The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-21

Nauvoo's fine grape crop will begin
moving before many more Thursdays
And now reports of bumper crops
are due from all parts and condi
lions indicate that they will com
pare favorably with Nauvoo's yield
The yield in all our crops, except
wheat is exceptionally good, as well
as the price, and our farmers are to
be congratulated upon their success
! New quarters will be arranged In
Nauvoo soon and though it will have
such conveniences as electric lights
heating plant and probably connected
with the water works plant, no one
will care to occupy same when fin
ished. We refer to the change in
Nauvoo's city jail which will be in
the basement of the opera house and
two additional steel cages win be
purchased. 1t will not be many
moons before our new bastile will be
ready for occupancy. Beware!
The melon crop over in Iowa on
Sand Prairie, opposite Nauvoo, will
be on in a few weeks and now comes
the assurance that dried cantaloupe
Is good to eat and should be taken
under advisement in these days Of
the high cost of living. Probably this
came from the place that introduced
the ripe olives to this previously
happy land.
If there is any one thing that ought
to be tried out in Nauvoo it is a big
poultry meet and everybody in the
city and vicinity who can tell a
Nauvoo hen from a pheasant, urged
to be present. part of the time
should be frankly given over to cele-
brating the achievements of Nauvoo's
justly famous hen, but the program
could also undertake to show just
how the Nauvoo hen has been en-
abled to make the birds of paradise,
the naughty eagle and other high fly
ers come humbly down and roost in
the rear.
Next Saturday occurs the annual
picnic given by the R. N. A. and M.
w. A. of Powellton in the grove at
that place. A fine program has been
arranged and will start at $3.50 in the
morning, consisting of songs, drills,
speaking, readings, music by the Co.
lusa band, climbing a creased pole.
races and many other sports. Lunch
and refreshments will be served on
the grounds. You are invited to
bring your baskets and stay all day.
Mrs. Monte Sellers is visiting rela-
tives in Chicago.
Van Kraft of Hannibal, Mo-, visited
relatives last week.
Misses Verona Bortz and Florence
Moffitt were recent visitors in Fort
Madison and the guests of Mrs. Jos
Ochsner.
Mrs. Anna Reinhart and Miss Kath-
erin Doyle of Chicago have been visit
ing the formers daughter, Mrs.
George Anton, the past several days
Mrs. G. H. Adams and daughter of
Newport, KY, are visiting in Nauvoo,
guests of the lady's brother, John
Kaufman and other relatives.
Rev. and Mrs. G. Fandray Of Chi
cago came last week for a VISIT with
Mrs. H. c. Rose and family. Rev.
Fandray retIfned to the windy city
last Saturday while his wife re.
NAMED for a longer visit
Miss Esthel Wallet of Lansing,
Mich, is visiting her parents in Maui
VOC. The lady Is a trained nurse Be-
fore coming to Nauvoo she visited
her brother Victor in Chicago.
Many people found profitable en-
ployment in the Mississippi river be-
fore the lake was formed, digging
clans and occasionally found pearls |
worth considerable money In one of |
the tributary rivers last week a man !
found a pearl worth $3.50. After a few
hauls like that most anyone would |
be able to paddle his own canoe This |
has been completely wiped |
out at Nauvoo.
Some Of the farmers admit that the |
dry weather has hurt corn, but not |
nearly so much as reports indicate.
Some say that the harvest will be a |
good one and with a good rain the
crop would be better than that We
hope one good rain will come before
long.
At the home corners reunion last
Friday afternoon one of the features
If the days sport was a baseball