The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-13

over this broad land did ma
selves on the back a year ~ ~
They were to have "FatbarSo
Mother has had q Mothers az. ua
= good many years. The eovs..
o. forty-nine states, territories
dependencies have recognizsS
recommended Mothers dava
has been neglected, not - =
ignored. No governor has bes.
Ing proclamations about him sus
body has been wearing little NJ.
hole boQuets in honor of WIN, wv ~
was, or might have been. II ~
father has had q pretty tough -.
hoe. The world has not sat Nv y.
down on a certain day to writ
letters. Neither has it sent
pipes. cigars or slippers, or r;s.,
to pay him a visit on anv ons
set down In the calendar y.
endured the changing trend If -
inc fashions, paid the resultins Nm y,
walked the floor by night =
wrestled with the wolf by day
has been scorned by suffrar...'
lambasted by parlor eugenists y.
mered by sociologists and tar, =
by every reformer with a bos s'
bend. Some years ago in MANY n.
misguided individuals tried to Nv
est the world in a Fathers ~ !.
and the world promptly turned
back. Dad" however. had
set for him and had his day. i.
eral ministers Of different denomi,
tions marked February %, WASN'T,
toms birthday to be observed in n
churches az Fathers day" nv
gave father q little of the attent,
that usually goes to the faiths,
his country" on that date. splI,,
the two observances would not
jure the name and the fame
George Washington and it might
father some good to be recognt,
as a part Of the scheme of Till.
But what do Nauvoo fathers y
whether they have reco.n,1
Fathers day" or not.
Mr.. Samuel Brown Of Nauyoo
for Centralia. Mo-, this morning
a visit Of several weeks with
daughter. Mrs. Thos. Long.
Eggs are. 32c here now.
It is reported that one OF Nauyo,
citizens plucked several beanti
wild flowers in the timber ~
about the city last Saturday. M
flowers in February are somethi1
that semi-tropical climates cam
boast of, but according to report
'em. Why should anybody want
60 to southern California these d,}
when you can go to the timber trss
here and pluck a posy? These Il
days now and then are just brace,
kill germs and are not minded msl
by the natives.
w. p. Hall, the worlds create
horse and mule buyer of Lancass
Mo-. had substitute in Nauvoo Nd
day attempting to buy animals frr
our citizens and farmers. He did ID
succeed in purchasing many.
cause there are not many for ~
around here now.
The repairs for the furnace Of M
voo's district school building have
rived and will be placed in positld
at once. Several sessions Of scha
have been held in our council room
The first rail was laid on the tn
railroad built In Illinois on Nay |,
1899. ON what was called the NortA
ernl Cross. The last rail will be IL
ON the Nauvoo interurban railru
only God knows when.
Rev. Berryhill gave his frst 4
tuYe with stereopticon views at y
Nauvoo Presbyterian church last So
day. evening. These views will
a monthly occurrence in this u
gious temple.
John johnson. Nauvoo exchS
Of police. is now engaged as
tender In J. o. Boyer's buffet.
Nauvoo's Knights of Column
hold card party and dance IN ing
rooms tonight. Refreshments servo
II the newspaper men OF Hancoa
county could raise the money III
should build club house on "a
Keokuk at Nauvoo for a summer
sort. But this is only. newspsp
mention and "if."
Nauvoo can't be beat in any
OF business you can mention.
Koechli comes forward at this eai
season and reports that ne mas
brood of newly Matched chicke.
arrival last week. The fellows
left this section to find some ~ ~
Eldorado in other parts say
why was tempted to roam; pie1
do let me come back home.
Nauvoo Is asking for PARK,
upkeep Of the lake shore bouiesa
and the building Of boulevard nv
Nauyoo to Fl. Madison. AS sool
som6 OF the neighboring towns
OF II, with full sisterly interest
comment something like TINS;
note the new changes deriaase
the Nauvoo citizenship. To some
tent It will tend to enlarge
shooting grounds of the CITY.