The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-28

| to California TO reSl0e. nc 10 oA
disconsolate over the loss or MS reia-
tive and wants TO go away from Ihe
scenes distasteful to him now.
Goldstein's on Peace and War will
occur in st. Marys academy audi
forum next Monday evening and the
admission will be free.
Mrs. Gilmore Lohrman. daughter
of Mr.. Geoge Ritter. deceased. OF
\ Nauvoo, died in St. Louis last Janu.
airy, news Of her death being received
here but a short time ago.
In the divorce case of Marie Nc.
Donald against her husband, R. r. Nc
Donald Of Nauvoo, in the courts at
Carthage, she was given leave to-
amend the, bill.
The outgoing evening mail in Nau.
VOC will leave at Sis instead or 4:3o
o'clock as it had done during the win
next Monday. ~
Mr.. Van KRAFT of Hannibal, Mo-,
was called to Nauvoo last Sunday to
attend the funeral of his uncle, Mr..
John Kraft.
Mr.. Ed Gott and family and Mrs: 0:
r Heitzman and two sons OF Fort
Madison have been visiting the lades
parents. Mr. and Mrs. G. j. Baxter
and family in Nauvoo.
Fred Meyer and Mrs. John Voof-
vart of Nauvoo went to Kahoka, MO-,
and visited for several days during
the week with relatives there.
Nauvoo's city council Will meet IN
regular session next Monday evening.
n u,iII he the members last meeting
but one, when they will turn the az
fairs over to the newly elected Off,
cers at the first meeting in May.
! One of Nauyoo's citizens now comes
forward and declares he planted pc.
tatoes on st. Patrick's day. he ala
not state whether he planted them In
tho earth or in his stomach. Ii the
former. his crop will be worthless and
the price of the seed lost.
| Nauvoo has a. splendid water works
system, but not a public or private
fountain in the city. True that Nau-
VOC has many wells that are nancy
for strangers to get pure anu ~
drinking water, but fountain to wa
tor animals would be a great convent
ont TO persons driving to the city.
Madam Runor is again at work.
Che has announced that keokuk
miss and Nauvoo young man VIII
enter the holy bonds Of matrimony,
that the trousseau is being purchaser
end bridal parties planned and almost
every minute of the prospective
brides DAYS are consumed in TINS
J ever pleasant task. And then again
Ithe gossips have it that several lovely
weddings will occur in April In Nan-
VOC. 1t is said we Will hardly return
from one Of these functions until an
other will claim our attention.
w savage. a brother Of Mrs. Ed
ISmitI, Of Nauvoo entered the Graham
bosnital In Keokuk last Monday
,,hare he will undergo an operation
for hernia. ,,
A comedy in four acts. The Boy OF
Rarker's, will be presented IN the
Nauyoo opera house on Wednesday
evening. April II by an all home tai
ent, all star cast.
i In all lines the high cost or living is
soaring skyward. Our hair scrapers
and wool shearers now announce that
/ after April 1. a shave will cost fifteen
aants during the week and twenty
cents on holidays instead Of ten and
ffteen cents as heretofore. Some or
tho hoys threaten to purchase SAFETY
razors and do their own hair shearlng
so as to even UP things with the Mall
VOC BARRIERS. 800,
| The N-uvoo Rustler editor still in.
sists that spring began on March ~
Instead of March 81. VIII some kind
individual send him a 1917 almanac
and calendar, for he evidently per
used last years almanac, published by
some medicine house.
Fred Salm Jr., OF Nauvoo, cashier OF
our First National bank, has been ap-
pointed administrator OF the late
Thomas Stevensons estate at Adrian.
The decedent was quite wealthy and
q land owner and had other chattels
which reach into the many thousands
OF dollars.
George Harris name as school
trustee on the democratic ticket has
jbeen erased and John w. Bertshfs
name placed thereon for the township
election which occurs in Nauvoo next
Tuesday. Mr. Hart was not eligible
to the office on account of holding the
office of postmaster.
Harry Hummel of Nauyoo, has a po-
sition with the Ochsner Auto Co. In
Fort Madison.