The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-02
nAuvoo, ILL., MAY 2


Tuesday evening, June 4. and there
Twin be four graduates TO receive oil
plomas The class consists OF TWO
girls and two boys These young peo-
pie are Misses Eiva Scannen and vi
ola Davis, Frank Miller and Carl
iRhenhardt-
/ Another market sale will be held In
/ Nauyoo Saturday. May 4. and the
proceeds will be used TO purchase COM
fort kits for the Nanvoo soldier boys
who have gone to annihilate the kais-
+. er and his servants. The sale will be
/ held in the store of Miss Zelda Wal
/ Their in the telephone exchange build
/ ing and all are invited to come and
buy the promoters out of house and
home
Miss Hazel Hudson was in Carthage
! last Saturday TO take the civil serv-
| ice examination.
Mrs. John Ketterer and daughter.
Miss Madeline, were in keokuk the
past several days visiting friends.
Mrs C. Pfaffe and daughter were
Sauvoo visitors last week. the guests
of the lady's mother. Mrs. G. Bur
meister.
McKensie Newton and Fred Wal
Their, commissioner and town clerk OF
| Nauvoo. were Springfield. III. visi-
tors last Thursday. They went to the
capital city to learn more about the
one man commissioner plan that the
new law made possible, so as to obey
the working plans that the townships
are subject to, besides other items OF
interest
A young unmarried woman's war re-
lief club was organized in Nauyoo last
Wednesday, and some thirty sigma
lures were placed on the membership
role, after which these officers were
chosen: Zelda Walther, president;
Lois Hobbs, vice president; Ruth
Schleicher, secretary and Neva Car
roll. treasurer. The club was formed
by the young ladies to assist in giving
bstantial aid and comfort to the sol
der boys, and it is the wish of the
members to have all Nauvoo girls and
ladies who are unmarried and have
reached the age of fifteen years and
over, to join this war club. The next
meeting will be held Wednesday eve
ming, May at the home OF the presi-
dent. Miss Zelda Walther.
Simon Dickman, manager of the
opera house at Fort Madison, has
closed the deal whereby he becomes
the owner of the Nauvoo air dome and
viii operate this movie show through
out the coming season. He intends
beginning the show in the opera house
until warmer weather comes to stay
and his first show will be given Satur-
day evening, May 4. The gentleman
is a hustler in the amusement bust
ness and he intends to present the
same movies in Nauvoo that are
placed on the screen in his play
house in the Gem city.
The Hancock county press associa-
| ton will meet in the county hub next
Friday.
Nauvoo's district schools VIII termi-
nate this seasons school term next
Friday and will probably have a pic
mic to celebrate the event
Nauvoo's home guard members met
last night in the city park.
Nauyoo high school pupils are pre-
pairing a play, "All Mistake to be
presented in the Nauyoo opera house
Friday evening, May 10.
Miss villa Nelson has resigned her
Carthage position in Farm Advisor J.
II. doyd's office. The young lady Will
return to Nauvoo and make her home
with her mother again.
Harry Argast has been having a
tussle with the Liberty measles.
Ed Dachroth is now assistant
cashier in Nauvoo's First National
bank, the young man succeeding ms
brother George. who has been called
to the colors and left the city last
Monday afternoon for Carthage and
Camp Dodge for training.
Mr.. Fred Wolf of Nauvoo, died last
Monday at near the midnight hour, at
~ ~ niottv-tivp wears.
He was a resident of Nauvoo for over
half a century and at one time was en-
gaged in manufacturing lumber wag-
ons, before the four wheeled vehicles
were turned out by machinery. MI.
Wolf is survived by his wife, two
daughters and four sons. The funeral
is announced to take place from the
Na1ryoo Lutheran church at O'Clock
and burial will be made in our city
cemetery.
Mrs. Geo. Kraft. of Nauvoo's first
ward, accidentally fell in the yard OF
her home last Sunday morning ana
broke a bone in her right arm above
the wrist The lady is near seventy
two years of age, and resides alone.
Nauvoo's St Rose society are sched-
uled to meet tonight and important
business is TO be transacted.
Nauvoo was called on to send four
more of her young men to one OF the
training camps last Monday, and this
time Geo. Dachroth, Jr., Fred Haas,
Tsadore Ed and Geo. Burgneier were
selected. The latter two were sent
back home to occupy their farming
interests until the crops need no
more of their attention. Good luck
20 with the former Nauvoo two splen-
did young men who are in the camp
at Fort Dodge, Iowa is the wish Of
this entire community where every
one is their friend.
A certain fellow in Nauvoo who
claims to know all the news. says
that a shooting scrape was pulled off
in Nauvoo's first ward district last
Sunday night that might have result
ed seriously. Why are not the par
ties made known and why were no
arrests nader Are the German-bat-
tie grounds located down near the
lake In Nauvoo?