The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-08
NAUVOO NEWS

The masque ball given by the Nau-
VOC military band last Thursday night
was attended by about 120 couples and
ii proved to be one of the social
events of the Nauyoo social season.
Mr.. D. j. Ikerd, one of Nauroo's
oldest citizens, died at his home last
Sunday morning at O'Clock. old age
being the direct cause. The gentle
man was 81 years and % days of age
at the time OF his death. The
funeral will occur on Wednesday
morning at 1o:S0 from the Presbyter-
ian church
Mrs. Ed. Argast, sr., is very Ill al
this time.
The married folks will dance at the
city hall in this city Wednesday even
ing, Feb. s.
| The Hamilton dramatic COMPANY
will visit Nauvoo next Thursday even
] ing to present Paid in Full, the
greatest play of this generation, with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Choate in the
leading roles. A crowded house will
greet them.
| The Odd Fellows will give their an
nual mask ball at the city hall on
Friday evening, Feb. IL.
/ On Tuesday of next week occurs ST
Valentines day but ALREADY the
I comics and highly perfumed and arts
tic ones are passing through our post
/ office.
4 Some of our CITIZENS began select.
ing and asserting their garden seeds
but MFR, Grounding interferred last
Sunday, notifying them to wait
4 awhile.
Geo. Burk of keokuk was among his
soda water customers in Nauvoo LAS
Thursday He informs us that his
4 firm has put in new bottling auto
matte machine with a capacity o.
thirty-fve bottles 10 the minute,
A number OF Nauvoo people al
tended the big jack rabbit shoot AM
grand opening Of the refreshment par
lor Of Latta & Barber at Montros'
last Thursday grounding day. Hand
: some invitations were sent ont BY thi
1 popular firm.
II has been long time since ther,
has been SO much sickness in an,
around Nauvoo as there is at til,
present time.
Geo. Jibben and family OF this cit.
are now occupying their farm clever
miles southeast OF Nauvoo.
Jos. F. Ochsner has purchased III
!. four acre tract of land on Main stree
! down in the Flat OF the Blake heirs
: 1t is desirable piece OF resi- estat
and we understand that the consider
alton was $500. Mr.. ochsner SAYS b
I would like 10 purchase some more O
; the kind ii there is any in Sauyoo.
market This shows he has implied
Z confidence in the keokuk and Hami
= ton water power dam and which vi
be the cause of making Nauvoo fin
large city.
Only four more weeks left of the 81
: cial season in Nauyoo and our youn
people are going 10 improve the tim,
Already some fellows have an
: nounced themselves as candidates 10
! the Office OF city mayor OF this gran
! old town What did our bushes
men organize an industrial associ;
ton for il not to attend 10 matters {
this kind. which. is the most irnpor
: ant piece of business that viii com
! under their observation on accour
of the Keokuk and Hamilton pows
dam at Keokuke An enterprisin
; candidate irrespective OF party a
flliations should be selected for til
position of mayor this spring and TIL
: organization should select the ma
b and our people elect him. This thin
s of a fellow bobbing and deciarir
b himself a candidate and goes befol
t political primary to be selected al
II almost always elected, is ietrimei
o to any growing town.
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