The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-07
The Nauvoo Gate CITY
Nauvoo. Ill, Jan. z, 1916

Nauvoo, Ill
A number Of Nauvoo's young me
intend going to Ft. Madison next sun
day evening to see the Champaign,
Bellies at the Grand opera hous,
there.
Another member of the young ladies
iSew-Sew club of Nauvoo is about t
he married. Applicants for member
ship to this club ought to be coming il
fast now.
The more dead ones there are In
iNauvoo, the more lively incentive tc
organize a boosters club.
The Hombs' theatrical company
Eopened a four nights stand in the
sNauvoo opera house Thursday evening
A Nauvoo young lady has been sit
ting 1t out In her front parlor with hel
best young man for over two years and
1t hasn't done her 4 bit of good: now
she says she's going to try a few hest
don't help any. he is going to be q
back number as far as she Is concern.
led.
Our doctors services are In great
demand in Nauvoo now for there is a
AoAA "a aAShhGSS 0kxAOAS Oul
people. One OF u physicians claims
he answered several dozen calls In
one day this weeK.
The minute one Of Nauvoo's young
ladies became engaged to her best
young man Notwithstanding he asked
her to keep ii a secret. she told 1t to
every n of her girl friends. The
sympathy is with her. Just because
love is blind. you cannot expect it to
be dumb, too.
Nauvoo's ice dealers are wearing a
more hopeful look since the lit.
tie bulb in the thermometer is dancing
around the bottom. and think they will
soon be able to harvest a bountiful
crop OF the crystal blocks.
The people OF this country lose
many dollars in mail frauds every
year This would seem to show that
the advice against writing letters goes
for reading them.
Outside people admit that Nauvoo
ought to have a railroad at this season
of the year and Nauvoo people are
prepared to reciprocate.
Owing to the bad crossing Thurs
day morning, Nauvoo people received
but little mail in the morning. We all
would like to see Lake Cooper here
freeze solid enough to walk across its
surface and remain SC until spring. A
Nauvoo hack went to Keokuk Thurs
day to bring the Hombs theatrical
company to Nauvoo. SO as to avoid
crossing Lake Cooper at this point.
Eggs have remained at the 26c per
dozen point for several weeks now. If
the price will advance we shall have
to take our eggnogg without the egg.
On with the tango. etc.
There are many old superstitions
which have become obsolete and
should be cast aside by this progress
stve age. It is the custom for In
stance, to picture the new rear as a
cheru5 entering On the stage OF action
while old Father Time, with his
and hourglass makes his de-
r~arture. A bill collector, turning n
pocket of father inside out in search
OF cash enough to settle up while
some one else searches him for any
change left over, would be a more
feeling Interpretation OF the seasons
greetings.
1t looks like some one Of those IOWA
brewers would take up the Schenk
brewery property in Nauvoo, while 1t
could be secured at a reasonable fig
It Is well adapted for conducting
a brewery and could be made a yalu-
able investment, since the prohib
law went into effect in Jul sister state.
Perhaps those Iowa brewers are wait
ing for hat law test" cas- that they
intend to bring up to the higher courts
before deciding to move.
There are several reasons why zinc
and lead do not make as much noise
gold. Among all the metals, you
know, gold is the yellowcUtionist.
The corn contest which the Nauvoo
State bank officials started in the late
fell will turn out to be II of the
most interesting rel held in Nauvoo.
The names of those exhibiting prize
corn win be made known when a four
days agricultural meeting will be
held at the Nauvoo opera house. Mon
day, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day. January "a. 25, &c and %.
No limit of time was fixed for an
electric railroad through Nauvoo. 1t
it's 1915 round On Friday night
of last week, fresh and active with
the decision a long distance OH.
Some of Nauvoo's young should
quit the habit of gawkfhg at every
lady who unfortunately must
run the gauntlet OF their gaze. These
ought to bury their mugs"
a sand pile.
The best curfew law is proper home
training and another proof Of this
was shown by a case happening in
Nauyoo q few days ago.
The compulsory school law in Nan-
VOC is a dead letter. judging from
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