The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-04

bers held their regular meeting last
Sunday and reelected their old Off
GERS, with r. A. Brown as command
or. There are just sixteen members
left in this order and the "old boys"
meet regularly and have some joyful
times,
The Hancock County Press associa-
ton viii meet at Hamilton Friday OF
this week.
Nauvoo's state bank officials will
meet next Tuesday, January 8, at 10
o'clock a. u. to select eleven dtrac-
tors for the ensuing year and transact
any other business that may come be-
fore the members.
Elmer Bruegger, Nanvoo boy. has
enlisted in the q. 8. navy at Kansas
City and was sent to the training
school at South Carolina Elmer Is
one OF Nauvoo's hnest young men and
Will make q valued addition to Uncle
Sans large forceA
The, Ferris, Ill, basket ball team
came over to Nauvoo Friday evening
OF last week and enjoyed game with
Nauvoors Commercial college team,
anil the Mormon city boys won by
score OF 80 to II. Nauvoo's college
team was represented by Raymond
Bruegger, Lucius Schaefer, Alfred
Hertel, Clifford Printy and VIII Ar
CAST.
The E1vaston basket ball team VIII
come to Nauvoo Friday evening Of
| this week to contest game with
our high school contingent, In our
opera house.
The Commercial college basket
ball team will go to Colusa,, ILL.,, to
teach the team OF that place how to
play the game on Friday evening.
Richard Gaule Of Hamilton was
Nauvoo visitor recently. the guest OF
his sister. Mrs. G, r. Montgomery
and husband.
New Years came in hero with the
ringing OF church bells and some
promiscuous shooting OF fire arms
which began Just before midnight and
paused q few minutes after the stroke
i Of twelve After \that everybody
seemed to have gone home to bed It
was not like the old days in Nauvoo,
| or nights either, which were canyon
| OF bowling hnspifalera OF New
Years eve. It was dignifed and sta1u
| throughout. The sane Fourth OF July
and decent New Years eve should
! now become chummy pair and re-.
main so for ever. Even where the
elders appeared, the spirit OF child
hood reigned. For folk lore, We take
| 1t, is the dream of racial childhood
which has not been forgotten. So the
ushering In of New Years in Nauvoo,
which makes every American city the
duplicate of the other on December
81, was different here-and finer.
| Nauvoo's Score club members held
a fine social dance In the opera
house Tuesday evening and thirty one
couple attended. About fifteen cou-
ple came down from Fl. Madison In
autos. to attend the festivities. not
withstanding the threatening outlook
Of the weather and the slippery condi-
tons Of the roads, and all were glad
they came to grand old Nauvoo and
the dance where they know how to en-
terrain 30 we'll. Ed Simmons orches-
ira furnished splendid music.
| Miss Zelda Walther entertained a
number OF her young friends at q
watch party last Sunday evening and
all those present had delightful
time watching the old year depart
and the new one enter. Refreshments
were served at midnight.
Miss Nora Hudson and Oscar Otter
son we're married at the home OF the
brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Hudson, last Saturday at high noon.
Rev. W, L. Hurt Of the NJ. E. church
tied the nuptial knot. After the we'd
ding dinner the happy pair left for
Flint, Mich, to make their future
home May happiness and content
ment be their lot through their mar
ried life.
Nauvoo's Foreign Missionary so
ciety will meet the last Thursday in
/ this month at 2:30 p. m.
Queen Esther society, young girls
OF Nanvoo, held an enjoyable meeting
Monday afternoon. They had games
OF different kinds and dainty lunch
con.
Members OF the Ladies AID society
met at the NJ. e. church this after
noon to select officers.
The price of eggs have advanced
so much that many had to take their
eggnog without the egg.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Guf1liam en-
tertained number of friends Sunday
night at watch party. The game of
500 was played and tempting oyster
supper served. All who were FORUM
ate enough to be presnt had a scrump-
tuous time.
Nauvoos tax collector VIII be max
ing his rounds in about two weeks.
Have your sheckles ready.
| The I. 0. o. F. lodge members held
their first meeting In their new home
Over the postoffce building, Wednes-
day evening. They are well pleased
with the new rooms and location.
Nauvoo has enjoyed a fine ice
bridge this winter for several days.
but weather conditions at present will
do away with it until another cold
wave arrives. Many Montrose people
took advantage of the bridge and
were seen IN Nauvoo daily.
| Several Nauyoo people lost few
dollars in mail frauds last year. This
would seem to show that the advice
against writing letters goes for read
1 ing them