The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-20

meath this old Mormon town and
down in Sonora township a few miles
below this town, which was left here
by an unknown race before the peo-
pie of the Icarian society discovered
| 1t and dug some of 1t right in our
( business section, which they used for
| fuel. A Nauvoo syndicate ought to
search for these prehistoric mines
and who knows but that 1t may be
found in paying quantities.
Things were upon the move since
spring showed signs Of coming to re.
main, but winter fingered in Miss
Springs lap a little longer as was
| shown in Nauvoo Friday when cold
| weather and sleet was the order of
/ the day. If such weather continues
much longer, we will be compelled
to eat snowballs instead of the fine
fruits usually grown in Nauvoo.
Some NanvOo people intend to sus-
pend their subscription to the Chi
cago newspaper ON account of 1t fail
ing to appear in the morning mails
on too many frequent intervals.
Nauvoo subscriber. also probably dis
covered that the Keokuk Daily Gate
City IL always printing all the war,
telegraph, local and Nauvoo news
and seldom misses tho Nauvoo mail
Nauvoo will note with pleasure
that it will not take Mayor Montgom-
cry long to get down to business
once he gets firm hold on the city
reins.
There are many better ways to re-
pair the lake shore drive way from
Nauvoo to Hamilton than holding
"pow-wows" over this boulevard and
otherwise talking it over. That Is the
usual way people had Of building and
repairing roads. But not now! Get
hold of traction engine and roller
or any other necessary machinery for
modern road building and use the fine
material in Nauvoo that can be had at
small cost. Then literally and fig
ureatively the dirt and crushed stone
will be flying along the route. What's
the matter with the Nauvoo, Sonora
and Monticello road commissioners
Nauvoo has q case of mumps. A
school ma'am brought 1t from the
county hub. You can catch anything
in Carthage and bring 1t to healthy
Nauvoo.
Some Nauvoo business men have
attended farmers meetings in Ad
rian, about thirteen miles east Of the
city. They have signified their will
1ngness to the farmers to supply an
interesting program for their meeting
next June.
Nauvoo people are taking to the
clock earlier hour time instead of
sun time like duck takes to water.
They nearly all seem to like the ar
rangement of placing the clock time
one hour ahead Of its usual time ard
are making better Roadway in all
lines Of work. But the daylight saw
ing plan isn't going to do the early
bird any good unless he can get the
worm to come an hour ahead of tine
and be gobbled up. The worm has
pretty tough shedding. His destiny
in life seems to be either a bird or
a fish.
Nauvoo business men and the c. A.
r. post ought to make some ARRANGE
ments to observe Memorial day here
in an appropriate and public manner
this year. The time is not lar off
and preparations should be made at
once for the days proper obser Jance.
More patriotism should be shown this
coming Memorial day than has been
displayed for a number of years past
on account of our war with the kais-
er. Half of the day could be used to
do honor to the dead soldiers and the
balance in a patriotic manner for
our soldier boys "over there"