The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-14

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c. order on July 81.
The Sonora Home-comers' associa-
ton have postponed their picnic to
saturday OF next week instead of July
| 16 as was formerly intended.
The Renedictine Sisters of Nauvoo
intend soon to open branch school
IN Champaign, ILL.,, a place where
, they have been offered splendid fin
ancial inducements for the undertake
| ing.
Two government food inspectors
We're in Nauvoo last Tuesday to learn
whether our merchants were properly
receiving and disposing of hen fruit
They examined all places here that
buy and sell egs, but gave out no in
formation as to whether any prose-
cutions would follow. They claim sew
eral cases were brought against par
ties elsewhere in this county and
heavily fined
Rev. VIM. Hertel, Nauvoo's popular
pastor of the Lutheran church, in
forms us that he has flattering offer
OF $4,000 year to go on the lyceum
platform in chautauqua circuit by
company In Washington, D. c., and
he may accept. It is doubtful II the
| Lutheran congregation can secure an
other minister that will become 80
popular with the church people as
Rev. Hertel has with his Nauvoo con-
gregation.
The Cotton Blossom floating thea
tire that comes to Nauvoo Saturday
evening, July IL. will present that
western drama Through Death VAL
ley" and White Eagle, a full blooded
Indian is featured in the bill as we'll
as two other Indians. This show
company has a splendid Cow Boy
band which will play concert on our
4 streets in the near noon hour and a
rope spinning exhibition will also be
pulled off at the same time. The
steamer and theatre barge will land
at the foot OF Main street when It
comes to Nauvoo Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John G.. Schneider are
in Milwaukee, Wis. where they are
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Carl
Zaiser.
The Hancock County Mutual in Man
WOO initiated three candidates last
Monday evening After the business
meeting refreshments consisting of
Ice cream and cake was served.
| Miss Marie Masberg and Miss Annie
Motif Of Nauvoo are taking vaca-
ton and pleasure trip and have gone
| 10 NldSdTd II dllS. hiS5 HkuS0 hi6uSI
will do the librarian duties of Miss
Marie during her absence.
All of Nauvoo's clerks are receiv-
ing their vacation time now and seem
to be enjoying it, too.
It Is reported that the Burlington
grocers' excursionists that visited
Nauvoo last Wednesday afternoon,
left over 500 for transportation
from the boat to the uptown district
with our auto owners. But the VISIT
ors were bound to see Nauvoo's splen-
did irrigation plants and made no COM
plant on the high cost OF living.
The thermometer in Nauvoo has
been dancing around the 100 notch for
the past few days and 1t Is hoped Old
Sol will give us breathing spell of
a day or two before this gets into
print, so we can prepare ourselves for
another round or two of his furnace
! breath.
We are all ready now to welcome
the High Tension club OF Keokuk
when they arrive in NauvoO Saturday
afternoon ON the steamer Sidney.
| Nauvoo people have a warm feeling
for this popular organization and bid
| them welcome to this beautiful grand
old town.
We venture to say that Nauvoo's
business section presents a moro
! lively appearance in the evenings
than do those OF Keokuk or Fort Madi-
son at this time.
| The people from neighboring towns
should not forget that Nauvoo's chau-
tauqua begins July 25 and ends July
80. 1t will be a grand affair and
should receive a generous patronage
from people in this vicinity. It Is q
well known fact that Nauvoo people
are very liberal in attending attrac-
tons in keokuk and FIT Madison and
it Is time for people from those places
to reciprocate Come to Nauvoo's
chautauqua July $3.50 and don't for
get the dates.
The way the women folks dress now
It is to laugh at all the ''hurrah" that
was made over the peek-aboo shirt
waists about dozen years ago.
The farmers declare that II the pro-
position to build the Nauvoo inter-
urban line is carried through they will
quit doing their trading elsewhere and
come to this city. Petsch and Payne
are still on the job and may succeed
in providing this town with an inter
urban line before the snow flies next
winter
We swat the weeds IN Nauvoo some
tines! its the same as swatt1ng the
flies-and the mosquitoes and other
pestiferous insects as well.
There will be no ball game in Nau-
VOC next Sunday. Perhaps our ball
boys have quit for the season. Base
ball in Nauvoo seems to be losing
proposition.
The High Tension club excursion
is expected to arrive in Nauvoo Sat
urday afternoon at $3.50 and remain
until 7:SO after which the steamer
Sidney and her cargo of human
freight will leave for Fit. Madison, re-
turning to Nauvoc at 10 o'clock.
Nauvoo's city council met again
last Monday evening and at this ses-
sion granted all of our wet goods deal
ers wholesale malt liquor licenses fer
which they paid 800 each.
1t Is believed Nauyoo is one Of the
best behaved towns in this section,
~ hcf ndjnr cha has forIr saloons