The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-25

wood alcohol ignited the dress of Mrs.
Chas, Reimbold last Monday morning
and caused her death Tuesday morn
ing at $3.50 o'clock Mrs. Reimbold
was In the act of getting the gasoline
stove ready preparatory to do the fam
ily's weekly washing and had general
ed 1t with wood alcohol but for some
reason it refused to respond with the
proper flame. She got the gallon can
Of oil instead of small can as was
customary and poured some Of the
contents into the generating cup OF
the stove. Instantly there was an ex-
plosion and the lady's clothing was a
mass of flames and she ran from the
basement where the accident occur
red shrieking in terror. Neighbors were
attracted by her screams and ran to
her assistance, but her husband flew
to her rescue, and succeeded in subdu>
ing the flames. Nearly every inch OF
her body below the waist was scared
by the flames and her recovery was
doubtful. Mr.. Reimbold's hands were
badly burned while extinguishing the
flames. Mrs. Chas. Reimbold was one
OF the most popular ladies in Nauyoo,
and the husband, son and daughter
have the sympathy of the entire COM
munity in this sad and deplorable ac-
cident She was 48 years of age and
this fine woman with her husband and
son just recently moved into. their new
home which was so suddenly saddened
The funeral occurred from the Luth-
eran church Thursday morning at
$3.50 o'clock and was attended by a
large concourse OF sympathizing
friends. All Of Nauvoo's business
houses held closed doors during the
passing of the funeral cortege. The
Royal Neighbors, Hancock County
Mutual and Daughters of Rebekah Or
ders OF which the lady was a member,
attended in a body.
The Leisy ball team Of Burlington
and the Nauvoo team will cross bats
on our home grounds next Sunday al
ternoon. These two ball teams were
to have played in Nauvoo on two prev
ious Sundays, but the Leisys failed to
appear. They promise to come without
fail this time. A week from next Sun
day the Warsaw team will come to
Nauvoo for a game with our fast
bunch.
Some day when the novelty of auto
mobiles wears off and Nauvoo gets &C
customed to them, our council probab
lily will conclude that the unnecessary
rumpus they make should be stopped
There are between thirty and forty
cars here Some of the good people
who own them seem to enjoy maxim,
them sound like hardware stor'
clipping with peanut rooster. Their
is nothing you can tell quicker thai
a jay chauffeur The more hullabalo
he makes the bigger jay he is.
Quite number OF Montrose peopl'
day. They come to trade with oul
merchants.
| Joey Ochsner who Is making hi!
home in Chicago, is expected shortl!
| III ANautOO Ou WISH WILL LIS Pal Gill
and friends. He is fine baseball
pitcher and won ten successive bal
games for the st. Mary's team Of tn.
windy city. If he arrives Sunday HI
will pitch for Nauvoo's team agains
the Burlington Leisys.
One of Nauvoo's religious citizen
says that young men who call upo1
young ladies on Sunday evening
should be led to church. Let then
alone; eventually they will be.
On Thursday of last week grea
clouds of smoke could be seen nortl
of Nauvoo and 1t looked like q grea
fire was raging. It proved to be escape,
oil from the Prairie OIL & Gas Co.
line Of pipes. The oil was set fir
! which was the cause OF the smoke
There is considerable oil on LAX
Cooper yet in the vicinity of Nauvo