The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-16

The !. O. O. F. lodge members will
give their annual mask ball in the
Nauvoo opera house Friday evening
Of this week and it promises to be
grand event.
Last Saturday was a banner bust
ness day in Nauvoo, many rural
brethren and sisters were here doing
delayed shopping.
Another moving picture show was
given in the Nauvoo opera house last
Sunday night and small crowd at.
tended, we regret to say. Next Tues
day evening another movie will be
given when Pilgrims Progress will
be shown in four reels. They are
fine pictures and good crowd Of
our people should go to see them.
The pictures shown last Sunday
night were pronounced fine by all
who went to see them.
Now that the COW that started the
fire mas ceased to interest the world.
Chicago capitalists ought to give the
Nauvoo interurban attention.
Fred Haas. clerk in a Nauvoo
clothing store, Is housed with illness,
with symptoms of appendicitis. SO
we are informed at this time.
The "Skiddoo or 23" club has an
nounced another one of their popu-
lar social dances for Thursday even
ing, Feb. "a. and lots of young folks
will attend.
The very first thing The peace con-
ference got wnen Ford's ship arrived
in Europe and was at point to
invite an oral argument was a coidly
calculated stare.
Fred Salm, Jr., is now able to strut
around the inside of his home and
l,<, oHxy1Ny
Matched chick. 1t will not be long
now until FREQ will be behind the
counter dealing out the filthy lucher'
in the First National bank.
David F. Wilkens and Miss Mary
v. Banner of the southeast country
adjoining Nauvoo, Will be married
next tuesday at high noon in the
Spalding institute chapel in Nauvoo
and Father Tholen will of1iciate.
A wee bit of a girl baby arrived
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Herbert, who live in Nauvoos first
ward. The arrival occurred last Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alden Snyder of Kan
kakee. ILL.,. are rejoicing over the ar
rival of a son at their home last
Sunday. Mrs. Snyder was formerly
Miss Florence, daughter Of Mr.. E. ].
baxter OF NduVOO.
The administering Of a spanking
would now days cause the suspension
of school teacher and spanking"
was part of the regular discipline
of the school in years gone by.
Nauvoo's Ladies' Industrial society
of the Presbyterian church will serve
a fine dinner on Washington's birth
day, Feb. %, and they invite the
public to attend.
Miss Emily Hudson had the honor
to entertain the Young Ladies' Sew
Sew club in her parents comfortable
home on knight street. This young
lady made all her guests feel at home
and forthwith made things merry
and showed them how to nave a de-
lightful time. A delicious oyster sup
per was served before the departure
Of the guests.
Bring them on, The horrors limited
by fashion makers concerning femf-
nine styles for the coming spring and
summer cannot be any worse than
what we have endured
II something is not done right
speedily. another presidential cam
paign vii appear in the offing before
the Nauvoo interurban and jitney bus
line is started.
Nauvoo is inhabited by men and !
descended from the best of
the early stocks planted In the world. |
It is a land OF happy homes, of high |
personal ideals. It's people are cour-
teous by instinct and honest by in |
grained habit It's young people are
the delight of all educators who have |
received them into schools or col |
Ieges.
Two families from our rural dis
.ricts are talking of moving to Maui |
700 this spring to make this old Nor
non town their future residence and |
We bid them welcome.
A headline should read "Nauvoo |
council members to speed appropria-
ion acts" for improvements this |
early spring. For "acts" read FAX"
In Fl. Madison next Sunday, the !
irst degree will be instituted by the |
<. c. order and five candidates from
Sauvoo and our rural districts will be
present to receive the honors.
Twas ever thus. No sooner does
IN enterprising business man have
he sidewalks cleared of snow by the |
clements than another snow sets In.
The newspapers around here hav-
ng shouted themselves out of breath
IN the Nauvoo interurban question,
We now advise moderation and calm.
Nauvoo's city council held spe-
,iaI meeting last Monday evening to
'eceive the resignation of Mayor Geo.
Tart and R. Arbuckle, superintendent
If the Nauvoo canniny factory, was