The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20
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| Reuben Hummel Of the firm of
Schneider & Hummel. Nauvoo mer-
chants, was in Oklahoma this week
looking after his farm interests and
enjoying his vacation.
Prof. o. A. Drake, principal Of Maui
voo's high school. with his wife and
child, are visiting with relatives in
Kalamazoo, Mich. They will be gone
several weeks.
Mrs. G. J. Bortz of Mendon, ILL.,, is
visiting her son and daughter in Maui
| VOC.
Mrs. A. Gumble and daughter Of
South Dakota, have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Lugner in Nauvoo.
Leo Kirschbaum, deaf mute OF
Nauvoo has returned to his home from
attending college near Milwaukee,
Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Fisher, Art J..
Schneider, Fred Salm, Jr., and e. J..
Baxter of Nauvoo, attended the bank
ers' meeting at the Lake View club
house on the boulevard route between
Nauvoo and Hamilton Friday evening
| of last week.
Henry Leinhardt, one Of Nauvoo's
finest young men, who is now engag-
| ed as reporter on the Quincy Daily
w Al6, was III NAiSo5og ASSSAIAy ooN
while in the windy city, made appli-
cation and took an examination for
the privilege of becoming an aviator
in the reserve corps. He was accept
ed and will be notified to go into
training in a short time after which
he will do flying duty in France.
Roy Jemison, one of Nauvoo's alder
men, has purchased the two-acre plot
of real estate from Mrs Samuel MINI
rick, who resides in Dubuque, Iowa.
The land is located on Main street in
Nauvoo two blocks from the lake and
is fine piece Of real estate. We did
not learn the purchase price.
Nauvoo's Presbyterian church Sun
day school members held their annual
picnic at Sheridan's point last Friday
land as usual, the attendants had
most enjoyable time with games and
the well laden baskets of good things
to eat that were taken to the scene of
delightful conflict.
The following officers were elected
at the Presbyterian Sunday school
convention last Sunday: R. Arbuckle.
president; Mrs. Luella Stratton, vice
president; Mrs. J. G. Schmidt, treas
urer, and Jas Bertschi, secretary.
Nauvoo's Presbyterian church choir
had a delightful time last Monday
|evening entertaining the Christian
Endeavor members at a marshmallow
and weiner roast at the old steamboat
landing, where the big brick chimney
still stands.
Rev. and Mrs. OGDEN of Wilton,
Iowa, were recent guests of Rev. Her
tel, ST., and family in Nauvoo.
Ralph Hagander has gone to Moline,
Ill, for an indefinite stay with his
father.
DR.. J. A. Bortz signifed his inten-
ton of going to Kansas City to attend
today's session of an Xray society of
which he is member.
Earl Laubersheime Of Tulsa, Okla
homa, has arrived in Nauvoo to be
with his wife, who is seriously i'll at
her parents home near Powelton. A
trained nurse Of Keokuk has been en-.
gagged to care for the lady. There is
some Improvement in the condition of
the lady at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Foster and a
nephew, of Peoria, ILL.,, are NauVoo
visitors, which is their annual custom
during the summer season.
Chris Hummel died in his home in
Bloomfield, Iowa, last Sunday, at the
age of 20 years. He was we'll known
in Nauvoo, having visited here quite
frequently, with relatives.
The mission day held by the Luth-
eran congregation last Sunday was a
decided success and the offerings
amounted to 500 People from Garth
age, Bentley and Keokuk were in at
tendance.
The Quincy men who applied for 4
liquor license from the Nauvoo city
council some time ago have not yet
found a suitable building in which to
operate their. wet goods emporium.
Several buildings can be had but the
locations are undesirable ones. This
firm does not wish to purchase build
ing on account of the uncertainty of
Nauvoo remaining a wet town. The
question no doubt will be brought up
again at the township election next,
spring. The Quincy firm declare they
are coming to Nauvoo to open ca
loon, even though they can't Ind To-
cation to their liking,