The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-24
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posed raise in freight rates which
will include fruit.
| Miss Gertrude McKeever OF ft.
Madison has arrived in Nauvoo for
an indefinite visit with her sister
Mrs. Ed. Simmons and family.
Dame Rumor. the mother of all
! lies, bobs up again and predicts sew
eral Nauvoo marriages before Lent.
! The Nauveo Rustler says Justice
Buckler of FIT. Madison married two
Mexicans in that place last week.
| We are well acquainted with old
friend Jos and we know he would not
commit bigamy in such public man
| ner.
| The Flora De voss Dramatic COM
pany are playing towns in the neigh
borhood of Nauvoo and as they have
appeared in this city on numerous
occasions. may honor Nauvoo with
visit soon.
| Nauvoo Odd Fellows lodge will
give their annual masquerade bail IN
! the Nauvoo opera house on Friday
evening. Feb. 16.
Raymond Bossler, former Maui
VOC boy. who now lives with his par
ents in Keokuk. has returned from
his soldering down in Texas and
was a Nauvoo visitor Tuesday, tell
] ing his young friends here OF the
soldiers life, and he returned with
nary a scar from bullet or bayonet.
No oratory is required to make
Nauvoo facts eloquent. All Nauvoo
facts will be made apparent when
the interurban line passes through
this town.
| Rev. Tholen of the Nauvoo Cath
| Ia chs, &c in, Quincy III THIS
week for a visit with his sister.
Herold Rheinberger and Ed. Die
| mer are in Carthage this week sery-
Ing as petit jurors.
Miss Aleda Rose, who Is engaged IN
Hamilton, was a Nauvoo visitor last
Sunday.
Chas. Reimbold, Nauvoo's hardware
NTH, has left for a visit with his broth
| er Earnest, in Kansas City and sister
Ida in California and expects to be ap
sent until March 1.
Sam Ogden of Minot, North Dakota,
was called to Nauvoo on account OF the
death of his father.
Chief of Police Ed Boedecker OF Maui
VOC, brought a state charge against
~. o. Boyer for selling liquor to an
habitual drunkard and the case was set
for hearing In the circuit court at Car.
thage Tuesday. Louis Hudson, Eo
boedecker, Louis Rhea, Irwin HUDSON,
Curtis Roberts and Earl Martin ap'
peared as witnesses.
How to get rid of the automobile
speeder. open muffler flend and neg
Ilected tail lighters in Nauvoo? Why
not sick those detectives on them that
the mayor employed some time ago!
| Nauvoo's tax collector Ia now ready
to receive taxes for all personal and
!real estate owned by Nauvoo citizens.
Mrs. Mike Baumert entertained the
Nauyoo Ladies, Priscilla club In hos
pitable manner Tuesday afternoon.
The ladies present had a most delight
full time with their fancy needle work
designs, social converse, and the de-
licious luncheon served by the hostess.
Nauvoo's Social Score club members
will entertain all who wish to attend
at social dance in the Nauvoo opera
house, Wednesday evening, Jan. 8!
and Dan Agnes popular orchestra or
keokuk will furnish the music for the
occasion.
| Nauyoo's Daughters of Rebekah, So
ciety cast ballols on eleven candidates
last Friday evening. The members
will have a large initiation at their
coming meeting and will conclude with
a banquet.
In fairness to the evening paper. The
Keokuk Daily Gate City. il may be- said
! that It contains most Of the news you
/ will read the next morning In the
morning papers.
! What is the matter with that popu'
lar and fancy-salaried manager, Elmer
Fisher, of the Nauvoo opera house!
Here we are more than waist deep in
January and not q foreign amusement
company Or picture show since the
medicine vaudeville people left us.
Nauvoo X. c. council will send sever
al candidates to the tri-city meeting to
| be held in Keokuk on Sunday evening,
! Feb. IL.
Three old residents Of Sonora town
ship passed away in less than one
week and more may follow as several
Of them are ailing and their lives are
hanging by a slender thread. Isn't 1t
our duty to make the lives Of our very
old people as happy as lies in our
powers while they are with us? And
are We doing it? Don't you think you
are going to grow old yourself some
day?
The Nauvoo and Ferris basketball
teams met in our opera house last Fri
day night and the home boys were vic
lOIlOuS, lHe SCokS StthuihS IL ~ IL ~
fair crowd attended.
The Royal Neighbors society OF
Nauvoo met last evening and initial
ed a class after which a social was en-
joyed
Miss Clara Bauer, who purchased
the Desney property some time ago
has arranged to have it repaired and
will occupy it for a home in the future.
The timber in the old Smith grove,
owned by Geo. Marzalf is being clear
ed for cultivating purposes which will
leave Nauvoo without a nearby picnic
ground. No need to further remark
about Nauvoo's need Of four or more
acre park.
Nauvoo had another business change
last week, when ]. NJ. Fisher retired
from the Columbia store. the largest
mercantile establishment in the city,
and the Blum boys, with John Beck
Oh Nv Vel q