The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-22
Band Concert on the Street Attracts
Many People From Out Of Town
to Hear The
Music.
CELEBRATE THE FOURTH
Nauvoo Promises to Guido Any Of
Her Neishbors and Expects
to Entertain 10000
Visitors.

NAUVOO, ILL.,, June 22.-The band
concert last Saturday night proved to
be complete success. This beauti.
full little city Of Nauvoo was crowded
with visitors and the merchants were
doing fine business The band did
all in their power to entertain the
visitors and succeeded admirably.
The concerts will continue for eight
more nights continuously, weather
permitting.
Mrs. Theo. G. Ochsner invited about
thirty of her lady friends to her COM
Portable home in the first ward last
Friday afternoon to help entertain
Mrs. Geo. Weber OF Liberty Center,
Ohio. An enjoyable afternoon was
spent in social converse and at a
proper hour dainty refreshments were
served. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Weber are
visiting their parents in I,auvoo, and
may conclude to locate in this vicin-
ity.
There was contortionist in the
city last Saturday night and styled
himself as the human frog. He gave
a performance during the band con-
cert and passed the hat for his pay
and received small encouragement.
A social dance was given in the
city hall last Friday evening.
The Knights of Columbus will be
entertained by Nauvoo's local knights
on next Sunday afternoon. Elaborate
preparations are in progress.
Harry Boedecker, who was drowned
last Sunday afternoon. was buried
Tuesday afternoon from his parents
home on North 18th street. Harry.
who was we'll thought of, had large
funeral and Rev. Flentji conducted
the ceremonies.
The Royal Neighbors and Daughters
OF Rebekah held interesting meetings
last Thursday and Friday evenings,
gress in this Nauvoo field and counts
its members among our best people.
Our moving picture show is doing a
fine business and Prof. Lehman de-
serves the patronage he receives. He
has abandoned his Saturday night
shows on account of the band con.
certs and exhibits in Pontoosuc, about
fourteen miles above Nauvoo, instead
Our old soldiers will receive thei1
quarterly pension vouchers July
Fourth and the government will hon
or these vouchers with payment abou
a week later.
Mr. Ed Kemler and Miss Carrie
/ Dachroth were married Wednesda,
/ (22ndl and they have the we'll wishe:
! of their many friends in their matri
monial venture.
kelley Morrill,, who skipped ou
with soiled dove from Keokuk some
time ago and left wife and 81,
children in destitute circumstances
is also charged with forging checl
4 for SIS which he paid for Mississippi
shells He is located and may BIZ
brought to justice.
DR.. John A. Barr of Fountain Green
H., coroner of Hancock county, wa
in Nauvoo last Monday and held a,
inquest over the remains of Harr.
Boedecker, who accidentally drowned
while in bathing in our big, bu
treacherous river. The jurors select
ed were Louis Hudson, Geo. Hemmy
] Lou Argast, Phi. Horton, Hyman Rec
and Carl Bertschi, and they brough
in verdict of accidental drowning
Nauvoo's Fourth of July celebra
ton will Guido any celebration givel
in this section. 1t is conservative,
estimated that there will be 1000
people in Nauvoo to help us celebrat
this glorious day. Splendid speaker
will be present and the music will b
furnished by organizations of merit
Attractions will be given on GU
streets, fireworks and grand ball Il
the evening. We are going to enter
tain and don't you forget 1t.