The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-20
LODGE GOAT
CHASED GIRL
Exciting Experience Of a Pair Of
Nauvoo Beauties Who Were
Chased by Villa m
Goat.
THE NAUvoo LATEST
Coming Divorce Suit Of Rev. and Mrs.
korb is Of Considerable In
terest to the Old
Friends.
THE NAUvoo LATEST

NAUVOO, ILL.,, Feb. 19.--Nauvoo PEG.
pie receive their Chicago mails in the
afternoons now. At least. this has
been the case for several days. The
farmers on our rural free delivery
routes receive their papers the next
day after publication.
AS yet the J. A. Bortz telephone and
electric lines have not been sold. It
looks like negotiations are. at an end
Jonn Pohnmiller of Fort Madison
was in Neuvoo last Wednesday nego.
tiating for the purchase OF some isl.
ands opposite the city and the proper.
ty Of Mr. Felix Hansman, who resides
here.
The R. N. A. held delightful meet
ing last Thursday evening. Refresh
ments were served and the Nauvoo
orchestra was present.
Mrs. Whitfield is still lying IN a
critical condition, and the aged lady
may not last much longer.
Next Tuesday occurs Washington's
birthday and there will be no rural
mail delivery that day.
Mrs, Korb, the wife of Rev. Korb,
a former Methodist minister of Maui
VOC. but now located in st. Louis, was
in Nauvoo during the week, visiting
among friends, and in the pursuit OF
dispositions with a st. Louis lawyer
to assist her for the coming divorce
suit, which she has filed in st. Louis
to come up for hearing Monday. A st.
Louis attorney was also here in Rev.
Korb's interest. The hearing and TAX.
ing of dispositions was brought before
Judge Gruegger and witnesses sub
poenaed to appear there. All wit,
nesses We're present, except Rev. Els
man, who is housed with broken leg
and was unable to attend. The lady's
attorney suggested to repair to the
minister's residence, but Mr.. Korb's
legal adviser refused, saying that
three days notice must be given and
said notice served in st. Louis, and
which the attorney knew could not
| be done in time for the suit to be
tried next Monday and through this
technically the divorce suit may be
continued or tried without Rev. Els
mans testimony. Mrs. Korb and little
son of about three years of age, who
| is with her, returned to St. Louis.
Travelling men are scarce in Nau.
VOC these days. The cold weather and
crossing the big creek makes their
visits long between times.
The revival meetings at the Presby-
terrain church are largely attended al
most every evening The minister
conducting them is an eloquent speak.
er.
Sheriff Bertschi was business visit
or in Nauvoo last Wednesday He
came here to serve papers on Fred
Thompson for saying uncomplimentary
things to Mrs. w. c. Reimbold during
la heated quarrel with a relative of
hers some time ago. Fred was alb
sent from Nauvoo and the sheriff had
to return to the county seat without
performing his mission.
All kinds of wolf hunts are being or.
ganized about Nauvoo and noted dogs
put on the trail of these foxy animals,
but so far few of them have been
caught.
Our stock buyers are not very busy
J now in the cattle line. Several quar-
ters Of dressed beef have been shipped
4 into Nauvoo on account of the scarcity
of cattle in our neighborhood
Our religious people who strictly
observe lent are ransacking their eel.
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J properly observe the six weeks per
; Tod.
John Koehler may begin saving logs
in Sonora before beginning operations
here. There are large number OF
logs above Nauvoo's boat landing to
be converted into hard wood lumber
this spring.
Nauvoo's third and new blacksmith
shop is now in operation in the build
ing on the city hall corner on Twelfth
street. The owner is said to be an ex
pert horse sheer and a first class
workman.
Two of our young ladies who served
on the refreshment committee fol
last Il nuTSudy . IT, N. -. Iuc6LilS hat
trying experience in the afternoon
while arranging things. They wen
after bucket Of water and Pat. Nc
Cures Billy goat was in the nearby
vicinity. A mischievous fellow initial
ed a Nanny goat and Sir William re
sponded by making tracks for the girls
They saw him coming and ran arount
for nearby protection, with his goat
ship in close pursuit, but the girl
gained the stairway of the lodge room
and closed the door. Some say thu
Mcclure goat was brought here t.
rent to secret societies on evenings o
initiation, but the ladies came nea
getting an initiation outside of lodg'
meeting hours.
Nauvoo, like other towns, has thu
nnllbacks and it "won'tbe-built'' fel