The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-27

Argast remained for a longer visit
The fire laddies will hold their an
nual picnic in one OF the beauty
spots near the city on the banks OF
this beautiful lake. Among the mum
erous sports and good eats that will
be part of the program, the fire
hose will be attached to a hogshead
of the amber fluid that is so plenti
full in this wet territory.
Miss Gertrude Bechtel, one of the
pleasant and accommodating hello
girls, is enjoying her vacation.
The big picnic pulled off by the
Powellton Royal Neighbors and Mod
ern Woodmen last Saturday at that
place, was a decided success in every
particular. Nauvoo was well repre-
scented.
The building in which Ralph Hud
son conducts his meat market has
received new coat Of paint, which
enhances the appearance of it won
derfully.
Nauvoo's high school board has
been advertising for janitor and
asked for bids to be sent in before
August 81. This job seems to go
begging.
Hancock county Sunday school
next Friday and Saturday. Nauvoo
will be well represented.
Early grape shipping began Mon
day morning and the Moore's Early
grape is the first luscious bunch to
enter the markets. The crop al
though a fair one, will fall short of
previous years. Close upon the
heels Of the Moore's Early the Ives
and Concord will follow. The grape
like the corn crop needed good
rain in the past several weeks.
Nauvoo's canning factory will be-
gin preparing the sweet corn crop
almost any day now, and perhaps
before this gets into print. The to-
mato crop will not be canned for
some days on account of them ripen-
ing slowly.
Not so many years back it was very
common for Nauvoo people to butch
er porkers of their own raising or
purchase one or two so as to have
meat and lard enough to last them
until the next fall came again. II
the high price of pork will con-
tinue UP to next spring, many Maui
VOC people will put the old time
custom into use again.
Nauvoo's public schools and the
high school will commence the com
ing 1918 term on September 4.
st. Mary's academy and Spalding in
stitute will begin also some time dur
ing the same month.
Hancock county's annual soldiers
reunion will be held in West Point
on September 5-6, and splendid pro-
gram has been arranged for the en-
tertainment of the veterans of the
civil! war days. The Bowen band will
furnish the music. Judge d.
Mack of Carthage, and Hon. VIM. Fl.
Schlagenhauf of Quincy will be the
speakers on Wednesday. On Thurs
day ]. e. Andrews and Rev. w. A.
Taylor will deliver addresses.
Nauvoo's Lutheran church league
held an interesting meeting last
Friday evening at the home of Mrs.
Geo. Hartweg in the southeast coun-
try adjacent to Nauvoo. Five auto
mobile loads of members of the
league went down and all reported
an enjoyable time at this hospitable
rural home.
Miss Carrie Gross was pleasantly
surprised by fifteen of her lady
friends an evening of last week in
honor of the lady's fiftieth birthday.
The visitors came laden with we'll
filled baskets consisting of fine eat
ables and the evening passed in social
converse and other modes Of enter
tainment. A delightful evening was
passed by all those present, and Mrs.
Gross will remember thep leasing
event for many years to come.
The Keokuk boy scouts who were
camped below Nauvoo for two weeks,
gave Nauvoo a visit Thursday Of last
week on sight seeing bent, and
while in the Mormon city had a great
time. They broke camp last Satur-
day and returned to their Keokuk
homes.
John Kraus was a business visitor
in Quincy last Friday.
Mark Hudson and family of Chi
cago. arrived last Sunday for a visit
with his parents.
Miss Gertrude Fulton has been
visiting her friend, Miss Ora Latham,
in Woodson, Ill.
Geo. Williams and wife Of the east
country, near Nauvoo. started for
Wichita, Kan, last week in an auto,
for a visit with relatives.
Miss Luella Stratton returned last
Friday after a two weeks visit in
Kansas City.
Mrs. E. o. Baxter has been visit
ing her parents in Hamilton and at
tending the chautauqua. Her hus-
band has been there part Of the time.
Mrs. John Kemler of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, is visiting relatives in Nauvoo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Jaeger OF
Peoria, ILL.,, came to Nauvoo last
week for visit with the lady's moth
er Mrs. Theresa Nestle.
Miss Yeota Case has returned from
Quincy, where she has been attend
ing the millinery displays in the
wholesale houses.
Lou Hudson has received a sum-
mons to appear in Quincy to serve as
a juror in the federal court there at
the coming term next month.
Fred, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Tanner, has returned to his home in
Oklahoma, after ap leasant visit here.
Mr.. James Farren and daughter
Miss Beryl of Kansas City, former
residents, spent Wednesday and
Thursday of last week in this city
with relatives They intend again