The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-28

on Friday evening Of last week, had
one of the most beautiful funerals
ever seen in this city. The funeral
was held from the Nauyoo Catholic
church last Monday morning and this
large religious temple was filled to
overlooking with people who went to
pay their last respects to this noble
lady. There were many priests pres
ent to assist in the solemn and I'M
pressive ceremonies and the floral
tributes were many, costly and beau
tiful. Mrs. J. Furling of Keokuk, as
sisted in the choir and Miss Culver,
also of Keokuk, presided at the organ.
The remains were taken to the Cath
Ollie cemetery where interment took
place and this worthy lady was fol-
lowed by an automobile cortege to
her last resting place.
Mr.. Phillip Hummel of Nauvoo died
at his home last Monday afternoon.
He had been very i'll for several weeks
age, fastened his end. Mr.. Hummel
was over SO years of age at the time
of his death. Three sons and three
daughters are left to mourn. The fun.
eral occurred this Wednesday after
noon from the residence at 1870
o'clock and from the NJ E. church at
. o'clock. Mr.. Hummel was one Of
Nauvoo's kind old gentlemen and
numbered his friends by the score.
He came to reside in Nauvoo from the
rural districts number of years ago.
Another one of the saddest deaths
that has occurred to shock this COM
munity took place in the Sacred Heart
hospital at FIT. Madison last Sunday
morning. Mrs. Ed Hanansky died in
that institution after going through a
delicate and painful operation few
days before her death. After the oper-
alton it was thought that this young
and popular lady would recover her
usual good health. but fate decreed
otherwise. Mrs. Hanansky's maiden
name was Miss Kathryn Kelley,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thos A. KEEL
ley, living about four miles east of
Nauvoo. Her father preceded her in
death but few years ago. This ex-
cellent young woman was in her 35th
year at the time of her demise. Mrs.
Hanansky leaves her young husband,
aged mother, two sisters and five
brothers to mourn, who have the sym
pathy of this entire community. The
funeral occurred from the Nauvoo
Catholic church last Tuesday morn
ing and was one of the largest seen
here. The remains were inferred in
our Catholic cemetery. Rev. Hoffman
and Rev. Reimbold were the offciat-
ing ministers
Mr.. VIM. Kruse, an aged resident
of Sonora township, died at his home
last Friday at the age of 90 years, 2
months and q days. The funeral oc-
CURED last Sunday afternoon. He
leaves several children to mourn.
The latest census gives Nauvoo a
population of about 900 souls. but
we have been losing by deaths and
families moving away. with few births
and no new corners. It is about time
to launch million club.
The ladies of the Nauvoo Civic
league will hold May day festival
in the city park next Saturday, with
a fine program of songs, recitations
and drills, commencing at p. M They
also are holding voting contest for
the selection of May queen, which
costs 5 cents to vote for the one of
five candidates. The contest is held
in Louis Hudson's grocery store. The
ladies will serve cake, ice cream, cof-
fee and sandwiches.
The Nauvoo district board OF edu-
cation has re-employed Misses Sylvia
Kruger and Verna Hohl as teachers
for the next term. These young ladies
are good generals when it comes to
marshaling the kids under their sup
ervision, so good that the trustees
have selected them for another term
Of service. Best about these young
ladies' and all their generalship is
that they are so busy teaching the
ideas how to pull the intellectual trig-
gers that as yet they have not both
cred themselves much about woman's
suffrage.
Memorial day may not be observed
in Nauvoo in a public manner this
year. Nauvoo's lodges ought to join
in with the old soldiers and help OBJ
serve the day. 1t falls On Sunday this
year and Saturday, May 20, would be
good time to observe this memoir
able day.
Nauvoo will have a bumper crop of
cherries, plums and pears. The trees
are loaded with blossoms.
Now that the seeds are mostly all
in, the thoughless Nauvoo gardener
proceeds to plan his summer vacation
for time when the sass" will be
ready to eat.
Thursday and Friday of this week
the Nauvoo Rebekahs will have the
honor to entertain the assembly mem.
beers of the twelfth district of Illinois
The Nauvoo Priscilla club Of Maui
VOC has about disbanded for the sea-
son as no meeting plae> has been an
nounced lately.
Miss Grace Argast entertained the
Young Ladies Sewing club last Thurs
day evening Dainty refreshments