The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-26
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/ Miss Sylvia Pfaffe, Of Keokuk, is
visiting relatives in Nauvoo, the guest
! of her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Bechtoli.
Miss Maggie Jibben, OF Peoria, Ill.,,
arrived in Nauvoo last Monday for a
several weeks visit with her sister
Mrs. J. o. Boyer and family.
The rainy season in Nauvoo this
summer did not cause anyone to can
eel any entertainments, but we would
have been pleased If it had.
Nauvoo's old soldiers will hold a
two days reunion on September 5 and
6 and our business men have taken
hold and will assist the old veterans
to entertain all old soldiers, their
friends and their families who care to
visit us on the above dates. Our bust
ness men propose to make it a gala
event.
Some Of the excuses still right
popular in Nauvoo and elsewhere
were thought up first by Adam.
The potato crop in Nauvoo will be
a short one this fall.
There used to be a modest lass,
with figure neat and trim, who wore
her dresses full and long-not slashed
to show limb. She never would go
any place unless she wore her
clothes: she always wore petticoat
and she always wore her hose. It's
true her heels we're made SO high 1t
seemed she walked on pegs; but,
bracelets on her legs. know she Of
10 20 no,.to he r,orpi1aca
couuette, but she caused no groans
from broken bones la the suffrag-
cite. Oh, woman fair! oh, modest
lass. When will you come again? None
other than yourself can heal the out
ragged hearts of men.
Nauvoo people who have been haul
ing passengers must comply with the
state auto license low, so says the
County Chauffeurs' association, and
some wonder what this association
has to do with other towns regula-
lions when we are well aware it is a
state law.
Sonora's Home Corners society
held picnic few miles below Maui
VOC last Saturday and there was fine
crowd present and all had an enjoy
able time.
Miss Clara Bargner, Of Keokuk, was
a Nauvoo visitor among relatives and
friends the early part OF the week.
Miss Lola Datin, OF Chicago. is Wis
iting at the home Of her uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. A. Amsler In Maui
VOC.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Falk, Of Nauvoo,
will leave for st. Louis next week to
make their future home. This popular
couple conducted a restaurant here
for time and later Mr.. Falk tended
bar for Latta's saloon. We all in
Nauvoo are sorry to have this popular
and pleasant couple leave US, but hope
they will be successful wherever they
60.
Louise Datin and Phin. Kimball will
leave for Davenport, Iowa, Sunday to
receive the fourth degree in the
knights Of Columbus order.
Powellton's MI w. A. and Royal
Neighbors will hold their annual pic
mic Saturday, August 26.
Mr. Henry Auer, one Of Nauvoo's
best known and eccentric old citizens,
died last Saturday night at about mid
night at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. Robert McConkey. His ailment
was said to be dropsy, of which he
for some time, but was
seriously sick for about four or five
weeks. He was born in Paducah, KY,
July Is, 1871. and came to Nauvoo
with his mother six years later. Mr..
Auer was rs years old and lived in
Nauvoo almost seventy years and was
here during the Mormon era. The fu-
neral took place Sunday afternoon and
the remains were inferred in the city
cemetery.
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ness visitor last Monday.
Misses Virginia, Genevieve and Dor
othy Datin recently returned from a
Misses Marie and Helen Reinch, Of
Muscatine. Iowa, have been guests Of
Miss rosetta Hartel.
Alvin Iverson, Of Chicago, IS in
Nauvoo visiting his cousin, William
Argast.
Jacob and Gottlieb Christ. of Bos-
covel, Wis, are visiting with Rev.
Mr. Hertel and family.
Mrs. Geo. Hauptman and son, Jake.
spent last Saturday and Sunday at
Denmark, Iowa, with the lady's daugh-
ter. Mrs Chas. Van Tuyl
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jemison, who
were quite seriously injured in an auto
accident several weeks ago, are now
almost recovered, which is glad news
to their MANY friends in Nauvoo.
Irrigators from Iowa are still as
thick as flies on a molasses barrel In
Nauvoo almost every evening these |
warm suffer days.
The first day OF Nauvoo's chautauqua
Is over and It has proved grand sue
cess. 1t is estimated that over 500 !
people attended at both afternoon and |
evening sessions. The Preachers |
quartet, whose members are regular
pastors Of the Rock River confer
am. of tho NJ n church annaa rod q q |