The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-10

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into state when Chicago was only {
possibility to be discovered in the
future, and in recalling those early
\ days, they recall events Of importance
to the state and the nation. When
Nauvoo in its early days had popu
latton OF about thirty thousand souls
1t was the largest city in Illinois and
there was considerable talk Of nomin,
at1n2 and electing Jos. Smith of Nau.
VOC and the Mormon prophet, for
president of these United States. We
could do we'll enough without Chi
cago; but we should hate to try to
get on without Nauvoo.
Miss Emma Wolf was rendered a
surprise party by company of lady
friends last Tuesday afternoon. 1t
was given to remind the lady Of her
birthday and the ladies came with
baskets filled with goodies" to eat
and a fine spread was the feature Of
the party which was given at the
home of her sister, Mrs. NJ. Clements,
in Nauvoo's first ward.
The democrats of Nauvoo will hold
caucus in the council rooms next
Tuesday evening at o'clock to NOM
mate officials for the coming town
ship election, which occurs April 4.
Monty Montgomery invited Sc
lect company OF his gentlemen friends
and entertained them at card games
last Tuesday evening Splendid re-
freshments were served and those
present say they never had a more
scrumptuous time in their lives.
The grounding theory is proving
correct. The six weeks more Of
winter weather we were promised,
will be up next Tuesday.
Lots more papers than formerly are
going to be yellow, but on behalf Of
some Of them it should be explained
that chlorine is necessary to the
bleaching of print paper, and 1t is
getting scarcer since the European
war began
Why do candidates put their pic
lures in the newspapers, asked one
Nauvoo young lady of another. Why
you silly, said the other: so that we
can see what they look like. Who
wants to vote for a homely man? l
don't. Votes for women
We are now in the midst Of Lent
and all of Nauvoo's religious people
will at least try to be good. The Lent
en- season began last Wednesday and
will last for forty-two days or until
Easter Sunday, which arrives on
April %, and from this date until
then we will have but little society
news to chronicle
It will never be known why some
men can't get credit in
their home towns, and why some
strange men who look like horse
thieves, can easily cash worthless
checks and get credit in the towns In
which the respectable men reside.
Some Nauvoo business men can testi-
fly to the above facts.
A Nauyoo woman declares her hus-
band is not insane but just mean"
There is growing feeling among peo-
pie that lot of insanity used In last.
resort criminal defenses is nothing
but plain ,meanness mixed with lit
tie cussedness.
Whenever any one declares that
they have found safe place on Lake
Cooper to skate or go swimming, half
the small boy
Many in Nauvoo are still on the
puny list, but all will look better as
soon as spring arrives.
Iowa dry" farming methods will
be adopted this spring by farmers
who don't live near Warsaw or Maui
VOC.
Whenever any show is given In the
Nauvoo opera house and You and
everybody in the towns know that
1t was simply soemthirg awful, it will
be real politeness to keep 1t to your
self and not say anything discourag-
ing about it.
Nauvoo's Young Ladies' Sew-Sew
club met at the home Of Miss Zelda !
Walther last Wednesday evening and
were quite royalty entertained by the |
young lady Games and refresh !
ments were INDUCED and all present |
had a delightful time, for we asked |
one Of the young ladies who was
present, what kind Of time she !
had. and we were answered, oh, sew |
sew
Ralph Hudson has received his new |
cooler and is placing 1t in position so |
be can supply his customers with |
frozen meat next summer.
We invite comparison OF Maui
Dos business street to any oths
towns in Illinois at this time. 1t is |
the crack mud street Of the universe. |
the rural districts were in better con-
dition than the streets in the bust
ness section of Nauvoo.
March is always considered to be
the longest month of the year on &C
count Of everybody waiting the ar
-ival of spring.
Nauvoo people are glad to know
hat the High Tension club OF Keokuk
Will visit this grand and beautiful
own again this year for their annual
outing, and the date July Is. Our
citizens extend the glad hand to this
popular club and bid them welcome at
any time, and our people may make
to receive them in more
lospitabIe manner than was the Gus
ON on their previous two visits to
Sauvoo.
A. ]. Burt a nephew OF Mrs. A. w
Burt OF Nauvoo, may lecture here
,ome evening next week, under the
of tha L w In the inter