The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-26

pipe or cigar on the streets Of the
city or in certain business places.
Next Saturday is the ground hogs
day. But the ground hog will have
little interest for Nauvoo residents
this year for that little creature,
erudite in the ways Of the weather
may or may not see his shadow, and
who cares. A Nauvoo citizen knows
that spring is not far off. He saw
robin and claims he fed it crumbs
A Nauvoo fellow humorously re-
of bread in his back yard last Thurs
day.
marks $50 far we have had snow
every day this year, to which we
all agree.
The card party and dance given
in the Nauvoo X. G. hall last Thurs
day evening was attended by about
one hundred persons. 1t was given
for the benefit of the Red Cross So
ciety Euchre and 800" were the
games played, and sandwiches and
coffee served.
Nauvoo State bank corn show is
opera house.
There will not be much baseball
played in the leagues this summer
because there are not many players
on account of the war. But then
you have all seen clubs start and
finish the season heretofore without
any players.
The income tax man IS scheduled
to be in Nauvoo next Tuesday and
will be found In Attorney w. O.
Orr's Office over A. J. Beger's drug
store. All Nauvoo people who come
within the income tax law would do
we'll to see him and file their sched-
ules.
No oratory is required to make
Nauvoo facts eloquent. Let every
one who can, plant and make the
Nauvoo canning factory this season
a great success. 1t is one OF the
best industries Nauvoo ever had and
all should put a shoulder to the
wheel and push 1t to big financial
end.
Herman Berger, Jr.. has returned
to Nauvoo from his st. Louis visit.
Ed Simmons Of Nauvoo, is now en-
gagged with the FIT. Madison Perfection
Tire company. He intends to move
his family to the Pen City later on.
A fairly warm wind struck Nauvoo
last Thursday and the snow is dis
appearing gradually under the bright
sun. The January thaw was hurTying
to pay Nauvoo a visit before Febru-
airy overlook her.
The federal order issued by the fuel
administrator was and Will be obeyed
in Nauvoo. Every Monday from now
on until and including March rs, all
business houses will have no fires, ex-
cept our billiard halls. which will
close on Tuesdays instead Of Mondays.
So fo1
eral order is IS 1000 or two years i'm
prisonment, or both fine and jail sent
ence.
It Is said that Nauvoo taxes will be
unusually high this year They will
! be several dollars more upon thou
sand than last year upon the same
valuation. Nauvoo townships tax col
Hector expects to begin active work
1.-THE coming week.
| We trust the present inactivity of
the Mississippi river is not evidence
that it is saving its strength for a big
spring rampage. When the large
amount of snow in the north begins
to melt next spring in the north coun-
| try, the swelling of the big creek will
| be looked for.
An old story and a half frame resi-
| dence on the Chris Hummer lou III Nau-
voo's third ward was sold this week
for the sum Of $50. The kreiter
brothers were the purchasers and they
intend to move it to their mothers
! residence for an addition to the home.
! Nauvoo people ought to organize an
anti-chcken or any old kind Of thief
| association. To a city man, one bred
and born in the city, such an organiza-
ton appears at first glance a sort OF
back number. Maybe, however, we
still need these things in Nauvoo and
in our rural districts, and if we do. OF
course there is a reason for them.
This winter, hogs. chickens. coal. lap
robes, whips and other things have
been stolen and all the thieves have
gone unmolested and not even a try
out for them made. In the cities they
put detectives at work and in many in
stances land a tnler In jail. II tn1e'
association Of some kind were organ
lied here and kept up the same vigi-
lence it exercised three or four de-
cades ago there would be less offend
ers.
| Nauvoo fire laddies have not receiv.
ed fire alarm call so far this winter