The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-27
.NAUVD() |. D, Q. I.
MAY BUILD HOME
Prosperous Lodge Has $4,000 in the
Treasury and There is Agitation
Toward Owning
Home.
HACKMEN HAVE TROUBLE
Damage Suit for $500 is Filed by
George Relmbold Against Fred
Thompson on Account
of Fight.

/ NAUvoO, H.. Feb. 2G.-Mrs. ]. A.
Bortz entertained the Priscilla CLUB
Thursday afternoon.
The l. O. o. F. lodge members
have $4,000 in their treasury and
| there has been considerable talk
among the members about investing
the amount in home of their own.
I We understand that they were offer
1 ed lot if they would erect build
/ ing thereon. The building they oc.
| cupy now owned by the Walter heirs
| is not considered strong enough to
accommodate large gatherings and
I there is large membership in this
order and the Rebekahs. The mem
i,bers seem to be divided about the
building matter.
The city council meets one week
/ from next Monday evening. The
ordinance to make the offices OF city
marshal and street superintendent
an elective instead of appointive one
+, will be brought before that body at
| this meeting.
1t is too bad to see some of the
! high school pupils play hockey sever
al days during the week. The high
school principal ought to notify pa
rents when the absence OF scholar
is noticed.
Carl weller formerly of Nauvoo has
departed for Panama to reside there
for awhile 1t is said that Car has
i become quite a boxer and wrestler
Washington's birthday was observ-
ed in Nauvoo by three flags flying,
the banks closed and no high schooi
session. The directors in the second
/ ward refused a holiday in the prln-
cipal and primary departments
4 Our doctors are kept busy these
4 DAYS answering calls. There is con-
siderable sickness around mere put
! not of a serious nature
Il II is reported that fattering OF
fer has been made for !, piece OF
Nauvoo properts. Nothing was given
out what it was to be used for
4 Ma 100 needs and wants better
train service for the Chicago mails.
It is usually received here, In the
afternoon.
Mr.. Michael Tanner died in Maui
. VOC at the home of his daughter. Mrs.
John Schmidt, ST., last Wednesday
morning. He was i'll for a consider
able length of time and gradually
grew worse until the end came. Mi
Tanner was 81 years of age at the
time of his death. Five children sur
vive. his second wife preceding him
} in death about a year ago. The chill
dren are Mrs. Fanny Tame of the
/ east country, John Tanner of Kansas
and Mrs John Schmidt, Sr., and Mrs
Henry Schneider pof Nauyoo. The
funeral took place from the residence
k to the Lutheran church last Friday
: afternoon and the remains inferred IL
!; the city cemetery.
!. Several Nauvoo Odd Fellows attend
t ed a grand rally of the Illinois ordel
at Quincy Thursday.
/ Next Tuesday is March LIST ant
G generally considered moving da.
= among our farmers.
b The cement show at Chicago las
s week attracted L. L. Hudson, DR.
g L. Davis and Sydney Fowler of thi
e city. They report fine time and ;
= fine exhibit.
n Geo. Harsch will begin erecting ;
o new residence on the site OF his oil
g home which was badly damaged b.
e the explosion at the Richtn an fire las
1t summer This will Il axe six new resi-
IS dences. to be built in Nauvoo during
If 1910.
Life insurance agents seem to hav'
found a rich field in Nauvoo for GU
city is seldom without travelling in
vt surance agent.
# Our city calaboose had two oe
1t cupants last Thursday night On
It was plain drunk and the other
o wanderer or unfortunate who aske
for a nights accommodation in III