The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
celebrate their diamond wedding.
i which their many friends hope will

which their many friends hope will
prove true.
The feast of the Immaculate Con-
ception will be observed in the Catho-
lie churches throughout the world
and in Nauvoo the services will be
the same as on Sunday.
Mrs. L. P. Schipp and Sydney Fowl
er had some trouble about a gravel
bank in the south part of the city.
Fowler purchased the bank from par
ties who were supposed to own it and
have bona fide deed, but later it de-
yeloped that in looking over the mat
ter, Mrs. Schipp discovered that the
bank was recorded in the latter's
deed. The matter was amicably and
satisfactorily settled out of court.
Twin babies born to Mrs. Gus Jas.
ter the fore part of last week are
dead. This woman has given birth to
five babies in eighteen months and all
are dead. This record of bearing that
many children in that short time has
not been beaten In this section or for
many miles from Nauvoo.
ST. Elma, beautiful drama will be
presented in Nauvoo opera house by
the Rebekah lodge by selected home
talent.
Thanksgiving day has come and
gone and our business streets seemed
almost deserted for nearly all of Nau-
voo's people gathered around the
dining room table and enjoyed the
annual feast. We are now ready for
the Christmas holidays and shoppers
can be seen daily in our stores. The
early shopper gets the cream OF the
goods and our people are getting into
lime to secure first choice. The holt
day season in Nauvoo promises to be
Ia lively one.
The mails here are getting to be
more regular. caused by the trains at
Montrose arriving on time.
A. ]. Beger, our postmaster and
druggist is one of twenty-five men
selected in Illinois to be voted on for
members Of the board OF pharmacy.
The board will consist of five mem
bers.
Ed Simmons who left lucrative
cigar manufacturing field in Nauvoo
to find better one in Hamilton at
the east end of the dam, has returned
to his former home in Ft. Madison.
Nauvoo ought to be good place for
a cigar factory and whoever comes
here to make good smokes should
M n,,& ~ plonn
jealousy has killed many men in the
business world
Our city dads met in regular ses
sion last Monday night with little
business transacted They adjourned
to meet again the first Monday in the
new year, unless something special
turns up to attract their attention te
| the council chambers.
Stone & Webster, the mighty con
tractors have company of four mer
in this field. making survey from
Hamilton to Fit Madison for trans
mission line, so we understand.
The Hancock county board of su
pervisors will meet in Carthage mex
Monday. their regular quarterly
meeting.
There is more talk about an inter
urban line from Quincy to Niota, ant
now they have over 200 business mer
and capitalists of the former city in
! terested 1t looks like this ought t.
bring the interurban through Nauvot
and every travelling man and ever!
resident of this city knows we neet
one badly at this season of the year
Well, Nauvoo will get line whe1
the big dam is completed.
| The ladies aid society and tn,
ladies industrial society will hol,
meetings the coming Thursday, tn,
! former with Mrs. John Hohl and tn,
latter at Mrs. Geo. Harsch's residence
/ All of Nauvoo's secret societies ar,
| holding flourishing meetings. This il
the social season and the attendant,
is almost always large.
4 Mrs John Gutherz of Keokuk, viii
with her family make Nauvoo thei
future home as soon as she dispose
of her grocery store. The lady los
her husband by death a short tim
ago. She will reside with her moth
er, Mrs. Geo Hauptmann and sor
4 Jake.