The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-13
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John voorvort who is located IN
| Aurora. ILL.,. and travels for shoe
COMPANY there, is in Nauvoo Tor a
visit with his mother and other rela-
tives. -.
"Wednesday for visit with his pa
rents and on business.
John Boegner was a Chicago vlslt-
or during the week.
VIM. B. Kinball was over to Kan
sas City this week.
Misses Ruth Huntley and Lucille
Hohl were in Quincy this week nor
a visit with the formers sister.
Iessrs. G.. A. Foggy OF Fl. Madison
and w. J. Singleton, Of Quincy, were
in Nauvoo last Tuesday to attend
the stockholders meeting OF Maui
voo's State bank.
Chas. Wilkens of Sonora township,
with his two sisters. went tor NC
Donald, Kan, to visit their brother
Gabe, who was seriously injured IN
an automobile accident recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Berger OF
Lohrville. Iowa, are in Nauvoo for a
visit with the parents of the his
band, on North Hill.
have passed away would probably
turn over in their graves IL they knew
how recklessly their heirs spent the
legacy they worked years to accumu.
late.
Nauvoo's basketball team went to
Dallas City last Wednesday night to
meet the contingent of that place, and
our team was defeated after a close
contested game. The score stood y
to 20. Friday night Nauvoo's high
school team played the Hamilton
high schools in our opera house, but
too late for us to give the score at
this writing.
II asking for what you want ire
Gnently and loudly is all that Is need,
Ell to bring results, this column will
have lots OF needed improvements IN
Nauvoo during 1917.
While a few would like to go back
to the good old fashioned days of the
spinning wheel and homespun clothes.
still there was something about that
home-spun spirit that was good. We
are living bit too fast. we are jump.
ing over. the bridges before we get
to them. Back to the old fashioned
days, and those days are not far back
either. the family circle was kept
in closer touch with the better things
In life. The old checker board and
the dominoes, o. a visit to the neigh
.bors perhaps furnished the even.
ing's entertainment and before bed
time the family circle held their fam
lily prayers. Many boy can look
back over the good example he learn.
ed while the family prayers were
said. Let us have few more OF those
good old fashioned days. They were
good old days.
Nauvoo's State bank hold their corn
show in our opera house tonight
Saturday. :.
Horace Huron, the musical fur
maker, will appear in the Nauvoc
opera house next Monday evening
He Is a celebrated reader, humorist
and banjoist and is good all through
! The admission will be free.
A Nauvoo orchestra composed Of
nine young musicians, held an inform
al dance in the X. G. hall Friday
evening and a fair attendance is re
ported.
If Nauveo IS able to Increase its
birth rate and lessen its death rate
! during 1917, it will surely take uI
more space on the map of Illinois
! The coming interurban railway line
! through the city will help Nauvoo
| too.
Nauvoo's boy scouts held marke,
! day sale in the Nicaise building to
| day and were quite literally patron
/ ized.
| One Of Nauvoo's citizens predicts
an early spring this year, and fol-
once we hope that this man is not
mistaken.
/ Many believe that fine boulevard
should be built from Keokuk through
Nauvoo to Niota and from Keokuk
! through Montrose to Ft. Madison
/ True, we have a lake shore drive
! from Hamilton to Nauvoo and Keokuk
to Montrose now. Sentiment along
/ the route is undoubtedly in favor of Q
plan of construction and have work
! begun at an early date. Such road
would parallel the lake. 1t would no,
only serve as great utility for farm
ers, but would be fine natural boule
ward, whose miles of sky and water
and lovely expanse Of green would
| be punctuated by bluffs OF rugged
grandeur and sootfed with gentle
| valleys. It's setting of beauty and
plenty would make It way Of fire
quent and lasting delight. And with
such termini as the Keokuk dam
! the continents engineering feat, the
tourist would consider 1t one Of the
essential links There would be
sorpatfjnp Of dramatic Significance