The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-03
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, ILL.,, March 8, 1916

William Armstrong of Hannibal, Mo.
and Miss Dorothy Moran Of Nauvoo,
we're married in Fort Madison last
Wednesday so it Is reported by the
Democrat Of that place and that Peter
Bruegger Of this city was one OF the
witnesses.
Mrs. c. r. Montgomery Of Nauvoo
visited her parents in Hamilton re-
Gently.
Mrs. August LANCE is In Chicago for
visit, the guest Of her son William
and wife.
Miss Jennie Burt who has been Wis
iting her mother and sister in Nauvoo
has returned to her Chicago home.
T. A. Powell, Pickert, N. D. resi-
dent, is in Nauvoo's vicinity for visit
with his mother and relatives
In some towns brick paving is done
at the cost of $1.S3 a square rod for
No. l brick Nauvoo ought to afford to
let several blocks Of paving at that
price.
The possibility OF the vacancy of
the pulpit in the Nauvoo Presbyterian
church was discussed here 1nasmucl
as Rev. Latham has been urged to
visit church in Ohio and preach
therein, but the congregation in Mall
VOC are trying to persuade him to re-
main here and he has the matter I'M
der consideration.
The powers in Nauvoo will soon ap-
point the judges and clerks for the
spring election.
The Mexican war pictures to be
shown in TIE Nauvoo opera house next
Sunday night are going to be fine and
our amusement loving people should
go and see them. Liberal crowds will
make better movie shows for Nauvoo.
Mrs. Charles Mulch and Mrs. Nina
Rheinburger entertained the ladies OF
the Nauvoo Priscilla club in the K. c.
hall Thursday afternoon. There were
quite a number Of ladies present and
the hours were enjoyably spent with
thimbles and games. A dainty lunch.
con was served. The time passed
quickly over their sewing and social
converse and the idea Of entertaining
in the hall was charmingly carried
out
If Nauvoo should go dry at the com
ing township election, "silo kick"
would become q popular Intoxicating
drink with some of the "old timers
in this town. The drink is drawn from
the bottom of silo and Is the infer
mented juice Of the corn.
There are nearly 10000 more men
than women in the state Of Iowa. So
that's the reason why so many OF
those Keokuk young men come TO
Nauvoo for their wives. We thought
it was because they were good cooks
and ideal housewives.
We are still firm believers in the
ground hog theory.
Lent will be here next Wednesday
so please try and be good.
Several years ago it was said that
rural free delivery would be bad for
small towns, for it would keep farm
ers at home. Nauvoo has two rural
routes and no one can see where any
damage resulted to our business, in
terestS.
The last and most inevitable of
earth's eternal yerities rang through
an archbishop's sermon few years
ago when hundreds gathered in an old
cathedral at noon on an Ash Wednes.
dav to hear him. Remember, man,
that thou art dust and unto dust thou
must return These words sounded
challenge to the life that was beat
ing through and between the walls OF
the building. In an age OF steel and
concrete. Of war upon disease and Of
general betterment OF social condi-
tons, of strivings and wearytngs, they
fell with the same force as they did
in the earlier and simpler age. HUI
mainly is so busy learning to live and
trying to live what it has learned, that
it needs such admonitions from time
to time Life is not all in the living
of it. Now and again the living need
to be reminded that there IS, after the
tumult and the shouting, an end to all
things. That end is as important as
anything that lies back OF It. The
archbishop is right when he said that
much OF civilization is arranged to
keep the thought OF the inevitableness
Of dying. out OF our minds, hidden
from every day sight and that we are
shut away from the contemplation Of