The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-16

nret part OF the coming weak ana
enjoy Christmas with her husband
| and daughters.
| About half dozen Moose lodge
members went down to Keokuk to
attend social of the order there and
help devour the pig roast lunch which
was prepared for the feast. They re-
port f1ne time.
Rev. Father Tholen Of the Nauvoo
| Catholic church was in Keokuk last
Tuesday evening where he delivered
an interesting lecture before the
knights Of Columbus members In the
dam city. About q dozen knights OF
Nauvoo went down with him to enjoy
the talk and social which followed.
Mrs. Ethan KimbaU and children OF
Bushnell, Ill, came to Nauvoo yesteI-
| day to Join the husband and father
here for visit with relatives.
It Is now too late to do your Christ
mas shopping early. But do 1t now
and don't wait until the last moment.
Take It year in and year out tho
price of eggs in Nauvoo is lower than
| In any large city. In almost any
scram bic Nauvoo comes out on top
Eggs are bringing 81 cents In f1au-
VOC now.
/ JOS. Bossler Of Keokuk was a Maui
VOC visitor several days during Ibis
week.
william Pitt. ST., II down IN vicks-
burg, Miss. on q still hunt for large
wild game. Hfs brother Frank ts with
him and we expect to see the former
bring several trophies with him on his
return to Nauvoo.
Isn't It funny the Nauvoo boys don't
| figure the price OF the next round OF
drinks in with the high cost OF living.
1 81 w. . sd
journed session last Monday evening
and kept the object Of this extra
meeting q secret up to that time.
Mayor Baxter surprised the people
Of Nauvoo when they learned that he
employed detectives at tho cost Of
! $176.01 to ferret out selnonkeeper
in Nauvoo who were disposing liquors.
Illegally and he said his htrelings
had done 30. He claims his sleuths
secured enough evidence that three
Of our wet goods dealers were guilty
Of selling alcoholic liquors In whole
sale quantities under q retail license
and revoked their wholesale malt
licenses on account OF the alleged
evidence secured by the employed
Sherlock Holmes and Old Sleuth, at
the taxpayers cost Some wonder
why Mayor Baxter didn't file com.
plant against these saloonkeepers Il
he had evidence enough to convict
and give them . chance to vfndfcate
themselves of the alleged charge. All
that was done was to revoke the
4 wholesale malt license, which they
carried with government wholesale
1 liquor license and Will permit them
] to secure from the city wholesale
i liquor license at . cost OF 800. ALI
OF our saloonksepers claim that they
are entitled to a hearing before the
courts.
/ Emil, SON OF MT. and Mrs. G. J..
I Baxter. OF Nauvoo, was married on
Friday OF last week His bride was
Miss Hildred MCGEE, and q highly
accomplished young lady. VINO viii
make our friend, Capt" splendid
helpmeet. The happy couple went to
Chicago Immediately after the we'd
ding on their oneymoon trip and will
visit in FIT. Madison before going to
Hamilton, where they WIN reside UNI
til March /, after which they will
/ come to Nauvoo to- make their future
home, where this popular young man
is engaged in fruit culture. Our con-
gratulations to the newlyweds.
II Today the st. Rose society OF the
Catholic church VIAL hold q market
day sale In the K G. hall.
their regular meeting last Thursday
night. selected new. officers for the
coming year and enjoyed an oyster
Supper, after all business was trans
, acted.
Oscar. SON OF Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Haas, was riding a horse which he
was using to drive cattle with last
Tuesday. The animal stumbled and
fell, throwing the young man and
caused him to break . small bone In
one Of his ankles, besides bruising
1t badly. Oscar WIFI nurse the foot
for several weeks 10 come.
Time has passed for you to do your
Christmas shopping early, but II you
win hurry, now, You might be able
to keep from doing it too late. Read
the ads in this great family news
paper and then go and do 1t now.
Gays entertainers are still pleasing
our people with their entertainments
in the Nauvoo opera house for
the last few evenings. Thursday
night they conducted country store.
giving away miscellaneous articles
purchased from Nauvoo merchants.
James Hager and family have NOV
ed into the Bentz property. his new
ly purchased real estate and building.
Wonder IL the time VIII ever come
SHORTY Wueu inc "lSSisslpPl fNo1
become navigable from New Orleans
past Nauvoo to St. Paul 40 well as
magnificent distance.
i Mercury stopped at the zero mark
in Nauvoo last Wednesday night and
Thursday morning. Our Ice men are
beginning to wear a smile, because
II we have few days more OF this
kind OF weather they win be able, to
harvest . fine lot of the crystal blocks.
The lake above the city was blocked
with ice Thursday.
There are fellows in Nauvoo who
have spent their lives waiting and
expecting to be urged to run for
mayor and wnen elected, show their
hand, while there are others who are
perfectly satisfied II they are caught
for jury duty once in while. And.
worst OF all, It doesn't much matter