The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-15
nAusoo, ILL., May IS.

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The Neuvoo Industrial society
ladies will meet at the home OF Mrs
VIM. Bicker Thursday afternoon In
social session.
Nauvoo st. Rose society hold q
quilting bee in the & c. rooms TINS
afternoon
The NJ. e. Aid society ladies instead
OF holding social session this week.
will meet in the Nauvoo Red Cross
chapter rooms in the K c. hall Thurs
day afternoon and do knitting ana
sewing for the order.
The new Nauyoo war relief club are
going to give a miscellaneous pro-
gram in TIE opera house Thursday
evening. May as. and present pro-
gram that viii please the old and
young folks and the proceeds viii be
donated to the Red Cross drive
George Deeg. a Nauvoo lad. had
the misfortune to break a bone in his
right arm last Saturday evening while
at play with some of his companions
Mrs. Lou Hudson is in Chicago for
visit with her son Mark and family.
Her daughter, Mrs. Nora Otterson ana
little child who have been visiting the
Nauvoo parental home for some time,
accompanied the lady and will. pro-
coed to Detroit Mich, to join her
husband. who has employment there
Mr.. Miller of Keokuk. has arrived
in Nauvoo TO take employment In Phil
Nickois cafe.
Carl Boedecker of Nauvoo, who was
called to Carthage last Monday to go
to the service in the way OF an alter
nate, was not needed at this call, but
was advised to be prepared to go at
the next call which will be on May
a5.
Sigmund, SON Of Rev. and Mrs. VIM.
Hertel, ST.. OF Nauvoo. who has been
in Camp Upton. New Jersey. sends
his parents word that he has been
called to somewhere in France.
Mothers day was observed in the
Nauvoo religious temples last Sunday
with appropriate sermons and the
worshipers wearing flowers in honor
OF the event
Mrs. Herman Rose died at her home
in Rock Creek township last Satur-
day at the age of so years. Her maid
en- name was Marguerite Happie ana
was a resident Of Nauvoo for some
years. Her husband and two daugh-
tiers survive her The funeral occur
red from the Nauvoo Lutheran church
Hast Monday morning and the remains
were buried in the Nauvoo cemetery.
/ Mrs. Augusta Breidbarth, living in
/ Appanoose township. above Nauxoo,
died last Saturday morning in the
Graham hospital IN Keokuk, where
she was taken for treatment two
weeks ago. The lady was 50 years OF
!age at the time of her death Hei
husband preceded her In death some
fourteen years ago The funeral took
place from the Nauvoo Lutheran
!church last Tuesday afternoon and
burial made in the city cemetery.
A representative of the Mormon
church of Independence, Mo- is IN
Nauvoo for the purpose Of looking
after the repairing Of the Mormon
mansion house, the brick building
called the Nanvoo house and the
frame residence formerly occupied by
Joseph Smith, all old land marks
built by the Mormons during their
reign in Nauvoo These buildings
| will be placed in the best of condition
/ for preservation. II is also intended
| to erect a monument in memory OF
Joseph and Hyrum Smith. the martyr
ed leaders of the Mormon faith who
were killed in the Carthage Jail. The
Latter Day Saints viii expend about
| ST 900 in improvements on these his
torical buildings, all of which are sit
uated on South Main street, near the
river bank.
/ Mrs. Pickert. mother Of Mrs Fred
Tanner, is very i'll at the home Of hel
daughter in Nauvoo's first ward. This
venerable lady is eighty-four years OF
age.
| Chas Koechli, a Nauvoo first ward
citizen. is reported very Ill.
| Work on Jos. Ochsner's new Ford
service station building is being push
led as rapidly as possible The rainy
I weather has interfered considerable
and from this on with fine weather II
will not take long to complete It, II
viii be a great Improvement to Nan
zoos business district.
Simon Dfckman of Fl Madison has
+ leased the Nauyoo opera house and
opened a first class movie show. He
: hzs cbristeuei the house the Empire
theatre and name his formal opening
last Saturday and Sunday nights and
e bo.t shows the attendance wal
zoot considering the weather and the
-.oTiez presented we're first class and
-sezsed al who attended He also ex
-ec.s 70 present vaudeville al differ
-. .s-,es and a. ali times show none
s--r tie BEG. movies On the screen
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s<s,~S re yeoo1e viii pztronize II lib
e--sfgy 70 retain IL here Mr.. DckmaI
VII s.how every SATURDAY and SUNDAY
usgas Tor the -srese1..
Rauseo's Bed C-ozs chapter made