The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-27
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can now be slaughtered at any time
during the year.
| Nauvoo's and FIT. Madison's Knights
OF Columbus may enjoy joint pic
mic in the near future If necessary
| arrangements can be made. The
/ families OF the members as well as
the best girls of the single ones, will
! be invited.
The First National bank Of Nauvoo
has just issued another statement.
This banks resources are s343,747.61.
gain of over $19,126 over it's last
report, May 1. The deposits are
now S265,646.51, gain OF over $685.
772. The genial and accommodating
cashiers, Messrs. Fred Salm, Jr., and
George Dachroth. Jr., are the cause
Of this substantial gain and shows
that this popular bank is prospecting
as well as the people in Nauvoo and
vicinity.
Lamont Bros. circus showed in
! Nauvoo last Monday afternoon and
evening. The performance in this
| show was about the same as all small
aggregations that travel overland by
! the wagon route and exhibit in coun-
| try towns. But still people will go
and get humbugged. In the after
noon there was about half Of the
seating capacity occupied. and at the
evening exhibition the general seats
were all taken and about one-half
the reserved seats. The general ad-
mission was SO cents and % cents
for the reserved seats. The two
side shows were literally patronized.
1t Is estimated that the LeMont
Bros. took away from Nauvoo about
$500 at the two performances.
Some Nauvoo, Masons are striving
hard to organize a lodge in Nauvoo.
Last Saturday night those members
Of the fraternity in Nauvoo entertain
ed the Pontoosuc, Ill, Masons In the
Odd Fellows hall with refreshments.
by all present.
Rev. Berryhill Of the Nauvoo Pres
byterian church. delivered lecture
in the Hamilton M. e. church Tues
day evening. His subject was "The
Shadow of a Great City"
It is reported that Nonnie Sell
lers Of this city. intends to
leave for Chicago Thursday. and
while there will be married to Miss
Myrtle Seymour, a young. lady who
few years ago attended st. Mary's
academy in Nauvoo. After their
wedding they will come to Nauyoo to
reside and occupy the Max Reimbold
old property on knight street.
Mrs. Ed Walther has returned to
her Nauvoo home after pleasant
visit OF several weeks in Indiana and
Illinois cities, making the entire trip
in an automobile.
]. w. Bertschi has resigned his
position in the Nauvoo State bank
and J. M. Fisher, former proprietor
r-1, T. c{1p~a 1oc n
stalled instead. Mr.. Bertchi resigned
because Of his age, and intends taking
life easy during his remaining years.
Mr. Fisher will be a valuable addi-
ton to this popular bank force and
we can now look for the million dol
lar mark to be reached before 1917
has expired.
| The Nauvoo Rustler says this OF
our lively and beautiful little city,
Nauvoo Is becoming well known all
over the states Of Illinois and Iowa.
We see visitors here every day from
the drouth stricken Iowa who come
to the Mormon city to fill up on
booze and most all take a big supply
home with them. II you want to see
metropolitan life, visit Broadway"
in Nauvoo any Saturday night when
the weather is nice.
Miss Vida Hummel has been visit
ing Fl. Madison relatives.
AL Schmitz and Larry Kelly OF
Sonora township, were Chicago bust
ness visitors last week. They went
! up with three car loads Of cattle.
of that city's most pleasant ladies,
has returned to her home after u
pleasant visit with her brother, Rev.
Father Tholen, the beloved pastor of
the Nauvoo Catholic church.
Louis Hohl, Jr having finished his
college work in the Knox college, in
Galesburg, has returned to NauyoO to
stay. for awhile at least.
| Mrs. Geo. T. Hannah Of st. Louis,
is visiting Geo. Marzolf and family.
Mr.. Hannah expects to come to
Nauvoo Thursday to join his wife at
the Marzolf home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Iverson and sor.
of Chicago, are visiting VIM. Argast
and family in Nauvoo.
| A city engineer Of Clinton, Iowa,
| was in Nauvoo for several days re-
Gently taking estimates on paving
that Nauvoo's city council members
expect to do in our business district.
| It Is said a number of our tax payers
are registering stroSg kick against
! paving, saying that there is plenty OF
f, first class material at hand, with
! 81 300 rock crusher belonging to the
city, which can be used to place the
street in Nauvoos business district
in the best of condition, if only the
authorities would employ some one
who has had the experience and
knows how to build good thorough
fares. They also kick about paved
| etraato herause Na11voo has M sew
erage system and no open cutters,
and in fact, no graded street, even
though a grade on Mulholland street
was established a number of years
ago. One citizen and large tax pay
er, threatens to issue an injunction
restraining the officials from paving,
should the work begin.
Two young fellows from FIT. Madi-
] son who were drunk and disorderly
in Nauvoo last Saturday night. were
fined SIS and cost by Judge Hudson,