The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-10
NAUvoo, ILL, April 10.

cause of his complaint is tuberculosis
/ Nauvoo's city council members IN
tended to hold a special meeting &c
pass another ordinance, but on &C
count of the absence of two OF the
aldermen those present adjourned &c
Monday evening. April %. The ordl
nance in question is one IN favor OF
allowing the Nauvoo saloon keeper
ITO keep open his place Of business un
til 1920 p. M, clock time, instead OF
$50. Heretofore they were closing
at $3.50 sun time and since the time
pieces were set forward one hour, they
] were closing at $50 clock time to
comply with the order Of Uncle Sam.
by closing their doors at this time IN
1.-THE evening it makes the hours very
short after working ceases for the day
and the farmer will have to hustle to
/ get to town to enjoy his "toddy" be-
fore the saloons close at night.
] Ed Simmons and family have moved
I to Fit. Madison from Nauvoo, where he
has obtained lucrative employment.
The fishermen in Nauvoo's vicinity
have been having some luck at times
this season. A man down in Sonora
township caught twenty dollars worth
one day last week.
Earl Laubersheimer, a former Maui
WOO boy, who is in e cantonment at
Waco, Texas. notified friends in Maui
VOC that he has received the appoint
lment of corporal.
Ed Argast ST.. left for Davenport,
Iowa. last Monday morning and Will
visit with relatives fer several weeks
before returning to Nauvoo.
Nauvoo Civic league ladies have not
yet announced the date of their an
nual cleanup day for Nauvoo They
are probably waiting for warmer
weather.
Nauvoo vicinity farmers are going
to plant some big patches of corn this
season and if weather conditions
prove favorable, one of the largest
crops ever known will be harvested
next fall.
John Seigelmeier, who is employed
with the government river improve
ment fleet was visitor over Sunday
with his Nauvoo family
If it were not for the fact that from
time to time the government speaks
of Indians who want to fight in this
great war, we would forget that we
still have Indians. Many years ago
there wasn't a fall or spring that
Nauvoo did not receive visit from a
band of Indians that came down or up
the Mississippi river and they created
q great deal of excitement and curl
osity during their stay here.
Nauvoo school teachers are prepar
ing patriotic program in homer of
the centennial day on April 10 and
will celebrate the one hundredth an
niversary of admittance of Illinois into
statehood.
Chester Stratton, manager Of the
Nauvoo telephone exchange. has at
last consented to allow his name to
be used by the democrats as candi-
date for the office of mayor of Nauvoo
at the coming city election which &C.
ours next Tuesday. G. r. Mcntgom-
cry is the republican nominee and it
is predicted that they will make a
are that it will be hard to tell which
one of the candidates will come under
the wire first at a nose length. They
are both made of good mayor material
and have many friends who will find it
hard to decide which one of them to
vote for. J. E. Mapes and Roy Jemi-
son are candidates for the Office of
aldermen in the first word. G. w.
Dachroth in the second and John Hohl
n the third. The latter two have no
opposition.
Not satisfied with going to war an
1ually over the dry and wet question,
he little town Of Nauvco will decide
again by ballot for or against the
liquor question at the city election
text year, unless the nationwide pro-
1ibition vote will be placed before
he people in the meantime. The
lrys in Nauvoo will not let the mat
.er rest
A sacred cantata from the book of
Ruth was presented by the pupils of
Nauvoo's ST. Mary's academy Tues
lay evening There was excellent
music and fine singing and biblical
costumes and scenery was used in pre-
senting the play The proceeds of the
were placed in the
church rectory fund.
Anyway, the order barring intoxi-
,ants in the army and navy will save
Nauvco people buying silver recep-
acle filed with the best" that money
could buy to present to the soldier
boys who leave our city to fight the
saiser
JOS. Schilson OF Nauvoo, was re-
cent Peoria visitor and while there
purchased a new threshing outfit
Miss Elizabeth Kraus of Keokuk. is
| guest in the Nauvoo home Of her
brother John and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Lugner of Mil
Wis, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Lugner Of this city
J. NJ. Fisher has returned from his
New York City visit with his son and
wife The missus remained for an IN
definite visit.
MIR. and Mrs. Ennis Mccartney and
he formers father, former Nauvoo-
ties, who have been in Rock Island
lave returned to this city and occupy
he Guilliam property down in Maui
zoos third ward.
Captain Brooks and wife, of Rut- !
and, VT, who have been spending the
winter with DR.. Rudolph and family
n Nauvoo, have returned to their .
lome in the east.
Herold Hart left last Monday for