The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-11
man is splendid orator and capital

man Is splendid orator and capital
entertainer.
The Illinois state nremen's associa-
ton met in annual convention In
Bushnell, this week and Jos. Nelson
was a delegate OF Nauvoo.S volunteer
fire laddies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Jemison, who
have been residing in Iowa, back OF
Keokuk, have moved their household
goods to Nauyoo and will soon occupy
rooms adjoining the husbands faith
er's residence down in the first ward.
Nauvoo's boy scouts will present
market day sale in the Nicaise building
across the street from the Nauvoo
State bank and every citizen that can.
should attend and patronize the sale
and give the young scouts big boost,
| financially.
w, F. Hertenstein's residence In
Nauvoo's third ward that has been
iquarantined ON account OF his son be
| ing i'll with small pox has been raised
and the young man Is as well as ever.
Not another case resulted from this
contagious disease.
Miss Hilda, daughter OF Mrs. Nina
Rheinberger, has been a very sick
young lady at the mothers home in
Nauvoo. This popular young lady's
com plant seemed to be symptoms OF
!, pneumonia, but she is getting much
better and indications are that she
Will soon be as well as ever, which is
glad news to her legion OF young
friends here.
| Nauvoo's stone quarries and clay
banks, though more valuable. may not
attract as much attention as the gold
| NJ np nj "a
| OF NauvOo's stone and clay will ulti-
mately find It's way into buildings
when the interurban railway line is
/ finished through this town this year,
and, to keep up with that. gold MI!
have &c 80 some.
! Reports from several OF Nauvoo's
young people OF both sexes say that
the eclipse OF the moon last Sunday
night and early Monday morning. came
as per schedule and they Witnessed
the event from the beginning until its
disappearance and that 1t was a beau
jtiful sight, and that the time the
eclipse consumed, passed only too rap
Idly for them.
I Several big enterprises are contem-
plating locating in Nauyoo this year
lie We get the interurban and they Will
be finished as soon as the rolling stock
Of the line begins to move.
! A 15-year-old boy was summoned
to court in a neighboring town Tor
speeding a touring car at thirty miles
IAN hour and dismissed ON account OF
his youth. Wouldn't 1t be good idea
70 send for whoever 1t was that let
him use that car?
i Nauvoo's postofice has q new eieht-
day clock presented by Virgil Nicaise.
1.-THE accommodating assistant to POST
master Hart. It WAS q much needed
piece OF furniture and = cc:.e:.e:sSc
Ito the oficiais and patrons as well.
The fate Of the NauvOo automobile
ordinance seems to be sealed. It has
died a-bornin' and the responsibility
rests upon its advocates ~ Nauvoo.
The people who live here. vicinity ana
tother places are not inclined TO sucn
Ian ordinance as proposed by Mayor
Baxtor and the battle against II was
on in earnest from the BEGINNING un-
It'll now It is ignored entirely.
Mrs. Cynthia Wilkens, an aged Nau-
WOO lady. died In Nauvoo at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Anna Nicko-
wash on Friday morning of last week
from euremic poisoning. The iaoy
was seventy-five years, six months ana
fourteen days old at the time OF her
death. She was the mother OF several
i children, one OF them dying In its In
fancy. There remain three sons and
n three daughters to survive her death.
The funeral occurred last Monday
morning and the remains laid to rest
lin Nauvoo's Catholic cemetery.
Mr.. Geo. Sheriff. died at his resi-
! ldence in Nauvoo last Sunday night OF
tuberculosis, after lingering illness
LOT several years he was si1ty-hve
years Of age at the time OF his death
His widow and twelve children sur
vive him. The funeral ocsdrred from
the residence last Tuesday morning
ana the remains inferred in the Ham
ilton cemetery
i hustling commercial club could
do good work when spring arrives and
wa could make rapid strides toward
city park and the oiling OF our streets
and other improvements could be
made that can be credited to the club
Some OF Nauvoo's cisterns are going
dry. but it Ia no cause for alarm II 1t
don't rain for some time. Nauvoo mas
la splendid water works system which
ENSURES us plenty OF water II 1t does
not rain soon.
St Rose society of the Nauvoo
Catholic church hold card party IN
the X. C. hall tonight, "wednesday Re
ifreshments served.
The Nauvoo State bank has arranged
ia corn show In the Nauvoo opera
house for next Saturday evening. Jan
Iuary 10, which will be conducted py
ilW. e. HOLDEN, OF the Illinois Corn
Growers association and will be as
sisted by County Agent J. H. Lloyd.
The admission will be free and all IN
terested should not fail to attend.
Nauvoo's Hancock County Mutual
society held an installation OF officers
last Monday evening and initiated
three candidates. After the business
meeting a social was enjoyed and
delicious two-course luncheon was
served.
Considering the materials 1t has had
to work with, the January thaw has
been making 1t noticeable.
Lake Keokuk at Nauvoo has been
well patronized by the young folks