The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-04
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MIS-. w. M. Haggett OF Nauvoo,
was a keokuk visitor for several days
last week. the guest of friends.
Mrs. ]. G. Reimbold OF Morton,
H., is visiting her mother in Nauvoo.
The lady was before marriage, Mrs.
Sarah Kramer, and was born and
raised in this city.
Mrs. r. Arbuckle and children,
who have been visiting relatives in
Geneseo, ILL.,, have returned to their
Nauvoo home
Clyde Bruegger, Nauvoo young
man, who is awaiting summons to
enter the service, is in Fl. Madison,
where he has employment.
Quite number of college lads
came to Nauvoo last Saturday to visit
nome folks over Easter.
Miss Magdeline Argast Of Nauvoo
was In Carthage last week to attend
teachers examination.
Alfred Hohl OF Nauvoo, received a
summon to appear in Carthage Mon
day to accompany contingent of
drafted men to Camp Dodge, Iowa, to
go into training for service in the
war.
VIM. Reimbold, Jr., Lucien Rhein-
burger. and Junius Beger came to
Nauvoo from their educational insti-
tutions to spend the Easter day with
their relatives.
This April is the month for cleo
tons in Nauvoo. Besides the town
ship and city election. school cleo
ton will be held on the 18th inst,
when two members of the high school
board of education will be selected.
Commencing April l the outgoing
Nauvoo evening mail will leave the
postofiice one hour later than during
the winter. 1t will depart now at the
old time, at Sis, but on account of
the clocks being set ahead an hour,
1T will be AIS by the new time.
There has been no change in the
leaving of the morning mail.
Nauvoo people are enjoying the
wild green's called dandelion, to their
hearts content now, OF course by
those who like it. There is bushels
Of it about the old Mormon town and
the medical men used to say that II
is one OF the healthiest of spring
plants to eat that is grown.
Chester Bird and family now oc-
cupy the Chas. Walter home in Maui
voo's first ward.
The Kramer family are negotiating
for some Nauvoo property and have
priced several certain buildings, but
in every instance found it too high
for their way Of thinking. Nauvoo
property, If you buy it. you will pay
metropolitan city prices for it.
Besides every day being cleanup
day now in Nauvoo, our people are
also making them paint-up days.
Other towns take notice.
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there appears to be good many in
Nauvoo every day now. They come
from the dry zones for many miles
around Nauvoo.
Nauvoo's city dads held their regu.
lar monthly session last Monday
evening, at which time the license
continue business in Nauvoo for an
May 1.
The farmers in Nauvoo's section
are getting along splendidly with
their spring work The soil is work
ing beautifully, never known to work
better. and good Roadway is made
for the coming crops. They would
like to see a good rain come soon, for
the soil is said to be too dry.
Mrs. Ben koechli and Mrs. John
johnson invited a number of ladies
to the home of the former, one after
noon last week, in honor Of Mrs. Ed
Koechli of Davenport, who is visiting
in Nauvoo. The entertainment con-
sisted of music, converse and dainty
refreshments Mrs. Phil Nickle of
Warsaw, was an out of town guest.
There was but little rain during the
month of March in Nauvoo. The lion
and the lamb should voluntarily sur.
render that month to the camel.
You Nauvoo people probably have
discovered many ways to kill the fly
and his day is almost upon us. The
most satisfactory way, though, is
swatting.
w. W. Reed, who lives down in
Nauvoos first ward, had the misfor-
tune to fracture rib a few days ago
while engaged in dragging grape
vines from the vineyard owned by
Fred Tanner.
The race of man has been here on
Mrs. v. Schaefer, an aged Nauvoo
lady, died in her home at 100
o'clock last Sunday morning. The
lady was eighty-one years Of age, and
had been resident OF this city for
over half century. She raised
family of eight children, four sons
and four daughters. The husband and
one daughter died number Of years
AGO. The surviving children are l..
C.. Josephine and Mrs. John Laub.
ershein,er, OF Nauvoo; Laurence OF
Appanoose township, Al OF Oelewin,
Iowa. John of Fl. Madison, and Clara
of Denver, Colorado. The funeral oc-
Cured from the Nauvoo Catholic
church Tuesday morning, Rev. l.. Z.