The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-01
NAuvoo, ILL.,, DEG. I.

contributed the sum OF eight uOlidIS
to the Red Cross ambulance fund.
Now that Thanksgiving day is pass
ed, there is no possible excuse left for
not shopping early. Christmas is
just four weeks away.
Nauvoo's Red Cross society gave
the Thanksgiving ball in our opera
house last Thursday evening and over
seventy couples attended, many from
around this neighborhood being pres,
ent to enjoy the festivities. Dancing
began at o'clock and continued until
late hour. ALI present had delight
full time. and the treasury of the order
lreplenished considerable.
The turkey crop about Nauvoo this
year for Thanksgiving was a very
short one and the prices hit the top
notch. Very few families in Nauvoo
enjoyed turkey at dinner on this holt
day, and still there are those who
think they are not happy unless a tur-
key graces the dining room table.
The Ladies' league of the Nauvoo
Lutheran church, who held a bazaar
and market day sale in the religious
building basement last Thursday, did
remarkably well financially. They
sold about everything they had on
hand. Refreshments, such as oyster
stews, sandwiches, coffee, cake and ice
cream was served during the day and
evening. This occasion Is an annual
event of the ladies to swell the funds
! of their league and they thank the pub
| lie for their generous patronage.
R. S. Latta and Ed Leach were Maui
VOC visitors Thanksgiving day.
Peter Leinhard of Astoria, Oregon.
visited relatives in Nauvoo during the
week. Peter was born and raised in
this Mormon town, but for good
rlany years he has been in the west
at and near the coast. He visited his
nephew. Henry Leinhard. Jr., at Ur-
hama, H., who is in the governments
/ aviation station and his brother Jake
in Slater, Mo-, for the past few days
and may return to complete his visit
! in Nauvoo before returning to his
western home.
Gordon Parker and wife of Peoria,
ILL.,, came to Nauvoo to spend Thanks
giving with the groom's parents and
family and remain until Monday.
! There are one or two old buggies in
! Nauvoo that can be had for the asking
and which were used when Lincoln
and Douglas ran for president and took
part in the campaign. These buggies
could be put In excellent condition
with a little paint and could be used
on state occasions by the present gen
Grafton. No doubt occasionally an
heirloom OF old furniture and other
things are sold to the Mormon people
who visit Nauvoo as articles that once
belonged to the martyred Mormon
prophet.
The McBride-Owings marriage oc-
CURED in the Nauvoo Catholic church
last Wednesday morning, Rev. Father
Tholen officiating. THE BRIDE had
Joined this religious denomination just
recently. The newlyweds are both
residents of Colusa small town
about fourteen miles northeast Of Maui
woo.
! Many Of Nauvoo's sweet misses he
roically take but a small lump OF sugar
in their tea or coffee and then eat a
half 'or pound of candy when her
heaux calls at her home.
| Quite a number Of Nauvoo people
are complaining of the apples stored in
their cellars rotting rapidly and their
wives having hard time to keep up
converting the fruit into apple sass"
The brick work on the Ochsner
building in Nauvoo has reached the
first story and is now in the hands Of
the carpenters for the joist work.
pushed as rapidly as the weather will
permit.
Will Reimbold. who is attending
Knox college in Galesburg ILL.,, came
to Nauvoo to eat Thanksgiving dinner
with his parents at the Oriental no.
tel and remain until Monday.
That public library is mighty
good thing for any town is shown by
the number Of young people as we'll
as the old, who obtain books at Maui
voo's free library. How much better
! it is to provide something good for
the young folks to read than to have
! them buy cheap literature of ques-
tionable nature. Our citizens should
do all they can to help and boost the
| public library in Nauvoo and we hope
that all will bear this in mind for all
time to come.
The bakery bread throughout the
United States and in Nauvoo Is to be-
| come standardized on December TO-
! The loaves will be one, one and half,
two and four pounds. 1t is suggested
! by Hoover that bakers should not
charge more than seven cents per
pound for bread.
/ The annual shooting match was
| pulled off in Nauvoo last Tuesday
and as usual a large crowd was in
| attendance. There was considerable
! trap shooting done for geese, the
prevailing fowl in stock Only three
head of turkey was secured for the
match. Quite a number from Keo-
kuk and FIT Madison were present
! On and after this date it will re-
quire a one cent internal revenue
stamp on each parcel post package
weighing twenty-five pounds. The
stamps will be on sale at the post
office and must be cancelled by the
sender with his initials and date.
| The Nauvoo State bank has dis
, tributed number of fine pocket
books among the customers of that
! financial institution.
| Many of the smaller daily news
papers, among them the Keokuk
Daily Gate City, suspended publica-
| ton last Thursday, thus making it a