The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-01
NAUvOO WILL
BECOME A CITY.
Great Changes Expected When Water
Power Dam Has Been complet-
ed and Railroad
Built.
USING THE ICE BRIDGE
Wood Being Hauled to the City in
Great Quantities From the Is
lands Opposite the
Towns
USING THE ICE BRIDGE

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from the east country In the employ
of Lands Radel named Zeke McCarty,
was charged with an alleged attempt,
to commit rape on the person of one
Jennie Weisinger, also of east coun-
try, one night recently. She and her
sister went to dance with him and
when they returned home the sister
! got out and the couple drove of down
the country road toward Nauvoo.
He, it is said, made two attempts to
induce the girl to submit and the third
time she charged him with a forceable
assault. He had preliminary hear
ling before Justice of the Peace Her /
man Berger, ST., in Nauvoo, last Fri
day, and was bound over to the grand
jury which convenes In Carthage next |
March, his bonds being placed in the
J sum of $1,000.
/ Frank Spinanger of Warsaw was a
4 business visitor in Nauvco few days /
Eago. Frank is the most popular
brewing agent that visits Nauvoo.
Many Nauvoo people visited the
4 islands opposite the city to see the
clearing of timber there. 1t is almost
as attractive as the dam at Keokuk.
Two travelling photographers were
in the city last week and took a num-
Der of snap shots of the interior of
our business buildings. They dis
posed of a large number of the large
: pictures.
The Odd Fellows of Nauvoo have
announced their annual mask ball.
: 1t will occur February and 700 in
yitations were sent out. Three
prizes will be awarded maskers.
: Mr. Benedict Gnann, one of Maui
woes most highly respected citizens,
received paralytic stroke while in ].
Q M. Fishers big store last Saturday and
|, was taken to his home in the first
n ward where he died on Sunday after
noon. Mr.. Gnann was "a years Of age.
= He leaves to mourn, his wife, num-
Der Of children and step-children
! Mr.. VIM. Ogden. former citizen
+ of this vicinity, died at his home at
: Leon, Iowa. last week and was brought
o to Nauvoo for burial.
sk Blasts at the water power dam oc-
t casionally make the windows in Maui
ogiyoo buildings rattle and houses
n tremble.
, At this time wood from the islands
Il is still being hauled to Nauvoo in
n large quantities and will continue I'M
=. til the ice bridge is considered ull-
!. safe
/ Our people will be surprised to see
i. several business changes in Nauvoo
d about May first.
February % is considered flag day
Il but we don't hear much of it in Nau
r. VOC. There should be patriotic exer
v ciscs in all the schools.
When one goes to the postoffice fol-
his mail, it is surprising to see the
large number of keokuk Daily Gate
& City newspapers that circulate il
Nauvoo and on our rural routes. j
is the most popular daily that goes
y through. the Nauvoo postoffice ant
those who do not take it go to som.
place in the city where it is to read it
In one of our tonsorial shops fellow
a wait their turns to get to read it.
is The young son of George Hudson i
is down with pneumonia, but is SOM
" better now. 1t is hoped he will re
OF cover rapidly
g. Mrs. Jos. Welter entertained tn
ne Ladies' Priscilla club last Monda
tn evening at her comfortable home o
re Mulholland street, at fine chicke
ne supper. The table was laid at rs
and fairly groaned with good things t
lis eat and was beautifully decorate,
n. After this bounteous feast the gam
- of 800 was INDUCED in and til
evening was passed only too quickl
for those present. 1t takes the Pri
ella ladies to get up fine entertain
nents Mrs. VIM. Kimball was adop
ed a new member
Our city council members will NEE
next Monday night and but little bus
ness will come before them. TIL
most important part OF the meetin
will be as to how to pay the quarterl
salaries of the city officials when til
treasury is again almost depleted.
+ On February IL, Lincoln's birthda
occurs.
\ There are q number OF reasons
believe that Nauvoo is slated to b
come quite a city Immediately aft,
the great dam at Keokuk is complete
There are several interurban COZ
panies in the field now anxious
build but they want to give Nauve
only spur from Powellton, six mil,
east OF this city. It is predicted |
many when the time comes and tn
will be when the dam is about co,
pleted. an internrban line will be bui
along the river. or lake, as it will
then. from Hamilton through Nauv,
to Niota. crossing the bridges
Keokuk and TT. Madison. II the Of
through the country east of Nauv,
!. is built, it will not affect this lin