The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-09
The Nauvoo Gate Civ
Nauvoo, I'LL, Jan. 8, 1914

Mr.. George Jibben OF the southeast
country will move with his family to
near Weepland, North Dakota, next
Tuesday or Wedn ssday where he will
farm This excellent family's many
friends In Nauvoo and vicinity are
sorry to see them leave, hut hope for
them all kinds OF prosperity.
Mr.. Mahlin Boyer, wife and son Of
Bowen, ILL.,, who have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Boyer for several
days the forepart Of the week return
ed home Wednesday,
Nauvoo's old soldiers received
their quarterly pension vouchers the
forepart Of the week.
Since the Nauvoo electric light
plant has beer conn scted with the
Keokuk water power dam, the lights
have given splendid satisfaction.
Mr.. Geo. Gillian, manager OF Nau-
voo's opera house started his moving
picture show Thursday evening and
will show every night this week Tin
cluding Sunday night. Mr.. Gillian
has started out splendidly as new
lessee and manager Of Nauvoo's opera
house by furnishing the best Of at
fractions and merits the confidence
and patronage of Nauvoo's residents
and people from our vicinity. He
promises to place the best Of movies
on the canvas. The gentleman also
informs us that he may be able to
secure the Maid and Minister" a
first class company for the evening Of
Jan. 15.
Mrs. Lou Argast entertained the
Ladies' Card club on Friday evening
Of last week. After card games were
played for several hours, dainty re-
freshments were served.
Mr.. Fred Salem, Jr., and Mrs. A. L.
McCallister who are inmates Of a
Keokuk hospital where operations
we're performed on their persons are
getting along nicely and will soon be
brought to their Nauyoo homes.
Mr.. Ellis Daugherty. Nauvoo's Pop
nlar meat market proprietor, has
rented the schenk large Ice houses
and will fill them with the crystal
blocks II Lake Cooper will ever
freeze sufficiently this winter.
Surveyors for Mr.. r. o. Marsh's
new railroad through Nauvoo are
still in Nauvoo running a line about
the west end OF the city. It begins to
look like this fine old town will Sc
curs an interarban during 1914.
Nauvoo's Hancock County Mutual
will give social III their lodge room
next Monday night. The !. %. o. F.
lodge members held ia "llome even.
ing" last Wednesday night. It was
given for the pnrpos OF rounding up
tarGy members Of the order.
Ollie Korchli had t1lh little finger OF
his right hand badly mashed while
working at rip-rapping In quarry
just south of tae city "a few days ago
He was working with Keokuk water
power dam company of workmsn.
The Nauuvoo NJ. Wa. enjoyed q
social in their roomss last Thursday
night. A large number of members
were present
Nauvoo's fine M. E. church was del
icated in an. appropriate manner last
Sunday The donations on that dls
amounted to s2,S5s.fo which com
pletely wiped out the debt. The mem
bers are now attempting to raise
money enough to purchase bell TO.
the fine structurs and they will sure
" succeed.
Miss Leila, daughter Of DR.. ant
Mrs. w. M. Haggett who has bee.
visiting her parents here for a weeN
or more, returned to her Decatur, Ill.
college to resume her studies.
Leslie Reimbold departed for Des
Moines, Iowa, to again take up hi.
studies at thu Drake university.
The Ladies' Priscilla club OF Nau
VOC will meet next Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. VIM. Kim
/. ball. e
Mr.. John Seiglemeyer who has beer
Visiting his family in Nauvoo durins
the holiday season has returned t
his work near st. Louis on gov
eminent fleet.
Mrs. Chas. Falkner OF Strathmore
Canada, is visiting relatives In Nau
WOO the guest Of her father Mr.. Her
man Berger, Sr.
Nauvoo has again had two deaths
n very short time. Mr. Warrel
Balm died on Saturday of last weel
at the age of nearly sixty years
propsy was the cause of his death
He leaves VITA and two small chi
dren to mourn. Mr.. Adam Hammel
an aged resident of Sonora TOWNSHIP
died on Friday of last week at tn
age Of 81 years. Another sad deatl
vas that OF Mrs. Minnie Undin
Woods Mcntgom cry, the young VIII
81 Mr.. G. r. Montgomery who mar
ages the Academy laundry TIL
iady's death resulted from an opers
tlon In a TT. Madison hospital las
Tuesday night She was nearly 3