The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-13
The NAUvOO
GATE CITY
Nauvoo. ILL.,. June IS. 1915

you newspaper fellows are ordin.
arily hard pressed for news. are you
not?" asked genial Nauvoo fellow
Our natural pride forbade us to
agree with this fellows conclusion.
Nauvoo's Young Ladies' sudality
society gave an ice cream and straw
berry social in the city park last
Friday night, which was profitable
and enjoyable affair. The Nauvoo
band was invited and was present
and played in concert for the event.
The proceeds will be added to the
parish fund.
The Lutheran congregation ladies
intend giving a social in Nauvoo's
city park and the Nauvoo band will
furnish a concert program. The
event will probably take place about
June 81 or %.
1t isn't yet too early for you and
the kids to begin making resolutions
to celebrate the Fourth in a safe and
sane manner. Remember the Nauvoo
baseball boys big celebration in
| Nauvoo,
A man weighing 100 pounds, came
down from Fort Madison last Satur-
day, and in strolling about the city,
| became lost. He was a young man
and our young ladies' became inter
ested. If the facts are correct. this
| IS hardly as big loss as one might
first believe.
Nauvoo Is one Of the best business
towns in the Mississippi valley. Last
Saturday, the weather being all that
could be desired. every one thought
it would be dull day on account of
our farmers being anxious to catch
| up with their work. But contrary
was in evidence and many of them
many strangers were about the city.
Too often are we misread by the
erroneous belief that the other WON
an is the ideal woman.
This Is the time OF the year when
the Illinois farmer begins to worry
| about his corn crop. That that Is
planted is not looking well just yet.
There has not been enough sunshine
| and if there is no more sunshine for
a considerable period there will be
NO crop. There have been many
springs as wet as this, which were
followed by pretty good corn crops.
Generally speaking, spring worry
| about corn goes considerably beyond
anything that could be Justified by
the autumn harvest. The sun will
soon begin its duty to dry UP the
ocean and the winds are still carry
ing enough warmth to dry up the
moisture over the land. The con-
ditions are such in Illinois that it is
likely to arise at any time and the
history shows that they generally do
arise in time to give the corn dts
cribbing.
A Nauvoo man tells the following
! fish story: "A few years ago l and
night. We got our tackle and went
to the river. At times some very
nice fish were caught along the shore
of the big creek here. We fished
but short time when it became so
dark that we could not see the corks,
when an idea occurred to me. Light
ming bugs were plentiful and I
caught several of them and placed
them in the tops of the quilts of our
corl1s, and the glow enabled Us to
see when the fish were nibbling the
bait. The fish started to bite and
We landed a fine string. When we
told our experience to our fishing
friends they thought we we're testing,
but it IS a fact nevertheless.
The nomination of Hughes for pres
ident Of the United States did not
create much enthusiasm among Maui
VOC politicians when the news was
received here last week.
Miss Leona Case, the popular mil
liner who was engaged at J. M. Fish
er's Nauvoo store during the season,
left for her home in Lewistown, Mo-,
last Sunday. This pleasant young
lady made numerous friends during
her stay in Nauvoo and all wish to
see her come back again.
Mr.. and Mrs, Ethan KimbaIl Of
Bushnell, I'LL. visited among Nauvoo
relatives and friends for several days
last weeks end and the fore part of
the present week.
"Canaries" has become the popular
term for girl munition workers whose
skin and hair become yellow from
working over fumes in certain shell
factories of England Their patriot
ism is so strong that they do not hes
itate to become disfigured at the
work. "Canaries" are also better
paid than the girls who do not run
the same risk.
Nauvoo's Invincible bail team was
defeated by the Carthage club last
Sunday in our local ball yard, the
score standing to at the end of
the ninth inning. Our boys surely
tried hard enough to win the game
and had the umpire decided two plays
at first base in Nauvoo's favor and
which was coming to them, the vic
tory would have been OUTS and would
not have shattered our winning
streak. Chester STATIONS home
run was one of the features Of the !
game and he could have circled the |
the second time before the |
'ielders found the ball. Nauvoo's |
ball boys go to Hamilton next Sunday |
% play the strong team Of the dam |
city.
It was expected that Nauvoo would |
nave q rose garden Of June brides |
his year, and fbridegrooms. too, as a
natter OF course. I beg your pardon,