The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-24
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land sermon and special offering will
be taken at both services.
Miss Myrtle Hummel was afflicted
with q stroke Of paralysis on one side
OF her face few days ago. She is i'm.
proving now.
Roy Argast who was operated on for
hernia In a Chicago hospital recently
lis getting along fine and Is now com.
fpletely out Of danger. AS soon as he
regains sufficient strength and health
no will come homo to his parents
here and remain until he has fully
recovered.
1t is said that the transmission line
surveyed from Hamilton north will be
built on the east side OF the big creek
by the water power people The line
runs just east OF Nauyoo
4 Mrs. c. j. Bortz of Mendon, Ill, and
Mrs NJ. M. Gran of Quincy have been
visiting Or. J. A. Bortz and family dur.
ling the present week.
The Nauvoo city council Is now
paying one-half Of the cost for build
ling sidewalks and those citizens who
are able should take advantage of the
present opportunity by building these
substantial walks around their prem
Uses.
Walter Bros, our butchers, are
purchasing all the wool they can get,
making convenient market for our
farmers.
Mrs. H. Eberdt OF this city is visiting
her daughters and their families in
4 Chicago and may remain there during
the summer.
i A recital was given in the st. Mary's
academy auditorium Wednesday even
ling by Miss Georgia OF Chicago. The
pupils of the academy will give re.
4 citals on the evenings Of May 81, rs
and 30. The admission will be free.
4 It is said that four show boats from
1.-THE south are headed this way and all
.iof them make Nauvoo stops. Nauvoo
Is good river show town.
A An effort will soon be made to hold
band concerts If our business men are
financially in favor of them.
Complaint is made that some auto
mobile drivers carry insufficient lights
on their autos for public safety.
1 Flowing and hoeing vineyards oc-
Icupy the attention of our winners now.
An automobile party expects to visit
Nauyoo several weeks hence. The
,lparty will come down from Davenport
and stop here for several hours, view.
ing historical points Of interest that
Nauvoo is full OF. They have written
for pilot to show them about the
i city and competent man who Is
, acquainted with all historical things
about this place should be provided
Another party starting from New
Orleans enroute to Minneapolis will
come up the river shore route the en-
tire distance next month and may also
stop here.
Six pupils from the lower grade
school passed examinations for en-
trance to the high school last week
, three boys and three girls.
R. Sommerhalder is having his bust
ness building place repainted.
! Chas. Mulch is having his large trac
J of land in the fiat tiled. 1t may b,
!. that Mulholland street on through tt
. the river will be opened when the
Keokuk dam is completed and vii
pass through Chas. Mulch's tract Of
land. This would be great benefit
i to the city.
What Nauvoo needs badly Is good
,, curbing and cutters along Mulholland
street. The cutters should've made tc
easily carry of the water.
The Nauvoo Knights OF Columbus
Fave purchased.a new pool table from
Chicago and will place it in their
hail.
Nauvoos high school board have not
yet selected a principal
All hedge fences about Nauvoo
ought to be removed and thereby make
our city look more beautiful.
The steamer Josh Cook is expected
at the Nauvoo landing daily with a
consignment of six car loads of ce.
ment
DR.. VIM. Herstein made a profes.
; sional visit to Hamilton last Thursday
This gentlemanly doctor is building up
q lucrative practice in Nauvoo.
Mr.. and Mrs o. Benson of Burling.
ton are visiting their daughters,
Misses Emma and Nettie, in Nauvoo
and intend remaining for some time.