The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-23
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo, Ill, Jan. %, 1913

4 Seventeen deaths to Nauvoo's cred !
1t inside Of the last six months. And
Nauvoo has population Of only a
little over 1000 people.
VIM. Korehli and assistants caught
a wagon load of fish near a sandbar
opposite the Roberts residence near
the Kimball landing one day last
week. Some catch, that.
Guy Boyer has moved to Nauvoo
and occupies residence on South
seventeenth street with his family.
He occupies the position Of bartender
in his brothers. saloon.
Three of Nauyoos ladies are can
vasing the city to raise funds for a
public library for Nauyoo and have
succeeded in securing about $3.50,
1 with much more money in sight. The
ladies who are out soliciting aid
from Nauyoo citizens and business
men are. Mrs. Anna Jackson, Mrs.
John w. Bertschi and Mrs. Fred
Salm. When women lay their minds
to do q thing they will finish the job
lif it is within the realms of possibil-
4 ity. And the critics can go chase
! themselves.
Many of our citizens say that wher
the First National banks new build
/ ing is completed and a new postmast
er selected, the west business room
A would be an ideal location for thu
1Ya n
handsomest postoffice rooms In thu
state in the third class section.
Nauvoo's fire company member
held a banquet in the engine hous'
last Tuesday morning and all presen
report a fine spread and delightful
time
Miss Emma Hauptman Of Daver
port. Iowa, was called to Nauvo
Monday to the death bed of her bro
Their Charles who died last Saturda
evening
Mark Hudson was Galesburg, III
business visitor the forepars OF tn
, week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry scheidkel
Mrs. Julia De LaPorte and Mrs. G. F
stohr OF Hannibal, Mo-, and Mr.. job
!. Heider Of Locust, Ia, attended tn
! funeral OF Mr. J. NJ. Gross last SUI
, day afternoon AL Of these peopl
are relatives Of the family.
Death came to the relief OF Cha
M. Hauptman on last Saturday, evepin
. at 4:45 o'clock at the home OF HI
mother on North Thirteenth stree
q after lingering illness which da.e
y back for a number OF months. II
b came home to his mother from Roc
i Island, H., on Oct. I'd last. broke
) down in health and had not left h
n bed from that date until his deaf
Charles occupied the position OF for
l. man over werlzmen with COVER
It ment fleet in the Rock Island distrie
d He was in his 45th year at the tin
OF his death The funeral took pla
2 from the Lutheran church las. Mo
5. day afternoon. The deceased leav
Y an aged mother and sister to mour
It The funeral OF ]. NJ. Gross la
:" Sunday was one Of the largest Sc
in Nauvoo for long time. Sof
thirty Eagles came up by the au
/ route land attended in body. 7
y Nauvoo NJ W. A. and Eagle lodg
d held their ritual services over the
k mains at the cemetery. Rev. H.
s. Flentje OF the Lutheran church o
n, ciated at the residence. The gu
n tet.e Of the Eagles who gang at t
le cemetery WAS beautiful although S
to and the floral offerings were ma
and of the most artistic designs.
One of Nauvoos popular YOU
ladies was seen cycling the VIII
j goods in ]. N. Fishers store j
n Monday. She will be married sc
g. 10 a popular Nauvoo young man.
1t Several Nauvoo ladies' solo ell
ct surprised some of heir members
90 visiting them in disguise and hayi
the time Of their lives in watch