The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-23
NAuvoo. liz. MAY 70.

Nanvoo's assessor. Ed Dachroth, il
making the rounds among our people
Investigating their valuables in per
sonal property.
4 Mrs. M. Baimert entertained the
Nauvoo Ladies' Priscilla club ar
afternoon OF last week All kinds Of
needle work was made, war news
passed among them and refreshments
4 served, was the afternoons pastime
and all present enjoyed the meeting
The large acreage Of peas about
Nauvoo which is grown for the can
ming factory is looking fine and prom
| ises a big crop. which will keep the
wheels Of this important industry
revolving for some time when the
harvest begins.
Next Thursday will be Memorial
| day and It now looks like this i'm.
portant event will go unobserved in
a public manner In Nauvoo.
/ An employe of John Reimbold's
oil tank in front of Jos. Ochsner's
implement store last week, and
wrecked It, causing loss Of near
500, which will have to be paid by
Mr.. Reimbold.
| The amount OF $42s.54 was paid in
to the Nanvoo city treasury last year.
all OF which was collected for fines
| paid by the Offenders OF the laws
enfoced by the city officials.
Fawn HANNA Is now the posseesor
Of the Heberer garage and took
charge Of this Nanvoo business last
week.
Louis Hohl, Jr, and Gleason Heit-
man, two Nauvoo lads, left last week
| for the Great Lakes training station.
having enlisted in the naval corps.
! Mrs. Nonnie Sellers has returned
to her Nauvoo home after a lengthy
visit with her relatives in the windy
city.
Elmer schledcher has returned to
Nauvoo from Warsaw, where he has
been employed.
Will Reimbold and his friend, Phil
Raymond, who are attending college
at Galesburg. visited the formers
parents at the Hotel Oriental, for
several days this week.
E. j. Baxter OF Nauvoo. who is en-
joying western country trip, will
return to his home here next Satur-
day. He is one of Nauvoo's most
patriotic citizens, as was shown when
he telegraphed to the local Red Cross
to set his name on the list for $50 in
the recent drive.
Mr. and Mrs. Art j. Schneider and
son, Richard, returned to their Mall
VOC home from their Milwaukee visit
last Saturday and report a delight
full time
Circuit court win convene in Carr
thage next month and the docket Is
said to be a small one. There are
two cases from Nauvoo. Ed. S. REIN
bold vs. VIM. ReimbOld. ct al, parti-
ton for division Of certain Nauvoo
real estate, which was left to the
heirs. Tho other case Is one In which
Mrs. Henrietta Reimboid vs.. Anna
Desney partitions for certain lots
located in Nauvoo.
The commencement exercises OF
the Nauvoo high school is set for
Tuesday evening, June 4. and will
take place in the Nauvoo opera house.
The final exam will begin May %.
Attorney Warren Orr of Hamilton,
will deliver the address. The stu
dents Of this school donated SIS for
the Red Cross drive. Their annual
picnic will be held in one OF the
timbers about the city, on Monday,
June 8.
A social dance was held in the
Nauvoo opera house Wednesday even
ing. Dan Agnes famous orchestra Of
Keoi,uk, furnished the music.
A miscellaneous entertainment will
take place in the Nanvoo opera
house tonight and the proceeds will
be contributed to the local Red
Cross drive There promises to be
a large attendance.
The son OF Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Koechli OF Nauvoo, received badly
bruised body when pony fell on him
last Sunday.
A number OF Nauvoo Masonic mem
bers will go to Keokuk this evening
to attend a big initiation meeting in
the lodge down in the dam city.
Next Sunday promises to be a
great day in the Nauvoo M. e. church
on account OF there being union serv-
ices. The Nauvoo Presbyterian mem
beers will worship with the M. E.
congregation. The civil war veterans
of the city win attend in body and
there will be splendid singing by the
choir. Rev Baird will preside and
Rev. Frank Marston will deliver a
Memorial address and his subject
will be forgotten Memories. All
are cordially invited to attend.
NEXT Sunday will be first holy COM
munion day in the Nauvoo Catholic
church and at this time large class
OF boys and girls will receive their
first holy communion vows. Services
will be held at 8 and 10 o'clock
Rev. VIM. Hertsl. Jr., preached inl
Basco, ILL.,. last Sunday and will oc-
cupy the pulpit again there next
Sunday. His father will preside in
the Nauvoo Lutheran church next
Sunday morning in the formers place
VIM. Huntley. Nauvoo citizen is
the first one in the field to report
home grown strawberries this year,
showing a few quarts last Saturday. |
There will be plenty Of this fruit in
the local market next week for the
conditions for this fruit |
crop is favorable at the present time.
John LAubersheimer, a Nanvoo re-
tired grocer, will build story and a |
half bungalow on his suburban prop
erty. Work on the new structure will |
begin in a short time, and Paul
Schenk OF this city. has the contract