The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-24

work that pertains to some army in
terests.s
Miss Hazel HUDSON, one of Nauvoo's
pleasant little ladies', has generous
ly concluded to donate every dime she
receives for weighing on the c. e.
Montgomery scales located near the
place of her employment, to the up
keep Of the French orphans.
Just as the clay hills stand about
Nauvoo, fine building or pavement
brick could be manufactured from the
soil if factory would be established
here. Now when person wants to
build a brick structure he Is COMPEL
ed to go to the nearest railroad, which
Is at Montrose, have them shipped
there or barge them from FIT. Madison
or go to Keokuk for them which makes
the cost double to what they could be
made for and sold here. Right here
is the time to append the moral to all
this: Why not start a mandatory in
Nauvoo and work up our raw mater
ial?
The public in Nauvoo will be glad
to see or learn Messrs. Petch and
Payne order the building of the Maui
VOC, FIT. Madison or Keokuk interur-
ban line, built next spring or In any
month at the beginning of the new
year. Until it is seen that this line
is commenced and what connections
it would make it is useless to pass
intelligent judgment on its paying
qualities, but we know the desirability
Of it's construction, especially at this
time of year, for Nauvoo is an outcast
in the winter season. Until this is
done, discussion only fogs up the sit
uation; the more we discuss the less
We are sure of. We hope to have
concrete project some time soon, SO
that We may use wits and our tongues
to some advantage When the actual
work begins we shall have, in the
words of the petition of the man in
the thunder storm, "a little more light
and little less noise" The doubtful
ones on the Nauvoo railroad ought to
be just as anxious to have the con-
struction work begin as it's friends, for
it is impracticable nothing will so
surely reveal the fact as an attempt
to work it out.
A small bunch of Nauvoo Moose
went to keokuk last Tuesday evening
to enjoy roast piglet and trimmings.
Al Schmitz of Nauvoo's vicinity, do
mated ninety FOUNDER porker to the
Keokuk camp The Nauvoo herd re-
turned and were loud in their praise
of treatment received and the culin-
airy art displayed upon the same.
People about Nauvoo generally say
that the quail crop is not very large
around here. But the farmers well
known friend, the Hessian fly. is not
going to grieve over that The Hes
sian fly doesn't care how soon the
quail are exterminated
Nauvoo's commercial college has
ketbali team will go to Fl. Madison on
Thanksgiving evening to meet the
business college contingent of the pen
city. 1t is expected to be a fine
game and our boys intend to return to
their Mormon city home victorious.
1t will not be long until the little
Johnnies will be able to try the ice
to see if it will hold. Splash!
Nauvoo people and the farmers will
soon be able to try the muddy roads
when bad weather arrives and then
make up their minds to pass from bot
tomless roads to hard roads.
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Welter and Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Lugner took an auto
mobile ride to Kahoka, Mo-, last Tues
day
Jas. Farren and son Merle, we're
Nauvoo visitors last Wednesday. They
were called to Dallas City by the death
of relative and stopped at Nauvoo
for a days visit before returning to
their Kansas City home.
Thanksgiving day arrives in Nauvoo
next Thursday and the dinner will see
some change from those of former
years on account of the h. C. l. It
formerly contained about the same
things from year to year and the high
er critics of things gustatory have
never been able to change it with all
their arguments that cranberry and
turkey goes together, but times and
conditions have changed things. The
earlier feasts Of our forefathers will
be replaced by other good things be-
cause money is not available to buy
them. The Thanksgiving dinner Of
this wear makes it possible to compare
the cost Of those of former years and
to get a notion of how fast the cost is
outgrowing the buying power of most
persons. If some one would write an
article dealing with this question over
a. twenty-five year period readers of
The Keokuk Daily Gate City would
find the result of this excursion into
Thanksgiving statistics decidedly in
terestng.
Nauvoo has a small band of ladies
who belong to the Women's Relief
Corps. Last Wednesday afternoon
they met at the home of Mrs. John
Hohl in the third ward where they in
yited one of their members, Mrs. T.
Horton to come and on arriving there
she found a pleasant surprise party in
store for her The time was spent
in social converse and the ladies pres.
ent had an enjoyable time. Before
the departure, one of the ladies put
the kettle on and all took tea with the
fine luncheon that the members
brought with them.
The Nauvoo high school pupils were
dismissed Friday morning when they
arrived at the institution of learning.
because of something going wrong
with the boiler of the heating plant.
It is said the fire died during the night
and the weather got much colder
which caused the plant to refuse to
work School was dismissed Until