The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-24
NAUvoo, ILL.,. JAN. 24.

Mr.. Ed. Argast, ST., has returned
from his Davenport and Muscatlne,
Iowa, visit.
One of our farmer friends informs
us that about $1,000 acres of wheat
was sown in Nauvoo's vicinity last
fall and that planted is suffering for
want of moisture A good covering
of sand would bring it out wonder
fully. If the crop is assured this
year it would amount to about $1,000
bushels in this vicinity.
Thos. z. Kelly, well known
farmer who lived about three and a
half miles east of Nauvoo, died on
Wednesday of last week at the ripe
old age of SO years. IL months and
% days. Mr.. Kelly was born In
Ballachrink, Baldwin, Isle of Man,
on Feb. %, 1888, and came to Maui
VOC in 1912 and has resided here
ever since. He leaves his wife and
one daughter to mourn. The funeral
took place from his farm residence
and the remains buried in the Maui
VOC cemetery.
VIM. Gardner of Sonora town
ship, about FIVE miles below Maui
VOC, died at his home last Monday
evening at the age Of II years. He
has been a resident of this COM
munity for large number Of years
and was well liked by all who knew
him. Funeral arrangements have not
been made at this time. but Will
probably take place today or tomor-
row.
James Ogden. highly re-
spected and aged farmer. living
about three miles east Of Nauvoo,
passed peacefully away at his nome
lest Friday afternoon. He was ~
years, 9 months and 10 days old at
the time of his death. Mr.. Ogden
leaves a wife and five sons and one
daughter to mourn. The funeral &C.
Cured Tuesday from his late home
and remains inferred in Nauvoo's
burial grounds.
1t seems entirely fair to say that a
majority of the population OF this
vicinity favors Nauvoo as a grain
and stock center when the Nauvoo
and FIT. Madison interurban line IL
built.
There will be a great minstrel
show pulled off in Nauvoo st. Ma .'s
auditorium just before the Deglne!ns
of the Lenten season. 1t Will ne an
all-home talent affair and promises
to be one of the finest amusement
stunts ever pulled off IN our opera
house. One of Nauvoo's Cathoilc
societies will have charge OF the
affair, with Ed. Simmons as tne
manager of the black faced come
dams. -,
The Colusa high school team will
come to Nauyoo next Friday even
ing and play the Commercial coliese
team of this city game of basket
hall. The event will take place II
our opera house.
Na11yoo winters are purchasing
many grape stakes and posts for use
| in their vineyards in the early
spring. ~ ,,
Don't worry about this. In keep
ing with the statistics on chance ano
hazard, there's 10000 to PEI
posted that you'll get run over Dy
a Nauyoo interurban car during 1911
Those who are fighting for better
highways maintain that there should
he more drags on the roads ana
fewer on the movement, at least this
ia the case in Nauvoo's territory.
Last Friday night three young
fellows from over at West Point,
iowa, were in Nauvoo and when re-
turning home met with an auto accl'
dent. When turning a corner cas-!
ot Nauyoo the machine upset and
badlv wrecked the car besides inJur'
ing two of the trio quite seriously.
Ha;,,,, Hudson, Chester Stratson
and oscar Buckert became members
of the l. o. o. F. lodge an evening
of last week This Nauvoo order Is
growing. -
Every perfect Nauvoo man, essen
tially, must embrace some OF the
good qualities of woman. Few Nau'
VOC men are perfect.
Tonight, Wednesday. there Will De
card party and social In the Nau'
VOC X. c. hall.
r. S. Latta had olrtnuay
anniversary on Thursday OF last
week. This important annual event
was befttingly observed by MRS.
alta inviting a few Of the husbands
friends and arranging q fine dinnsf
for the party, which was greatly en-
loved by all those fortunate to be
present. ,.
The egg market in Eauvoo took
quite a tumble. Last weeks end they
We're selling at SO cents wholesale.
and TODAY they were quoted at 81
cents. Another drop Of about 10
cents and then We can eat a sort
boiled, scrambled or fried for break
fast. ,,
EIovd Heberer of Nauvoo has been
conducting a jitney line from Maui
VOC to Keokuk ever since Navigation
season closed, making trips two days
of every week and he is going to be
in the automobile business up to his
neck by preparing for an extensive
camnaign with the dawning of
srring Floyd will get so busy That
he will have to add typewriter to
his ONCE equipment in order TO keep
up with his correspondence ana
haa,,tifu1 one engaged who he will
lead to the altar before the auto
season arrives.
Miss Gertrude Fulton who is teach
ing a school in Carthage, was called
to her Nauvoo home last week on
account of the illness or ner moIae1'
The Nauvoo grape growers were
~ ;,.o ,,aatirp Tuesday eyanio z