The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-22
The Nauvoo Gate City
Nauvoo. Ill, Dec. %. 1915

Last Friday Afternoon, William
Kreiter died at his Nauvoo home very
i suddenly, at about 400 o'clock, oi
Bright's disease OF which complaint
he had been afflicted -ior over a
year and arrangements were com,
pleted to have him sent to the Wood
men sanitarium at Colorado Springs,
but last Friday he became SO bad that
the doctor was called and admins
tered for his relief In the afternoon.
while resting in a rocking chair, his
head tilted back, he gave several
gasps as for difficult breathing, and
passed away. William came to Nauvoo
in 1882 from Germany where he was
horn. and was fifty years or age last
August In 1894 he was married in
Belleville, Kans., to Miss Fannie Pit
toner. Four children were born. Will
liam, Lloyd. Orville and Francis, who
with the mother, survive. He was q
member Of the nj. w. A. of this city
which members had charge OF the
funeral which occurred at the resi-
dence in Nauvoo last Sunday after
noon, Rev. Neve, retired Nauvoo
minister. officiating and the remains
inferred in the city cemetery. His lifs
was insured for $4,000 in the above or
der
Fred Weisener Of Davenport can,o
to Nauvoo last Sunday to attend the
funeral OF VIM. Kreiter. The latter
made his home with the formers par
ents when he first arrived on Nauyoo
soil.
Hal Lalleny OF Oklahoma and his
sister, Mrs. Robert Louden. OF St.
Paul, Mimi, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bennett and other rela-
tives in Sonora township.
Mrs. George Jibben and daughter.
Alpha, of Wheatlands. North Dakota,
former residents OF Nauvoo. are visit
ing relatives in this city and vicinity.
guests OF Mr.. J. o. Boyer's family in
Nauvoo.
Another reason why the boys leave
the farm is that they like to be where
the lights are burning after nine
o'clock In the evening. said young
man to us the other day. He IS i
farmers boy himself, and holds a po-
sition in Nauvoo.
Nauvoo's Royal Neighbors lodge
members selected officers for the
coming year at their regular meeting
last Thursday evening. The follow
ing we're chosen: Mrs. M. Baumert.
oracle: Mrs. Lon Argast, vice oracle;
Mrs. Nina Rheinberger. recorder:
Miss Rose Nfcaise, receiver: Mrs. Jas
Ogden Jr., chancellor: Mrs. FREQ
Walther. marshal: Mrs. VIM. REIN
bold, outer sentinel: Mrs. Lou Hohl Is
past oracle. At their next meeting. a
social will be held and refreshments
served.
A man never gets so old he can.
learn something. especially from a
kid of sixteen. just out OF grammar
school who hasn't anything more to
learn.
One OF Nauvoo's citizens intends
starting poultry house this coming
spring A butter. egg and poultry
house pays in other towns and why
can't it in Nauvoo? Dealers even come
to Nauvoo to pick up this product.
which Is an extra expense to them.
At shooting match in an Illinois
town, man held goose up for an
other man to shoot at and the goose
was shot in the hand.
When country newspaper insta,ls
a linotype machine as Part OF the
in its office, It brags
about the machine being the first in
its section. A linotype machine is a
glorious and handy thing to have
around printshop, but when the
equipment gets out Of whack ana
stays out until you can wire for an
expert to come ami coax 1t into work
ing order AGAIN. that's another thing.
The Hombs company that was adj
vertised to appear in Nauvoo's opera
house last Saturday and SUNDAY
nishts, failed to arrive here and OF
fered no excuse for their hardness.
Nauvoo people that saw them on their