The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-09
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20. Then Nauvoo people will have
tax paying time each week until
March 10.
Nauvoo's State bank officials have
announced that its annual corn snow
will take place in the Nauvoo opefu
house on Tuesday, January 10, anu
continue through the entire day. Inc
school will be in charge OF w. "
| Halben, a corn expert OF EdlnpuIS,
iIl.. and who is secretary OF the llil'
nois Corn Growers association. The
| bank officials invite all farmers
/ throughout this section to come ano
learn what they can at this annual
corn school and the admittance VIII
be free.
Miss Gertrude Fulton, the Nauyoo
young lady who broke bone in one
of her arms in cranktng an auto
some time ago, was unable TO attehu
her school duties as teacher IN the
Carthage institution last week.
The Score club dance given IN the
| Nauvoo opera house Thursday even
| ing Of last week, was attended oy
! fifty couple, and over half OF tnose
present came from neighboring towns.
When this cruel war Is at an emu
the proudest possession OF any Nau-
WOO IdulIy WILL DS llo oSA 'ASS ~N~~o-
| The service flag is now and will con-
tinue to be a badge of honor.
Our Hancock county board Of eX-
emption is busy classifying the reg
| istered men. Among those from
! Nauvoo who were arranged In class
, one are John Long, Alfred Hohl ana
Frithiof Lawson.
| Fred Salm. Jr., cashier of Nauvoo,s
First National bank, has been ap-
pointed by the powers that be TO Is
sue license to parties who intend 10
handle explosives.
This coming season Nauvoo people
iintend raising plenty OF bldd1es as q
solution of saving beef and pork.
Increase Of flocks and home consump-
ton of the chicks will save the meats.
st, Rose society of the Nauvoo
Catholic church, will entertain their
gentlemen friends in a social way in
the knights of Columbus hall Thurs.
day evening. A gala time is expected
| for these ladies are capital entertain
ers.
Judging from last Sundays weather
appearance, old Sol is determined
not to Join the sunshine club. The
weather was the worst OF the winter
so far and all that Nauvoo people
could do was to stay at home and Try
| to keep warm.
Some new members for the NauVoo
volunteer fire company viii have TO
be found in a short time. Uncle Sam
will take some Of the fire ladies TO
shoot gun powder in the defense OF
| this country instead Of letting them
remain in Nauvoo to shoot water on
burning building.
! The Hancock county newspaper
men will meet in Carthage next Fri
day. An interesting session is eA-
pected.
It's an i'll wind that blows nobody
some good. The snow of last Sunday
was a fine mantle for the coming
| Nauyoo vicinity wheat crop.
Evangelist Wilson of Chicago. Is
| in Nauvoo and is holding revival
meetings in the M. E. church this
| week. The singing at these meetings
| is. said to be fine and Is alone worth
going to hear, and all who enjoy
gospel singing are invited to come
and join the choir. The meetings are
we'll attended.
| If the late interurban promoters
would come to Nauvoo now it would
keep the gentlemen reminded OF
! something they have forgotten.
Nauvoo's high school basketball
team met the Elvaston high school
contingent in friendly contest and
were defeated by a score OF So to 4.
| The game took place in the latter
place last Friday evening. They
may meet again some time soon,
when the Nauvoo lads expect to turn
the tables.
| A beautiful Afghan robe has just
been completed by the NauvOo ReG
Cross ladies and will be sent with a
number of other articles to Carthage
| in a short time, for the soldier boys
There are plenty OF new silver
coins in circulation in Nauvoo and
are very convenient and the quality
Is all right and we should have more
of 1t. The quality OF our money has
never been especially Objectionable,
but It's quantity, as long as we cali
remember. has been a serious disap
pointment-
Miss Irma, daughter of MIR. Geo
Tanner of Nauvoo, is in this city on
a visit with her relatives. This youn
lady was married in Waukegan, Ill.
on December IL, to Franklin Bost
wick, Of the windy city. The bride
| has kept her marriage a secret unit
her visit here. The groom is ar
electrician. He thinks he will be
called to answer this government;
call for more soldiers soon, and may
enlist before summoned.
Mrs. Chas. Hudson and Mrs. ]. w
Bertschi, Nauvoo sisters, planned e
party by inviting a number of ladies
to the home of their mother last
Saturday afternoon in honor of hei
eightg:Beventh birthday. Mrs. A
Sandmeyer, who was one of the hon
ored guests and who was seventy-fouI
years Of age on the same date, cele
brated the event with her friend. Elk
cellent refreshments were served and
a splendid time was had by all those
present.
Little Frances Argast entertained
| eight little lassies at a sewing bee
at her parents Nauvoo home last
| Saturday afternoon from to :
o'clock A sewing contest was the
chief advertisement and prizes award
ed for the finest stitches made Be.
fore the departure of the little girls a
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