The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-27
NAuvoo, ILL, JUNE 27.

visitor last Friday. George has many
friends in Nauyoo who are always
glad to see him.
Mrs. j. A, Bortz and daughter,
Verona, were Keokuk visitors for
several days last week While in the
dam city, the daughter had her tom
sils removed by specialist.
Last Thursday, June 81, was sup
posed to be the longest day of the
year and the official beginning of
summer. The sun rose at ala and
set at 1928. The weather bureau re-
ported that it would be cold and rainy
but such was not the case in Nauvoo.
We had a shower in the morning and
the balance Of the day was fair and
the day didn't seem longer than 1t
really was.
Nauvoo's Royal Neighbor mem
bers will meet in adjourned session
on July s.
Nauvoo will not enthuse on July
Fourth this year in public manner.
The Nauvoo Independent suggests a
band concert, which is good idea.
The Nauyoo band could get together
in short notice if our business men
would show their willingness in a
financial way.
The steamer Dubuque will touch
Nauvoo's port on Sunday, July g.,
which will be her last Sunday excur-
sion to Burlington for the season. A
large number of Nauvoo's population
intend to go up on the boat for an
outing.
Herman Berger, Jr., has treated
his Nauvoo residence to a neat coat
of paint, which several other Nauvoo
citizens should do likewise
Early cherries are in Nauvoo's
market and the crop is a pretty good
one.
The Hancock County Press asso.
citation will meet in Nauvoo on Fri
day, July 13, and our local newspaper
men should show the visitors a rous-
ing time when they arrive in the
Mormon city. About twenty years
ago the Military Tract Press asso-
citation met in Nauvoo and Lou and
Will Argast, then of the Nauvoo
Rustler, arranged a splendid program
for the entertainment of the visitors.
The program consisted of band con-
cert, vocal solos and an entertain
ment by St. Mary's academy pupils.
And the whole affair ended with a
banquet prepared by the band mem
bers. The editors in the entire mill
tary tract pronounced it one of the
finest meetings ever held by the as
sociation. Now let the local news
paper men be up and doing and ar
range like entertainment.
We have had plenty Of rain in
Nauvoo and vicinity.
Nauvoo's restaurant, hotel and
eating places are well patronized
these days, there being many strang-
ers in the city every day. They come
here to relieve their sufferings in
this wet" town.
Nauvoo'S city council members
will meet in regular session next
Monday night. Some important BUSH
ness is expected to be transacted.
Nauvoo's Catholic church choir
held delightful picnic at Sherfdan's
point, few miles below this city,
last Sunday. Plenty of good things
were taken by the party, consisting
of about twenty persons, and the con-
tents were spread socialistically, and
all had a huge time.
The steamer Quincy touched Maui
voo's landing Monday morning
about 6 o'clock on her way up to
st. Paul. The steamer was about
seventeen hours late. A large con-
sfgnment Of freight was left here
for our merchants.
Last Saturday night Nauvoo's
business section was crowded with
our people, country cousins ana
strangers from neighboring towns. It
is estimated that about two hundred
automobiles were curbed in the bust
ness section and side streets. Bust
ness was brisk and everyone visiting
Nauvoo seemed to enjoy themselves.
"A perfect summer resort, THIS
Nauvoo. We always get a breeze.
These are busy days with Nauvoo
people who own autos. So many OF
our people are on the move.
The chigger season has arrived In
Nauvoo and it is no uncommon sight
to see people digging for them on
their lower limbs.
The wedding Of Mr.. Raymond
Schaefer and Mrs. Katherine Monroe
of Nauvoo, will occur some day next
week. The ceremony will be per-
formed in Nauvoo's Catholic church.
Nauvoo's saloon keepers sold about
$4,000 worth Of liquors last Saturday
during the day and evening. The
saloon men here are head over heels
in business these days and have a
big gold mine.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Steiner,
MI. and Mrs. AL Steiner and a small
grandson of the former were going
home in a Ford car last Saturday
night the machine struck telephone
pole at the Taber Lumber company's
yard and wrecked it so badly that 1t
was unfit for further use. The ladies'
were considerably bruised. as also
the child, but the men escaped I'M
hurt.
Nauvoos ice men are getting their
innings right about now and playing
IN near the fellows in the first
division. They are going to get the
pennant here.
Next Wednesday is July Fourth
and a day when Nauvoo soldiers will
be made glad Their quarterly pen
sion vouchers will be issued to them
by this great government of oYrs on
that date. 1t is day also when our
LIQUOR dealers will contribute fifty
do11,re aaob RI Uncle Sam for the