The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-23
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Nauvoo's city council meets in reg
ular session one week from next Mon.
day night.
been free from the hobo gentry.
Nauvoo entertained good many
hobos in years gone by and some
worthy Of help while others were not.
While some Of the hobos believe 10
asking for plenty while they are ask
ing is evidenced by their demands.
Some are much satisfied with what
you hand them and are willing to re.
turn pay in work Justice to tie man
out OF work who will work demands
help. It should be given only to the
man who will work for his lodging
and food. For the easeloving, dirt
loving, rod-riding. chickenstealing,
petty-pilfering "bum," who builds
his camp fire by the way side IN
summer and drifts into the small
towns to be fed and sheltered tn win
ter there should be little help accord
ed them. There are the individuals
who divide their time between In
sulting people and polishing the hard
wood bars in the saloons. Willing
ness to work was left out OF their
makeup. They are not Victims OF
society or anything else save their
own inc1inations.
Nauvoo's fIre alarm bell rang last
Tuesday afternoon, which called out
our volunteer fire laddies to the resi-
dence OF John Schmidt, ST., on North
Hill, where a chimney fire was IN
progress. The department arrived IN
time, as some sparks set fire to the
edge of the roof and one Of the chem
ical engines soon smothered the
flames. The damage amounted to
only about $26. This has been the
first cali the fire department receiv-
ed this winter.
This great government OF ours mas
issued new 81 bills and they look like
the IS note. Nauvoo people who are
fortunate to get one are warned 20
look out for the short change artist
with the new 81 greenback who at
tempts to hand 1t to them. The new
bill Is strdkingly similar In design to
the IS note, and had been issued by
the treasury but a few hours when
reports Of the operations Of money
sharperp began coming in. The bill
is Of the same design as the old IS
legal tender note, bearing the por-
trait OF George Warrington, and the
unsuspecting are apt TO be deceived
BY the INSCRIPTIONS. Secretary Of
Treasury McAdoo said, however, no
change will be made in the design.
The ladies of the Nauvoo Presby-
terrain church industrial society serv-
ed fine dinner yesterday in their
religious buildings basement. The
menu was carefully prepared ono
and contained many fine dishes that
could not fail to satisfy the most
fastidious appetite. Many of our peo-
pie took advantage OF the opportun-
ity to enjoy a fine dinner on Wash.
ington's Birthday.
There was no rural mail delivery
out OF Nauvoo yesterday on account
Of Washington's birthday and which
is recognized by the government as
legal holiday.
Today (Friday) the public schools
throughout the county enjoy spell
ing contest in each township. The
one in Nauvoo is under the direction
Of Professor Steffey, one OF the
teachers in our public schools.
The Nauvoo Odd Fellows will enjoy
a banquet tonight. Friday. in their
room over the postofflce. 1t Will be
a sort OF home coming to members
who are neglectful in attending meet
ings and the good eats provided may
induce the tardy ones to take moro
interest in lodge matters IN tho fu-
ture.
Miss Airline Graf OF Nauvoo suf-
fered q severe attack Of tonsilttls
last Wednesday and is under the doc
tors care. Her many little friends
hope she will not be afflicted with
any serious results from this un-
pleasant ailment.
Lafayette Roberts. an eccentric
character about Nauvoo for many
years, has been very i'll for several
days in building which he occupied
by himself in Nauvoos first ward.
He was taken to the county home In
Carthage, in which place he was once
before.
Miss Opal Parker Of Peoria has ar
rived in Nauvoo for visit OF two
weeks and is the guest Of her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Len Parker.
In the interest OF pitiless publicity,
will Mr.. Petsch tell the people of
Nauvoo when construction work will
begin on the Nauvoo and Fort Madi-
SON interurban railroad? Every one
here wants little information about
this important matter.
George Washington's birthday was
recognized by some few of Nauvoo's
business men displaying the stars and
stripes from their buildings last
Thursday.
1t might be good idea to hire a
small hall in Nauvoo and hold con-
vention OF all those good and true
citizens who are not in favor OF
city park.
The auditorium in st. Mary's acad-
envy is an ideal place in which to hold
1t is splendidly light
ed and heated, making it comfortable
and a pleasing effect The room is
wide and seats arranged 80 that one
can see the stage clearly from all
parts of the room. One thing no
ticeable at the minstrel show last
Tuesday night in the auditorium. was
the absence OF cat-calls, ear-splitting
whistling and other obnoxious disor-
dar that ,1a,Ially take MACE In the