The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-11

welcome them and show them every
courtesy in their power. This club
| is composed Of the best people Of our
sister city, for they have visited Maui
VOC on two previous occasions and
have proved such. Can't we prove our
hospitality by welcoming them to
Nauvoo with music and other ways.
Let us try the experiment and show
our appreciation of their visit to Maui
| VOC.
There was no ball game in Nauvoo
last Sunday, owing to the crippled
condition of the Nauvoo team, and
the Hamilton team that was to cross
a like condition: SO the game was
declared of.
Carl Pfaffe OF Keokuk, the cigar
man, was q Nauvoo business visitor
last weeks end.
| Nauvoo expects q big crowd to visit
here every day when the chautauqua
begins, July IS to 80. Ncighboring
towns will send delegations to see tho
fine attractions that have been pro-
vided.
Who you are Is why you are what
you are where you are until you ap-
pear in Nauvoo July Is and are here.
This means the High Tension club OF
i Keokuk, when they visit Nauyoo on
Sunday. July IL.
| Don't forget that the Cotton Bios
som, the Nauvoo peoples favorite
show boat show will be In Nauvoo
Saturday evening, July Is, at the
Lake Keokuk landing. They have five
vaudeville acts and every one new
one. and propose to have two shows
| 10, nNrY
| superior in every way to any show
! boat that has ever shown in Nauvoo.
1t is understood that this will be
good show and Nauvoo people will
not be faxed" who attend.
Nauvoo State banks regular state
ment has been published and it has
been one of the best that has appear
ed yet by this popular institution.
This banking institution Is one of. the
best in Hancock county, or in fact
in the state Of Illinois. MI. Art
Schneider, the cashier, and his assist
ant Mr. Elmer Fisher. are the most
conservative bankers there are in the
state Of Illinois and that is why the
people of Nauvoo and vicinity place
the utmost confidence in them, which
is the cause Of the growth Of this
popular institution. We may appre-
bend statement Of this fine institu-
ton in these columns in future
issue.
At the Rebekah meeting last Fri
day evening an election was held.
Miss Edna Rose was elected noble
grand; Miss Joa Rose, vice grand.
and Mrs. J. M. Schmidt, secretary.
/ Right about now there seems to be
something in the air that indicates
an odor Of sensationalism. A rare bit
OF delectable reading may appear at
any time.
A glance at the front pages Of about
. twenty newspapers published in this
section. and all OF them picked up
at random shows very few drown.
ings so far this season, which brings
US to the conclusion that after all the
boat rockers, canoeing tyros and the
can't-swimmers are not bred and
brought up in the big cities and those
living along Lake Keokuk are safe
yet.
You can look up almost any time
now on Mulholland street in NauvoO
and tell whether It's a neighborhood.
or Just lot Of families punched to.
gether. On second glance you will
/ come to the conclusion 1t is the busi1
ness street of Nauvoo and people of
Iowa have come to this beautiful town
to irrigate.
The Nauvoo band is indebted to
Messrs. John Wustrow, Ed. Vincent,
Ed. Peterson, Geo. Well and VIM.
Hummer of Keokuk, for services ex-
tended them on July A. These boys
are splendid musicians iud the Maui
VOC organization would like to have
them appear with them again. The
Nauvoo contingent may appear in
several concerts in the business Sec
ton soon and ask these Keokuk boys
to come up here and assist them.
Last Sunday afternoon at about
4:30 o'clock a serious autom obtle &C
cident occurred in Nauvoo. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jas. Jemison were in their Ford
car going down South Tenth street
and seeing another car ahead Of
them, attempted to pass, but for
some reason lost control of the car
or it cramped, causing 1t to turn
turtle without being hit by the other
machine on this level road. Some
believe and have advanced different
| theories, that Mr.. JemisOn lost con-
troll of the car or because excited
when he turned to the side Of the
road to pass. Mr.. and Mrs. Jemison
were badly hurt, both receiving num-
erous injuries to their bodies and
some broken bones. Mr.. Jemison was
Immediately brought up town to a
doctor while his wife was taken to a
nearby residence and cared for. At
times during the evening both were
unconscious and fears were enter
tanned for their recovery, but it is
believed now that thew will pull
through to recovery. Their car was
BADLY damaged.
Nauvoo's mail house is now doni-
ciled in its new home and Postmaster
Geo. Hart can well feel proud Of this
handsome new building. This accom-
modating postmaster informs this
column that the Office hours will be
Il as follows: During the week the
office will be open from $50 a. m. 10
1880 p. NJ; Sundays from 1880 to
l11:3O a. m. Nauvoo now has as
handsome postoffice rooms as any
small town in the state.