The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-07
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, III, March S. 1913.


lis fortunate in not possessing but
ton factory.
| As we understand 1t. the Misses
Rabbits, the famous twins, will spend
Easter Sunday in Nauvoo with home
folks and make the little boys and
girls happy by providing plenty of
colored eggs.
| Some OF our people begin to think
that dairy would be a paying enter
prise in Nauvoo. 1t has been tried
several times. but for some reason
abandoned. Although many families
keep COW good milk trade could
be worked up among our citizens.
The ladies of the Nauvoo Priscilla
CLUB held an interesting meeting at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Mulch last Thursday afternoon. "A
dainty luncheon was served.
Promoters have expended several
hundred dollars during the past six or
eight years to locate trolley line
from Keokuk through Nauyoo to
Nfota and all has come to naught.
Just about the time that line is
/ finished and work on the interurban
would soon begin the promoters
fade away. when another set hobs
up. Nauvoo is still without rail-
road but It's citizens are hopeful that
the Stone & Webster company will be-
i gin the construction of road through
here as soon as the Keokuk power
4 dam wheel begins to turn.
4 1t is doubtful il any OF Nauvoo's
people will plant potatoes on st. Pat
ricks day or on Good Friday this
year
1 Two young ladies from West Point,
Iowa, who are working at the Hotel
] ORIENTAL, built "a snow man in the
[ hotel yard last Monday afternoon,
!, which was admired by those passing
{ that vicinity. The girls placed hat,
! lnecktie, collar, boots and gloves on
their subject, making it look quite
realistic, and occasionally stand in
front of it and bow to the gentleman.
Last Wednesday afternoon a work
man on the transmission line just east
of the Nauyoo city limits line fell off
one of the cross bars on one of the
high poles and was injured quite SER
iously. His face and feet were badly
brised. He received medical atten.
ton at once and was brought to Dr. j.
A. Bortz' Office in Nauyoo. The man
i lived with his family at Willard Hor-
tons place, 21s miles east of Nauvoo
!, Felix Hansman, an aged gentleman,
: who is making his home with his
daughter, Mrs. j. A. Bortz, Is getting
very poorly. He is about eighty-four
years OF age. Many years ago Mr..
I Hansman conducted brewery on
Knight street in Nauyoo and was very
prosperous.
A number of young people partici-
: pated in surprise party at the
Dackroth home, down in the first
ward, last Wednesday night,
Denny Costello, a small but com
zeal Irishman, who has been making
a Nauvoo his home for some time, here
siand there, was taken to the poor
house at Carthage last Thursday af-
! ternoon for short stay.
Geo. A. Bruegger and wife, who
have been sojourning in the east for
{ a few weeks. have returned home,
: after a delightful visit.
Il Nauvoo primary election next Tues
day and all of our saloons will have
! closed doors.
The great Mississippi pond was
I closed with ice four times this winter
: at Nauyoo
Optimists are beginning to hope that
the backbone of winter will soon be
badly sprained If not broken.
Miss Alice Baxter is visiting the
Dadant family in Hamilton. Miss
l Alice is Nauvoos popular music
teacher.
: DR.. w. M. Haggett has been housed
with illness for several days during
the week.
At last an effort has been made by
: Hancock county people to secure a
: farm soil expert. committee has
been appointed to provide ways and
means to secure the farm expert as
I soon as possible.
; Work of razing the brick business
. building on corner of Thirteenth and
Mulholland street, purchased by Nau-
voo's First National bank people, will
begin as soon as the weather permits
0 and fine new bank and business
! building erected on the site.