The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-09

/ been a guest of her daughter Mrs.
e. o. Baxter in Nauvoo during the
week.
R. R Mcdonald Of Rock Island,
visited with friends in Nauvoo dur
ing this week.
Mrs. Geo. Anton had as her guests
twelve of her lady friends last Tues
day afternoon, whom she entertained
at the game of 900" and during the
session served delicious refresh
ments. All present voted this Maui
VOC lady an admirable entertainer.
Elmer f. Bruegger, son of Mrs.
Mary Bruegger of Nauvoo, a member
of the United States marine corps
who is now somewhere in France"
has written to his sister, Mrs. John
Kraus of this city, under date of
January 8. His letter follows: I'VE
had good trip coming over, met
and destroyed one submarine boat
We were just lined up waiting for
our Christmas dinner, when the sub
marine was sighted. The men all
hurried to the life boats and at the
same time we sighted land, the first
we had seen since we started on our
trip. About the third or fourth shot
from our guns we hit the submarine
is surely some place. l thought the
West Indies were interesting, but
this place is a great deal more so.
Like it fine here and duty is not,
hard. Tell all the folks and friends
hello for me and until further notice
address all mail to Private Elmer F.
Bruegger, 4, Place Dilemma, Paris.
France.
1t was a hard climb from about
twenty cent corn around Nauvoo in
1897 to around 81 a bushel twenty
years later.
1t is doubtful if Nauvoo will have
more than four saloons next spring
when the annual license season ar
rives.
Dame Rumor was certain that
there would be one or two weddings
occur in Nauvoo just before Lent,
but probbaly the b. C. |. prevented.
Had the merry fairies came to Nau.
WOO sooner, one or more of them
would have relieved the situation.
When an agent comes to Nauvoo
and tries to sell you goods that you
can secure at home, tell him to close
the gate from the outside. Buy at
home and build up and boost your
beautiful town.
Mr.. Thos. Bakers family of Nau-
VOC have received word from Camp
Dodge, Iowa, who is one of Nauvoo's
soldier boys there, that he is very
sick man and his complaint is scarlet
fever. Harry's many friends in Maui
VOC hope for him a speedy recovery.
AT last reports there was no serious
results unprecedented.
"A lady from Montrose made
record trip last week. She left that
city for Nauvoo at 1880 a. m, COM
ing over on the ice bridge; was back
to Montrose by 1916 and took the
noon train for Keokuk and attended
two shows. Some record, that.
A Nauvoo citizen who has couple
OF comely daughters. has strict orders
in household to observe the fueless
days. The young men who are their
beaux are talking of purchasing a
telescope and who think there are
stars still to be discovered. The en-
inent astronomers may have rivals in
Nauvoo, who will dispute their claim
to being the most expert star finders
of the age.
And now another scheme may be
worked by the sharpers, and Nauvoo
people should keep a lookout for them.
They are likely to get busy when
people owning Liberty bonds are
known. The sharpers are going to be
ready with some wildcat stories
which they will try and trade for the
bonds.
At the Nauvoo city council meeting
last Monday evening an ordinance
was passed that was introduced some
time ago. 1t was an ordinance pro-
viding for collecting two per cent on
all premiums collected by insurance
companies not Incorporated under the
laws Of Illinois and doing business in
Nauvoo. The money obtained is to