The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-28

! vent him from beginning construc-
ton work at once.
The Nauvoo Hancock County Mu-
tual will initiate thirty-two candidates
at their coming meeting March IL,
| and this order will have 24S members.
Snowdrifts IN some places In Wis
consin, it is said. are as high as the
horses heads, while Nauvoo has
been practically free from snow this
winter Isn't it funny how those
deep SHOWS are always somewhere
else?
At the spelling contest in Nauvoo
township, conducted by Professor
Stately, Arlie Marzolf and Edgar
Rahan of this city, came out victor
ious.
Ernest Case of Lewistown, Mo-, Is
assisting on busy days in Jos. w.
Welters tonsorial parlor.
T. A. Powell OF Manitoba. Canada.
is visiting his mother near Powell
ton and Nauvoo relatives.
Miss Georgia Reed of Carthage, Is
a guest Of Miss Julia Boyer at her
parents home in Nauvoo.
Miss Villa Nelson, who is engaged
in Carthage. was a guest of her moth
err In Nauvoo the past several days.
Mrs. Lutz c.. Sohaefer has been in
Fit. Madison for visit to her daugh'
ter and new grandson.
Miss Leona Case has been investi-
eating the new millinery styles in
Quincy during the week. Miss Case
is the popular and pleasant milliner
in Blum, Bechtold & Blum's Nauvoo
store
Mrs. w. HURT and little son are
visiting in Lincoln, Neb.
Mrs. Louisa Bosch has returned
from her ST. Louis visit and Will again
make Nauvoo her home.
l.. v. Macy and family have NOV
ed from Nauvoo to the farm OF Mrs,
Fred Pitt, about eight miles east OF
this city.
Miss Emma McKeever of FIT. Mad:-
son, sister of Mrs. Ed Simmons OF
Nauvoo, and Wilbur Huff, of the
above city, were married in Carthage
in this county, one day last week. 1t
| Is said it was an elopement.
Mrs. Barney LANCE of Sparta, Wis,
died on Monday Of last week. so
Nauvoo relatives were informed. aft
er submitting to an operation. The
lady's husband is a brother OF Mrs.
| Conrad Argast of Nauvoo.
Time is up for filing petitions for
city Offices for the primaries. which
will be held on March 10. Any per.
sons who wish to run for city ofhce
before election time next April can
have the privilege OF doing 80 by
filing a petition with the city clerk
twenty days before the date OF the
election, when their names will be
placed on the independent ticket.
| Several automobile accidents &C.
CURED in Nauvoo and vicinity during
the past week but in every case the
!, damage was done to the machines
and the occupants escaped unin-
jured.
Alvin Childres and Raymond
Schaefer, two Nauvoo boys, have
son.
Nauvoo's canning factory officials
intend preparing sweet corn this
season If they can induce our people
and farmers to plant enough acreage
to justify the company to install
machinery for that purpose.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lange and child
of Chicago, are in Nauvoo for a
visit with relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Datin and lit
tie daughter of Rockford, ILL.,, have
been in Nauvoo for visit with the
gentleman's parents.
Everybody in Nauvoo is anxious
for an early spring and according to
~" almanac 1t is only, three weeks
off.
.Sauvoo people are going to expert
ence considerable trouble in securing
potatoes for planting this spring.
The potatoes that can be had are
very dear for some are already ask
ing IS per bushel and the price may
reach So or $40 for good seed pc.
tatoes. 1t is said good seed potatoes
will be hard to get before planting
time in Nauvoo.