The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-02
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, ILL.,, March S, 1916

day was on the goth of February, and
had come to help him celebrate this
event that comes only once in four
years, and On an extra day at that,
and by coming in on the evening be-
fore with refreshments, smiling faces
and countenances that bespoke bent
on helping Ellis having good time.
they proceeded on taking possession OF
his home, the merry-making began
Ellis was able to be about and did
not take advantage OF the extra day
for day of rest on his birthday.
Rudolph Leppert, of the Nauvoo
firm of Datin & Leppert, is in Chicago
purchasing spring goods for their
store
Earl Martin of Ottumwa, Iowa,
spent Sunday in Nauvoo with his fam
lily.
1t may safely be predicted that the
example of those four Nauvoo young
men who have agreed TO limit the
money spent on their best girls to
three dollars a week, will not be pop
rlar with the balance of our young
women.
Some in Nauvoo say that Sidney
Fowler. the cement man, will be
candidate for the Office Of collector at
our township electlOn.
We feel sure it is going to happen.
Some men candidates at the coming
township election in Nauvoo will pour
tea on certain afternoons until cleo
ton Gay.
It is said that Theo Ochsner, former
ly Of Nauvoo, who resides in FIT. Mad
ison now, is interested in patent
combination tire removing and re-
placing device for automobiles and
that the tool is a good thing and
threatens to make Theodore rich
man in year or two. Well, here's
success, old boy
Nauvoo's Lutheran Aid society
meets this Wednesday afternoon in
the church basement. the NJ. E. church
Aid will meet with Mrs. John G.
Schneider Thursday afternoon, and
the Ladies' Industrial society of the
Presbyterian church will congregate
at the home of Mrs. Louise Bruegger,
also on Thursday afternoon.
The work on identifying the inter-
Tor of the Nauvoo Catholic church
has been finished and after the clean
ing process it will be ready to worship
in by week from next Sunday.
Jas. Farren Of Kansas City, was
Nauvoo visitor Tuesday He made a
flying visit to Dallas City and Nauvoo
and did not tarry long. You are al
ways welcome, James.
Some OF Nauvoo's winners are
pruning crane vines on every pleas
ant day good many did this work
last fall.
Why is it that bum vaudeville per-
former can always get laugh by say
o., TO-
Jos. Ochsner Of Nauyoo, but who
now conducts an auto garage in the
Iowa penitentiary city on Lake Coop
err has bought The Bratz old property
adjoining Ctlas. Welter's property in
the first ward, in Nauvoo. Joseph
owns considerable property in Maui
VOC and may have some inside infor-
nation as to the Nauvoo interurbsn
line being built this coming summer
In the Nauyoo stores We should see
ct least once a month a day of 81
bargains: every merchant should have
q 81 leader with a window display OF
the article, and several dozens there
of waiting, ready wrapped, for the
delivery to the customer on the pay
ment of one silver dollar or 81 in cur
rency, lawful money of the United
States We have spoke OF this before
and If it was done, people about
Nauvoo would come here and return
home tired and happy at night, and
vowing eternal allegiance to Nauvoo.
There will be another moving pic
ture show given In the Nauvoo opera
house next Sunday evening. Mexico
war reels will be shown on the canvas.
Last Sunday nights pictures were
good and those for next Sunday night
will be equally as good if not better.
Nauvoo has two residents whose
birthdays fall on February 90, and are
only privileged to celebrate their an
niversaries once in every four years.
They are Ellis Daugherty and Elmer
Schleicher and they felt far above
any one else in Nauvoo last Tuesday.
Gossips have it that our friends,
G.. B and E. G. will be married In a
short time and make their home with
the grooms mother for while at
least.
There wasn't Nauvoo girl who
took advantage Of the extra day Feb
ruary 20. in this leap year to propose
and get married. Some say it is folde-
roll about girl proposing. Better
they should follow their mothers and
erandmother's methods of watchful
waiting