The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-06
extra clever Nauvoo epigra n.

where they are engaged in cutting
two car loads of white oak piling for
Ft. Madison. Recently John Koehler
/ purchased the walnut trees on Bluff
/ Park at Montrose and will ship all
the logs from there.
/ The weather has been SO fine at
Nauvoo this fall that we believe all
| of our farmers can sit around the
| fire and crack hickory nuts Of last
years crop and eat apples when the
weather set in, instead of being out
| shuCking corn.
| Nauvoo stores now present a most
pleasing holiday appearance a,.1
which gratifies the little ones who
are allowed to visit them. The chill
dren are anxiously awaiting the holt
day season to arrive.
One of Nauvoo's pleasant ladies in
forms US that her poodle dog has re-
covered from q recent illness. AS
nothing was said about her husband,
| we conclude he is also in good health.
They have no children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Welter and Mr..
Ed. Argast, ST., attended the "Birlu
! Of Nation" show at Keokuk last
Monday afternoon.
To fret and fume over the disap-
pointm ents and trials of life is the
worst thing possible. for 1t adds to
ones darkness of soul. The wise
thing is to meet all such things
bravely and with smiling face. It may
not always be easy to do, but the
habit may be acquired, and It pays
to acquire. All subscribers to Shis
great family newspaper please pay
up!
All this week Gays entertainers
occupied the Nauvoo opera house.
They have an unrivaled array OF
bright and catchy amusement and
give about two hours of clean, inno-
cent and interesting entertainment.
movie picture show they have prizes
and give away pig to some lady
holding the lucky number and the
company also disposes of medicines
In fact 1t Is medicine show COM
pany and one Of the best ever seen
in Nauvoo.
Wonder who will be the next per-
son to catch the autoitis in Nauvoo.
It will not be long until one half the
families in NaIvoo will own an auto
mobile.
The church Christmas trees this
year are not going to be so terribly
expensive, it is believed. They are
going to use all the paraphernalia
that was stored away from last year.
Nothing new but the usual set of
whiskers for Santa Claus. They last
only once.
The successful attempt to corner
the potato supply and price canno.
be characterized in polite language,
and we don't intend to try to. We
propose, In this instance, to call
spud q spud.
Right after the holidays our Ice
dealers will anxiously look for the
ice harvest season. 1t sometimes
| comes before that time, but from
present indica lions it will not arrive
before January.
Almost every Mexican that dies or
gets killed has cigarette between
their lips. There are several Nauvoo
young men who will be In like con-
dition when they die unless they quit
the cigarette habit soon.
The women of Chicago are trying
to clip the wings of the egg trust,
if such an embryo-logical figure Il
! speech Is allowed. In Nauvoo the
women are powerless to stop any
trust in food stuffs.
Dame Rumor says there will be q
wedding to report in Nauvoo Ecxt
week. Who is it?
We are going to have another full
moon next Saturday night. The Maui
VOC young people used to enjoy these
beautiful moonltt nights, but now
they don't care much about them for
we have splendid electric light
system.
Miss Nellie Morrill,. who is
manipulating the little movabies in
beautiful fancy needle work on dis
play at that Office, her own handi-
work and which she Is Offering for
sale. This little miss is quite an
expert In this work.
There was plenty Of room at the
top of the barrel this year for the
big red apple.
Some of the worst tight wads in
Nauvoo are the fellows with the lib
eral views.
The Nauvoo Lutheran league will
meet Friday night of this week in
the church basement.
Nauvoo's M. e. church Aid society
will meet Thursday afternoon at the
+, me of Mrs. Julia Hobbs.
Presbyterian Industrial society of
kauvoo will have meeting Thurc-
day afternoon with Mrs. John w.
Reimbold.
Next Tuesday evening the X. Z.
members in Keokuk will have the
pleasure to entertain and listen to a
splendid lecture of Rev. L. Tholen of
Nauvoo and a number from this city
intend to go down to attend the meet
ing. A social will be enjoyed after
the lecture.
Next Friday will be observed as
holiday in -he Catholic church in
Nauvoo and throughout the world. 1t
is the feast of the Immaculate Con-
ception.
Another reason for shopping early
is that the longer you wait the more
disagreeable the weather is likely to
be.
Probably the reason why Nauvoo's
mayor didn't issue Thanksgiving
proclamation was that our people had
enough to be thankful for and prop
erIy included himself in the cause of
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