The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-26

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their parents dining room table
Quite few of them are attending col
llege in different cities to better pre-
pare them for the battle Of life
Wherever Nauvoo young men land
you can bet most of them land on
their feet.
A number Of Nauvoo fellows are
occupying positions in the back part
of some of our business rooms near a
radiator or stove and are taking one
side or the other ON the worlds war
lquestion and are brushing up for a
long winter debate.
! Mayor Arbuckle who is manager of
the Nauvoo canning factory. may con-
clude to remain and not leave the
city as he intended doing, provided
enough acreage of foodstuffs used by
the company is planted next season.
The directors at meeting recently
decided to pay s12 a ton for corn and
thirty-five cents for tomatoes received
next year and the seeds will be fur
nished at the same price as this sea-
son. Quite lot of pumpkins are be-
ing purchased by the factory and pre-
pared for use which Is a new depart
iure for the Nauvoo canning factory.
Nauvoo people are setting turnips
in sand in their cellars Just for the
tops which makes an excellent dish
and is superior, to other kinds of
greens for salads. If the discovery be-
comes known by all 1T will be general
lily adopted and there will be large
demand for short and tender turnip
tops which has winter lettuce beat
in every way.
Latest news about the interurban
line: The promoters have found the
worlds war a thing to wait for It's
ending. If peace is declared by the
first Of the year Nauvoo may get an
interurban next year, that is II moth
ing else interferes.
Nauvoo knights Of Columbus held
a card party and social dance in their
hall last evening. Those present
danced with Wellner's orchestra. Re-
freshments were served.
Tony Koch, the Nauvoo painter
who had one Of his feet badly in
jurd in a fall from a broken scaffold
some months ago, received a check
for $500 few days ago from an acct
dent insurance company in which he
carried policy. 1t Is q settlement
of all claims he held against the COM
pany.
Joseph Ochsner has completed the
foundation for his Ford service sta
ton in Nauvoo unless he decides to
make it a two story building instead
of one. The Knights of Columbus
have committee in consultation with
Mr.. Ochsner regarding a lease for the
second floor. The brick masons will
begin operations as soon as the ma.
terial arrives.
Every now and then you hear some
one here declare that Nauvoo is one
of the finest factory sites. in the
world and it is. You hear this sprung
again occasionally since the United
States entered the war and is build
ing factories in different sections Of
the country. 1t is true that power
can be secured from the Keokuk dam
which ought to be gotten cheaper
than from other sources and an in
ducement for companies to build in
this part Of the Mississippi valley, but
would it not be good plan for Maui
vooites to commence discovering Maui
VOC themselves.
The freight business with our local
packet line and across the river on
Captain Reimbold's ferry is good and
a great deal larger than last season
at this time. Passenger business on
trains to Montrose and across the
lake to Nauvoo is also good, but trav-
ell In the river has subsidized because
of the weather being too cold.
A number of Nauvoo ladies treated
Mrs. Louise Bosch, who is making her
home lin ST. Louis for while with
to q post card shower, in
honor Of her birthday anniversary re-
Gently. The lady appreciated the kind
remembrance and thanks the kAd
and generous donors of loving thought.
The bank books stolen from the
Weismann saloon in Nauvoo when the
building was entered and the safe
blown opeA, were found in Keokuk at |
Absolute hill, but the burglars are
still at large and may never be ap- |
pretended.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs |
Oscar Buckert was baptised in the
Nauvoo Catholic church last Sunday |
and received the name of Lawrence /
Paul Rev. Father Tholen offciated |
and Mrs. Conrad Argast. the grand |
mother was sponsor.
Four of Nauvoo's petit Jurors were /
released from jury work at Carthage /
this week.
The farmers, as far as can be (
learned, have not yet offered stipu-
lated price per bushel for husking
corn. It is yet little too early for
the harvest to begin and when shuck
ing time comes it is said Ave cents to
eight cents will be the price paid
around Nauvoo Corn running fifty to
eighty bushels to the acre, hlskers
would strike a small gold mine here
where they are able to crib their sew
snty-five to one hundred bushels
lay and their board thrown in.
One of Nauvoo's ice dealers is en-
.irely out of the crystal blocks and
4 is said there is none for sale here