The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-18

sary of President Garfields death.
And yet this martyred president has
received no recognition by the
powers that be for holiday in his
honor.
| One hundred years ago on Deccr1-
Der 3, next year. this great state Of
Illinois was admitted to statehood
and which will be celebrated in 1918.
Plans for historical survey may be
made and the pull LEGATION Of history
of Illinois Is intended for one Of the
features of the one hundredth ami
versary and Nauvoo will be repre-
scented more than any other city in
the state. If the plan is carried out.
Nothing is mere open to improve
ment than 1he generally accepted
idea of what constitutes good be-
havior.
If we should print all the marriages
that gossips have taking place, or are
going to take place in Nauyoo before
the holidays, we could fill this
column without hunting any other
news. During this week Dame Run.or
had a French gentleman and lady
married. They are widow and wild
over and good residents in Nauvoo.
The next day report had 1t that a,
young man from a distant city now
visiting here WOULD be married to
Nauvoo first ward young lady. We
tried to run oowr these items for
this newsy column, but were unsuc-
cessful because up till now there was
no truth in the report.
This cheering note, attractive to
the eye of certain nimrods, halls
from three individuals from the rural
4 y-fv. toto
ready, for rabbits are plentiful
around these parts Of Nauvoo. The
above sports said they never saw
bunny in SO many places at one time
for several years. They say all one
needs to do is to get a good gun and
have sufficient strength to pull the
trigger. 1t isn't going to matter which
way you shoot for the rabbits are
so thick in the brush that you can fire
your shot in any direction except In
the air and kill something.
The reason some first class NauVto
beaux make such mighty poor hus-
bands is that after marriage they put
all their muscle they formerly used
squeezing hands into squeezing dol
lars.
|" 1t is said bootleggers in Keokuk
and Fort Madison are so thick that
they have to wear brass badges to
keep from selling to one another.
With a distinguishing mark pinned
on them, there will be fine time for
the state sleuths to nab every one OF
them if they get onto the secret
badge.
Mrs. Katherine Argast is jubilant
Nauvoo democrat. Last Wednesday
night she gathered about dozen
lady friends, several young men and
number of kids and pulled off
great demonstration to celebrate
Woodrow Wilson's election. The
rooms and after securing a team
hitched to wagon with a hayrack,
all mounted the vehicle which was
decorated with small flags. Before
starting on the hilarious trip through
our business section, A. j. Beger,
ex-postmaster, allowed the party the
use of his large republican flag. The
crowd had drums, tin horns, bells
and tin cans to make all the noise
they could to asgravate their repub-
lican friends. One Nauvoo boy was
mounted on a bLrrow with baby
burrow following, decorated with the
nations emblem, and another young
man on horseback surrounded with
sleigh bells brought up the rear.
These latter we're admonished never
to get sc far bel ind the parade that
they can't hear the tune the band Is
playing. It was a rip-roaring parade
and demonstration and President Will
son would feel highly honored If he
knew of the occasion.
A Nauvoo young man has written a
song which he named, Going Home
No More to ROM" He thinks it will
make such a hit after it is published
with music that the author will soon
have enough money to forsake his
home in old Nauvoo and take up fur
Their song-writing elsewhere. That's
sentiment VS.. business location.
r. S. Latta was business visitor