The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-19
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, ILL.,, April l9. 1916

1t certainly pays to advertise IN this
great family newspaper, The keokuA
Daily Gate City and Constitution
Democrat. No sooner had this col
umn mentioned that Nauyoo needed
photographer in a recent issue than
one appeared and will visit this city
every wednesday of each week. he
will be stationed in the old galiry
building adjoining the opera house.
Miss Eunice Walther is afflicted
with the measles, in her Nauvoo
home.
Nauvoo's ball boys have ordered
their new uniforms and they will be
gray in color with green stripes. They
expect to play their first match game
OF baseball Sunday, April 80.
The various estimates OF the popu-
Ilation of Nauvoo are interesting, but
it would be more important If some
body could say just how hard the
town is hustling.
Miss Ida Beecher who has been an
office clerk in Jos. Ochsner's imple-
lment store in Nauvoo. and Miss
Katherine Hoenig, who has been
making her home in Nauvoo for some
time, are attempting to make a deal
towards purchasing farm over at
West Point, Iowa
April 16, 1918, was the coolest day
this country has known in twenty
years, according to no less an auehor-
ity than the chief OF the weather bu-
reau.
"Yes,s m11rmured Nauvoo shy
young man who was trying to an
nounce his engagement to few OF
his good friends. I'VE are engaged,
and I'm going to be a Joom grune. :
Slightly mixed.
Nauvoo had an exciting school
election last Saturday when presl-
dent and two members Of the district
school board were to be chosen.
Three female candidates were an
nouncd at nearly the last moment
and things began to wax warm. Be-
fore the polls closed 223 votes were
cast and after the votes were count
ed, the women found that they had lost
out. Max Kruger was elected pres
iident, and John MarZolf and AL Hahn,
the two members of the board. Their
opponents were Mrs. l.. L. Hudson,
Mrs J. F. Argast and Mrs. ]. A. Bortz.
lit was one Of the most exciting cleo
lions and the largest vote polled at
a school election ever held in the
history of Nauvoo
Often the genius Of the son is the
cropping out of the suppressed tend
encies Of the father.
You folks of the larger towns don't
need to think that we of little
county place don't have good times.
Don't you feel sorry for us. Why, we
Just have the best Of times. True,
picture shows and operas, and other
like things don't often come our way,
and most all our amusements are
our own makeup, but they cost US
comparatively nothing, and we enjoy
them all the more for our work and
} responsibility. When operas don't
visit us as often as we think they
; should, we get to work on a two OF
three hour play and put 1t on the
boards in two or three weeks time,
Now if you don't credit what this
column says about this matter, just
come to Nauvoo and spend a few
weeks and see.
Many Nauvoo citizens are beating
) the old hen out of a job this spring
with tin box and a coal oil lamp.
Word has been received in Nauvoo
that the Promoter Petsch of the new
Nauvoo interurhan proposition will
be in Nauvoo soon to begin opera
tons on the railroad scheme and
close all legal formalities regarding
the road with Nauvoo's committee.
Mr.. Payne, who is connected with
the gentleman in the interurban line,
says his partner has the money to
build the road and in the meantime
lNauvoo has adopted that fashionable
policy Of watchful waiting.
Carthage, the county seat OF this
county. is going to have $4,000
postoffice building, gift Of the Unit
ed States government. Nauvoo is
1.-THE government has arranged for US.
When the democratic and republi-
can victories come in this fall, most
all newspapers will have to dig out of
the dusty storeroom all the cuts of
the boosters it used to print when
Grover Cleveland and few others
had habit Of being elected president.
All publishers had better look for
them now, for they might feel sorry
if they can't find their high-combed
chickens to join in the celebration
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Salm, Jr., one
of Nauvoo's pleasant and popular
young married couple, were tender
ed a most delightful surprise party
instigated by a number Of their
friends The event occurred last
Sunday evening and was in honor OK
their tenth marriage anniversary.
The social burglars called when
they knew that the couple were alb
sent, and took possession of the
house, but which only made the sur
prise more complete. Mr.. and Mrs.
Salm were presented with some tin
ware to use in their culinery depart
ment until the approach Of the next
important wedding anniversary. A
dainty luncheon was served and when
all departed they expressed them
selves as having most enjoyable
time.
News comes from neighboring towns
now and then that an offender Is Civ
en- a heavy fine for some misdemeanor
Had these offenders lived in Nauvoo
there is probability that they would
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