The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-30
NAUvoo, ILL, OCT. 80.

week was postponed to Tuesday even
ing, Nov. 6, on account of the rail-
which fell on the former evening.
| Two submarines like those of the
mosquito fleet are being built in Du
buQue, Iowa, and will be towed to the
gulf on this big creek when finished
These war crafts will pass Nauvoo.
Mrs. ELLEN e. Clark has been Wis
| iting relatives in Keokuk.
Mrs. Mary Bruegger spent few
days with friends in Ft. Madison.
Mrs. Lucille Grant and child are
guests of E. A. Kimba1l's family in
Bushnell, Ill.
Mrs. Rumble and baby came up to
Nauvoo last Saturday to. join the hus-
band to make their future home here.
The family will reside in the rooms
in the former Laubersheimer grocery
store building. They are welcome
addition to our city and we hope their
home here will prove pleasant one
while among US.
Lucius Schaefer, who has been en-
gagged in FIT. Madison, has returned to
his Nauvoo home and will attend
school this winter
Mrs. Adolph Amsler and daughter
Dorothy, are in Rock Island for a Wis
it with the husband and father, who
is engaged at carpenter work there.
c, F. McMullen Of Monmouth, H..
Woodmen deputy, is in Nauvoo and
will attempt to organize large class
for the order here.
Mr.. Edward Stauder of st. Louis
and Miss Theresa Leppert of Nauvoo
were married in Keokuk last Saturday
IN the Lutheran church and in the
afternoon took passage on a south
bound train for the Missouri metrop-
oils where the happy couple will
make their future home The groom
is an employe in the office Of the Unit
ed Railways company He is a cou-
sin Of Mrs. Henry Harsch of Maui
VOC. The bride is the youngest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Leppert
OF Nauvoo and is one Of this city's
most industrious and popular young
ladies. Congratulations and a pleas
ant voyage on the matrimonial sea is
the wish Of her many Nauvoo friends.
Farm products in Nauvoo's vicinity
have become so valuable that they
are the objects of systematic thievery.
Farmers in Nauvoo's midst are watch
ing their graneries. calves and hogs
as protection against night maraud-
ers and who are said to have been
taking toll in other places.
Don't forget that after November 2
you will have to put three cents post
age on letters and two cents on postal
cards.
Jake and Fred Walter OF Nauvoo,
are buying all the wool they can get
In this section. Last Thursday they
made shipment of 1900 pounds to
the ST. Louis markets and received
good price for the product.
There will be several halloween
parties of private nature given in
Nauvoo next Wednesday evening
when many will have chance to
indulge in some sort of celebration
of that night when witches are abroad.
We heard Of some of our ladies talk
ing Of giving party for that evening
when young men would wear overalls
and the young ladies dressing as
country lassies. There will be much
pleasure in anticipation If this party
is pulled of. And again we warn
Nauvoo people who have movable ar
tfcles, such as gates, chairs, etc, to
retreat to invisible seclusion until
this tempting night is passed
Nauvoo's city council members will
meet in regular session next Monday
evening.
1t Is reported in Nauvoo that our
local packet, the steamer Keokuk, will
not go into winter quarters until Nov
20. which is glad news to our ship
ping people. There Is a large amount
of freight due in Nauvoo before the
severe winter weather arrives.
The mother of Mrs. Chas REIN
bold and DR. ]. A. Bortz of Nauvoo,
who lives in Mendon, Ill, received a
stroke of paralysis a few days ago
and her life was hanging in the bal
ance since that time. DR.. Bortz. the
son, is serving Uncle Sans soldiers
IN the medical corps.
Nauvoo people are advised to use
oil as shoe dressing in place of
blacking 1t preserves the leather and
leather is scarce and high.
The Scent rate on letters and 2-cent
rate on postal cards will become eff
tective next Friday. Letters mailed
in Nauvoo and addressed to persons
residing within Nauvoo are two cents
and our rural routes may still be mail
ed for two cents after next Friday
These are designated. as drop let
.ers" All other letters must bear
three cent postage. If letters are
mailed with two cent stamp they
will be returned to the senders, if
known, so that the proper amount of
postage may be put on If the sender
Is not known, the letter will be for
warded to the person addressed, who
will be required to pay the extra one
cent postage. Postal cards, whether |
printed or written must bear stamps
showing payment of two cents. If the !
ordinary postal cards are used an
additional one cent stamp must be
fixed. The present rate Of two cents |
On letters and one cent on postal |
cards will be effective until next |!
Thursday at midnight Nauvoo peo-
pic and readers OF this great family I
laily journal should remember thtt (
etters and postal cards mailed after |
hat time must bear the additional .
stamps.
One of Nauvoo's fish dealers was
supplied with a big supply OF the (