The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-22
Here is All the News From There
Without Making tho Trip to
That Delightful, Beau
tiful Place.
ROCK FOR. THE RIVER
Couple Arrested at Niota on Charge
Of Being Fire Bugs and One
Bound Over to the
Grand Jury.


OF Liberty Center. Ohio, who was TAX
ZEN very i'll some time ago, has SO far
recovered as to be able to be brought
home to his parents in Nauvoo where
it is hoped among old friends and
scenes he will be his old self again
George Is Nauvoo boy who studied
dentistry In Keokuk and located in
the above named town and by over
work and close attention to things
that would elevate the profession took
seriously ILL., He will return with his
father before this gets into print.
Harry Hudson and wife are the
proud parents of a bouncing boy baby.
born last Tuesday morning Mother
and son doing nicely and papa bearing
up we'll. Grandma and Grandpa Leon
ard Hudson are the proudest grand
parents in Nauvoo
An excursion on the steamer w. w.
from Fl. Madison and Nauvoo and
Montrose was given by moonlight
Wednesday evening and one passel-
ger got on the boat here. The crowd
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| the boat arrived here from FIT. Mad
lsison.
Fred Thompson and wife are par
ents OF a new boy baby which came
to bless their home last Sunday even
| Ing. Mother and child doing well.
The Nauvoo Military band gave a
moon light excursion on the steamer
Dubuque last Thursday evening and
delightful time was had by all who
attended.
Vim. Henry has completed his work
in assessing Nauvoo and it's township.
We have heard no complaint as to his
work in compiling sums against real
estate and personal property during
and at the completion of his work.
| L. L. Hudson is proving good Of
fcer appointed by his honor, the mayor
of Nauvoo, and confirmed by the city
council of Nauvoo to hold the elective
office of marshal for one year at their
first meeting in May and is giving
splendid satisfaction SO far. If he will
continue to go ahead with his chosen
work and not get too prominent as the
average officials do, he will get the
hearty support from all law abiding
citizens
Amos Roberts is loading rock on
barges for the government river work.
/ The little steamer Lucia is doing the
towing. The rock is being quarried at
ard near Nauvoo's steamboat landing
John Koehler has now his saving
/ outfit planted at the river near the
4 steamboat landing. He will saw many
] logs into lumber in the next two
weeks.
Last Wednesday morning the depu-
ty sheriff went to near Niota and
served warrant on Alpha Phelps and
his father for burning and arson.
Louis L. Hudson. who is the appointed
deputy sheriff for this end of the
county. went Zip and brought them to
| Nauyoo where the preliminary court
trial was held before Squire Berger in
/ the afternoon Clyde Johnson. the
states attorney of Carthage, with
Sheriff Carl Bertschi were in Nauvoo
| and the former conducted the preliml-
narfes. At the conclusion of the trial
it was found by preponderance of cir
cumstantial evidence that one Alpha
Phelps was guilty of burning and ar
son by setting fire to residence OF
one Mr.. Marion Patterson, neighbor,
and bound over to the grand jury at
/ Carthage which convenes in October.
/ The sum of $500, which he was I'M
able to furnish and was remanded to
jail and taken to the county seat ny
the sheriff accompanied by States At
torney Clyde P. Johnson. Some inter,
esting facts may. be brought out at the
hearing before the grand jury which
meets just before the circuit court
term in October.
{ s, The Royal Neighbors held an inter.
esting meeting last Thursday evening