The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-03
Old Mormon Building Which at One
Time was Used as Factory
For Making Chewing
Tobacco.
NAUvoo INFORMATION
Amusements arc Dormant in the City
Until After Christmas on
Account Of Period CT
Advent.

NAUVOO, H., Dec. S.--Jos. F.
Oschner is razing an old brick build.
ing adjoining the home Of Mrs. Kram.
er on North Page street This is an
other Mormon land mark and was at
one time used for chewing tobacco
factory. Mr. Ochsner intends erect
ing warehouse on the site.
Two revenue men were in Nauvoo
last Monday morning to visit our
people VINO are engaged in the liquor
traffic. 1t is believed they found ev-
erything in first class shape and that
our wet goods dealers are free from
any annoyance
Our carpenters are all busy at
present in building and repairing. It
is hard to engage one for any kind
OF small Job.
Henry voorvart who was accident
ally shot while hunting, is recovering
rapidly and If no complications arise
may be able to be about soon.
The band boys banquet which was
to have occurred last Thursday even
ing has been postponed until Dec. Is,
on account Of other engagements.
! Geo. Hart, our present supervisor
and city alderman intends announc-
ing himself as candidate for sheriff
in the fall Of 1910 Herman Berger,
Jr., is also candidate. Both are
from Nauvoo.
/ We will soon be writing 1t 1910
those who do not forget.
In ~,
while walking along the walks in our
city and injured his thumb badly.
had the thumb and forefinger ampu-
tated to arrest blood poisoning. He
is getting along as well as can be
expected
It is said that the Lemp building in
Nauvoo will be opened with a saloon
about May 1.
1 Nauyoo's city dads will meet next
Monday evening.
John Bertschi is going to build a
new home in Nauvoo next spring,
having purchased fine building lot
for that purpose. He became tired Of
rural life and concluded that Nauvoo
Is good town to tie to. Mr.. Bert
schl is ex-treasurer of this county
and his wife was formerly Mrs. Caro-
line Schoell of this city.
The Armenian University student
who delivered his second lecture In
the NJ. E. church in Nauvoo last Tues
day evening, met with fair sized
house. He delivered a splendid lee
ture about mis- country, his people and
their habits.
A number of Nauvoo people and
ruralites were in Chicago during the
week, visiting the fat stock show. All
report an interesting and pleasant
time.
Christmas toys are now displayed
In some Of our stores and the little
ones eyes are glittering and are
longing for the holidays.
Lena Rivers" went to Hamilton
4 Friday evening to treat our neigbbors
to fine dramatic play. Nauvoo's
orchestra accompanied the play.
The board of supervisors will meet
at Carthage one week from next Mon
day night. Circuit court also con-
venes then.
The mysterious shooting which was
said to have occurred on Thanksgiv-
ing night. was investigated and moth
Ing definite learned at this writing.
Opinions differ as to who did the
shooting and how it was done.
Those who are in need of the crys-
tai blocks in Nauvoo are getting sup
piled from the ice houses above TT.
Madison.
The weather greatly retarded corn
husking hereabouts, but our rural
brethren have plenty of time yet to
secure and safely crib the crop.
1t is noticed that travelling men are
not quite so numerous these DAYS on
account Of the crossing. The mode of
conveyance across the big creek now