The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-19
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NAUVoo, ILL.,, JUNE 10.

The new airdome in Nauyoo open.
ed last Saturday night under the
most favorable circumstances and il
promises to be paying investment
for the three young men who started
the enterprise. 1t is located between
Datin & Leppert's store and Jos. w
Welter's barber shop, near corner
Thirteenth and Mulholland streets,
right in the business section of Nau.
/ VOC. At their opening night last
Saturday night two reels of moving
pictures were shown that gave splen.
did satisfaction to the crowd of over
one hundred people who attended.
Only one show was given.
Mrs. Lou Argast and daughter
Miss Grace, returned from their DAY.
export and Rock Island trip last
Saturday evening. They went to
Rock Island to make arrangements
| and attend the funeral of the moth
ers' brother, Mr.. Edwad Hauptman,
who died there Sunday, June 10. The
decedent was member of the print
| er's union and the local order ar
| ranged everything to the complete
| satisfaction of his sister. 1t was one
| of the most beautiful and impressive
| funerals that could be held by an
| organization anywhere and the floral
offerings by not only the members OF
the order but by numerous fiends of
the deceased. The remains were in
tered in the Rock Island cemetery
| instead OF Nauvoo, where he was
| born and raised.
Nauyoo was literally crowded
with automobiles last Saturday
night. On both sides of the street
for block and half in our bust
ness section there was a complete
| line of automobiles as close as they
could come to one another. Nauvoo
| Is surely business place these
days and evenings.
| A Mexican came to Nauvoo last
Saturday and proceeded to fill up
on firewater. When he got to a cer-
tain atage of the game he began
looking for trouble. In one OF our
saloons he started to quarrel with
one of the knights of the apron bri-
gade and drew knife, threatening
to carve him into small pieces.
Policeman Boedecker was called and
the Mexican was started for the Jail.
On the way down he became I'M
ruly and the officer had to Smash
him, using only natures weapons
which was sufficient inducement for
the swarthy individual to go to the
Jail.
Mr.. Frank Rheinberger and family
Of New York City are visiting rela-
tives in Nauvoo. the guests of the
ladys' mother, Mrs. Phi. Kimball.
Will Argast who is attending Gem
City business college in Quincy,
came up to Nauvoo last Saturday to
spend Sunday with his parents.
The Nauvoo new airdome will give
another movie show tonight, Tues
day, and probably one Thursday and
Saturday nights. 1t is the intention
of the promoters to give three shows
week in the future. 1t is a fine
enterprise and Nauvoo people should
feel proud of it and show their ap-
probation by patronizing it literally.
Among it's other activities, Nauvoo
has a firm that buys all the wool
persons who purchase the sheep
covering are Jacob and Fred Wal
Their. They recently shipped large !
consignment to st. Louis. j
Now is the time to come to Nau-
VOC for we surely can make you be-
lieve that this city is a delightful |
Mrs. Amos Roberts of Nauvoo is !
visiting her daughter Mrs Ed. |
Koechli, in Davenport, Iowa.
Miss Hazel Mills of St. Mary's
academy in Nauvoo, intends leaving
one day this week for Salt Lake |
City, Utah, for an indefinite stay.
Miss Anna Wallet has returned to
her Nauvoo home after a lengthy
Stay in Grand Ledge Mich
Mrs. A. ]. Lugner and daughter
Miss Laura, Of ST. Louis, who have
been visiting the son apd wife in
Nauvoo for number OF" days, re-
turned to the down river city last
morning.
Mrs. Ed. Colt and children of Fl
Madison are visiting at the parental
home, in the beautiful manse of Mr.
and Mrs. c. J. Baxter.
Mr. John Schilsung, one of Nau-
voo's best known citizens, died in
MS home on north hill last Friday
afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock of senility
1t the age Of II years, months and
days. Mr.. Schilsung had been all
ng for about year, although able
% be about attending to the lighter
luties about his premises and at
lines coming over to the business
districts for chat with his cid ,
friends. The gentleman with his
amily lived in Sonora township for
some years, after which he moved to !,
Nauvoo where he has resided ever
since. He is survived by his wife ,
Ind several grown up children. The i.
uneral occurred from the Nauvoo !,
Catholic church last Monday morn :.
ng, with Rev. Father Tholen officiat- i
ng.
Mrs. Laura Nestle Of st. Louis is
listing in Nauvoo. the guest of Mr.. .
md Mrs. Ed. Graf and family. The 4
adv may remain for. month ~. !.