The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-16
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Mrs. Jos. Carroll ana Mrs. Maud
Ross entertained the old civil war
veterans of Nauvoo at the home OF
the latter last Tuesday afternoon In
honor of their father Mr.. John Ken
dall's birthday anniversary. The
gentleman was 80 years OF age at
this date and his two daughters
thought 1t fitting time to have his
old friends gather at his home to
celebrate the event. There were
bushels" of good eats and after the
feast q social good time was had.
The boys in blue present wished Mr..
/ Kenda1l many more happy birthdays
before the final roll call.
| Rev. and Mrs. Hurt Of the Nauvoo
M. e. church, entertained the church
choir at a s o'clock dinner on FIJI
day evening of last week at the par
sonage and all those present had .
delightful time.
| The Hancock Mutual society OF
Nauvoo at their regular meeting las
Monday evening selected officers for
the ensuing year. After >all business
was transacted. social followed.
lsupper served.
| Alphonse Lingo, a French gentle
I man OF Nauvoo, left last tuesday
morning for New York and arriving
there boarded the steamship Chicago
enroute to France, to remain several
months In the country Of his birth.
HE expects to return in March and
when he does we can learn all about
the great war going On there.
| Nauvoo st. Rose society Of the
Catholic church will indulge In .
market day sale in the K. O. hall
next Saturday.
The hardest part Of some Nauvoo
wives Christmas shopping is about
over. Some Of them haven't bought
enything yet. but they have prtcei
about everything they had no inten-
ton Of buying.
There il an awful e1panse Of
desert between TT. Madison and Maui
WOO and Keokuk and Wa1Saw, md
Nauvoo IL getting ready for another
local option election next April 30
report has 1t.
Fred Walther was in Keokuh
Thursday to have his tonsils re-
moved.
| Miss Wayne Huntley Of Nauvno
land Mr.. Chas. Hackett Of BrownS-
vile, Mimi. were married in this
city last Saturday evening at the
home Of the brides parents. Rev.
Neve, an uncle Of the bride ofic1at-
ing. The happy young couple LETT
imme diately for few of the north
ern cities for their honeymoon trip,
and after the expiration of this old
year will be Eat home" to their
friends in Quincy, ILL.,, where tbs
groom has a government position.
l The Nauvoo proposed interurban
/ railway lines era Of expansion has
already begun and no telling where
1T will end. It IL already planning
to extend line to Keokuk II the
business men Of TT. Madison don't
come across with the Tong green" to
assist IN completing the original line
as planned. II Fl Madison loses this
line from Nauvoo che will lose the
best paying railroad line to its bust.
Waks UP, you fellows MP there. and
raise that paltry sum Of SIS. 900 o.
80, 900 asked Of you and secure tkil
most important Of al business enter
prises that ever entered or proposed
to enter your penttentiary city.
X A good thing cannot last always
Last Tuesday night and the mex,
morning the tail Of northern biz
] card wound itself around Nauvoo and
sent down the mercury in the Their
mometer dangerously near. the zero
mark. Farmers had to put on extra
clothing, beat It out to the barnyart
and started IN to break the ice OF
the troughs 20 that the stock could
| drink. Well, 1t can't be summer ali
the time.
II Nauvoo's king stock buyer again
shipped about a half dozen car loads
, |of 1--we stock to Chicago last Tues
day and nearly half Of them were
Mr. Geo. Boegner's own feeders and
q bunch of fine cattle.
Miss Zelda Walther has been hav
ing q russell With facial neuralgia al
, ther parents home IN Nauvoo, but is
ION the road to recovery and may be
iwell by the time this gets into print
Nauvoo's Priscilla club ladies arr
to meet one day next week, but the
time and place has not yet been set
They may not meet at all again unit
after the holidays because some o1
the ladies do not belong to the "dc
your Christmas shopping early club
Nauvoo's little ferry boat went into
winter quarters last Monday after
moon and was housed in her last win
: ter's harbor down near Mt Moriah
in waggoner's creek. Crossing the
lake at Nauvoo Is now made In q
launch which is just as convenient
and safe as the ferry. but not as com
Portable on account of old Boreaa
blowing his ice house breath.
, Mighty few If any in Nauvoo VII
admit they are mossbacks.
Chas. Kraft, manager Of the Lefsy
} saloon stand In Nauvoo, has at Last
; succeeded In purchasing the Brigham
Young property in Nauvoo's first
ward. It consists Of something ovel
an acre Of land with two-story
brick residence and an additional one
story brick building attached to the
main structure. 1t is the original
brick residence In which Brigham
Young, head of the Mormon church
II lived while a resident Of Nauvoo
when the people Of that faith lived
lin this Illinois city before their de
parture for Salt Lake City. Utah. Mr.;
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