The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-12

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, tore rrophesytng viii prove trus.
III MI. and Mrs John K-sus tafan'
son was 6apttsed . day last week %
Rev l. TE1Ia1 OF the NanToo Cafao-
. lie church. and received tbs name o.
Elmer John Mrs- Annie NEcEoEasa
o. this city. and Geo kraus OF hso-
kuk. acted as sponsors
Mr. and Mrs VIA kcechU Tno
1--we down IL Nsrvoos first ward
II lad 8 Welcome visitor n their hon
II last Friday. HIS wife presented the
4 family with = fine girl baby.
A citizen OF Dallas City EAs q
SsrTo.o visitor the other day and
4 said he could buy coal there u -
ant $3.50 q ton On top OF this the
dealers guaranteed prompt delivery
and correct weight Us for Dallas
City. Sounds ike q fairy yarn
IN aged Nauvoo citizen took In
our picture show 6 short time ago
He is nearing the eighty year noIch
and II was the first movie show ne
sve- saw, and he enjoyed the exhini'
/ ton very much
II 1. predicted that turkey, chicken
and other fowl win be cheaper and
sell st a reasonable price for the
coming holidays The question is
now. how reasonable"
Lrs- j. VI Schmidt has been housed
with seTere cold and throat trouble,
but the lady Is much better now.
The Nauvoo Woodmen are going 10
initiate a number OF new candidates
at their meeting Thursday evening
/ One OF Nauyoo's fruit raisers said
that he was afraid the mercury would
tumble down TO IL or IA degrees be-
low the century mark and kill the
buds on peach trees during this cold
spell. He claims they are all right
yet and will be safe until the II be-
low zero notch Is reached.
John johnson has treated his fam
lily to fine new piano.
Judge James, e. prominent attorney
OF Carthage, who visits Nauvoo on
official business regularly every
week. has been seriously Ill with
typhoid fever.
Nauyoo people received no mail
last Sunday and they were greatly
disappointed in not receiving their
favorite Sunday papers. The mails
will appear more regular now IL this
cold weather continues, on account
OF an ice bridge being formed here
The ferrymen crossed the entire dis
lance on the lake here for the first
time this winter. They use com
: mon row boat with sled runners In
the crossing.
SNOWFALL" an interesting drama
was presented in the Nauyoo opera
house Tuesday evening by the NJ. e
church congregation and all home
talent was used. and the play was
well presented and well received
. Rev. Marston and Ed Rheinhar
sang between acts.
II this weather keeps up, Nauvot
I y,a r;y70 $ho -
crop, which it Is claimed is now si1
inches or better In thickness now
The dealers have their storage house
in readiness to receive the coming
crop of crystal blocks. In the mean
time the coal and wood dealers ART
still doing business at the old stane
with stock away above par.
Another meeting Of the bushes:
men and shippers of Nauvoo is seized
uled to take place next Friday even
ing to discuss the ACCESSIBILITY o
placing a new ferry boat in the Nau
WOO and Montrose trade the comm;
season. Mr.. Maxwell, general agen
of the c., B. & Q. railroad, has prom
!ised to be present then to confe
with Nauvoo's business men on tn
subject.
The st. Rose society Of Nauvoo In
tend giving a card party during tn
holiday season for the benefit OF tn
K @. war fund.
! Nauyoo 1. o. o. F. lodge member
elected the following officers at
regular meeting last week: Ed
Walther, N. G.; Robt- Blum, V. G..
Henry Harsch, secretary; Chas. Hud
son. financial secretary; ]. w. Bert
schi, deputy. Trustees, G. II. Har1
VIM. Bicker, Lon Hohl, Chas. SINCE
and John Bechtold.
The annual meeting OF the STOCK
holders of the Nauyoo canning con
pany will be held in the counc.
rooms on Wednesday afternoon at
O'Clock.
Rabbits are selling In Nauvoo q
twenty cents a piece and the crop 8
far this season is said to be yer
scarce.
VIM. Kreiter, who has been in tn
state OF Kansas for some time, ha
returned to his Nauvoo nome.
Phi. Kyburtz had some one ente
his premises last week. on the Jacl
son farm, about four miles northeas
of Nauyoo, and confiscate about tie
gallons OF liquor, which he had PR
served for future use. Another nigh
prowler sIashed hogs throat o
I the farm and took the carcass wit
him, presumably ID dn duIomooii
Farmyard thieves are getting SOM
what numerous about Nauvoo's vicil
ity and still hunt may be organize
TO run down the culprits.
According to the almanac. winte
begins on the 22nd inst, but judgin
3 from the weather we have been ha'
ing, it arrived considerable ahead
time this year.
Nauvoo's movie show manager
4 were unable to exhibit last Saturda
4 and Sunday nights on account OF tn
! films not arriving. The wfnte
4 at times plays havoc with Nauvo
j business firms. An interurban lin
4 would remedy all this, but now "
A viii have to wait until after the we
a for It
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