The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
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| Nauyoo has passed an ordfnanc
prohibiting but one sex in Nauvo-
saloons Some people mad never i'm
agined It was as bad as that. Blu
are only one sex allowed to drini
liquor on Nauvoo saloon premises
1t seems that Is still permitted
Il Master Paul Harsch OF NauVoo
has been spending a few days re
Gently with relatives in Burlington
Mrs. A. knoener, who spent few
days last weeks end visiting Mrs
JOS. Welter, returned to her ST. Louis
home last Monday morning.
| Fred Boegner, who has been In the
| Jacksonville state hospital for some
/ time, has returned to Nauvoo.
| Mrs. John Seigilmeyer and Master
! Cligen Mcdonald have been In Quin
( cy during last week, for visit with
I the iady's husband and son, who are
employed on the government fleet
works there.
Gordon Parker and Miss Caroline
Hughes Of Peoria, arrived In Nauvoo
one day last week for g visit with
the young mans father and family.
Gordon visited for only a few days,
while Miss Hughes remained for a
longer visit Gordon may be among
the first called to enter Uncle Sans
army.
Nauvoos canning factory has
shipped eight or ten car loads of
peas OF this seasons preparations
which were taken to Moutrose on
barges showed by a gasoline launch,
where they were loaded on the train.
The United States government has
retained part of the output The
factory expects TO begin canning
corn in eight or ten days. Splendid
new machinery of the latest design
has been added to the factory for
this purpose
One evening last week the wind
blew down q limb from one of the
trees in Nauyoo's little city park, and
in falling threw the $500 volt line OF
the electric light line against the
street circuit line, which short cir
Quilted and put eighteen street lights
out Of commission and left the city
in some parts, in darkness The dam
age sustained by the company was
about 800. The line was repaired
in a short time.
The city council members VIII
hold their regular monthly meeting
next Monday evening. There Is
rumo- afloat among some few" fell
lows in Nauvco that some party or
parties are coming before the council
at this meeting TO apply for license
for the privilege Of opening another
saloon in Nauvoo. Come along for
there is plenty of room here and ap-
parently a gold mine in the business.
Frank Kerl OF Nauvoo, who our
local papers mentioned as having
invented something in the nature or
-t- nS n cd
from an aeropIane 1t would explode
and shoot about one hundred bullets
In all directions and create havoc
among the enemy in the war over in
Europe, has Just received a letter
from his son, Wallace, who is in
Denver. Colo, which will be of much
interest to the readers OF the Maui
VOC Gate City. The letter follows:
a have an inventive idea which |
think WIFI be OF great service to the
United States government In the
present war. It is protection against
torpedoes to be installed on ships,
and IL It works as / think it will, it
certainly will end the submarine
periIs. I sent a letter to Secretary of
War Baker and received an answer,
saying that 1t should have been sent
TO the secretary Of the navy. The
war department forwarded it to the
officials Of the navy, SO 1 am waiting
for an answer from them. l was
missed in the draft, my number
came ont 1890, which lets me out
for some time. I have not heard
from Brother Waldo for some time,
but the last time l did, he said he
thought he would be sent to Cali
fornta to some mobilization camp"
II the invention of the father and
son ever become perfected, they will
revolutionize the world in imQle-
ments OF warfare and be the means
of ending the bloody strife in Europe
in short order. Mr.. Kerl in Nauvoo,
received a letter from Secretary Bak-
err OF the war department, asking
further details of his bomb invention.
Misses Edna and Helen Werlich of
Denver, Colo, who are visiting in
St. Louis, are expected in Nauyoo
shortly for q visit with friends.
J. II. Lee of Ksithsburg, Ill, visited
his friend, c. E Mellinger, in Maui
voo, Wednesday.