The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
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Geo. A. Bruegger, a former Nauvoo
professional man, but now of Chi
cago, visited his Nauvoo relatives
for a few days recently.
Mrs, Adolph Amsler and daughter,
Dorothy, are in Rock Island, ILL.,, for
a visit with the husband and father
until after New Years day.
Messrs. Harry Baxter of Nauvoo,
and Ed Morhart of Sonora townhsip,
came over from Camp Dodge, Iowa,
last Friday night on a five days fur
Tough to spend Christmas with their
parents.
Mrs. Louise Bosch, who has been
visiting relatives in st. Louis for
the past three months, has returned
ito Nauvoo.
Mrs. Lucille Grant and daughter.
Katherine, of Winnipeg Canada, who
have been visiting relatives in Maui
VOC for several months, the guests
of Grandma Mrs. Phi. Kimball, return
ed to their home on Wednesday of
last week.
Henry Leinhart, Jr., who is sta
toned in the aviation camp near
Urbana. H., was a visitor over
Christmas with his parents in Nau
VOC. Henry hadn't arrived at his
home but a short time until he
brought out his cornetN from it's rest
ing case and blew the bugle call, so
as to let his many friends in Nauvoo
know that he arrived.
Nauvoos Royal Neighbor camp
held a meeting on Thursday night
of last week and selected the follow.
ing officers for the ensuing year:
Oracle, Stella Baumert; vice oracle,
Mary Argast; past oracle, Odllle
Hohl; chancellor, Augusta Kembler;
recorder, Nina Rheinberger; receiv-
er, Rose Nicaise; inner sentinel.
Elizabeth Reimbold; outer sentinel,
Adele Diemer; marshal, Cora Wei
ter; managers, Mary Welter, Mary
Argast. The camp will meet again
on December 20 and will initiate can
didates.
The Nauvoo high school held no
session last Monday, but held school
hours Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday.
Nauvoo's banks were closed Christ
mas day and nearly all of our bust
ness houses closed at noon The
thirst parlors kept open house all
! day and evening.
| All of Nauvoo's district schools as
| well as the st. Mary's academy and
| Spalding institute are vacating until
after the holidays.
| Dr. w E. Kreuger and Geo. Nc
Gregor are new members Of the
Nauvoo Odd Fellows lodge.
| Nauvoo's library officials have sent
/ a good many magazines to the sol
der boys in the camps.
/ Nauvoo's old soldiers will receive
their quarterly pension vouchers next
Friday, January 4, a splendid New
| Years gift.
/ There will be given an old time
dance in the Powellton hall, about
/ seven miles east of Nauvoo, next
| will be contributed to the Red Cross
fund. There will be fine music and
refreshments served. Quite mum
4 Der from Nauvoo intend going out to
'lenjoy the festivities and assist in
swelling the contribution box of the
noble cause.
ST. Rose society's market day sale
last Saturday was attended by a fair
sized crowd There was an abund
ance of good eats and which was
patronized to such an extent tina,
these Nauyoo ladies realized fall
profit for their labors.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Nauvoo State bank
will be held on January s, 1918, in
the rear rooms OF the bank building
between the hours of 10 and Il
O'Clock in the morning. The Object
LOT the meeting is to select eleven
directors to serve for the coming
year and transact any other business
that may come up for hearing.
]. G. Schneider Of Nauvoo, received
a message last week from his sister
in California which informed him thai
the lady's son-in-law had died in a
San Francisco hospital on December
18th.
E, J. Baxter of Nauvoo. intends
leaving for California in short time
to remain during the winter.
Nauvoos Knights Of Columbus
war fund has reached the sum o.
$500 up to the present time.
4 Cap" Ed Boedecker of the Nauvoe
police force, had the misfortune &c
injure one of his arms while cranklne
a Buick auto truck last Wednesday
morning. He had to consult doctor
who bandaged the member whlcf
was considerably bruised.
good many of Nauvoo's Older
people are complaining with bac
colds. which somewhat resemble
that old malady called de la grippe.
Several Of Nauvoo's younger ele
ment are instigators Of a new club
which will be sprung in January.
! Services in the Nauvoo Cathoiit
church on New Years day will be
held the same as on the Sabbatt
days. s and 10 o'clock a. m.
| Revival meetings will begin in the
Nauvoo M. E. church on January 5
4 which will be in charge of Rev. VII
Hanson and last for nine days. The
community choir with Rev. Marstor
as leader. will furnish special music
The public is invited to attend thest
meeting.
! Next Monday evening English serv
ices will be held in the Nauvoo Luth
eran church at 7;30 o'clock, and OF
Tuesday morning, New Years day
English services will be held at III: 80
The annual business meeting of the
congregation will be held after these
services. All members are urgentl!
requested to attend.