The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20


voo's port last Wednesday morning,
bound for st. Paul and left fair con-
signment Of freight for our merchants.
The local packet line from Quincy,
keokuk and Nauvoo to Burlington and
Davenport still does an enormous
freight business in and out of Nauvoo.
This is the largest freight port on the
local steamers run.
Jos. Nelson of Nauvoo's electric
light plant has placed an attractive
Illuminated electric sign across the
street on a stretched wire in Nauvoo's
business section. 1t is an announce
ment with the word Join x" showing
in red light. 1t draws the attention
Of all persons who pass up or down
our business thoroughfare.
Some NauvoO parties took new po-
tatoes to Keok1k last week and the
highest price they could get for the
spuds was $3.50 per bushel while in
Nauvoo they were retailing at $2.25 or
sixty cents the peck.
Last week woman entered a Nail
VOC pool room and enjoyed game
who defeated her. After the game
she excused herself. turned her back
to those present and deliberately
stopped down and extracted q roll Of
bills from her stocking, paid for the
game and put back what money she
did not use. Apparently she didn't
care who was present. 1t was her
business where and how she carried
her money and nobody was bold
enough to ask any questions. $50 far
this fashion hasn't been adopted in
Nauvoo yet, but look for it to occur
here most any time now.
One of Nauvoo's young men who
enlisted with Uncle Sans navy some
time ago, seems to like his job. In
writing home he says: II like my new
job excellently and l propose to ap-
ply myself in such way that will
become highly efficient. Already I
have seen half dozen ways to reach
quick promotion. It's all in the man
on the job, just like it is in any other
line of work. By industry. attention
and study, find can make as much
of success of myself on sea as l
could if had remained on land. All
this talk you hear knocking naval life
is being done by fellows who would |
knock If they had job in a bank.
Take 1t from me, the navy doesn't any
more want these fellows than they |
sigh for the navy. I tell you, it's all |
in the man on the job, and that's all |
there is to It,"
We are all getting ready for the big |
chautauqua in Nauvoo which begins |
next Tuesday and lasts until and in
Guiding next Sunday afternoon and |
evening It's going to be big event |
with a carefully selected program
which cannot fail but suit the most |
And the attendance is 60
ing to be the largest ever seen at any
chautauqua ever held in this section
and one reason for that Is because all /
the money after the expenses are paid |
will be donated to the Nauvoo Red
Cross society, which is very gener-
Gus act of Nauvoo's Civic league ladies
who have the management Of the Maui F
WOO chautauqua in hand. Come to /
Nauvoo next week and stay all week If I
you can.
The Nauvoo Industrial society met
at the home of Mrs. w. H. Bicker on
North Thirteenth street Thursday. 1t
was a social session.
The M. E. Ladies' Aid society held a
in Mrs. J. F. Argast's Nauvoo
home last Thursday afternoon. 1t was
also a social meeting.
Nauvoo's Catholic congregation will /
hold their annual picnic on August IL.
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silver offering for the fund
for the purpose Of building a new par
Nauvoo's canning factory paid out
this season so far for wages, s1.7O0
and $4,000 for peas. II Nauvoo had
several more such industries she
would be the 1iveliest town in Han
cock county. She is not far from be-
ing that now.
Nauvoo people are ready for the
Keokuk High Tension clubs visit to
Nauvoo, tomorrow afternoon and all
of us bid the members welcome to the
most beautiful little town on earth.
Nauvoo admits humidity, too, but
it usually comes just before refresh
ing, cool evenings.
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Montgomery OF
Nauvoo just returned from delight |
full trip through some parts of Mis-
souri,. They went and returned in 1
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