The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-15

| thing to come to light. perhaps this or
next week. The promoters are saying
| that the work of construction will be-
| gin before the summer season ends
and the Nauvoo-Niota part OF the line
be completed first SO as to give this
grand old town an outlet and inlet
during the coming winter months
when We are isolated from the outside
| world. In these months freight, ex-
press and mail is hard to send and re-
cieve During the holidays the large
number of pupils that attend ST.
Mary's academy and Spalding Institute
and who love to visit their homes on
the occasions of Christmas and New
Years are compelled to go by the
wagon route to Ft. Madison or remain
at home. This certainly speaks in
favor of trolley line. The coal sup
| ply of Nauvoo is enormous and all of
A it must be ordered In the summer
months so delivery can be made before
/ November 10Th in order to secure
reasonable price as far as this city Is
concerned, the price always being sew
eral cents higher than where they
have railroad transportation. The
| facts above stated go to prove that
| Nauvoo don't want and will not get
a stub Of the proposed interurban
/ line. What Nauvoo wants and will
get If the line is constructed is rapid
and first class transit and this beeuti-
full and grand old town will get it too,
if Mr.. Keiran has anything to do and
say about it for he has the interest of
the Benediction Sisters of st. Mary's
/ Academy at heart.
Irwin Hudson of this city made the
first trip on the steamer st. Paul from
st. Louis to St. Paul and return as
1 night Waterman. Irwin returned to
the city last Saturday afternoon to re-
main.
Numerous strangers are noticed in
Nauvoo daily to view the beautiful
scenery and probably investigating
chances for investing in business
and real estate on account Of the
bright prospect of this city securing
the interurban line from Nauvoo-Keo-
kuk-Niota and Carthage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Deimer are re.
joicing over the arrival of bouncing
boy baby, the arrival of the stork
) occurring last Sunday morning
Mother and child are doing we'll and
Ed. is CORRESPONDENCE happy.
Robt. Hibbard left for Seattle, Wash.
Wash, last week he will take in the
: exposition. Some have 1t that he will
! get married to Nauvoo young lad,
Eho is located out there.
A large number Of Nauvoo and rura
:. men folks held a fish fry at Tallant':
Point in Sonora township along the
: banks of the Mississippi river. Their,
? was plenty of bait to catch myraids o
fish and the bait was Of the best tina
could be secured in Nauvoo, the cos
of which was not considered. Geo
;, Schmitz of Sonora and John NJ
: Schmidt of Nauvoo were the chef
: appointed to serve the eatables an
they did it in first class manner
= Competent walters were selected an
: everything connected with the affai
= passed off smoothly and in pleasan
= manner. There We're over seventy-fiv
men folks present and all voted tn
), affair to be one of finest of its kin
ever attempted in this section.
Garden truck, cherries and straw
i berries are plentiful in Nauvoo q
= present, especially for home consum,
= ton and great deal for peddling an
i shipment. Nauvoo is the garden spt
of the world.
Is Willie Bogue went to Keokuk SUI
IS day morning to visit his aunt and hel
tn pick and seed cherries. Willie is til
Id son of Mr.. and Mrs, Bogue who CO.
duct the lunch car here and are 70
l.. mer Keokuk residents
We Flag Day in Nauvoo was not promi
If cuously observed in Nauvoo Monda
Is- only few of the stars and stripes. b
a ing displayed.
mt Mr.. P. J. Keiran has sent Mr.. Cha
it Mulch chaffaur SO as to convey hi
more speedily about the country