The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-02
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George Hudson drove from Lafay
cite, Ind, to NauVoo in his motor cal
last Sunday for a visit with his par
ents and son Carl, and VIII remain
until after the Fourth
Mrs. John Klepfer. OF keokuk, Wis
tied with her husband in NauvUo Tor
several days last week.
Mrs. Edith Miller, of Keokuk, Wis
/ tied her sister. Mrs John hetfer, ID
Nauvoo during last week
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hamman, OF
iSt. Louis. are in Nauvoo for week 5
visit with the hus bands mother and
relatives.
Mrs e w Wilson, sister. Frances
Morrill,, and Miss Pauline Ward, OF
4 Mt Sterling, H., have been visiting
4 relatives in Nauvoo the past week
| Miss Ruth Boegper. of Nauvoo, who
has been attending business college
at Fort Madison, is here for her va
cation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Nieaise arrived
| in Nauvoo from Detroit, Mich, to
| spend their honeymoon. The newly
weds surprised the husbands parents
and friends here, none knowing that
the young man had taken unto him
self wife. The brides name before
her marriage was Miss Iva Jobe.
George ky5urz, Of near NauFoo,
who went to Camp Grant with the
boys in the last call, has returned
home, having failed TO pass examina-
ton on account OF overweight
The Nauvoo ferryboat has been IN
the drydocks at Keokuk for some
time and has received thorough
overhauling and is now as neat and
trim as ever. She came up to NauVoo
Monday and began making regular
trips between this city and Montrose
at once, which is glad news to the
travelling public May Captain j. w.
Reimbold receive the patronage that
he deserves and allow him TO keep
the steamer in this trade.
Miss Vida Hummel.- OF Nauvoo.
has been engaged to teach the Center
school in the rural district east OF
Nauvoo for the coming fall and WIN
ter term
Next Thursday, July 4, is pension
voucher day for Nanvoo civil war
veterans, as well as elsewhere
The Home improvement association
was organized in Carthage last Thurs
day and Mrs Fred Salm, IT. OF Nan
VOC, was elected treasurer. Mrs W.
f. Hertel, Mrs P. J. hlmbal and
Mrs. w. B. KimbaIl, OF Nauyoo, were
also present at the meeting.
The Nauyoo city council members
met in regular session Monday even
ing, their July meeting, and trans
acted all the business that came be-
fore them.
There will be 10 rural mail delivery
out of Nauyoo on July 4. The banks
will close on account OF that date
being a legal holiday, and the stores
and barber shops will close at noon
to celebrate Independence day
A bouncing baby boy was born to
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Newton last FIJI
day and was a most welcome visitor
on account of it being the first infant
arrival in their household
The Nauvoo public library will not
be open to the reading public on the
evening of July 4, because It Is
legal holiday.
The monument dedicated in honor
and to the memory of Rev. b J.
Reimbold in the Nauvoo Catholic |
cemetery was attended by large |
crowd of people last Sunday. The
services were beautiful and impress !
siYe.
Messrs. Schneider and Potter, OF !
Burlington, purchased the Lemp sa. |
loon from Phil Nickel in Nauvoo last
Friday and assumed control OF the
business at once.
Next Thursday is the day we cele- /
brate Independence day, and the |
steamer Keokuk will bring two ex-
cursions to Nauvoo. The Keokuk |
Concert band will play in this city
both morning and evening for the
amusement of Nauvoo people, farm !
ers and other visitors who come 10
the old Mormon Luwn on that day. |
Nauvoo will present a lively appear |
ance. for we expect many visitors
from the neighboring towns on this |
holiday.
In the draft drawing last Thursday, |
William Guilliam, Jr., of NauEoo, VINO
became 81 years of age since June L, /
1917, was the first on the list drawn |
put of Nauyoo and the second in Han
cock county. His number was 80. /
The Reolzuk High Tension oluD has
decided not to visit Nauyoo this sea
SON for their annual outing, but in
lend to give a moonlight excursion
DOWN the big creek some time in July
instead. Nauvoo people are sorry
hat they have conclud I'd lot TO visit
his beautiful city again this year,
but whenever they decide to come
here they will recsivs a cordial wei
come from our citiz 5us.
Quite a number Of Nauvoo people
signed cards for the Thrift stamp
pledge in the Second ward school
house last Saturday afternoon ard
the actual amount purchased was
SIG, 500, and all the cards are not
deposited at this time. Parties who
did not purchase War wings stamps
at that time were given until Monday
to do so. After that daCe, II they
have not done so, they a'e tn be re-
ported to headquarters.
Canteloupes and waternelo1s are
in Nauvoo's market, and homegrown
potatoes are selling at four cents the
pound.
Nauvoo's movie show is not recefv-
ing a very liberal patronage, probably
due to the fact that so many OF our
irfa no