily will soon leave Nauvoo to take up
charge elsewhere. A delightful
evening was spent by all present and
delicious refreshments served.
We believe in woman suffrage, but
some women get 80 everlastingiy in
terested in handing down equal rights
to posterity that they fail to provide
said posterity.
Nauvoo's skiddo clubs dance wifi