The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-01
The Nauvoo Gate CITY
Nauvoo, ILL.,, Dec. 1. 1915

Nauvoo, Ill
i The next couple in Nauvoo to get
married is-well, there are three
young couples just about to enter we'd
lock and we will not venture to name
the first one
i Mayor Geo. H. Hart and postmaster
of Nauvoo, that is to be, is housed
with some troublesome sore on his
neither limb and blood poison has ap-
'peared. It is hoped nothing serious
will result and that he will be a very
much well man before his commission
for postmaster will arrive, which is
Expected some time this NORTH.
/ Mrs. Nickowash entertained num-
Der OF Nauvoo ladies at cards and
refreshments in her Nauvoo beautiful
home on North Twelfth street, Tues
day evening The party was given In
honor of Mrs. F.. Childres Of FIT. Mad.
ifson. who is visiting Nauvoo friends
But 1t is believed that gasoline can
stand good many operations before
they can cut out all the profit of 1t.
! The evening mail now leaves the
Ipostoffice at 4:30 for Montrose in
stead of 5:15 as heretofore, on accosnt
tof the early darkness and sometimes
dangerous crossing OF Lake Cooper.
i A Quincy brewing firm has bought
the saloon property occupied by j. NJ.
!Schmidt and formerly owned by the
Moehn brewery firm of Burlington.
The Iowa prohib law Is making many
changes in Illinois property.
Nauvoo's st. Rose society and K. of
JOS will hold roast pig banquet in
their lodge rooms next Wednesday
Ievenfng, December s, at the noon hour.
These societies were given this bunch
tof pork chops, spare ribs and tender
ilo1ns and now they are going to burn
1T in an oven and surround it with
trimmings when done to a beautiful
brown.
| Mrs. Jos. W. welter entertained
some ladies last Saturday evening at
cards. The guests OF honor were
Mrs. Frank Childres of FIT Madison,
and Mrs. Anna jackson of Carthage.
Fine eatings were served during the
evening.
bunch of lady friends called at
the comfortable home OF Mrs ]. NJ
GROSS last Saturday evening and
proceeded to show this popular Nau-
WOO lady what a good time was. It
I
was equal to the occasion and pro.
ceeded to make her guests comfort
able and give them the run of the
house. Cards and refreshments were
the evenings advertisement and all
present had delightful, time
The weather has been SO delightful
around Nauvoo this fall that most OF
the farmers can sit around the fire
crack hickory nuts and eat apples
. when the bad weather sets In, instead
OF being out shucking corn.
Health report from Nauvoo: Mr.
c. ]. Baxter is the latest here to catch
! the "autoitis." He nprchased Buick
machine recently
The funeral OF Mr @Alois Rheim
, berger occurred from the Nauvoo
Catholic church last Monday after
. noon, Rev. Father Tholen officiating
He was eighty-eight years, five months
, and twenty-one days old and lived In
, .Nauvoo for sixty-fve years.
, The ladies' OF the Nauvoo Lutheran
j church cleared $3.50 from their efforts
: in serving dinner on Thanksgiving
day and the social held throughon:
, the afternoon ard evening. It is a
, neat sum and The ladies' are satfsf fed
r and thankful for the liberal patronage
r To fret and fume over the disap
: pointments and trials OF life is the
: worst thing possible. for It but adds
3 to ones darkness OF soul The wise
thing is to meet all such things brave
:. ly and with smiling face. 1t may not
: always be easy to do, but the habit
9 may be acquired, and 1t pays to &C
I quire 1t.
; Jacob Miller, former Nauvoo resi-
!. dent, died in FIT. Madison last Satur
day at the age Of eighty years. He re
sided just below Nauvoo for about
!, forty-flve years. His son, Wesley NIL
! Ter resides on the old home place.
!. Lake Cooper is coming dang erously
= near Mrs. 2. Dundy's residence at the
: ferry landing. The lady will move
into more convenient and com Portable
quarters and her sister, Mrs. Lucy
Patterson, of Chicago, is In Nauvoe
and will winter here with her sister
9 AS we sit down and ponder over
: the summer courtships we find tho
i hand that welded the boat oar nov
:. Yields the broom. The suppers or
q Lake Coopers banks are now in 8
dining room. The gazing at the sky
IN summer time is now looking Il
= see If the washing can safely be pu
= out. The hand in the wash tub is the
). hand that trailed over the boat side
i The soft voice in quiet lanes is now
y don't you think it's cruel world?N
r Geo. A. Bruegger. Judge Of Nauvoo'.
police court, was Chicago bushes.
visitor the fore part of the week
Mrs. VIM. Bentz is visiting her son
IRollie and family, in Keokuk
Rev. Father Tholen OF the Nauvot
Catholic church. is in Peoria on 6
business consultation with Rev. Bish
Iop Dunno.
Mr.. and Mrs Ethan Kimball Of Bush
nell. Ill, were in Nauvoo last Monday
and attended the funeral of Mr.. A
Rheimberger. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Heintz and Mrs. Jos. Fisher Of Quincy
also attended the gentleman's obse
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