The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-17
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, ILL.,, May l6, 1916

, to become one of the most popular
in the country for since its beginning
near a half dozen of it's members
have been welded and the club is
not over a year old.
+ A theatre in one of the good sized
cities was recently robbed of several
thousand dollars. Thought the thea
tres were not making any money!
Nauvoo's theatre should use extra
precaution against these hold-up
men.
slated to take place next Saturday
afternoon in our little city park. A
splendid program has been arranged
and the Nauvoo band has consented
to play.
Nauvoo's fruit crop last year
amounted to several thousand dollars
and the prospects are good for an
other large crop this year. Nauvoo
has other things besides the hen to
crow about.
Work on the new building for Maui
voo's postoffice was considerably de-
layed last week by the rain. 1t is
being pushed forward rapidly now
and it will not be long before the
brick work is completed.
Teachers in some counties have de-
cided to demand pensions for mem
bers Of their profession, and many a
small boy would approve adding in
, definite leave of absence as a furth-
er favor.
| A farmer in this state plowed in
number of sacks of onions tor fer
tilizers recently. He may be able to
grow lyonnaise potatoes for his
! next crop.
Nauvoo has no regulated but nat
ural drainage This natural drainage
has been interferred with in differ
ent parts of the city and some in the
/ business section. During the last
rains, little lakes formed down at the
| State bank corner. caused by the
crossing being too high, and no gut
ter to allow the water to flow.
Nauvoos canning factory is get
| ting ready for the coming pea crop.
Coal is being barged from Montrose
! to the factory this week and other
work done about the building SO as
! to have everything in readiness when
| the crop ripens.
| The new park, sewer. sidewalk
| and a few otner minor matters
| should be considered at the next
! bers, and with the hot weather COM
x
a-plenty.
With the 1915 strawberry crop at
hand, Nauvoo growers are confident
that they will have an abundant
yield and receive good prices. The
picking of the fruit is scheduled to
take place between May 20 and 81.
Some of the earlier varieties may be
upon the market before that time.
The boy scouts of Nauvoo were to
7! take their first outing last Friday
evening and were to go down to
! Sheridan creek, about three miles
below Nauvoo, where they were to
pitch tent and scout here and there
for several days, but the rainy wealth
! er was too much for them and they
postponed the trip. These scouts
have secured the first ward school
house and will install a gymnasium.
They have also purchased uniforms.
People living in beautiful Nauvoo
are awaiting eagerly the laying of the
rails along the route of the new
Nauvoo and Fl. Madison railroad,
starting at FIT. Madison and ending at
Nauvoo. 1t was promised that the
rails would be laid this summer and
the promoters were anxious to get to
work and that tt was up to Nauvoo
people to show whether we wanted
an interurban line or not. Nauvoo
has showed its hand and called the
bluff and we are now waiting for the
builders to make good the pot. The
road will give us fine rail transpor-
tation and we have the goods and
we seek opportunity to deliver them.