The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-19
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District Deputy Moriarty Of Quinc,
will be in Nauvoo next Sunday after
noon and will meet with AllemaI
council of knights of Columbus t.
install the selected officers recent!
elected
The Nauvoo Civic league ladies
met at the home of Mrs. Lou Hud
son last Tuesday to discuss matters
of Importance to the welfare or the
city and it's members.
| Isaac Jemison and his son Clarence
have built a new barn on the prem
ises of the former down in the nrst
ward.
Elmer Argast who had an opera
ton performed for stomach trouble
at ST. Joseph's hospital is improving
splendidly which is good news TO his
Nauvoo relatives and friends.
| Mrs. L. VOLTS business building
has received a new coat of paint
which improves it's appearance con-
siderable.
| Leo Ochsner of Nauvoo's east
country, brought an eagle to town a
few days ago which he killed on his
farm, and it measured six feet and
four inches from tip to tip of the
wings. Max Kirschbaum, Nauvoo's
taxidermist, mounted 1t.
There was report circulated
about Nauvoo for some days that an
effort was made to bring William
Jennings Bryan to this city to deliver
lecture here. This silyer-tongued
orator advised our people that it
takes 5000 in silver to secure his
presence in Nauyoo which probably
put damper on his enthusiasts in
Nauvoo.
Nauvoo people are not receiving
much encouragement over the coal
famine in Nauvoo as yet. Those who
have ordered coal from our dealers
a number of weeks ago, are becom-
ing anxious about their winters sup
ply of fuel.
Some of Nauvoo's teachers attend
ed institute meeting at Carthage dur
ing the week.
Mr.. Ed. V. Reimbold of Nauvoo is
in Rock Island, Ill, where he has
secured employment on the construc-
ton work of a large building at the
arsenal there.
George Williams of the country
district near Nauvoo, was over in
Iowa, near Donnellson, the forepart
of the week and returned with fine
bunch of .ffty-one cattle which he
secured for feeding purposes.
Miss Ruth Schleicher of Nauvoo
has been visiting her sister in Quincy
during the week.
Five young fellows claiming some
| Iowa town as their residence, were
in Nauvoo last Saturday night and
homeward bound made loud and un-
usual noise when Chief of Police Ed
| Boedecker nabbed them and escorted
| them before Judge Hudson where
they all pleaded guilty and received
| fines of SIS and costs each. which
they paid and learned that they must
( behave In Nauvoo while guests of
the city
Nauvoo's council members will
meet again one week from next Mon
day evening.
Donald c. Graham of Minneapolis,
Mimi, salesman of the Gold Mine
Milling company was in Nauvoo last
Saturday and Monday visiting his
friend Wayne Atkinson. Monday
they were in Burlington where the
latter applied for examination to pc
come a member of the navy He was
rejected after undergoing an exami-
nation on account of defective eye
sight, weight and symptoms of ap-
pendicitis.
The Nauvoo Industrial society
ladies are again making good with
their annual harvest social It's fes-
tival now going on at the opera
house and ending Saturday night sur
passes last years efforts in every
Ir1r
fuse and gayer, the enthusiasm liv-
lier, the, crowds bigger 1t is hum
ming, up-and-coming fall harvest ex-
hibition and any person, no matter
where he or she lives or what their
business Is, should join the throng
now surging through the opera house
and they will be well repaid for the
time spent For this, Nauvoo ladies
and determination OF the ex-
the Nauvoo spirit. The annual din
ner will be served Saturday.
The Nauvoo NJ. E. Ladies' Aid So
ciety met with Mrs Peter Bruegger
Thursday afternoon and enjoyed a
social time.
Henry HANNA of Sonora township
huIler and is threshing out the crop
In this section. He threshed out his
own crop the other day and it yielded
thirty bushels and they were worth
s13 a busheL a large number of
Nauvoo people have raised bean
crop this year and his thresher is
busy hulling the crop.
An autumn storm always causes
many fallen leaves to accumulate on
streets and walks in Nauvoo. II
there is no way to prevent the
leaves from falling off of our shade
trees, perhaps method might be
devised for raking them up and burn
ng them.
Nauvoo's canning factory had a
,plendid output this year. There were
900 cases of peas canned, $4,000
Eases Of corn and 400 cases OF toma-
oes. and there is about $1,000 worth