The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-10
NAuvoo, ILL. OCT. 10.

organized literary society and ex-
pect to enjoy some interesting and
instructive evenings during the school
term.
Nauvoo's ball team went to Fort
Madison last Sunday afternoon to
play with the ball tossers of the up
river city. The penitentiary city out
fit was determined not to again meet
defeat at the hands of the Mormon
City Invincibles, SO they secured
about two-thirds of the team from
minor leagues and AL Williams. who
was with the Washingt D. c.,
American league and recently re-
turned to his home in Carthage. il
ltams caught the game for Fort Mad
ison. The story OF the game: Maui
WOO received one lonely score to For:
Madison's seven. Even at that, Maui
vOo's ball tossers feel elated in hold
ing the leaguers down to seven runs.
Autumn leaves always cause much
Inconvenience. The fallen leaves
are blown about everywhere In the
main section Of the city II there is
no way to prevent the leaves from
coming down, perhaps method
might be devised for raking them up
and take them to q safe place and
burn them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Buckert and
little daughter of Louisville, Ky, are
visiting relatives in Nauvoo, the
guests Of the young mans parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Buckert.
Mrs. Louis Cook OF Warsaw, came
up to Nauvoo last Saturday after
noon for visit with her daughter.
Mrs. A. E. Daugherty and family.
Mrs. Edith Tyler OF Dunlap. Iowa.
is in Nauvoo for a three weeks visit
with her daughter, Mrs. W. F. Hertel,
at the Lutheran parsonage. This
column came over in a row boat with
the lady last Saturday night and in
which boat there were an even doz-
en- persons. Mrs. Tyler said 1t was
her first experience in crossing a
river in a skiff since she was lit
tie girl and then crossed the Illinois
river, which is about one-third as
wide as Lake Keokuk at this point
The lady stood the trip bravely with
but little fear and proved herself
terminating her visit at Nauvoo,
will go to Lincoln, Neb., to make her
future home.
1t is believed that one million dol
lars worth more cars will be bought
next year than there were this year.
If that many more sales are made In
this section, Nauvoo authorities will
have to widen MulhOlland street, our
business section, considerable.
Complaint Is made by the attend
ants at the Nauvoo high school on
account of the very dark rooms and
suggest the removal Of three soft
maple trees that are close to the
north side of the building. The
school board ought to remove them
or put more windows In the high
school building.
Fred Salm, Jr., and Jos. Nelson OF
Nauvoo were in Springfield, ILL.,, re-
Gently looking after law matters per-
tanning to the Incorporation Of Maui
voo's electric light company.
Jake and Fred Walther and VIM.
Kimball OF Nauvoo, motored to st.
Louis last week.
Carl Boedecker OF Nauvoo assisted
the FIT. Madison thirst pariors during
the street fair last week.
The Ladies' Industrial society of
Nauvoo will hold their annual harvest
social October 13 and IA, in our opera
IbOuSe. hC l0ulCS Will SCA VIC q
Dutch dinner" on Saturday, October
IA. They invite all to bring in veg
etables, fruit, bakery and fancy work.
Some places like Chicago, Kansas
City and a few other rural routes are
dressing up girls and sending them
out as police officers to catch mash
ers. and fears are entertained that
many other places may take. up this
method to stop lovers to become
united We cannot say that we ap-
prove of this idea. II girl cannot
catch a masher, will it not be re-
Election on either her dutifulness or
on her attractiveness II Marie or
Sally comes in day after day with
the nothing doing" sign up, may not
the captain conclude that she is not
competent as masher catcher and
shift her to the cabbage garden to
catch stray cows and mules? To
avoid this contingency we should say
that 1t would be "up to" Marie or
Sally to catch their share of Washers,
enough to keep them on the MASKING
squad. This may result in over
oficiousness and overzealousness.
With their Job at stake they may ar
rest men with what the poet called
"the kindly eye,' gentlemen who may
give lady's comliness kind and ap-
proving glance on the street On
the other hand, there may be Mable.
whose attractiveness no man can
withstand. To set her forth in the
highways and byways dressed in the
| best to provoke attentions is scarce
lily fair to mankind. Many a gallant
fellow would gladly do a month in
jail for the privilege of being arrested
| by a pretty woman. On the whole,
we feel that the MASKING squad will
be failure. No self-respecting
young woman can work on it and fail
to catch her share of Washers.
Everyone knows that there are plenty
of them abroad. II the lady fails to
bring some in, she lays herself open
| to the charge OF being unattractive
II she is too attractive she becomes
an unwarrantable provocation to law
breaking. When lady snoops to
conquer she loses the respect of hon
est men.
a railroad meeting will he hold ~