The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-14

resident Of Nauvoo. Ill, died last
night. here. He was sixty-two years
OF age. Decedent had made Nauvoo
his home for over forty years. When
lhe came to Nauvoo he purchased the
:Nauvoo Independent, which he has
conducted since that time.
Besides being a prominent news
paper publisher in Nauvoo. Mr.. Nell
! son held many important city Of
fees. He was elected city clerk, al
derman and finally mayor Of the town.
At the time of his death he was q
member Of the board OF supervisors,
chairman Of the board and by virtue
OF his ONCE was member Of the
board Of assessment review.
Decedent was owner of the Nauvoo
electric light and power plant, also
He started the Peoples. State bank
during his life time and continued
the institution under the name Of the
First National bank.
He is survived by his widow, four
sons and three daughters. Funeral
services will be held on Sunday after
noon from the residence at 2 o'clock.
4 Nauvoo has been we'll represented
by visiting insurance agents the past
few days. This must be good field
| for them.
The Nauvoo ferry boat Will go into
winter quarters on the twentieth inst.
We will then be cut of from the out
side world.
What has become of those good
old days when the programs used to
read Waltz, quadrille, polka and
SO on?
| The First National bank people of
Nauvoo have moved into their fine
new building on corner Of Thirteenth
land Mulholland street. The bank
rooms are beautiful and commodious
and they can we'll feel proud OF their
new home. Cashier Fred Salm, Jr.,
and Assistant Cashier Mrs. Anna
Jackson have been busy showing pat
rons and visitors through this beau
tiful bank during the past week. The
business in their new quarters will no
doubt increase wonderfully
The Jessie Coulton comedy company
that was to have appeared in Nauvoo
November II has postponed their
visit until later date.
There has been much exchanging
of residences among renters In Matt
WOO during the past few weeks.
Wilburt Austin, a Nauvoo tonsorial
artist, visited his parents in Lomax,
ILL.,, few days recently.
There are FIVE Sundays and one
important holiday in this month.
Natural gas has been discovered
in southeast town in Illinois recent
lly. "Shucks," we have lots of nat
lural gas right here in Nauvoo, but we
have always been ashamed to pub
ilish the fact.
| Nauvoo now has shooting gallery.
It will remain about three weeks.
Geo. Burk of Keokuk was a bust
ness visitor in. Nauyoo last Tuesday.
Everybody, in Nauyoo lis always glad
to see George and he has fine bust
ness here because Of his popularity
and deliciaagH 1s. soft drinks.
Rev. Melvin Beger of Bentley, H.,
was visitor in Nauvoo during the
week end.
One of Nauvoo's bachelors says:
Amt it funny when our merchants
advertise white goods sale just
the women folks seem to be interest
ed"
farmers say that the roads leading
out of Nauvpo's vicinity are In ex-
cellent condition. Our rural brethren
around here will soon be through
husking their corn crop.
There are mighty few towns that
haven't got a.horse in 1t as well known
as the leading citizen.
Frank Moeller, Ed Bevering and
Carl Pfaffe, cigar manufacturers Of
Keokuk, were business visitors in
Nauvoo during the week.
Nauvoo shop windows are being