The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-21

VOC last Sunday for visit with his
parents and sisters before going to
Chicago to take up a position in the
c., B. a O. railroad Offices there
after receiving a promotion from the
St Louis Office, where he was engas'
ed for the past nine months from the
time he left the college at Quincy
Leland is a Nauvoo product and one
of our most Intelligent young men,
and his many friends will be glad 10
hear of his splendid position and
promotion.
Miss Mary Tholen of Quincy is
visiting her brother, Rev. Father
Tholen of the Nauvoo Catholic
church.
A:ss Christine I3s=e.aa:see-. s:e CT.
township, a few miles below Nauvoo
died at her home last Monday at
early morn, of what was pronounced
as bowel trouble. The lady was
eighty-four years, six months and five
days old at tht time OF her death
Her husband and six children pre-
ceded her In death some years ago
and two sons and two daughters sur.
vive, Mrs. Mary Enright, Mrs. Katie
LeFeber, William and Henry, all re.
siding In this vicinity. are left to
mourn The funeral occurred from,
her late home this "wednesday,
morning, with Rev. VIM. F. Hertel OF
the Nauvoo Lutheran church off1ciat-
ing. Burial made in the family lot
on the home place.
Mr.. Adolph Linge. a Nauvoo French
resident who went to his native
country some weeks ago for visit
during the stirring war times, has
ali
to get back again He Is telling some
interesting facts about grand old
Pariee, which is occurring in the
war zone. and finds ready listeners,
as the gentleman is a pleasant con
versationalist. He learned over the
pond that the United States and
Germany were about to cross weap'
ons and that there was no time like
the present to come back to home,
sweet home in old Nauvoo.
Those Iowa fellows are still sing
ing that old melodious song, "We
shall gather across the river at Maui
voo;" but they may change the song
and tune after the spring city cleo
ton in Nanvoo, II the "drys" win out
Nauvoo's city primaries will be
held ON Tuesday, March ID, when
candidates for city officials will be
chosen.
John Koehler who resides in Nau
VOC, claims to have received word
from Mr.. Petsch, promoter of the
Nauvoo and Fl. Madison interurbar
line, that his services may be reQuiT
ed at any moment now to prepare ties
for the railroad to be built through
this city. We are warning other
towns now that Nauvoo Is in danger
of raising a point or two in the scale
of Hancock county cities through tho
rapid growth of Nauvoo. W.
will not argue now about what this
interIrban line will do for Nauvor
hut the words are worth thinking
about in that connection.
The Nauvoo young man who 1t Il
said is in charge OF the sheriff o.
Adams county and being brough'
back to Quincy for an alleged EN-
bezzlement charge, was due to arrive
in the Gem City yesterday, to answer
for the crime. He was arrested AZ
Los Angeles, California.
The Nauvoo Score club members
have announced another one of Their
social dances to take place in the
Nauvoo opera house on Tuesday even
ing. March 6. Ed simmons fine or
chestra will furnish the music for the
occasion, and they invite their frien's
to come and enjoy the festivities.
Gap" Baxter and bride will soon
move into the Geo. A Bruegger prop
erty in Nauvoo. They have been
making their home with the bride S
parents in Hamilton.
There were some nasty quarrels a;
the last dance held in the opera
house and the Rustler scores young
men from neighboring towns about
filling up with "firewater" and rails
ing a racket. Has the editor forget.
ten that some Nauvoo young men
are just as bad as was the case at
this same dance?
Jos. wv. Welter who is still very
sick man in his Nauvoo home, shows
Improvement and his
early recovery is now looked for.
When a Nauvoo bride discovers
that what she married likes corned
beef and cabbage better than angel
food. another honeymoon bubble has
exploded. but not one divorce case
has ever been brought on account OF
1t. After a short while she begins
to like this same German feed.
The Hancock County Mutual Of
Nauvoo will meet in special session
Thursday evening at 7:So O'Clock
sharp, TO act on numerous applica
lions for admittance and transact all
other business that may be suggested.
Lent being here, services in the
Nauvoo Lutheran church will hold
services every Wednesday evening
and the Catholic church every Sun
day, Wednesday and Friday evening
dnrinp this periOd
Ed Simmons black faced coined
ians appeared in st. Mary's academy
auditorium and were greeted with u
crowded house.
Ed. Case and two daughters, misses
Leona and Verlia, Of Lewistown,
Mo. have moved to Nauvoo to make
their future home and occupy one Of
Jos. Ochsner's residences on South
Twelfth street Mr.. Case has been
employed in Ochsner's large nipple
ment house here and Miss Leoua
will conduct the millinery depart
ment in Blum, Bechtold & Blum
store, a position she has heretofore