The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-25

enioying themselves with their es-
corts. Quite a number OF the ex-
cursionists came up to our business
section and some of them remained
until the steamer returned from ft.
Madison on her return trip to heo-
kuk. The boat left the Nauvoo land
ing for the UP river city at 6:l5, ana
touched our wharf at 10 o'clock bound
for the dam city. Everythini pos
sible was done by the management
to make this fourth annual outing a
/ most pleasant one and they succeed
ed admirably. Nauvoo people were
well represented on the grounds.
| The Hamilton band was to have
given free open air concert on our
streets Tuesday evening, but on &C
count of Nauyoos chautauqua being
in progress, was continued until next
week. A subscription list was cir
culated among Nauvoo business men
| to defray expenses and time of the
band members and a handsome sum
realized.
| Nauvoo's city council will hold its
| regular business session one week
from next Monday evening, their
| August session.
! Nearly all of Nauvoo's vicinity
farmers are through cutting hay and
ing done as rapidly as possible.
Members Of the Moose lodge in Maui
WOO had received invitations to pic
mic that was given by the Keokuk
fraternity at Cedar Glen on the Illi-
nois side of the lake a few miles above
/ Hamilton last Sunday. There were
sports Of different kinds for the lads
and lassies and ball game. Several
| from NauyoO attended.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Emil o. Baxter are the
recipients OF a. handsome Jackson
auto, a gift from the lady's father, Mr..
MCGEE of Hamilton, and Capt" is as
proud of the new machine as he was
when he received his first pair of new
red topped boots when he was kiddie.
To pursue happiness is one thing.
! Nauvoo people who own automobiles
expecting to catch up with it joyriding
after it is something else.
| Last Saturday night was another
| one of those business evenings in Maui
VOC that you see in metropolitan cities.
Several hundred automobiles were
curbed along our streets and our busi-
ness houses and airdome crowded with
people. Come to Nauvoo If you want
/ to see busy place.
The steamer Quincy passed up the
/
noon hour, touching at the Nauvoo
wharf, leaving consignment OF
freight.
The Nauvoo airdome is under lock
and key and Will throw no pictures on
the screen this week. The proprietors
have generously decided not to show
again until next week on account Of
the Nauvoo chautauqua being in ses-
sion this week
! Some Of this seasons home grown
sweet corn grace the Nauvoo dining
table now. The preparing the crop
for market by Nauvoo's canning fac
tory will not begin for few weeks
yet. It now looks like the crop in Maui
WOO and vicinity will be an excellent
one. There are ever 200 acres In cul-
tivation here.
4 A barn on the S1attery farm on the
bluff above Montrose was on fire last
Saturday afternoon and was entirely
consumed. The fire could be plainly
seen by the High Tension club mem
bers from the Kimball pasture and
} was viewed by many of them.
} The Nauvoo Catholic congregation
has changed the date of their annual
: picnic from August IL to August s.
Henry Leinhardt, who has a posi-
| force, was Nauvoo visitor with his
parents the past few days.
Lawrence Arbuckle has returned to
| his home in Indianapolis, Ind.
| Mayor R. Arbuckle Of the Nauvoo
| Canning company, was a ST. Louis
, business visitor the fore part of the
: week.
| Arthur J. Schneider of the Nauvoo
State bank, went to Sidney, Neb., the
} fore part OF the week on a business
mission.
) Mrs. H. c. Hobbs of Keokuk, is a
J guest of Mrs. W. M. Haggett in Nau.
voo
Mrs. A. H Brown of Chicago, is a
guest Of her sister, Mrs. Virgil Nicaise
in Nauvoo.
Mrs. Ed Koechli Of Davenport, Iowa
} Is visiting her parents and relatives
in Nauvoo.
Emil Meyer, who is located in Los
=, Angeles, Calf, will arrive in Nauvoo
during the week for visit Of several
weeks with his mother and relatives.
Rev. D. L. Wilson and family OF
l Momence. ILL.,, are visiting the lady's
sister, Mrs. Lou Hudson and family in
; Nauvoo.
Sister Angelfne, an occupant Of St
: Mary's academy in Nauvoo, died Tues.
day morning at S:51 o'clock. The
lady was 81 years of age and her home
was in the east.
Mrs. Fred Vergholthans and sister
Of Fowler, ILL.,, are visiting Mrs. Chas.
Reimbold in Nauvoo.
Mrs. Josephine Wackman and Miss
Sunshine Efcks of st. Louis, are Wis
iting in Nauvoo, guests at the Kreuger
home.
Reuban Hummel has returned from
his Blackwell, Oklahoma business trip
{ Jos. F. Ochsner is negotiating a-deal
for a vacant lot in the heart Of our
, business district, the property OF Chas.
t Reimbold and II successful will erect
, Ford station building. It is hoped
, that the deal will be contaminated
, soon for we would like every vacant
, lot in our business section occupied
, by a business building before 1918 ar
, rfves.