The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-15
NAUVOO
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Will be served November ~ In the
church basem alt. This is an annua
affair with the ladies' and they are
attempting to make 1t better thar
ever.
Nauvoo's Young Ladies' sodality
arranged a market day sale to take
place next Saturday at the knights
of Columbus hall and they will have
large lot OF goodies" to dispose OF
which you can purchase for your Sun
day dinner.
Monday night and Tuesday morning
and the mercury ran down to about
ten degrees above the zero mark. It
the winter season don't begin until
December 20 which is also the short.
est day of the year.
Mrs. VIM. Bentz Of Nauvoo will
sell her household goods on Novem-
Der % and make her home with rela-
tives in other cities.
Mrs. Anna Jackson Of Nauvoo who
has been engaged in County Agent
Lloyd's Office in the county hub, has
resigned her position and has accept
ed the place of stenographer in the
newly elected circuit clerks office.
Emil Kirschbaum, former Maui
VOC boy who is now in Fillmore,
Calf, will be married to young
lady Of that place next Monday.
1t is reported that quail are net
very numerous around Nauvoo's sec
ton this year and the season which
opened November 10 and closes De-
cember 10, exclusive, but will not
provide such splendid sport for the
hunter this year.
This being the season for the print
ing of all weather prophecies. this
one may as well be included along
with the rest: In some parts In this
state it is being predicted by the
very wise ones that hard winter
is ahead because sparrows are rob-
bling the hens of their feathers to
line their nests with.
Nauyoo's M. W A. members will
not change their meeting place, but
remain in their present quarters.
The Hancock comfy mutual society
of this city will "house-warm' with
the l. o. o. +. lodge in the latter's
hall over the postoff1ce building and
it was also the intention of the NJ.
w. A. to meet with them.
Now Nauvooite comes forward
and declares that our people should
eat more cheese and less meat, as it
contains an equal amount of nutri-
ton and is cheaper. Undeniably this
may be true, but if people were in
duced to take ur cheese or any
other diet 1t would only be a little
while before the manufacturers would
chase up" the price and then we
would either have to go back to beef
or embrace a bean diet. II a fellow
| :~I~ - oh n 1Nn
must sneak out and get diet that
the price-raising manufacturers don't
suspect he's going up against. Oh.
the trials of the poor consumer.
The Illinois deputy state fire in
spector was N Eauvoo recently and
advised people to- clear all vacant
lots of weeds and other infammable
material lying around loose which is
menace to pIuLerty. He has been
making a tour of Illinois towns and
finds much Of this neglect in many
places and says the rubbish must be
removed and those who are respon.
sible are subject to damages. There
are a number Of such places as he
describes in Nauvoo.
Nauvoo's Royal Neighbors society
will have an important meeting
Thursday evening Of this week and
all members are requested to tie
present
There is a fellow in Nauvoo who
claims to be the champion fly swat
ter of the city, but what beats us is
how they can tell who swats the
most flies and nearly everyone swat
ting. Perhaps Il swatting average
was kept, something like batting
average During July, August and
September this fellow we are writing
about may have swatted something
around 400. That's swatting some.
isn't it?
Theo. Gross of Nauvoo, was re-
cent Fl. Madison visitor.
Dan Agne Of Keokuk, was in Maui
VOC last Monday among his many
cigar customers.
Mrs. Daughcrty and daughter of
Warsaw were visitors with the son
Ellis and family for several days re-
Gently.
Nauyoo's ferry boat was taken to
the cry docks for some minor re-
pairs several days ago and returned
Wednesday morning for this week to
resume her regular trips until she
will enter her winter quarters which
may be next Saturday, although no
oficial notice las been given ou,
that the little craft will "ground-hog'
at that time.
The steamer keokuk will 30 into
winter quarters next Saturday, so re-
port has it now, and then navigation
is at an end as far as Nauvoo is
concerned.
There was a pleasure craft moored
in the creek at Walter Bros ice
house from last Friday until Sunday.
It was beautiful and well arranged
for convenience and pushed by a
powerful gasoline launch. The party
consisting of mau. wife and son were
on their way 20 southern waters and
became wind-bound at Nauvoo and
waited for the choppy lake here to
subside.
Miss Bell. lecturer who has been
in Africa, appeared in the Nauvoo
NJ. E. church last Sunday evening
and spoke to the large congregation
about things she saw in that dark
and dismal country.
Rev. L. Tholen Of the Nauvoo Cath