The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-01

ed in the grocery business and gen.
eral merchandise with Ruben Hum /
mel, having purchased Mr. John 7
Schneiders interest in the store on
East Mulholland street. Yves and
Rube will make great success of
the business and Miss Lena pleas
ant and accommodating assistant post
mistress. 1t is a pleasant change all
around.
Our people are busy now gathering
enough money to meet the tax collec-
tors receipts.
While towns have the poor with
them always, they are little poorer
and a little more numerous in winter
than at any other season. Nauyoo
i has very few that asks for charity.
| Mr.. Fred Koechling, the popular
cigar dealer OF Keokuk, was a Maui
VOC business visitor day recently.
Fred Koepenhoefer of Keokuk was
called here by the death of his broth
| er-in-law and remained for a few days
visit among old friends.
| Thirteen years ago a gasoline gas
! plant was laid in Nauvoo arA is still
under Nauvoo ground and S,t used
now in a single instance. The plant
/ is owned by our mail and express
agent, Mr.. John Reimbold.
Manager Elmer Fisher of the Maui
WOO opera house, ought to have treated
our people to several fine plays given
by travelling troups during the safe
and thick ice bridge. The opera house
is now placed in first class condition,
newly painted and papered. electric
lights and outward fine swinging
doors. We are proud of it.
i Our friend, Mr.. John Koebler who
is one of the most efficient managers
OF the Water Power company in the
island clearing business, is one of the
busiest men we know Of He is a first
class woodman and has systematic
way of doing things and we under
stand that the power company values
his services to such a high degree
that they have offered him absolute
control of all the forces clearing tim
Der from Nauvoo to Burlington. We
have not learned if John has accepted
this tempting offer.
One of the best things that Nauvoc
needs is truant officer. 1t is toe
bad to see SO many boys and girls
who are out of school and their pa
rents bringing them up in ignorance.
Nauvoo will lose more of its popu
lation this coming spring. A number
-cf our young people will go to othel
cities to seek their fortunes. There
. is nothing in Nauvoo to keep then
: here which is deplorable state o
affairs. About two years ago six o
. eight of Nauvoo boys went to Chi
cago and now all of them are doinl
e well.
The members of the NJ. w A. 0
!, Nauvoo do not take very kindly to tn
k REIMBURSEMENT plan. The rates O
q members have been raised to 80 an
e 100 per cent and 9 number of Their
l. was heard to say that they will dro
Il OFT Some believe the Royal Neigl
$, bors will come next.
Of Miss Leota Walther entertained
1t number of her young friends last FIR
II day in honor of her 18th birthday an
1t "a fine time had by all present with re
6 freshments and games.
The drama, "A Dangerous Game,
: will be presented at the Nauyoo oper
a. house February 6, under the auspice
of the R. n. A. of Nauvoo. 1t wi
- be staged by home talent.
of Miss Rachel Parker who is atten,
]. ing high school in Keokuk, came U
il last Friday and remained until Mo-
al day for q visit with her parents, Nj
and Mrs. Eek Parker