The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-02

Wolf. The Sonora and Appanoose
wolf club have purchased three VOL
hounds at cost of $35 apiece, and
they are going to give them a try
out on the above date and have in
v1ted persons who wish to follow the
bay of the dogs 1t promises to be
quite an interesting event.
! An evening recently. the relatives
! of Mrs. Fred Salm, Sr,, gave that
lady pleasant surprise party In
honor Of her birthday anniversary
and jolly good time was had by
those participating. They all drank
| tea. etc, in her honor before depart
,, ing and wished this splendid Nauvoo
woman many returns Of the day.
Thursday of this week was the
feast Of all saints and Catholic
holiday and Friday all souls day.
!. These days are strictly observed by
the congregation as two of the most
important holidays in the religious
calendar.
The ladies who are knitting and
sewing for the Red Cross society in
Nauyoo are very busy and as clever
with pair of scissors as column
conductor.
The Nauvoo Industrial society of
the Nauyoo Presbyterian church met
at the home of Mrs. Fred Tanner
last Thursday afternoon and a pleas
ant and enjoyable time was had in
this lady's comfortable Nauvoo
manse.
Rally day was observed in the Maui
WOO M. f.. church last Sunday and
the program consisted of songs, reci-
tations and readings.
Mrs. Fred Salm, Jr., and little
son were visiting relatives in Dallas
City short time ago.
Mrs. Virgil Nicaise was guest of
Hamilton relatives for several days
recently,
Maurice seigelmeier and Lloyd
Bassler, two .Nauvoo young men,
have gone to FIT. Madison, where they
will work in the large vineyards.
pruning grape vines in Cecil Baxter's
possession, and do other work during
the winter.
There. were reformation services in
the Nauvoo Lutheran church last
Wednesday morning and Rev. S.
Altpeter of Peoria occupied the pull
pit Rev. e. Rausch, editor of the
Lutheran Herald. published in Wav-
erly, Iowa, lectured in the church in
the evening on Luther and Reform
alton. The Nauvoo Lutheran church
bell was rang just before noon for
five minutes in accordance with an
order from the joint Lutheran com
mittee of the churches throughout the
United States and Canada.
The Catholic Ladies' league o.
Powellton held a card party and SO.
cial in the hall at that place last
Tuesday evening, to- which large
crowd attended. number. from
Nauvoo went to enjoy the entertain
ment and report pleasant time.
George Hannah, an old civil war
veteran of Nauvoo. died very sud
denly at his home at 1880 O'Clock
from complication of diseases. He
had been ailing for several years
with asthma and lung trouble Mr..
Hannah was about eighty-one years,
of age at the time Of his death. He
leaves his wife and several children
to mourn his death. The funeral
will take place from the Lutheran
church today, Friday, and Rev. w. +.
Hertel officiating. The G. A. r. post
will attend in a body and
the remains will be inferred in the
Nauvoo cemetery.
Fred Walter was in st. Louis a
few days this week accompanying a
of wool to that city
Clifford and Ezra Hertenstein of
Keokuk were Nauvoo visitors with
their parents last Sunday.
Ed Simmons and family visited
relatives several days last week in
Fl. Madison.
The Ronner children, living down