The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-02
Are you still firm believer in this

Are you still firm be1ever IN ths
grounding theory?
Nauvoo's city council will meet In
regular session next Monday evening.
The Young Ladies' sodalfty mem.
bers of Nauyoo, gave a fine entertain
ment and box supper in the opera
house Tuesday evening and were lib.
orally petronized
Aug. Koechli is repairing and re.
modelling his residence in the south
part OF Nauvoo, and when finished,
will have a fine comfortable home.
The Nauvoo Gate City tries to in
troduce new features from time to
time. Progress is the watch-word OF
true journalism. We can't remain
still. Nobody can hitch this col
umn even to q star. Forward, for
ward let US range; let this great col
umn spin forever down the ringing
grooves of change We desire to an
nouncc that the circulation Of the
Keokuk Daily Gate City is increasing
daily and at every visit of this papers
solicitor in Nauvoo and no hogs or
hominy taken on subscription. This
paper and this column leads; others
try to follow, but can't keep up.
Nobody froze to death in Nauvoo or
vicinity this winter, but two OF Maui
voo's young men came very near it
when they went to see their girls in
the rural districts and it occurred
when they started home in the wee
hours of morning, during the severe
cold spell, but they finally succeeded
IN reaching home alive.
Crossing Lake Cooper has been
anything but pleasant undertaking
fIr1ri o. hut &c IN
better now.
vorce cases heard in the circuit court
at this March term in Carthage and
not one from Nauvoo.
church in Nauvoo, will give a card
night.
Nauvoo's tax collector will finish
his labors and close his books about
the tenth of this month.
Geo. Bergmeier and family, former
Nauvoo residents, will return to live
in this city and occupy the Herten-
stein property in the southeast part
OF Nauvoo. They have been living in
Warsaw.
The hearing OF the Thornburg chill
dren we spoke of several times, is
now set for Friday of this week Some
kind Of settlement in this case ought
to be made for lasting time.
An attempt is being made to or
ganize a boy scout aggregation in
Nauvoo. If quite number Of our
rising generation can be weaned from
the cigar habit and loafing about pub
lie places, a reasonable sized scout
brigade can be formed in Nauvoo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Weber of Maui
VOC, will move on the farm, the old
home place. about three miles north.
east of this city, and try filling the
soil this season and then perhaps re-
main there.
Oh for little steamboat news. 1t
will come in few weeks, however.
Ralph Hudson, our popular butcher
is placing new floor in his Nauvoo
meat market and has bought a new
and up to date cooler, which with the
raw material he has stored from Lake
Cooper, will keep his meat stock very
fresh next summer.
Mrs. Chas. Mulch and Mrs. Nina
Rheimberger, two of Nauvoos popular
ladies', will entertain the Priscilla
club and some invited friends in the
TX. G. hall Thursday afternoon of this
week. The guests will have delight
full time, for these ladies are known
as Nauvoo's most hospitable entertain
ers
Warren Argast OF Nauvoo. has been
recommended to the powers that be
for the position as rural route car
rier out of Pontoosuc. H., and which
carries with it a salary Of about $1,000
year. We are glad that Warren has
good chance to receive this govern
ment plum for he is one of Nauvoo's
most worthy young men and deserves
this good streak OF fortune and will
make good.
Some friends called at the home OF
/ Mr. Ellis Daugherty last Monday
evening to remind him that his birth