The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-28
The Nauvoo Gate CITY
Nauvoo, Ill, November %, 1913.

Several gentlemen, house movers Of,
Carthage. were in Nauyoo few days
ago to make arran gements to, move
the Rustler's old building from its|
present site to foundation Of con.
crete adjoining Robert Kuhn's furni-
ture store.
c. o. Starr, the wide awake subscrip-
ton solicitor of the popular Gate City
was In Nauyoo a few days ago, piling
up another bunch OF subscribers to the!
already large list in Nauvoo and the
two rural routes leading out Of the
city.
You would never hear of some fam
lilies II the girls in them weren't good
tango and turkey trotters.
The Ladies Priscilla Club of this
city, will meet with Mrs. Michael Bau-
inert. Jr. on Thursday OF next week.
Geo. Jibben OF the southeast coun
try will have public sale on Decem
Der 2. after which he will move to-
Red River Valley, MINI. We dislike
to see this popular family leave this
section.
In our last letter to The Gate City
in speaking Of the death of Mr.. Jas.
Nelson, ST., 1t was stated that he
owned the Nauvoo Independent at the
present time when 1t should have read
that he was the owner for about five
or six years in the seventies. Baumert
Bros, are the popular publishers at
the present time. We cheerfully cor
rect.
1t has just been discovered that
young and tender alfalfa cooked with
good, fat bacon and Served with a
pone of corn bread, makes an excel
lent dish and is superior to mustard
! and turnip tops for greens. II the dis
covery becomes generally adopted
there will be a huge demand for young
and tender alfalfa shoots, aud the
price Of the 5-cents-a-sack smoking to
bacco will leap upwards.
The Nauvoo ferry is now In winter
quarters in what is known as the An
| ton creek in the northwest part Of
Nauvoo. We are now practically cut
off from the outside world and only
connected by the team, skiff or launch
routes.
| Nauvoo had shooting gallery but
for want Of good room, w. H. Scott
discontinued it. He conducted an or
derly place and was very popular with
his patrons.
A number Of our citizens are looking
up places where there are stoves and
steam heat plants and taking different
sides on the Mexico and other ques-
tons and are brushing up for long
winters debate
Ernest Watson Of Dallas City was In
Nauvoo few days ago buying poultry
and eggs and intends making regular
| trips to Nauvoo and vicinity
Fred Wolf, after a lengthy visit In
Nauvoo with his parents. left for
Omaha, Nebr., Monday and will work
the territory on the way in the inter
est of his awning firm.
Geo. Boegner shipped some more
stock to Chicago few days ago He
has made many large sales OF cattle
from this county to the windy city. At
his last shipment he returned with a
car load Of fine feeders. We are on
the map politically as well as for
many bumper stock sales, Irish pota-
toes and pretty women.
DR.. Bortz brought a complaint
against woman for practicing medi-
cine without license but the case
was dismissed and now a civil action
is threatened against the complainant
Mr.. G. S. Wonnell, one OF the most
gentlemanly insurance agent we evee
met. is in Nanvoo. He has succeeded
/ in writing numerous policies.
Nauvoo has several young men who
| intend to become law students. This
is fine thing. What we need is more
lawyers. for the more we have the
more trouble can be stirred up.
The Lutheran Aid Society will hold
their apron sale and serve oyster stew
and other refreshments Thanksgiving
day and evening in the basement OF
the church.
VIM. Bentz, fine gentleman oil
Nauvoo died at around two O'Clock
Tuesday morning in the sixty-aftf
year of his age. He leaves his wife
son, Leroy of Keokuk, daughter
Maude, of Hollywood. Calf: and sor
Hayden of Los Angeles, Calf.
Geo. Hudson, our liveryman, will in
augurate q stage line from Nauvoo te
Fort Madison beginning Wednesday
daily except Sunday. This is an excel
lent idea and should prove a paying
one. He will meet the @. train and
Santa Fe by leaving Nauvoo at $50
each morning and his prices are very
reasonable.
! All the poles will be set for Nauvoo's
electric light plant by the end of the
week and power from the dam will be
| in use soon.
Mrs. Catherine Stoef1eld, a flne ole
lady, died in Nauvoo on Wednesday Of
| last week In her daughters home
who is Mrs. Chris Steinmetz, in the
S3rd year of her age. She leaves one