The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-28
Proposition on Foot to Improve New
Road From the River Front
Up Into the
City.
WITH FINE NEW WHARF
Change Would Not Require Great
Amount Of Expense and Would
Prove Very Bene-
ficlal.

NAUVOO, Ill.,. Sept. 2S.-There is
movement on foot to have Mulholl-
and street opened to the river. The
hill, known as the Martin hill, Ia be-
Ing cut down to what ie known as the
grade, and Mr.. Chas. Mulch who owns
the 100 acres, more north and south
than east and west, may make a
proposition of his part Of the big field
to our city fathers to open the road
to the river following the street
known as Mulholland, our business
thoroughfare. west to the river He
has consulted Capt. Streckfus, who
now has command Of the main line
steamers on this big creek, having
purchased the Diamond 10 feet, as to
the advisability of making this a
wharfage for first class landing for
all steamers, including the ferry's
permanent landing place. 1t Will be
fine convenience for our business
men and passengers. and Nauvoo's
city council should take this matter
In hand and assist In this profitable
enterprise to our people by fixing
permanent and substantial thorough
fare. Excursionists could then be in
duced to visit this grand and beauti-
full city in large numbers during the
summer season II suitable landing
can be made there during the navig-
able season it will be one OF the best
improvements ever attempted by our
city authorities. It will give us
straight drive from the river up to
our business district. Other towns
have these accommodations and why
| not Nauvoo. Now is the time to be-
gin this kind of work and not wait for
another time, and by say next spring
| it would be completed. It would not
take a great amount Of money for this
| important improvement, considering
all the advantages to be derived from
it, and no doubt would be hailed with
Joy by all Of our taxpayers and the
travelling public, and the excursion
lists who visit Nauvoo during the
summer season.
The Eagles of Keokuk and their
families held delightful meeting In
the above city and the male members
| OF Nauvoo were asked to come down
and enjoy the festivities. The fol-
| lowing Nauvoo members went down:
Jake Boyer, Fred Gehring. Theo.
| Ochsner, DR.. G. w. Fegers and many
others who from here belong to the
order Strange to say only one of the
Eagle family from Nauvoo got Ill
after the banquet. They report fine
| time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Jaeger OF
Peoria, are visiting the lady's parents
during the week. Mr.. Jaeger is in the
butcher business in Peoria and doing
/ fine business. He is fine gentle
man and deserves success. George. a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jaeger, will ar
rive Saturday for visit with his
grandma and other relatives.
The amount of money that was re-
ported as stolen from one OF the sis
tiers of ST. Mary's academy's rooms
in a recent issue Of The Gate City has
not yet been recovered.
Max Reimbold. former merchant
In Nauvoo who made complete sue
cess of the business about six years
ago. died in Los Angeles, Calf, last
week. He was about 65 years Of age
at the time of his death.
Mrs. Chas. Knoner Of st. Louis,
Mo-, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Jos.
! Welter during the week.
/ A social dance was held in the city
hall Tuesday night Agnes orchestra
furnished the music This orchestra
Is very popular here.
A moving picture show will be held
in the Weisener building Saturday and
Sunday night They are beginning to
be very popular.
Geo. Hudson who lost his wife by
death in Miami, Okla, and whose re
mains were brought to Nauvoo for
burial, returned to that city to dis
pose of his possessions there. Will re
turn TO Nauvoo and make his future
home here.
The Nauvoo baseball team will
cross bats with the old time ball club
next Sunday afternoon and large
crowd will attend
The repairing of the Martin hill II
getting to be serious proposition OF
account of money matters and &C
count of the inclement weather. The
funds allowed them are nearly ex
hausted and what they will do next II
hard to determine.
Nauvoo citizens and business mel
are waiting for the water power dan
to be completed, then they expect tina
Nauvoo will be made city. This II
the only way that Nauvoo Will b
made a city Keokuk business mef
advertise in the Nauvoo papers ant
draw the trade. Nauvoo business mel
ought to do the same. 1t can be dom
with a little exertion and ambition.