The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-08
.NAUVO0 IS
NEWsY PLACE
Electric Light Plant Has Troubles of
Its Own But the People
Are Patient and Con-
slderate.
AMATEUR THEATRICALs
Romance in keokuk Hospital Leads
to the Wedding of Nauvoo Man
and Nausoo
Lady.

GdGy.
NAUyOo. III. Nov. S-A nice cold
! spell in Nauyoo before Christmas will
replenish the larder Of our citizens.
The annual slaughter of porkers for
domestic use occurs then.
There was q social dance last
!; Thursday night given at the city hall.
About ten couple attended Agnes or
I ehestra from Keokuk furnished the
music
Il On Tuesday evening of last week
1 the pupils of St. Mary's Academy
had a most delightful time at Hal
low'een party.
1 There are some young girls in Nau-
700 whose parents should keep q
watchdog looking out for their daugh-
tiers who roam the streets after night
fall. There are ugly rumors afloat
] and Dame Runor has respect for no
lone.
/ Our electric light company is very
unfortunate at times on account OF
breakdowns of the large gas engine.
/ Our people who use the current
should bear with them and make the
best of the situation for such cannot
be helped After while the plant
/ viii be mastered and such inconven-
fences win not occur. Naavoo people
should be proud OF its up-to-date
electric light plant Messrs. Ward.
Nelson and Benne are doing all in
/ their power and are very accommo-
dating to furnish Nauyoo.s citizens
with hrst class electric light SER
i vice
A substantial ice bridge across the
big creek from Nauvoo 10 Montrose
would be a trade winner for Nauvoo.
Ii We should get a bridge OF this kind
here and TO the islands. business
would boom and hundreds OF cords Of
wood cut on the islands would be
brought over and the coal market
here next season would fail come in
price
It is said several club rooms viii
be started in Nauvoo this winter
With these in operation and the large
number of our Iaboring men who
/ will go TO the islands to cut wood. il
viii make saloon business somewhat
dull here.
The Court OF Honor, a popular
lodge OF Nauvoo, gave q play in Nau
voo's city hall Friday evening of last
week. The hall was crowded with
friends OF the lodge and all attending
are loud in their praise of the way II
was rendered The same cast present
ed its play TO our Hamilton neighbor:
! Wednesday night
George, the son of Marshal Louii
Hudson and wife, has returned from
I Oklahoma and with his brother Mari
viii embark in the grocery bushes,
by purchagiE i'seir fathers business
George has many friends in Nauyo,
and vicinity and We predict the boy
will make a successful business ven
lture. Our friend Louis will attend t,
other business matters.
Our mails at this season of tn
year are coming in very irregularly
The Chicago mali is very late almos
daily If this state of affairs occur
at this early season, what viii it b
when the big creek is full of fIoatinj
ice. little later It is no fault O
our mail carrier, Mr John Reimbold
however, but the railway system tia
everybody has to bow to. A troIle,
line out OF Nauvoo TO Fort Madigol
would give US the relief we so nucl
desire
Mrs. Jacob Kemler of this city die
at her home in the third ward las
Sunday evening at about clever
o'clock OF complication of diseases
Ihis popular Nauvoo lady has bee
ailing for several years with som
complaint, but at no time of seriou
nature until inst before her death. ]
is believed that the death of her so
Harry last August preyed upon he
mind so continuously as to haste
her end. The lady was about 65 year
OF age at the time OF her death. Sh
leaves husband, four CONS and fou
daughters to mourn Two childre
preceded her in death, The funera
occurred Wednesday afternoon fror
the residence to the Lutheran churc
and the remains were inferred in th
city cemetery. Rev II. Fleutii off
ciated. Thus has a good woman,
fond wife and mother departed fror
Our midst.
"Nonnie" seilars, who was appoin
ed sexton by our city council Las
spring, rendered his resignation a
the regular meeting last Monda
night and Herman Gerhardt was al
pointed in his place.
Nauvoo's picture theatre was Oh
Of commission last Sunday night, o
account Of the digagreeabie weathel
The young people OF the Luthera
church league held gocial in tn
basement of the church last Sunda
night and although the weather wa
anything but pleasant, a larg
crowd Of young people comprising tn
league was prezent. Splendid refresf
mentg were geryed. The arrang,