The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-27

Nauvoo's base ball team will play
the keokuk Electric club in Nauvoo
next Sunday, April 80, and the game
will start at $3.50 in the afternoon. 1t
will be the first game of the season
and the fans should turn out in large
numbers and encourage the boys at
the opening game of the season. The
home boys will wear their new suits
at this game.
Nauvoos old council members met
last Monday evening and transacted
but little business. The council order
ed the Greek pop corn and peanut
vender to pay license fee of SO day
to operate his stand on the public high
way in Nauvoo. He has now secured
a private lot on which he has placed
his pop corn vehicle and doing bust
ness as usual and avoiding paying the
license fee. The three present saloon
keepers we're granted Lenses for an
other year. A resolution was inNroduc-
ed to raise the city marshal's salary
to $500 year and was referred to a
committee. The council then adjourn
ed to meet once more next Monday
evening when the members will turn
over the reins to the newly elected
members.
Henry Hierstein and family of FIT.
Madison are visiting Nauvoo relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Fred Salm, jr., left for Dallas
City, I'll, where from there she will
accompany her mother and aunt to
Welcome, Mimi, for visit.
There will be no picture show in the
Nauvoo opera house next Saturday and
Sunday as was advertised. caused by
the Wear-Beneke stock company, now
playing Fl. Madison, occupying the bill
boards in the Nanvoo opera house.
They will play in Nauvoo Thursday,
Friday and Saturday nights of this
week. it is splendid company and as
Nauvoo has had no shows for some
time they will be greeted with good
houses while here. :.
Nauvoo will throw off the obstruc-
tionists and move ahead il the Petsch
and Payne interurban proposition is
bona fide.
Fishermen in Nauvoo have opened
their spring campaign on the hnny
tribe
Farmers In Nauvoo's vicinity have
begun In earnest for corn blowing.
Some Of them will soon have the soil
ready for planting In week or two If
weather conditions prove favorable.
It looks now as if we have only three
seasons, July, August and winter. The
latter six months long.
Eighteen years ago Tuesday OF this
week will be the anniversary OF the
declaration Of war with Spain.
Many of Nauvoo's people have scour
ed up their hoes and spades. The time
has come to hang up the fiddle and
bow and pick up the rake and hoe.
is now the season OF the frog and bill
of the mosquito.
Things are picking up In this grand
old town of Nauvoo and business is
getting better. Prosperity may not be
here. but his twin brother is In sight.
Among the summer enjoyments In
store for Nauvoo is to be its second
chautauqua convention to last one
week, beginning in July. The engage
ment is brought about by Nauvoo's
Civic league ladies'.
Warren Argast, who is carrying the
rural route mail out of Pontoosic, Ill.
was a Nauvoo home folks visitor last
Sunday.
Miss Leila Haggett who Is attending
college in Decatur, ILL.,, spent Easter in
Nauvoo with her parents.
Beginning with next week Nauvoo
will have daily packet service from
Keokuk to Burlington.
Miss Clara Smithwick OF st. Mary's
academy. in Nauvoo, has gone to Chi
cago to remain.
Miss Anna Baumert Of Keokuk, Wis
tied relatives in Nauvoo the past sew
eral days.
Mrs. Lydia Hough Of Davenport
Iowa, is visiting her mother, sister
and brother in Nauvoo.
Mrs. Warren Dundy will move to
Omaha, Nebr., to make her home with
Il her son Charles and family.
Leland Welter. who is attending
school in Quincy, was home for the